Raise Higher the Revolutionary Banner of Marxism-Leninism

RAISE HIGHER THE REVOLUTIONARY BANNER OF MARXISM-LENINISM

FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS PEKING

SPEECH BY LI HYO SOON, LEADER OF THE KOREAN WORKERS' PARTY'S DELEGATION TO THE SIXTH CONGRESS OF THE GERMAN SOCIALIST I.INITY PARTY

Dear Comrades! In the name of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party, I extend warm congratulations to the Sixth Congress of the German Socialist Unity Party and, through it, to aIl the members of your Party and the fraternal German PeoPle. The delegation of the Korean Workers' Party attending this congress'at the invitation of your Party, is very gtad to have an opportunity of witnessing directly the achievements of the struggle of the German working class and working people, who have inherited the revolutionary tradition of the great Marx and'Engels' The Korean people are well aware that the revolutionary German working class, under the guidance of its Party, has traversed a road of long, glorious struggle for the realization of Marxist-Leninist ideals' In particular, the heroic struggle waged by the faith- ful sons and daughters of the German people, led by Comrade Ernst Thaelmann, for the freedom and liberation of mankind in the darkest period of Hitler fascist rule and their undaunted revolutionary spirit, still inspire our struggle todaY. J

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I I' ,l tory of socialism in Germany, and are contributions to Hitler fascism and the liberation After the defeat of our common cause of peace and socialism. of the country by the Soviet army, the people of demo- The Korean people rejoice over the achievements of cratic Germany, firmly taking power in their hands, the fraternal German people, as they would over their founded the German Democratic Republic, the first own. worker-peasant state in the history of Germany. In the big family of the socialist camp, the Korean The founding of the German Democratic Republic was people, boundlessly inspired by the support and encour- a great victory won by the German people in the strug- agement of the fraternal peoples, have won a greal vic- gle against fascism and militarism and for peace and tory in socialist revolution and socialist construction' socialism. It was a new turning point in the history of In defiance of al1 the difficulties under hard condi- German and Europe. tions after the war in which everything had been laid Since they started building a new 1ife, the people of in ruins, the Korean people created' a solid foundation democratic Germany have scored great success in their for a self-supporting national economy, tapping and mobi- socialist revolution and socialist construction, overcoming lizing to the maximurrr all their strength and potential with courage many difficulties created by the division and making effective use of the aid of fraternal coun- of their country. tries. They turned their country into a developed social- Socialist relations of production have already tri- ist industrial-agricultural state in a short space of time umphed in the towns and villages of democratic Germany following the war. is annually and the basic tasks in the period of transition frorn capi- Thus, the national economy of our country increased talism to socialism have been carried out. developing at a rapid rate. Last year we 20 per cent, in comparis'on wtth Thanks to the devoted labour struggle of the talented industiial production by national economic plan and industrious workers of democratic Germanv, the 1961, in the fulfilment of the main goal was the conquest of the Six Heights. German Democratic Republic has been made into a whose ' still closer around powerful socialist industrial state based on advanced Today the Korean people, rallying the Korean Workels' Party science and technology. the Central Committee of are vigorouslY advanc- Today the workers of democratic Germany, under the headed by owards the successful guidance of the German Socialist Unity Party headed ing in th fulfilment set forth bY the Fourth by Comrade Walter Ulbricht, are keeping up the strenu- of our Party, while at the same time consolidat- ous struggle for over-all socialist construction and the Congress ing previous successes. reunification of the country. The achievements of our people in the socialist con- successes of the fraternal people of democratic A11 the struction of the country are a solid material guarantee in socialist construction provide a firm material Germany for the reunification of the fatherland. They inspire the foundation for the reunification and the eomplete vic= Anti-American, national salvation struggle of the south Comrades, the international situation as a whole is Korean people. today developing in favour of the struggle for peace, The U.S. imperialist aggressors occupying the southern national independence and socialism. part of our country have turned it into their atornic and The might of the socialist camp has grown and strength- rocket base. They make continuotrs and intensive effort ened incomparably and the forces of peace and social- to arm the U.S. troops stationed there, as well as the ism in the international arena are prevailing over the puppet army, with a1I kinds of weapons of mass destruc- forces of imp,erialism and war. tion and are constantly committing provocations against But life shows that the imperialists are in no way the northern half of our Republic. willing of their own accord to step out of the arena of However, no machination on the part of U.S. imperial- history and the deeper modern monopoly capitalism is ism can block the road of our people. driven into predicaments, the more vicious it becomes. The Korean people