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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY¦[3, 1957.

SOVIET PROPAGANDA IN AN ANNIVERSARY YEAR

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proletariat of other countries can march towards Socialism."

HIS your vast sums are being spent by the Soviet peoples of the Soviet Union, but indication that his name will all humanity from the not figure prominently in the Union on celebration of the 40th anniversary of also

threat Fascist coslavement. celebrations In November.

Peace is mentioned only once, the October Revolution and consequently the As usual, no mention is made

when il is stated that, outside world must expect much hostile propaganda from of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact Trotsky, who was the hero of accordance with Lenka's prin- Moscow. Peaceful co-existenco cannot be established or of the fact that Russin was the day, is mentioned only in a ciple of peaceful co-existence not forced Into the War until sentence which names the between alates with different without a Soviet change of heart and such a transformation Hitler attacked her in June, 1941. enemies of the Soviet Union as social systems, the Soviet Union Ji unlikely in this anniversary year.

There is not a word about the "the exploiting classes, the has always pursued a policy of vast stores of arms, munitions, Mensheviks, the Social-Revolu- peace, but, as it cannot dismiss Trotskists, the the possibility of a new war, it October food, and transport supplied by tlonaries. the of the

the United States and Great Bucharintal, the bourgeols must keep on strengthening its

Communiem demands nationalists, and This resolution, which takes Britain. the form of a proclamation been puzzled by two prob- consisting of 25 paragraphe and blematical questions to ten recommendations, was print- which no hard and fast ed in large type in Pravda of answer can be given:

Ever since the Second anniversary World War, and even be. Revolution. forc it, the West has

March 17 lost.

The resolution contains pacana of praise for Communism, Does the aggressive numerous inaccurate claims, and and often threatening note some remarkable omissions, After in Soviet propaganda in- stating truly enough that

the

October Revolution opened il

dicate the Soviet leaders' new era in the history of man firm belief in the military kind, the resolution proceeds to Soviet assert that the Revolution strength of the Union and in the ultimate created: triumph of Communism?

In their propaganda to the Soviet people the Soviet leaders, while always proclaiming their love of peace, make wild accusations against the alleged aggressiveness and plotting of the West. Does this cry of "The country in danger" in-

of

"the highest form democracy" and that "for the

first time in history the people became the owners of the country, the factories, the plants, the railways, and the land with all its fruit became the property of the workers.

It would be foolish to under-

dicate a certain anxiety estimale certain achievements of

begin to demand the con- sumer goods which have been denied to them for so long?

the Soviet Communist dictolor-

on the part of the leaders ship; the industrialisation of the lest the Soviet people country; the rapid increase of should lose faith in the iteracy, and the building up of and the largest armed forces in the Communist cause

world. But, unless he were R Party agitator, a Soviet worker would be

struck dumb by the that he owned mere thought something that belonged to the atate, which keeps him from

ention and gives him employ It can be said at once that ment, but is otherwise a harsher Soviet propagando, apart and less human master praising, the infallibility of the

many capitalist employers. benefits o! leadership and the

The truth is there for all to Communian, never consistent line. In this respect a Since 1923 the Communist but never bestows gratitude,

leaders have made the mistake

0

follows

a

all

starvation

office

than

Colonialism

is also not for-

other enemies deference forces

Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart had a distinguished career in the former Consular Service, to which he was appointed in 1911. He served for some years in Russia and was acting Consul-General in Moscow from 1915 to 1917, where he knew Intimately the leading personalities of the Revolution. He later served In Prague. During the Second World War he held high appointments, including that of Director-General of the Political Warfare Executive. Sir Robert, has made a special study of Soviet and East European affairs and the author of several books. His latest, The Two Revolutions. is an eyewitness study of Russia in 1917, and has just been published by Phoenix House Ltd., London.

