THOREZ ASKS:

“When did our critics ever |

criticize their mistakes ?

By J. R. CAMPBELL
LE HAVRE
he enemies of Communism try to make capital out

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ofthe criticism which Communists are making of the cult

Krushev reaffirms
workers solidarity

MOSCOW

The principles of international working class
arity were strikingly reaffirmed by N. S., Krushchev,

Soviet Communist party secretary, here last week.
Making an impromptu speech at a Kremlin recep-
tion in honor of
Krushchev said the speed with
which tl and East
German Ik

The Soviet people had freed

reached themselves from this “free

agreement be- world” 39 years ago. They

cause they repre- would not be tempted back

sentative of into it at any price. He went
“We are : ~ * OR

Krushchev declared. “They say that they have

not hide it. We complete press,

the fact that we are Com- that the } can

munists and faitl : have its own press and the

ers of Marxism-L constitution allows it to have

“Because we are Commun- its own newspapers, maga-

ists we are also internation-  zir publications and even
the inter- the radio.

of the “But one thing they have

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working class and so we want

not got — they have the right

to help | brothers as we but they have not, got the
. would wish to be helped our- money.
“That is why the press,

Com- radio and television is at the
rc€S service of the monopolists, ex-
the ploiting simple people; shear-

Itural level ing them like sheep and tak-

s advantage of the weakness

of class-consciousness that

exists in certain countries.”
On the electoral freedom
under capitalism he cited

Guatemala as an example of

the crushing of a government

ally elected under the most
mocratic conditions.

Krushchey then said that

ar the 20th Congress of the

riet Communist party some
thought that because
imunists spoke about dif-
ferent ways to socialism that
they could be divided.

“We must draw the neces-
<9) » sary conclusions. We must re-

of the people.

“We want
ourselves
country, we
workers, the
intellectuals
pecially in th
where they
have taken
ism.”

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asked. “Apparently s; jis ‘nforce the international solid-
on Cees aay ‘present. It tity of the Communist and

Workers’ parties. We must
establish contact also with so-
list parties with the social
democrats and other workers’

needs a great deal of work,
but patience must be shown.

We must not get excited.

“But patience : ee
mean that we are parties, which are not based
nea at - £ 0 . SATE Sea
capitulate to the capitalists. ©! Marxism-Leninism.
We are for peaceful coexist- “We can have common aims

for peace and unity against

ence, that Is, competition be- .
tween the two systems.” war and for a reduction of
Krushchey dealt with the — tension,

claims of the Western powers
and capitalist states that they
constituted the “fre -world.”

“We will follow firmly along
this line and not give way to
provocation.

critical our criticism will
help us to improve our work.

“When have those people
who are criticising the Com-
munists. engaged in criticism
of their own mistakes?” he
asked.

Those who pursued the fatal
policy’ of non-intervention in
Spain had never criticised
themselves, nor had those who
brought about’ the Second
World War.

Those who brought the dis-
aster of Dien Bien-Phu had
yet to admit their mistakes.

Thorez said the resolution
of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union had made a full
Marxist analysis of the con-
Sequences of the cult of the
individual, and the French
Communist party fully ac-
cepted this analysis.

The crimes which arose as
a result of the cult were alien
to the socialist system in the
Soviet Union and steps were
being taken which would en-
sure that such things could
never happen again.

In the French Communist
party there were members
who seemed to want a per-
manent discussion — a dis-
cussion which raised all ques-
tiens without exception.

Communists had to remem-
ber, however, that they were
a party of action and that ac-
tion presupposes that decisions
were arrived at and carried
out by all the party.

Also they had to remember
that discussion must be carried
out within the framework of
party principles, not challeng-
ing the fundamentals.

Under the guise of freedom
of expression there were Com-
munist party members who

were challenging every prin-
ciple of the party. The party
had had similar experience in
the past on the part of those
who were propagating policies
hostile to Communism.

If people wanted to discuss
within the framework of
Marxism*Leninism they could
do so. If they wanted to chal-
lenge the foundations of Marx-
ims-Leninism they must do so
outside the Communist party.

Speaking against the war in
Algeria, Thorez said that the
mistakes which France had
made in Viet Nam were being
repeated in North Africa.

Many lives were being lost,
much wealth was being wast-
ed. But in the end the French
gevernment would have to.
recognise the independence of
Algeria. Communist and So-
cialists should organise a unit-
ed front to bring this about as
soon as possible.

Thorez. then discussed the
question of different ways to
socialism and emphasised that
tkis did not mean the Com-
munists were abandoning their
fundamental theory of Marx-
ism-Leninism.

Communists were still op-
posed to the reformists who
asserted that, through gradual
introduction of reforms, it was
possible to achieve socialism
without attainment of power
by the working class.

This was wrong. There could
be no socialism without a revo-
lution; though the ~ circum-
Stance were now such in a num-
ber of countries that the re-
volution could be brought
about peacefully.

The necessary conditions for
such peaceful development

were the grouping of the ma- -

jority of people around the

For hire--one abused director

For sale--used gold-plated ¢

: LONDON

Sir Bernard Docker, .the re-
dundant Daimler auto mag-
nate, is under heavy fire from
his old colleagues.

In a statement which will
be placed before shareholders
of British Small Arms at a
special meeting on August 1,
the company’s directors accuse
Sir Bernard of:

® Involving the firm in
heavy expenses by publicity
of “a predominantly personal
element.”

® Deciding important
policy without consulting the
board.

@ Building five Daimler
cars at a total cost of over
$150,000 to the company and
using them exclusively;

@ Asking the company to
pay for $21,000 for clothes and

furs for Lady Docker.

The board removed Sir
Bernard from the jobs of
chairman and managing direc-
tor in May.“He petitioned the
shareholders and received
enough support to call next
month’s meeting, where he
will seek the removal of four
directors and his own rein-
statement.

The statement, signed by
the new managing director,
John Sangster, reveals that in
the year ended July 31 Sir Ber-

nard’s remuneration and ex-
penses from BSA _ totalled
$123,800.

The statement tells of. the
five expensive Daimler cars,
which became famous as a
luxury background for Lady
Docker; the Gold Car, the
Blue Clover, the Silver Flash,

July 27, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNF —

MAURICE THOR
He was re-elected as
tary of the French Cot
party.

working class and the?
opment of the power !
people. It must be reco?
that the capitalists ™
“never abandon power ¥
tarily. ‘

He then discussed the!
sibility of creating a v
front between Socialis
Communists with regar
aspects of the people’s

Everywhere Co
must be prepared to
with Socialists the pt
Which confronted the
people.

The French Socialist
had recently engaged #
versations with the
Communist party.
have conversations
French Communist pa!

Thorez was unanimolu
elected as the partys
tary-general.

Humanite French
munist daily announ
its circulation had ré
stable figure of md
244,000 — an increase
000 in the past month:

Humanite said the ™
followed the disappea
several democratic
pers. Four provincial
munist newspapers
publication recently.

Star Dust, and Golde®

Two of these were
at considerable loss
others remain the pro
the group.

Last April, “with?
knowledge of your D9,
3ernard instructed
and Company (coach?
Ltd. to charter two 4
tiy Star Dust and
Zebra to and from th
of France, where Sif
and Lady Docker wer
ing a well-known
(Grace Kelly to
Rainier.) 4

A third car was driv
the Daimler show?
Paris to the Riveria.
to the BSA group °
nard and Lady Docke!
to the South of #%
this occasion was 0