will safeguard with every deter- This has been clearly proven recently by a series of mination the independence of their country and their adventurous, provocative actions and war threats of the socialist gains from any encroachment by the enemy. U.S. imperialists and other international reactionary They will make the U.S. imperialist aggressors withdraw forces. from south Korea and wili achieve the peaceful reunifica- They are running wild in attacking the socialist camp; tion of the fatherland. they are trying to strangle national Iiberation struggles The Korean and German peoples are building social- and the working class movement and foment a new war. ism. Standing face to face with the imperialists and In the east, the U.S. imperialists are creating a hotbed with the countries divided, they are reliably defending of war in sou-th Korea, Taiwan, south Viet Nam, and other eastern and western posts of the socialist camp. areas, reviving Japanese militarism, and making no secret The peoples of our two countries have always sup- of their scheme to use Japan as a "shock brigade" for ported and closely co-operated with each other in the aggression against I(orea and other parts of Asia. course of the struggle for the con-rmon cause and these The U.S. imperialists are creating a dangerous breed- relations of friendship are being consolidated and devel- ing ground for war in the heart of Europe by strongly oped still further. reinforcing the armed forces of the aggressive NATO and The fraternaL German people gave us selfless aid, rearming the West German rnilitarists. material and moral, during the fatherland liberation war They have made West Germany the centre of NATO o,f the Korean people and in the period of our post-war and a den of world reactionary forces. They are con- socialist construction. stantly threatening the security of the German Demo- Availing myself of this opportunity, I once again ex- cratic Republic and the rest of Europe. press warm gratitude to the fraternal people of demo- Such being the situation, it becomes most urgent to cratic Germany. conclude a German peace treaty and wage a decisive

, ,/: struggle to restrain West German militarism revived by The guarantee of peace lies in uniting, increasing, and im- U.S. imperialism. strengthening in e\rery way all the forces against question The Korean Workers' Party and the entire Korean perialism and, particularly, the rnost important and might of the people fu1ly support the just s'tand of the Governrnent is to continually strengthen the unity peace force. of the German Democratic Republic and the Soviet soci,alist camp, the main anti-imperialist, past Union was alone in building on the conclusion of a German peace treaty In the the Soviet Government of imperialism. But and on the question of making West Berlin into a socialism within the encirclement has been formed and the demilitarized, free city. today a world socialist system united force of the socialis't camp stands face to face with Recently the U.S. imperialists created a provocative war threat in the Caribbean Straits and attempted to imperialism. emergence the world socialist system is the strangle the Cuban Republic. The of greatest gain of the working class and progres- However, the military "blockade operation" and historical sive mankind the world over, and its might is a decisive aggressive machinations of the U.S' imperialist pirates force in the struggtre for peace and socialism. were shattered in face of the united might and struggle The unity of the socialist camp is also the core and of the heroic Cuban people who enjoy the unanimous basis of the unity of the ranks of the international com- support of the socialist camp and the people of the world. munist and working class movdment. The U.S. imperialists have not yet given up their design The imperialists are therefore very rnuch afraid of the openly acting as pirates, to invade Cuba, but are sti1l unity of the socialist camp and are concentrating their of encroaching upon the sovereignty an'd independence main efforts on breaking this unity. the Cuban people, becoming more and more arrogant. In such a situation, the most irnportant international AlI these facts show clearly that U.S. imperialism is duty of all Communists and working people of the world the main force of aggression and war, the chieftain of is to promote by every means the unity of the socialist world reaction, the international gendarme, and the most camp against the provocative machinations of the vicious enemy of the people throughout the world. enernies, and to defend and support the great Soviet The present situation ca1ls for a rnore relentless strug- IJnion, the Chinese Feople's Repulllic, and the whole of gIe to destroy the U.S. imperialist policy of aggression the socialist camp. and war, and to defend peace. Only when solid,arity within the socialist camp is The struggle for peace is, in essence, a struggle against strengthened can the wider circles of peace-loving peo- imperialism, the source and fomenter of war, and ple of the world be rallied. OnIy when the primar), con- especially today there can be no struggle for peace apart cern is directed, in the first pIace, to the strengthening frorn a struggle against U.S. imperialism, the ringleader and uniting of the political, economic, and military might of imperialism. of our entire camp through mutual support, encourage- ment, and. co-operation can the force of peace become differences of views bebween brother Parties, on the an invincible power on which practically no imperialist strengthening of the unity of the socialist camp, and the aggressor dare pounce, international communist and working class movement. The unity of our camp and increase of its