MOVE FOR UNITY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 May 1943, Page 3

MOVE FOR UNITY

DISSOLUTION OF COMINTERN STATEMENT BY M. STALIN WAY CLEARED TO COMRADESHIP OF NATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 29. M. Stalin, in a statement to an agency correspondent, said that the dissolution of the Communist International “facilitates the organisation of a common attack by all the freedom-loving nations on the common enemy.” It facilitated fusion of "progressive forces” regardless of party or religion into a "single camp of liberation.” This unity, M. Stalin believes, will clear the way to the future organisation of equal comradeship of nations. Moreover, the abolition of the Comintern destroys the enemy argument that Moscow intends to intervene in the life of other nations and Bolshevise them. It can no longer be argued by the Labour opponents of Communism that Communists obey outside orders. Finally, M. Stalin expresses confidence that all these circumstances will further strengthen the united front for victory over Hitlerite tyranny. He describes the dissolution as timely because, it is just now when the "Fascist blast” is exerting its last strength that it is necessary to organise a common onslaught by freedom-loving countries to finish off the beast and deliver their people from aggression. The London "Evening Standard” describes M. Stalin’s declaration as a ‘vigorous political intiative" and a ‘heartening endorsement of the hopes to which Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt have given frequent expression of Allied collaboration in peace.” It is recalled that both Mr Churchill and the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, expressed satisfaction at the dissolution of the Comintern.