ECONOMIC CONTROL
Sir,-The following is in reference to a sentence culled from Bertrand Russell: under the title "Communism and Reaction." When we analyse his analysis of Communism and Reaction it is, to say the least, nothing but a mass of confusion. The sentence to which I refer is the one where he speaks of the "power that has hitherto been divided between
the politicians and the capitalists." But I would like to say: Why the necessity for any division? Who were those "hitherto politicians" with a power supposed to be independent of and different from the power of the capitalist class? There were, and still are where capitalism prevails, bourgeois politicians whose duty is to function exclusively in the interests of the capitalists. In other words, they act in this capacity as their executive. To claim that the power between the capitalists and the politicians was divided is tantamount to saying that the power of the executive of a labour organisation is different from and does not represent the interest of the rank and file. It is the one, indivisible power, the economic power of the capitalists. The functions of the "hitherto politicians" were to defend the interests of this class. They have done the job well.
E. J.
BARRON
(Rewanui).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 298, 9 March 1945, Page 5
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211ECONOMIC CONTROL New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 298, 9 March 1945, Page 5
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