strength - Our Party has consistently maintained from the be- this, for us, is something most precious that cannot be ginning and will maintain in the future that the ilif- exchanged for anything. Its slightest belittling and ferences of views that have arisen among brother Parties underestirnation will cause serious losses to the general should be settled in all circtrrnstances as internal ques' development of the international communist and working tions within our ranks through comradely consultation class movement. and discussion, strictly in accordance with the principles Mutual relations between brother Parties are char- of the Moscow Statement, and not by open attacks. acterized by complete equality, mutual benefit, non- Nevertheless, at this congress which is not an interna- interference in one another's internal affairs, mutual tional meeting of fraternal Farties, while on the one hand respect, and mutual support. much is, being said about discontinuing open disputes When an issue of mutual concern ernerges, it should on the differences of views and strengthening unity, on be solved by an exchange of views and consultations in the other the question on the differences of views be- a comradely manner. tween fraternal Parties is again raised, and especially For opposing imperialism and strengthening the soli- unilateral criticism is 'rnade against the Chinese Com- darity of the socialist camp and the international communist Party. This attitude, in our opinion, cannot be munist and, working class movement, the principles of regarded as friendly or comradely, and it cannot help Marxism-Leninism and proletarian' internationalism towards the unity and solidarity which we call for in should be upheld to the hi1t. unison. As pointed out in the Moscow Statement, reality shows As everyone knows, it was owing to the correct leader- that the struggle against modern revisionism, the main . ship of the Chinese Communist Party that the Chinese danger to the international cornrnunist and working revolution, for which Lenin had such ardent hopes and class movement, as well as against dogmatism, still such deep concern, was triumphant. This triurnph tipped remains our important dutY. the scales of the balance of world forces decisively in In or:der to consolidate the unity of our ranks, the favour of socialisrn and was a great stimulus to the principles on mutual relations among Marxist-Leninist liberation struggles of the colonial and dependent na- parties set out in the Moscow Declaration and Moscow tions. Statement should be thoroughly observed under all Along with the great Soviet Union, the existence of circumstances. the powerful Chinese People's Republic with a popula- It is very gratifying that unanimous stress is being tion accounting for two-thirds of our socialist camp, and laid at this congress on discontinuing open disputes over the growth o,f its might have evoked deep apprehension ancl uneasiness among the imperialists and are a serious darity with other p'eoples of the countries in the socialist blow to them. camp. The world reactionary forces headed by the U.S. irn- Our Party and our people will also hold aloft the perialists are therefore trying to drive a wedge into the banner of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian interna- solidarity of the socialist camp and, recently in par- tionalism. striving in every way to cement unity with ticular, they have been carrying on an anti-China the Soviet IJnion, China, and all the other socialis't coun- campaign for all their worth' tries and with all brother Parties. In such a situation, the open criticism of the stand of In conclusion, I wish all the Party members, and the the Chinese Communist Party is just what our enemies German people new success in carr-ying out the tasks set want and hail. by the Sixth Congress of the German Socialist Unity All the fraternal Farties should refrain from doing any Party. obstructs our unity and should not allorv any thing that (Original text appeared in Korean newspapers, January 22, 1963) act which might weaken it. For unity, an end must be put unconditionally to the open disputes ,crn the differences of views, as stressed at this congress. We Communists are cornrades-in-arms who share in the life-and-death struggle against imperialism and for the freedom and liberation of the people. We should talk more of the struggle against imperialism, our common enemy, and direct more energy and effort to it. The U.S., British, and. French imperialists and the rearmed West German militarists are entrenched just a few paces from this meeting ha1l. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is like Panmunjom in Korea, warding off the imperialist aggressors. Our unbreakable unity is most precious, particularly for the Korean and German peoples who are defending these posts of peace, standing face to face with the enemies' The Korean people, who have deeply rea'Iized the great vitality of proletarian internationalism through their experiences of struggle, highly value friendship and s'oli-

