CAMPAIGN OF ABUSE

Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1948, Page 5

CAMPAIGN OF ABUSE

(N.Z.P.A.-

—Revxet

Russia Hits Out Al Britain And Bemocracy

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Received Tuesday, 7.0 p.m. LONDON, jan. .13, The Communist organ Piiavdc" commenting upon Mr. - Attlee reeent broadcast speech in which . he criticised Russia, said: "Mr. Attlee chatters about democracy,' social justiee alid individitaHiberty in a country where .monbpolistic capital is supreme; where all society is toru by irreconeilablo; cla ss 'contradictions, where it ;tuL. lices for American bankers "fo shout one word of coniniaiid to t'orce the Attlee (jo-veniuient to pocket all its promises afid beg'in to spur 011 workers with th'cwhip of inflation. By lying wofids about defending .European civilisation from Communism, the British Labour leader identified himself with the _Truman-M arShall doctrine which serves as a sniokescreen for re-encroachnient by the imperialists upon the freedom and

seeurity of the people of Europe. ' A11 official Tass Agency broad cast said: "Mr. Attlee 's speech only brings fresh tcscimony to show that the British Right Wing Socialist lcaders con'stitute oue oi' Ihe main bulwarks of international capitalist expaiision. Mf. Attlee simply duplicates the propaganda of Hearst and McCortniek who glorify the American democracy contained in thc Taft Martley aiiti-Laliour 'legislation and notorious committee for the investigation of un-Americai. activities." Oommenting upon Mr. Morri son.'s speech and recent Russiaa. rcferences to Britain, the Manchester (fuardian says editorially : "The eampaign of abuse against this country and' all countries 'oi the" west, becomcs daily inore violent and extravagant. . The ordinary person in this country. 'unless he follows the Mosc-ou broadcasts, has Iittle iclea of the extent of -the ill-will Moscow is attempting to sow. It extcnds to its broadcasts in all languages and ihe lines there laid down are followed slavishly by the various Communist parties and their newspapers. - "It is in this building up of a false picture of the west that one of the .prineip.al dangers to peace lies." "The Daily Herald -says it has asked its Moscow eorrespondent to ascertain how mucli of Mr. Attlee 's speech the people of Russia were allowed to read. So far botfc the London office of the Tasi Agency and the Soviet Embassy are unable to give any indicatioi. of how mueh of tlie speeclr was published by Russian papers. Commenting upon the Tass broadcast, the Herald says: "Our readers will be staggered to learn tha.t so ealculated and violent a misrep'resentation o'f Mr. Attlee wor'ds have h.een broadcast from Moscow to Russian listehers. Neither Mr. Attlee nor any ■other British Minister has ever given the faintest support to- the TaftHartley legislation or committee for investigating un-American activities. Jt is deeply alarming that any responsible Soviet eommentator should pursue such false propaganda against the elected' leader of the British nation. 5 '