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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 24
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ms | the Sommuniot Party leeders, in their various stateneate ‘peda ‘rong Communist
‘pesbers ‘ant othervise, of course, elain that the seacurtty guar was there purely
for ‘efensive yarposes; that 1s, to defend the necting against hostile orowis ant .
demonstrators. ‘Me will be asen fron what follows, it is gustomary for the ) Commmiats,
when emercing in offensive action, bad claim that they are merely defending themselves;
ant ‘tems, in the name of defense, thay once mere, in connection with the Peekskill
_famonstration, arrogated to theuselves a pelice function. ae ;
Rs “hte @ pretense cf defense is perhaps best ostrated wy the eelgrag quetat gon
ae
~ sich relates bd the creation of go-called defense corps organizationér : ae west :
wmhese organizations are purely defeneive in nane-to preve to the working ~~~
Baseqe the necessity of such defensive organizations is easier than to get -.-
them inte offensive organi rations." ed
FZot, here, we meet with the opposition of the reformers, they are ocainet
wusk workers! 'defense grotpa’ because, on some fine day these 'defense
aroupe' may turn to attack, If the vorkere wore armed, class logic pulses
then ahead for the old strategic rule saya, ‘the best method of defense is
atteck'". WORLD TPADE UFION MCVEMEST by A. Lesoveky, p. 104-5. ——
Published by The Trade Tnlon Eduaation Leagus, Chicago, Jilinois.
A+ seresent TF went ts dest with the oc tina oe ekat in the
ey PIStens 4 was SO S961 Wasa Buc ‘ 7. -
“program of the Communist Party. constitutes a “quasi-militeary organization’. ds <7
already indicated by my answers te previous questions, Po 19
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, Planning of this type of organisation and hew these plans work out in practice. oe
on a
dinclay” of this "type of organization that the Gommnists have made in the United
7 States thus far, That they dared te display it in such nurbers and at tits ‘tine Za °
to iteclf remrkable, but dbofore I proceed any further on the cub ject of tate. cee
athe. + . ~™
“eeouri ty guard® + ailew me to give you a brief resume of what is ‘thought on this
- “mangos at the political warfare colleges in ‘toncow,
“90 the counter-revolutionary Pourgeota armed. forsee, | the se redetaria oan
coly op-cee ite own revolutionary forces. mo.
oz one ecknowledges the necessity of revolutionary ‘force, one ae compelled
to acknowledge the sonsequence of a revolutionary force, the formation and _
~ maintenance of a Red Army, which fe the efficient and most technical
_t. _@xpreselon of the revolutionary force.....,.THE FOPM OF THA PED ARNT IB ‘as,
. SUT CROTSET FOR nee ae eee.
See BEVOLUTIONAPE FCROB, «+8 - +
= soso: cee :
‘Ble ts scocmpliehed wy the eetting ~. of a “pesey. * once a vesey te established,
ter ection in fighting against iv as asiaries, 7
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_ * the organizations of. strike treniers “pnd qut-threats, Wich sre an old-time
coe “eebellishzent of dnerican | democracy. have new acquired a leading orgen 164
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