10 providing the Communists and working class of the world with powerful revolutionary weapons. The Moscow Declaration and Statement are programme documents for the activities of the Communist and Workers' Parties of all countries and a guide to their RAISE HIGHER BANNER, THE BEVOLUTIONARY struggles. They have played, and are playing, a tre- OF MARXISM-LENINISI\{ mendous rotre in strengthening the unity of the interna- yublished, 7962, tional movement and promoting -Aru editotial on Nouember 17, -cmmunist the struggles in "Roilong Shinmoon" of l{orea ol lhe people throughout the world against imperialism and for peace and socialism. Five years have elapsed since the Moscow Declaration The Korean Workers' Party has consistently remained was issued in November 1957 by the meeting of repre- true to the principles laid down in these two documents sentatives of the Communist and Workers' Parties of the signed by its own representative and has worked stead- socialist countries. And it is now two years since the Iastly for the implementation of these principles. Moscow Statement was issu,ed in November 1960 by the The situation following the Moscow meetings is meeting of representatives of the Communist and characterized by the further growth of the might of the Workers' Parties of various countries. world socialist syst,em and the daily weakening of th,e The course of events at home and abroad in these years imperialist forces. Our era is a great, militant era of has further attested to the correctness and great histor- revolution, an era of acure class struggle be,tween so- ical significance of the Moscow Declaration and Statement. cialism and capitalism in the international arena, an era of As is cornmonly known; these two meetings are of great liberation struggle waged by aII the exploited people importance for the furtherance of the international com- and oppressed nations on this planet. munist movement. The Declaration and Statement The might of the socialist camp which has grown and adopted by these two meetings sum up the experiences magnified is decisively prevailing over the imperialist forces the arena. of the international communist movement and those of in world As pointed the international working class movement as well as so- out in the Moscow Statement, the socialist system cialist construction, and expound the tasks of the Com- and the world forces of revolution are the decisive forces today that munist Parties of all countries in the common struggle determine the main content, main trend and main featur,es of d,evelopment human peace, national independence, democracy and so- the of for history. cialism. Proceeding from a scientific analysis of the in- Thanks to the existence of powerful socialist ternational situation, these two documents also give the camp and its influence, hundreds of millions of people have definite answers to the fundamental questions of principle freed thems,elves from the yoke of colonial enslavement in the present international communist movement, thus 13 t2 ism. The syst'em of exploitation of man by man and and won freedom and liberation amicist the raging flames the system of extermination of man by man are two of the national liberation movement of the colonies in aspects of the capitalist system", Asia, Africa and Latin America. The imperialist colonial In the present-day international arena, "U.S. imperial- system is in the process of final disintegration. ism is the main force of aggression and war". The a In particular, the victory of the Cuban revolution is aggressive and predatory nature of U.S. imperialism has great revolutionary event of our time. By shattering the become increasingly obvious. through heroic armed U.S. imperialist colonial rule U.S. imperialism Ied by the heinous war maniac Cuba has raised high the bann,er of socialism struggle, Kennedy openly declared that it was the aim of the "free America. for the first time in Latin world" to "vanquish communism". It is stepping up popular The revolutionary struggle waged by the arms expansion frantically and carrying out the line of as the vanguard, to break masses, with the working class total and nuclear war. It has enmeshed the whol,e world the chains gf capital is mounting rapidly in capitalist in a network of aggressive military bases and military countries. Imperialism is steadily declining and falling blocs, rearmed Japanese and West German militarists apart under the powerful impact from within and and is perpetrating military provocations in various parts without. of the world. shown that Al1 these facts have further convincingly While talking volubly about "peace", the U.S. imperial- im- the final victory of socialism and the downfall of ists are threatening the people's national liberation strug- perialism are an inevitability of the development of hu- gle with nuclear weapons. In order to realize their man history and a law-governed process. ambitions of aggression by use of "strength", they are This surging current in the development of history conducting their monstrous "special warfare" and "local cannot be stemmed by imperialism, however hard it tries. war" in south Viet Nam and other parts of the globe and The present situation is rapidly developing in the direc- are brutally slaughtering the people. I tion in which the balance of forces is tipping decisively Continuing its forcible occupation of Thiwan, an in- peace increasingly against in favour of socialism and and alienable part of the territory of the Chinese People's imperialism and the forces of war. I Republic, U.S. imperialism has whipped up an unbridled However, historical ,experience shows that imperialism anti-China campaign and has of late egged the Indian I will never quit the arena of history of its own accord' I reactionaries on to new aggression on the Sino-Indian 1 The imperiaiists are putting up desperate resistance in border. order to prop up their shaky position and are more Recently the U.S. imperialists launched a most brazen, 'pursuing obstinately the policies of aggression and 'a'ar. piratic aggression in the Caribbean against revoJ.utionary The Moscow Statement points out that "as long as Cuba. This was not only a criminal act aimed at imperialism exists there wiII be soil for wars of aggr:es- strangling the independence and sovereignty of Cuba but sion" and that "war is a constant companion of capital- 15 t4 than ever, order to expose and smash the