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THE spirit of commu-
1. nism burns with a desire for world control. Whatever turns the ParSOVIET
MASTER PLAN ty road has taken since the Communist Manifesto of 1848, the
ambitious goal remains the same: "The immediate aim of the Communists is .
. . overthrow of the .-' bourgeois supremacy. conquest of political power by
the proletariat." Western observers see frightening evidence that Soviet
strategy follows a master plan for world control. Success of the blueprint has
been fantastic. At the close of World War II the Communists controlled 8
million square miles of territory and 170 million persons. Today the Communist
empire embraces 16 milIion square miles and 970 million personsl Surveyed for
eventual absorption are many underdeveloped and emerging nations, as well as
Capitalist countries with large Communist parties, such as Italy and France.
Chief base of operations is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Its
population of over 200 million and area totaling one sixth of the earth's land
surface make up the largest nation in the world. Only one of its fifteen
republics is actually named Russia, but since it is the largest by far, the
names Soviet RUssia and Russia are used synonymously with Soviet Union. The
brains of the Soviet master plan, of course, are all members of the Communist·
party, the influential, policy-making body that uses the formal Soviet
government as a figurehead. Strict discipline rules. Mere sympathizers cannot
join the party. Its call is open only to dedicated disciples who are willing to
demonstrate faith by militant, obedient works. Every country in the world is
said to have its own Communist party, legal or illegal, with programs based on
the general principles outlined by Marx and Engels in 16 for WORLD CONTROL the
Communist Manifesto of 1848. Italy, France, India, Indonesia and Finland have
large parties, with an estimated total mem~ bership of 3,500,000. Another
2,500,000 dedicated members are on duty in parties of various dimensions
scattered around the globe. In executing the plan for world control the
Communist machine utilizes every conceivable weapon--diplomatic, military,
economic, literary and scientific. This struggle for conquest is far-reaching
and much wider than one might suspect from Western news reports. Its true scope
was aptly stated by William J. Jorden, former chief of the Moscow bureau of the
New York Timett: "We are conditioned by history and headlines to think of
our differences with Moscow in terms of power balances and of long-standing
conflicts-the German probAWAKE/ lem and Berlin, disarmament and nuclear
testing, NATO versus the Warsaw Pact, and the like. Yet outside these
l>roblems, carefully spotlighted by Mr. Khrushchev, another and perhaps more
meaningful conflict is going on. This is the struggle betWeE!n communism and
free institutions for the minds and loyalties of men thus far deeply committed
to neither." The Economic Front Soviet economic expansion is a vital cog
in the Kremlin's master plan. By IIerculean efforts in manufacturing and
industry the Communists hope to convince the world of the superiority of their
system. To catch up to the United States, the Soviets plan to reach 80 percent
of American production in ten years. Output of goods and services is expected
to rise 80 percent above pre~nt Russian production by the end of the current
seven-year plan. Western observers are uncomfortably impressed by industrial
growth in the Communist bloc. This growth not only has propaganda value but
fills a vital role, as explained by General C. P. CabeJl of U. S. Central
Intelligence: ''The Communists want nations to become increasingly dependent
economically upon the Communist BlOC. The stage is then set for ultimate
Communist takeover." Economic warfare lays down a barrage of trade
agreements, long-term loans and related trade policies that nudge the target
nation away from the West, into a neutral position and eventually into the
Soviet bloc or as close as possible. The natural resources and treasures of the
target nation thereby flow into the domain of the Soviet colonialists. In his
recent article, "The BlUeprint for Cornmunist Conquest," William J.
