Evening star., 1955-11-08
Can II Triumph?

The Soviet government has cele-
brated the 38th anniversary of the Boil
sheyik revolution in a relatively muted
and nonmilitaristic manner. Presum-
ably it has done this to demonstrate that
it still Is animated by the Geneva
spirit" But it has made clear at the
same time Through First Deputy Pre-
mier Kaganovich-that 1t continues to
be ardently enamored of the idea that
the communication of the entire world
Is inevitable.
Indeed. according to Mr.. Kaganovich,
communism will be victorious throughout
the globe before the century ends, and
it will achieve its victory not by force
Of arms but by its appeal to the minds
and hearts Of humanity. As he has put
it, mo one can break the close ties link
ing the Soviet people with the broad
masses and working classes Of all coun-
tries -. Revolutionary ideas know no
frontiers. They travel throughout the
world without visas and fingerprints."
In other words, the Kremlin, without
resorting to subversion and aggression,
needs only to sit back and wait until
the last vestiges OF capitalism disappear
and everybody everywhere fondly en-
braces the theories and practices. Of
Marx, Lenin and Stain.
OF course, considering the effective
ness OF the Communist conspiracy in
Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere, MIR.
Kaganovicla,s thesis is not to be laughed
on. However, there are several very big
and very basic flaws in 1t, and If the free
world keeps those flaws In mind, and
exploits them to its own advantage, 1t
should be readily able to escape the kind
Of enslavement that the Soviet leaders
have In mind Not the least Of the flaws
is the assertion that communism Is
revolutionary idea. It Is not Actually,
as compared to our own way of lifea
way Of life that exalts liberty and human
dignity-it Is the naturalization and
gloriication Of despotism In its worst
form. And nothing could be q greater
mockery Of the truth than the'suggestion
that "the broad masses and working
classes Of all countries" are In rapport
with such q tyranny-a tyranny that has
managed to survive for 38 years only
because 1t has subjected its victims to
llistory's most elaborate system of terror
ism and oppression.
Significantly enough, as II In answer
to Mr.. Kaganovich, Secretary Of State
Dulles has joined Marshal Tito of Yugo-
slavia--a Communist land, but one ap-
parently determined not to kowtow to
Moscow-in declaring that the East
European satellite states should be al
lowed to be their own masters. But the
Kremlin is In no mood to accept such
a challenge and let "the broad masses
and working classes" of those captive
countries vote for independent govern
ments of their own choosing. And the
same holds true for every other nation
now trapped behind the Iron Curtain,
including Russia itself, whose people have
not enjoyed single free election In all
their lives.
In sum, the development Of the
Communist empire since the outbreak Of
the Bolshevik revolution has entailed,
and still entails, q systematic throttling
Of human liberty. This Is the greatest
weakness OF communism the fact that
1t Is q terrible oppressor enjoying the
loyalty OF none Of the oppressed. Accord
ingly, despite what the men Of the Krem-
lin say about its ultimate triumph In the
world, 1t cannot endure, or at least 1t
cannot win global mastery, as long as the
free hold fast together-alert and well
armed, and ready and willing to fight
to remain free.
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