Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-06

intlOlt ltlf udN was bN'if
the whole police force of the
capital was hunting for
Arthur Samsing. Not many
days later Doctor HalvorSen
handed me a letter from the
Western Secretariat.
ORDERS FROM CHIEF
The letter contained orders
not 10 employ Comrade Sam
sing in any action that would
tend TO increase his already
uncomfortable popularity in
the Norwegian Party. This
was followed up with the Sug
gcstion that ! should induce
SamSlng 10 60 10 Russia
SamSing gave harsh laugh
when / told him about the
letter.
Tell Dimitrov 10 leave me
alone" he said ITO make
war on fhe BOnZen Is more
important than 10 have soft
lob in the Soviet Union. Tell
Dimitrov that I'm not ready
10 he put on ice
! left It AT that. warning
SamSing to tone down his
challenge.
You stand alone" told
him. "A revOlutionist who
stands alone against the Com
intern can never win. The
Comintern always wins over
the individual mutipeer."
Tell Comrade Dimitroy."
he replied earnestly, that
Comradr Samsing thinks that
for n Norwegian Communist
Norway must come first. and
not the Soviet Union. A Com
munist must fight for the Iib-
Grafton of his class brothers.
not for the national ambitions
If the Soviet Union"
"The Soviet Union Is the
sNmbol Of Communist strength
and glory" | countered.
Rubbish. And you know
IT,"
without the Soviet Union.
world communism has no
chance 10 survive"
THE emancipation Of the
workers can only he accom-
plished by the workers them
selves" SamSlng ieered. I've
can do without the great big
man with the stick"
OWN ARGUMENTS
I pleaded with the stubborn
little Norwegian. The argu-
menl ] used in an attempt 10
bring him hack 10 the old
slave and-Soldier loyalty was
tho same / had used IN silent
hours 10 defeat my own gnaw-
ing doubts.
Perhaps there Is some
thing true I'm what YOU
assert" ! said. 1.-THE Comm
tern is becoming the Illegal
arm Of the Narkomindel (the
Commissariat for Foreign
afiairs) In Moscow. II Is
nevertheless the strongest
revolutionary organ ization
that ever existed. There Is
no substitute for the Comm
tern. If we honestly want
revolution and socialism In
the world. we can only win II
with the Comintern, against IL
never"
go on" Samsing laughed.
"Or shall | finish the sermon
for you: Here goes: a Com
munist who puts himself
into constant opposition to
Stalinist leadership will in
eNitably wind up in the camp
Of the bourgeOisie and the
coInter-revOlutiO
81 was n blind man. But
when l saw Comrade Dimi-
troy sporting around In Top
pot, l got my eyesight back.
That furcoated prOletarian.
l told him l belonged 10 Nor
way. not to Poland
"Comrade Samsing." he
SAID. we've long observed
your opportunist tendencies
and | answered, 'Comrade
Dimitroy. you are wearing
such a fine suit. It's too big
for me, but I can have II
changed What did he say:
'Samsing. du hist verrueckt.
You need rest"
Maybe YOU do need rest"
muttered.
LENIN DOCTRINE
IL told Comrade Dimitrov."
SamSlng went on. II told him:
" YOU chase away all the in
telligent people who are not
pliable, and keep only obedi-
emf idots, then YOU will GER
tainly ruin the party
That's not from Samsing.
Comrade Lenin wrote that in
a letter In Bukhsrin. Com
rade Dimitrov looked at me
~ ~ he wanted 10 say:
'Samsing, N YOU were not
crazy, you'd he ashamed NJ
Yourself. Ha-ha-ha. Tell the
Bonzen that Samsing IL stI
going strong"
SamSing was doomed II