Jorden illustrated the Soviet formula. When a colony erupts into a struggle for
independence, the Central Committee of the Communist party in Moscow outlines
three SEPTEMBER 8, 1960 immediate goals: (1) The Communist bloc must -be
identifiM as the leading champions of the struggling nationalists. (2) The
radio and printed page, the vast material and literary resources of the Party
stir up antagonism toward the Western colonialists and the West at large. (3)
Active preparation~ are made for the day when independence finally comes. The
birth of a new nation is saluted by quick recognition from the Soviet
government. Through offers of aid and trade, efforts are made to get the baby
nation looking to Moscow for political and economic help. A program of cultural
exchanges is inaugurated-students, teachers, performers and technicians flow
into the target area. A military rnission arrives to instruct citizens in the
use of modern arms purchased from the Communist bloc. As reported in one case,
"A campaign was launched to limit Western influence, exclude foreign
capital, discourage foreign investments, and raise the taxes of foreign
business interests." "Secret party members sought jobs in key groups
such as the police, trade unions, educational organizations, the press and
Ministry of Information. There was an active program to recruit people already
in critical positions." UN eutrality" is the theme played over and
over again in the ears of the new nation to wean it away from the West.
Additional economic tactics are pursued, such as buying up the young nation's
surpluses and dumping them on nearby world markets, thereby creating havoc for
the new nation's economy and dissatisfaction toward its government. Western
imports are greeted by strikes; rumors of an antiCommunist military alliance,
by student riots. At the opportune moment the Communist radio and local Workers
party turn on the new government. There are street demonstrations testing the
strength of the Communist-led groups and the govern- 17 ment. A ComrnWlist coup
can happen any time, with even a small hard core of dedicated party members
ready, willing and able to take over. Mr. Jorden observes that this is the
situation in "a good part of the real world around us." He finds
little cOmfort in past Western efforts to counteract the Communist blueprint.
Rather, "as the Communist bloc advances, it clearly intends to devote
increasing efforts and resources to its program for victory in the
underdeveloped areas." The Notorious "Popular Front" The Soviet
master plan is not so rigid as to ignore the weapon of expediency. When a local
Communist party finds it advantageous it will join a coalition movement and
pretend to abandon the revolutionary objective for the common good. Socialists,
nationalists, radicals, Catholics or anticolonialists are readily joined in a
popular front. If the coalition front takes over tl\e reins of government, the
Communists are in a key position to influence its affairs or take it over
completely. Mme. Suzanne Labin comments on the devastating gains made by this
feature of the master plan: "The popular fronts best known for having
increased CP (Communist Party) strength or carried it to power were those of
1936 and of the Resistance in France; the postwar popular fronts in Italy,
Ceylon, Indonesia and Iraq; the one that brought Ho Chi Minh to power in
Indo-China in 1954; and two made by the Kuomintang in 1924 and 1937, which
served as steppingstones for Mao Tsetung's accession to power; the one that
turned Guatemala over to CP henchmen; and all those which, in Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria,
Hungary and Czechoslovakia, helped make Soviet satellites of their countries
and bloody victims of those democrats who had joined the popular fronts in good
faith." 18 Military and Scientific Front Thirty years ago the Communists
proclaimed: "War to the hilt between Com. munism and Capitalism is
inevitable. Today, of course, we are not strong enough to attack. Our time will
come in 20 or 30 years." Whether the Kremlin will now risk an all-out war
is said to depend on the balance of power, or "balance of terror," as
some call it. The Soviet plan calls for spending one ruble out of every four
for military purposes. Already Russian ground forces have been completely
modernized. The Soviet fleet is second only to America's; its submarine force, the
largest in the world. Her formidable air strength is mainly jet fighter planes.
