The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1925. THIRD INTERNATIONAL PLANS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1925, Page 2

The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1925. THIRD INTERNATIONAL PLANS.

Thf, Bolshevist objective—or one of its principal aims—is that the British Empire is to go! The Zinovieff letter and the references to the Third International will be fresh in the mind of the average reader. Some light is thrown on tlie position by the following circumstantial account which appeared in the Sydney “Herald” relating to the plans of the Third International: In 1920 Zinovieff presided over the PanAsiatjc Soviet Oongresg, ]ieh] at paku,

which was attended by JBOO delegates from all parts of the Orient. Ziiuiviclf contended that Britain was most vulnerable in her Eastern possessions, and he urged a boycott of British trade in India, as a death-blow would he dealt to British capitalism if she could ho deprived of her Eastern markets. At the conclusion of the congress, the delegates rose to their feet, and, brandishing their scimitars pledged themselves by a solemn oath to preach undying hatred, and to wage eternal war against the English, the oppressors of the human race, and the enemies and persecutors of all Mahommednns. An appeal was translated into every Oriental language, and was distributed in pamphlet form all over Asia. For wilful mendacity this appeal has had few equals. Two quotations will suffice as evidence. ‘‘What has England done with Egypt ” this precious document asks. ‘'She has brought Egypt under a yoke which is more cruel and more destructive than the yoke of the Egyptian Pharoahs. who, through the toil of their slaves erected the gigantic Pyramids.'’ And again. “What has England made out of Korea, this beautiful land with ils ancient culture? She has delivered over that country to be tortured by Japanese capitalists, who now suppress the Korean people with fire and sword.” Without, doubt it may be asserted that the nationalist movements in India and Egypt. with their vile features of assassination and calumny, have been fomented by the Bolsheviks, and the l’nn-lslainie movement now disturbing French and Spanish Morocco can he attributed to the same source. Dissatisfied with progress made hitherto, the Third International at its congress held last June, decided upon a change c-f policy. Zinovietf said at that congress that “if we manage to create in England a large Communist party, half the victory on the European scale will be won,” adding, “tbc conditions are already ripe for that.” It was concluded, however, that the British Communist party must not limit ils activities to the British Isles. “For every Englishman,” said Manuilsky (according to the report ill the “I’ravda’D, “there are nine colonial slaves. Is it possible to smash the power of the capitalist system of England without setting into motion these. colonial masses? English Imperialism will always lie able to resist the victorious Labour movement in England, unless the English proletariat succeeds in breaking away from England the huge human resources of the colonies.” The plan of campaign for achieving the destruction of the British Empire was to he worked out on these lines: (1) Sapping work by local organisations; (2) The gradual splitting off of huge lumps of the British Empire by means of insurrections; (3) the preparation, according to a definite plan, of a simultaneous outbreak in all colonies; (D the combination of all these methods. India and Egypt were to be severed from tbc Empire, and the workers of Egypt and Britain must support tbe watchword. “Nationalisation of the Suez Canal.” Later, referring to tbe problem which arose at the Hull Congress, whereat the Communists were refused admittance to the Labour party Manuilsky said that it would be a crime not to throw tbe whole weight of tbe Communist International, the Red Labour unions, and tbe powerful Russian trade uiions, into tbe fray. Therein lay tbe leading principle of tbc campaign for a united Labour front. Only by creating a split in the enemy’s camp, only by disorganising bis unity, could they hope to achieve victory. Such is the task which the Third International lias set out to accomplish in the British dominions and dependencies, in order to bring about a revolution.