unfortunately, Soviet ambassa- dors learn quickly to report, not what they see, but, what Moscow wants them to sayi

will... strengthen the The other part of the question International connexions about the milltary strength of of our people with the the Soviet Union is more di

cult to answer, workers of all countries paganda extols the strength of

Soviet pro and will raise still higher, the Soviet armed forces which From the Soviet point of view the creative initiative and are, indeed, formidable: roarma- this form of propaganda has two activity of the million had a long start ahead of the necessary purpose, for the new ment in the Soviet Union having advantages. First, it fully a strong massos in their United States and Britain. I do literacy has widened the mental struggle for Communism,' not doubt, however, that the horizons of the Sovlet pooplo, As from now until November Soviet leaders have a healthy who want increasingly to learn 7 the Soviet Goverment will respect for the strength of the from outside sources what is

THE

TO THE TESTING GROUNDS

TO THE TESTING GROUNDS

TESTING GROUNDS

**What a marvellous day! Let's go fill it up with radioactivity and strontium !**

of Socialism." Yugoslavia is not Included among the Commimist states which live in brotherly ties with the Soviet Union.

ruthless dictatorship has certain which Lenin dreaded most. They gotten. As the result of the

genuine have created a privileged class advintages over

October Revolution "a powerful demceracy. The dictatorship en-

leaders, bureaucrats, proleturian and national libera-

On the other hand, the historie joys a menopoly of information Party

of tho Armed forces, tion movement has developed" and con and does shut off

scientists, artists, and industriei and "In Asia and Africa hundreds role of Hussla as the leader of news except tron its

Live a life so of millions of people, suffering the Communist world is under- manager who of what is happening hi the outside world, Nor need it different from the masses as to for centuries under the yote of tied, and Lenin is quoted as be scrupulous about the truth, led one of the guir which in colonial enslavement, have been saying that:"

between awn

awakened to active political

Bources

No newspaper in any Communista country would dare to question the truth of the accuracy of any statement put sat by the Soviet propogandists.

Tsarist days existed righ end poor.

life." Here, again, there is no are full of mention of the numerous non- Other paragraples hate of the West which, without Russian races which constitute the slightest evidence, is accused nearly half of the population of of having tried to overthrow the the Soviet Union and in each of so-called people's demveracy in whose countries the Minister of Hungary. A special paragraph is Security is a Russian.

Second World

The resolution devoted War, and "the universally curious omissions. Stalin, whe no great part in the mities of the Communist Party recognised hatorical victory of played of the Soviet Union concerning the Soviet people" which is mid October Revolution, is not men-

the 40th to have

only the toned, and doubtless this is an celebratica the

Before attempting to answer the two questions, I think we resolution the study should

Central Com- adopted by the

"A

to the

saved not

has some

"the fundamental rules and the lines of develop- ment of the socialistic revolution in the USSR have not a local nor a national, but

inter- national importance."

an

The October Itevolution, it is alicged, has "opened a general eign-posted road along which the

Cummings

Incidentally, it should be noted conduct an immense propaganda United States and are certainly happening in the world. During two years there' has there is no instance of in numerous languages on the aware that is the atomic age a the past that Lenin ever stating that the Loes of this proclamallon, we are global wor would destroy both been among the Soviet writers a the minor stirring, exemplified by principle of peaceful co-existence in a better position to givé tento- the Communist world, and

0174 Thaw Moreover, world.

the Ehrenburg's The tive answers to the original two free was a permanent state. There are

leaders have Soviet questions. numerous

always Dudinisov's Not By Bread Atone. quotations to

show

As regards the first the re- realised that a war, unless it Secondly, owing to the Soviet that he regarded It purely as a

that were a walk-over, is the greatest monopoly of information, truth temporary phase before the final solution indicates clearly

Soviet leaders regard the danger to the regimo, They have is not essential, Throughout the whole clash.

document the revolutionary moul is maintained, and the proclamation ends with the words:

the

By Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart

"The Central Committee of the Communist Party

of the Soviet Union ex-

its firm confid- that they wish the peoples not Russians, hoiling the Germans as presses ence that the occasion of only of the Soviet Union but of liberators, went

the world to believe that this enany, the 40th anniversary of triumph is not only possible but

October Revolution certain.

universal triumph of Communism not forgotten the last war, when of thousands of as their principal objective and hundreds

the

Who is the girl with the stammer?

