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OUR STRUGGLE By Generalissimo CHIANG KAI-SHEK President of the Republic of China AGAINST COMMUNISM On the occasion of his 75th birthday this week, the leader of free China writes this special message to the American people The gravest threat to world peace and stability posed by internation al Communism today comes from the Communists of Asia. The Communists on the Chinese mainland constitute the heart of the problem. Since they seized the Chinese mainland 13 years ago, the Communists have committed ag gression in Korea and Indo-China, brutally en slaved the Tibetan people, instigated border clashes with India, perpetrated a civil war in Laos, unleashed a campaign of terrorism in Viet nam, and conducted political subversion in all the non-Communist countries of Asia. From their base of operations on the Chinese mainland, they have extended the scope of their activities to threaten democratic governments in Africa and Latin America. Obsessed with power and their doctrine of a world revolution, the Chinese Communists have committed themselves to a desperate and relent less policy of conquest. They have been respon sible for the aggressive wars of Asia and for numerous incidents which created conditions for conflict. On the Chinese mainland, the Communists have ruthlessly enslaved and exploited 600 mil lion people as tools of their policy of aggression, 'n trying to hasten industrialization for war, the Communists have inflicted untold suffering upon the people. Natural disasters and calamities have been Beriously aggravated by the blunders and fallacies of the Communist system. Because of their policies of aggression abroad and suppression at home, the Communists are constantly faced with difficulties, and their regime has never been stabilized. Revolts first broke out in such outlying areas as Sinkiang, Tibet, Manchuria, and Inner Mongolia. They have expanded to other provinces and into cities, growing in intensity and number. The Communists have had to institute more rigid controls upon both civilians and troops. OF late, resentment against the Communist rulers has spread from farmers and work ers to militiamen, soldiers, and party cadres. It has even affected the unusually pampered Communist air force. Several Red fliers have de fected to Taiwan in recent months. The mass exodus of refugees to Hong Kong and Macao last April and May was another powerful evi dence of discontent with the Communist rule. Here in Taiwan, people in all walks of life have been -working hard for the last 13 years. With the perseverance and solidarity of our armed forces and civilian population, we have made noteworthy progress in economic, educa tional, and social development. Especially as a result of our policy for the equitable distribu tion of land, farmers have become owners of the land they till. We are free in Taiwan today. But there can be no peace, security, and real freedom for us while the Communists persist in their aggres sions against Quemoy and Matsu and, most im portantly, while the hundreds of millions of our compatriots are suffering on the mainland, look ing to us as their only hope of deliverance. We cannot and shall not stand by and watch our own people fight against their Communist tyrants unaided and alone. There must not be another anti-Communist mass revolt doomed to the failure of the Hungarian freedom fighters in 1956. The moment will come when we shall join forces with our own freedom fighters on the mainland. We are confident that the inhuman and evil regime of Peiping will be destroyed. The defeat of the Chinese Communist regime is a prerequisite to peace and democracy in Asia and the stability of the Pacific area. In the long run, the fate of human civilization itself will de pend on whether China with its huge popula tion, resources, and potential remains in the grip of international Communism or is restored to the democratic camp. The collapse of the Communist regime in Pei ping cannot and will not precipitate a world conflict. Once the Chinese people rise up against their Communist oppressors, their collapse will be rapid and complete. No alien force will be able to maintain the Chinese Communists in power. Nor should any outside force interfere in our domestic affairs. (Continued on page 6) COVER: Marlon Brando, who has become a legend i'b his own time, is alternately described as yentle and considerate, stubborn and un disciplined. What's he really like Read: "Hollywood's Expensive Enigma." page. I. WanJcly LEONARD S OAVIDOW I'rt WAITER C. DtEYFUS lie PATRICK I. OHOURKE .1,1 MORTON FRANK " ublixhrr nii-til 0 Ihrrrtor trior ,t I'ttblinhir It. 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