ENGLISHMEN IN MOSCOW
Sir-Mr. W. D. Aimer says that Soviet men and women are "more actively conscious of the welfare of their fellow citizens" than we are. Could he give us the grounds on which he makes this statement? Is there, for example, in the Soviet Union any Public Service Association, or a Federation of Labour, or an Arbitration Court, quite free from government directives and functioning
to achieve the well-being of the citizens? Is there a Labour Party, a Liberal or other party, distinct from the Communist Party, which is at liberty to criticise the Kremlin policies, advocate other policies.and secure modifications of legislation? Then are there in the Soviet Union any bodies comparable to our Plunket Society, religious and other organisations taking care of citizens’ welfare with and without government approval or assistance? If the position is as stated by Mr. Aimer, how comes it that so many thousands of people fly from this beneficent environment to the allegedly less sympathetic one of the Western world?
J. MALTON
MURRAY
(Oamaru).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 872, 20 April 1956, Page 5
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172ENGLISHMEN IN MOSCOW New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 872, 20 April 1956, Page 5
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