JAMES

MASON

INVESTIGATES....CHAPTER

6

and Pat Owens

ON the act at Elstree, James MADA, Michael Rennie, Joan Collins

when things begin to happen that

are starring in the film of Island in the Bun,

are not in the script. First, the corpse of Joseph Rapperley, a shady Inquiry agent, in diacovered behind a backdrop. Then Ramsay, the property master, is knocked out and an attempt made to burgle the property department.

James Mason thinks the murderer is one of four visitors who are being shown round the studio by Joy Raymond, of the publicity staff, but Pat Owens tells him the overheard Rapperley talking to the man who must have kiffed him. And Rapperley had cald: "The Ides of thinking you could trick me with that make-up!”

"Is it true

The stars and the visitors are discussing the crime, when Mason goes out to hla car for some olgarettes. A girl in a white mackintosh grabs his arm. that something terrible has happened at the studio?" she asks.

I don't think it MAN'S been killed, "The Props Department was any of them.

but I if that's what you entered ced the Property Master was Mrs Mackintosh,

was knocked out. Funny place couldn't even say that for cer-

don't for a burglary

She has rather a deep you lain.

voice for a woman," tidak?"

mean."

"Oh, my God." She put her hand over her eyes. "Wh-who was it?"

His name was Rapperley. Small loss to the world, I should say. Did you know him?"

"Is it?" Her eyes were inno- cent. "I d-don't know anything about Alm studios, I'm afraid."

Mason nodded, "Now, Pat. you and Joan, are on call early tomorrow, but Mike and I have got the morning free. Mike, will "That's nothing against you. I you try to find out a bit about think we ought to talk about Rapperley's background, what this. Come inside and have a he's doing now and so on. The principal question is: what was his purpose in coming down to Elstree and how did he got in? I shall go and, see some of our chief suppliers of props in the morning and see what I can and

drink."

I think we ought to talk about this. drink.

"Oh no thank you," she cried, She moved her arm and in a. out from them. I got a list from luck.

moment was out of his grasp and Ramsay, the property

The trouble is it's rather like I'm

"No, I never even heard of Keep a watch him. H-how was it done?" She had a slight, ditractive stammer. She was, in fact, Mason saw ps she stood close to him, a very attractive girl in her twenties with a wide eager face. "He was strangled." "Did they c-catch anybody?" "Not yet. There seems to be an idea in some quarters that I might have done it."

Mason.

Come Inside and have a

Here he had at first no better on to something? Then I'll get Mr Gale a sharp-nosed my foreman Harry Henson down master Cockney, said: "Can't help yer, here. He talked to her first."

afraid, Mr

The running on high heels out of the looking for a needle in a hay studios just buy the sluit as and pub courtyard into the main

after her stack on a very dark night with when they want it. Give us some road. Mosen looked

idea of what yar lookin' for, and thoughtfully, then went back to out a torch,"

Inside ha found the the pub.

Back at the Dorchester, Mason We might be able to help."" He ducked the reporters who were Ittle party breaking up. drew Joy Raymond aside,

waiting to see him, abstained Girl called "Are they coming down to from looking at the evening morrow, these four"

papers, and spent the rest of the and evening reading., Crime "All except Mr Goltz, the Punishment. arm. Beneath the mackintosh it diamond merchant, dear. Tho was thin, like the arm of a child. others are tickled pinic with

"But that's r-ridoulous.” "I'm glad you think so. But if you've never heard of Rapper

why are you interested? ley,

Don't go away." He gripped her

"B-because I thought it might what's been happening. I think Vague trail

have been someone else."

"Who?"

"That's just what I can't do. I'm afraid. I'm afraid any kind of oddity, either in the stuff you sold, or connected with the sale [of it.”

the

A true-to-life murder mystery set In Elstree. The background is the shooting of an actual film (laland in the Sun) now await- ing release.

over to

the

The second question cannot be answered by a simple "yes" or "D". Undoubtedly, the Soviet leaders take great pains to keep the Soviet public in a state of subservience to the regime. As a dictatorship cannot test public opinion at the polling booths, it has recourse to alarms and the spreading of tear.

In this respect the richly "Nothing at all. Very natural." embroidered rumours of Western cnd the and plots He looked through a list of the esplenago stuff from Mrs Wilton's estate periodical expulsion of Western

of bought by the studio, but there diplomats on the ground were more than 100 items, and alleged spying are designed sole

the various none of them meant anything to ly to persuade

peoples of the Soviet Empire

him.