The ballistic missile is leaned on heavily to span the oceans and influence the
crucial balance of power. Scientific achievement is closely related to the
military program. Reluctantly the West hailed Russia's photographing of the far
side of the moon by Lunik In as "a brilliant example of rocketry and
technical precision." The Communists boast the world's largest operating
atom smasher and the largest astronomical observatory. Soviet chemists annually
produce research that is both original and of high quality. To maintain and
increase the rate of scientific achievement the master plan emphasizes
scientific education. Right now Russia is producing scientists and technicians
faster than the United States, and the gap is wIdening. Western fears were well
expressed by John Gunther's Inside RUS8'ia Today; "The thought of what the
Soviet Union may be like after two or three generations of increasing
educational advantages is staggering." Propaganda and Diplomacy When
Nikita Khrushchev unleashed a tirade of invective upon President Eisenhower not
long after the scuttling of the May summit conference, some observers AWAKE!
wondered if the Communist boss was los~ ing his sanity. Time magazine better
ap~ praised what was happening: "Viewed in the light of his aims, methods
and past be~ havior, Khrushchev's outburst was a cal~ culated tactical thrust
that fitted into a sinister pattern: to destroy U. S. prestige around the globe
by straining the bonds between the U. S. and its allies, and by making a
grandstand play to public opinM ion in the vast areas ly provide· information
for underdeveloped minds. There must be more exchanges of students, professors,
books, films and as~ sorted missions between uncommitted nations and the
Western world. A call has even gone out for Western youth to enter the fray as
"missionaries of freedom," with the aim of exposing the Soviet
strategy and spreading principles of democracy to the Communist target areas.
Reeently Western of Latin America, Asia and Africa and thus encourage the
overthrow of proWestern p a Ii tic a 1 leaders .... The 'great flights' of
attitude that President Eisenhower noted in him spring not just from an erratic
personality, as 1S often INFORMATIVE! ENJOYABLE! newspapers found comfort in
Soviet press tirades against the increased activity of Jehovah's witnes8~ es
behind the Iron Curtain. The Soviet master plan, which slanders all religion as
the "opium of the people," has hit a • HOW FIRM IS YOUR FAITH? Ie It
strong or are you filled with doubt.? What C;ln be dane to giVe it;l firm
found;ltion7 Be sure to read the ;lrtlcla. • WHAT IS BEHIND THOSE. HEAD. ACH
lOS? Finding the answer may put you well on the way to avoiding them. If you
are one of the milljo"~ who !ufters from head. "ches. you will w;lnt
to re;ld this article. • CAN YOU GAMBLE ANO WIN? It it ;I .ure way to get rich?
Is if harm len enter. tainment? What effect does It have on soci. ety? These
questions are an$wered In this f;letu;ll article. All in tlU! next tuue!
thought, but from Communist tactics." Soviet diplomacy will call for a
"thaw" in thE" cold war if it is thought that concessions, such
as Western withdrawal from Berlin, might be gained through "good·
will" tours and conferences. Communist diplomats gained much at Yalta and
are willing to hope for more, but their strategy never excludes the propaganda
weapon, because the Soviets are dealing with the Western world, wbere public
opinion is a powerful force on government policies. The Best-laid Plans
Uprisings behind the Iron Curtain spur Western patriots to call for more
economic, military and counterpropaganda efforts in a grand counteroffensive
against the Soviet master plan. "Fight fire with fire" is the' theme
of alarmed observers who cry for better integration of Western strategy to stop
the Communist advance. It is said that mOTe than economic and mHital'J! aid to
underdeveloped lands, the West must quickSEPTEMBER 8, 1960 snag in this growing
underground organization of Christians \vho are more dedicated and fearless
than the Communist party members, Through~ out the Iron Curtain countries
Jehovah's witnesses continue to tell the searching, spiritually hungry people
that, neither communism nor capitalism, but Jehovah God will soon settle the
question of worJd control in favor of his kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ.
Observers eve\'ywhe~ wm 00 \nt~ed to learn that God's Word foretells a com~ ing
allMout attack by the Soviet planners against the servants of Jehovah. (Dan. 11:
44, 45) This aggression by the Communist world~grabbers constitutes grounds for
Almighty God's predicted destruction of international communism, "and
there will be no helper for him." Designers of the Soviet master plan will
learn the hard way: "Many are the plans in the heart of a man, but the
counsel 01 Jehovah 'is what will stand."-Prov.19:21. 19
