LANGISM IN N.S.W.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1932, Page 6

LANGISM IN N.S.W.

ALONG THE “RED ROAD.”

“WHITE-ANTING” OF UNIONS

SYDNEY, June 10

It must be clearly understood that the widespread revulsion of punlic reeling which has united so many diverse parties against Langism iis no ordinary revolt against administrative corruption and political tyranny.

Tiie source ot this violent reaction is the deeply-rooted suspicion that Langiism is simply Qommunicm or Bolshevism, thmiiy disguised. A great deal of evidence tending in this direction lias been gathered together, incidentally and in iragmencary form, during the past few years. But a book hats now opportunely appeared which has concentrated public attention upon this question, and supplies all the information that those who suspected and doubted Air Lang could desire. “The Red Road,” by Mr M. H. Ellis traces in great detail the growth of the Communist party in New South Wales during the past 10 years. Mr Elli* has compiled his evidence entirely from Communist publications and records, and there can be no doubt about its authenticity. His book shows conclusively that ten years ago a branch of the Communist party wins founded in Sydney with the help of Bolshevik agents in association with the beads of the Third (Communist) Internationale arid the Soviet dictatorship in Moscow; that this Sydney organisation hue kept closely in touch with the headquarters of Bolshevism over since; that it has definite instructions from Moscow ms to the policy to be adopted and the moans employed hero; and that it has acted under the direct instructions of Lenin and his colleagues or

successors. In the pursuance of these orders, the Communist party has “whiteanted” and gained control of powerful unions, and it has evaded the decision,s' of the A.L.P. for the expulsion and ostracism of Communists by cunning subterfuges. It masquerades under the names of harmless industrial organisations, and it has thus been able on the one hand to paralyse and betray the A.L.P., and at the same time to realise Lenin’s object of placing a, Government in power which, under the guise of constitutionalism, would enable the Communists to secure complete control of the administration and legislative machinery, and, by pulling the strings for these political marionettes, precipitate the Revolution” at a fit and proper 'time. All this is set forth jn “The Red Road” so convincingly and with such wealth of authentic testimony to support it that, in my opinion, this hook is playing a definite and important part to-day in opening the eyes of the people of New South Wales to the true meaning of Langism and stirring them up to take adequate precautions against “the Red Peril,” which is no longer a distant threat but to-day looms over their very hearths and homes. On June 7, the “Daily Telegraph” published a joint indictment of Langism, making inter alia, the following charges against it:—(11 That Lang endeavoured to precipitate a political and social .revolution by smashing 'the Premier’s agreement, repudiating interest and defying the Commonwealth, in the -expectation that strife would eventuate, thus making way for the “ma,.s insurrection” ; (2) the 'Arbitration Act which Lang proposed means “the subjection of workers under thedomination of the Red executive ol the Trades Hall”; (3) Lang’s Mortgage Bill is “merely a respectable name for the Soviet plan ol tonfisrating money and property. (4) Lang s proposal to f.siie 21,0U0, Util) of debentures is precisely similar in character to the Soviet currency system. In all these particulars, it is maintained by the United and Country pariiii* iiiion direct instructions issued from .Moscow, and preparing the way for “the Revolution,” which, as. .Mr. Lang declared publicly a few months ago, is already in being here. These convictions are not the sole property of these two parti:bub are shared by the Federal A.L.P.. which lia,; published a- manifesto, pointing out wiLii can fill precis’on the directions laid down in the Leninist handbooks to enable a ( oinmiMst minority to undermine the authority oi the unions, to supersede them as the rulers of Labour, and then having reduced Labour to subjection, to make Revolution an accomplAbed fac t he- j lore “the rank and file” can revist j or interfere. This pronouncement ((notes examples of “the conscript abuses employed throughout a numbe of the Moscow-ridden unions at the j Trades Hall, by which unemployed j iiiiinir'ists, with hungry children, have t been brought, to heel. In pledge them-i selves to Lang’s iiiiquiLoii,; Plan, and j in hail their conscript master as the acme of perfection in Slateerall All this is in strict conformity with “||io (ext hook instruction* of Lenin’s policy of industrial conscription, ordered by the Mo-cow Red Internationale Cmigrc-s and Rail-Pacific Soviet Secretariat.” on which the Lang dic-ta.L(irs-,litp was represented! by -lock j Garden and a liaiidlul o| his 'I radcs Hall friend*. If with all this evidence before them the electors of New South Males find theini-elvos some day subject to a dictatorship ol the proletariat instructed from Moscow, they will not be able to complain that their eyes have never been opened.