"One thing Mrs Wilton?"

that they aro

In a year in which vast suums afe being spont on the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution, the outside world must expect à hostilo pro- paganda from Moscow. It is al- most certain to take the form of

of in danger

(1) trying to divide the Western nations In order to weaken them;

(2) exhausting them economically, financially, and socially; and

(3) inciting the ilbera- tion movements in Asia and in Africa and In spreading Communist literature in Asian and African languages while suppressing all informa- tion about the absence of Ilberty among the large Asian

and non-Russian peoples in the Soviet.· Union.

Peaceful co-existenco cannot

more. Who was invasion Bod that eternal

vigilance is essential. It is a be established without a change truism to state that every Soviet of heart in Moscow. In the an- ambassador knows that no one niversary your of the October In the West ever dreams of at- Revolution such a transformation tacking the Soviet Union, but, is unlikely.

"Didn't know her from Eve, Mr Mason, except that she had a big place up in Yorkshire. Yarrowdale Hall, it was called." Mason had hardly got back to his suite when the telephons

⚫rang.

"James? This is operator Rennie. Looked up Rapperley in telephone directory, found him listed as confidential investiga- tion agency, went to office, later- viewed secretary, Millicent Peel.

Shady concern

"My word, boy, that girl's 50 cold she'd freeze the Equator it they let her near it. Fortunately, however warms up at the mere mention of film stars. Employing his so-called charm, operator Rennle thawed her out just enough to get the information

E

required. Between them Harry Henson end Bill Cale told an interesting

"First, Miss Peel is as dumb story. The girl had come in as they make them, but it's plain three or four days earlier. She

pretty that Rapperley ran sald her name was Virginia chady sort of concern, Wilton, and that sho believed they had bought most of "Assorted roguery, with a little furniture from the estate of her blackmail on the side, I should aunt, Mrs Wilton. She explained say. Second, he got into Elstree to that she had been out of the by bribing a prova van driver country at the time of the sale, take him through the gato--the and that she would very much police found the driver and he like to buy one or two of the owned up to it. Third, Rapperity things as keepsakes.

was keeping taba on somebody, and he had followed this some- body down to Eistros. Why he was doing so, she hasn't a clue." 61 props to the studios. Since he about some things we sold you.

"What was the somebody's "Did she say" what, thẳnga?"' name?"... was not sure of what he was Nice piece of homework she was, trying to find out, his questions blonde, kind of appealing look Mason asked.

"The namne," said Michael I have to divide myself into were necessarily vague. He asked. Ing. Spun some talk about keep. "Certainly it's my business. 'I'm three parts like Goul, "and then whether a cutious incident of any sakes or heirlooms, sentimental ·

She had not done so, but under Kennie, "was Jerry Wilton." He's not too easy,"

kind had occurred in relation to value something like that."

her persuasion, they told her: suspected of the murder."

Mason drove back to London anything they had sold to, the

that all the things they had: moved round so that she stood. in the light,

"Something else with the other actors, "Did you stulos in the past few weeks, "A blonda?. With a light bought at the sale of the ostate huppened. There was a burglary root ny of the voices, and was met with completely stemmer? Wearing a white had gone to the film studios.

Pat? ho asked,

"Shouldn't have done that, but negative replies. His spirit wat mackintoshx???re sus on the sat."

Pat Owens shook her hoad, Kaltering when he omiled at the same tie fund, away with, bez Bill "I'm sorry. The trouble la 1. tantis name, on big let. Bul GmIM: "Dundo about, the mac, but I Gale said. !! "Didn't do nothing.

remember the stampser, Are we wrong. I hope, ME MAJOKE", heard so little it might have been and Partners,

"It's n-none of your business,"

I'm a suspect

She blinked her wide" ayos twice, rapidly, but said nothing

they'd come down every day if we promised them a murder,"

"Keep a close eye on them to- morrow, will you," Joy?"

"I try, dear, but sometimes

Bill Gale snapped his fingers. Early next morning he called "Wait a minute. I believe that Broke a rule on several of the chief suppliers girl the other day was asking

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