The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-09-20
No Compromise Possible With Communism
Says CzechosIovakia Attorney In Meet Here
Lexington Lions And
Joycees Hear DIP In
Joint Meeting Monday

Joint Meeting Monday
"Since February of l948 when
Russia invaded by force the
small country of Czechoslovakia
the rest of the Democratic world
should know there is no possible
compromise with communism, !"
said DIR. Miroslav Kerner Of
Czechoslovakia, now travelling in
the United States under the au-
spices of the National Committee
for Free Europe, in an address
before members of the Lexington
Lions Club and the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce in a joint meet
ing Monday evening at Tidwell's
cafe.
The speaker was introduced by
Paul Koran, president of the
Lions, sponsoring group of the
meeting.
DR.. Kerner was, before the war,
an attorney and legal adviser on
the Czechoslovakia railways. AZ
ter the outbreak of the war, he
fled from Czechoslovakia to
France where he joined the,
Czech army and fought in the
Battle Of France. After the de-
feat Of France, he evacuated with
the troops to England.
In September l943, he was sent
to join the Czechosolvak army in
Russia and fought throughout the
entire campaign from Kijev to
Prague as Qusrtermaster Gen
eral Of the Czech Army Corps
Later he was Chief of the Czech
Office for Relief and Rehabilita-
ton, the counterpart of UNRRA
He was active in political life
and trade Unions as a Social De-
mocrat. With the Communist
caup d'etat in Czechoslovakia in
February 1948, Kerner, as an out
standing opponent, fled to Ger
many. He was associated with
the International Refugee Organi.
cation URO) and was active a.
mong DIP camps and student or
CARNATIONS.
Mo Compromise"
when the late and beloved
president of Czechoslnvakia tool
into his government members O
1.-THE communist party in a desper
alta but futile effort to compro
Misc with the communists tn,
lesson .sshnuld have been learne,
by all Of the veteran world tina
no compromise is possible witt
the communists" the speake
said.
Dictatorships and democrac,
are two entirely different wor
Ids, two different kinds of civil
cation, he emphasized.
In the western world the indi
vidual mxn IS of supreme impor
tance-but in the eastern civil
cation man is of no importarr,
at all, he raid.
'In China and India we hav,
people dying of famine by tn,
thousands - there the individual
cannot be important" he pointed
out.
The western world or civiliza-
ton has ways of seeking out the
truth. In the east the truth i.
only buried under circumstances
of to-day and may change tomor.
row or any time, DR.. Kerne,
charged.
"In Russia there is no change
only despotism tthe speaker cal
led it orthodoxy and political
system scommunism) built upon
hate and class struggle, pitting
class against class, employee a.
gainst employer" Kerner said.
mo conception whatever of
western civilizations love thy
neighbor' policy is held by east
ern civilization" he explained.
Under communist nile there is
no justice possible under law, DR.,
KerneY said. The state tribunals
try the cases and return the YER
diets - there is no such thing as
trials by juries, he said.
Some Americans may wonder
why small countries like his are
picked by the communists as
places to seize power, he said. and
then pointed out that by reason
of geography Czechoslovakia is
surrounded by Europe - and any