aggressive also a scheme to disrupt peace and provoke a world war in provocations and sinister schemes of U.S. imperial- and pose a grave challeng,e to the people throughout the war followers and to safeguard peace' Today world. ism and its there can be no peace to speak of except in the context A11 these facts show that U.S. imperialism, as pointed of the fight against the policies of aggression and war out in the Moscow Statement, is the main force of agg;es- pursued by U.S. imperialism, the ringleader of world re- sion and war, the bulwark of modern colonialism, the cannot be begged for, but must be won international gendarme, the biggest international ex- action. Feace the concerted firm struggle of the forces of ploiter and the most truculent enemy of the people the through peace and socialism. To beg for peace from the im- world over. perialists would not relieve international tension, but on and predatory nature of U.S. imperial- The aggressive the contrary, would further encourage their aggressive ism has not chang,ed, on the contrary U.S. imperialism ambitions and endanger Peace' has become more vicious, more cunning and more adven- The fight against the U.S. imperialist policy of war is turous. a question of greater practical significance to the Korean Therefore, the prim,e task now confronting the working people who are standing in direct opposition to the U.S' the peace-Ioving people the world over is to class and imperialist invaders, the ringleader of aggression and maintain strict vigilance against the U.S.-Ied imperial- war. ists'. machinations for aggression and war, to unite as The occupation of south Korea by aggressive U'S' one and wage a resolute struggle for exposing and smash- forces, which has lasted eighteen years, and their policies ing these machinations and for safeguarding peace' of aggression and war are the underlying root and cause The mod.ern revisionists represented by the Tito group of the misery and tribulations of the south Korean peo- of Yugoslavia are trying to paralyse the revolutionary ple. This occupation poses not only a grave obstacle to stru.ggle of the popular masses and are faithfully serving the peaceful reunification of our fatherland but also a U.S. imperialism by embellishing imperialism and de- threat to the peace of the Far East and the whole worId. fending its aggressive mano'euvres in every way. Accord- people have always waged a firm struggle ing to them, the nature of imperialism se'ems to have The Korean against the U.S. imperialist policies of aggression and war changed and it is no longer aggressiv'e and no longer the and carrying on their unswerving struggle to force source of war. They vilify the people's anti-imperialist are withdraw frorn south national liberation struggle and try their best to serve the aggressive U.S. troops to hold high the banner of the imperialists in committing aggr'ession and plunder, Korea. They wiII continue to unite clos'ely with the peace- thus further revealing their true colours as the shameless the anti-imperialist struggle, resolutely against lackeys of imperialism. Ioving people of the world and fight and for lasting world The Communists and peoples of all lands must main- the war plots of U.S. imperialism tain the sharpest vigilance and battle more resolutely peace. t? 16 Comrade Kim I1 Sung has said: gression on Cuba by the U.S. imperialist marauders, to A new world war can be prevented and lasting world give active support to the just struggle of the Cuban peace preserved only by continuously increasing the people in defence of their country's independence and might of the socialist camp, by further developing the sovereignty against U.S. encroachment, and to safeguard working class movement in capitalist countries and the Cuban revolution. the people's liberation struggle in colonies and de- The Korean people fully support the heroic struggle pendencies, by organizing and arousing the broad pop- of the Cuban peopie and the five demands raised by ular masses in the fight against imperialist policies Premi,er Castro and resolutely condemn the barbarous of aggnession and war, by closely uniting all the peace- piratic action of U.S. imperialism against Cuba. They loving forces, by co-ordinating all methods of struggle, firmly demand that the U.S. aggressors take their blood- and by exerting pressure on, and dealing blows to, the stained hands off Cuba immediately. imperialist war-mongers at every turn. As it has done in the past and is doing now, so in the future too will our Party continue to fight resolutely liberation The people's anti-imperialist national against colonialism in all its forms and to give active struggle in the colonies and dependencies is part 'of the support to the peoples in their anti-imperialist struggle revolutionary struggle of the international working class for national independence and lib,eration. peace. The success- and a powerful factor in maintaining In the int,erest of peace and revolution, there is a more libera- ful development of the anti-imperialist national pressing need today than ever before for strengthening tion struggle of the colonies deals heavy blows to the the unity of the socialist camp and the international war plots of the imperialists and therefore is conducive communist movement. to the entire cause of Peace. The stnengthening of this unity and the defence of the U.S.-Ied imperialism is It is no accident that today revolutionary banner of Marxism-L,eninism are the most to strangle the national lib- stepping up its frantic efforts important guarantees for the victory of the struggle to plotting for flagrant eration struggle of the peoples and smash th'e aggressive plots of the imperialists and to aggression and war to undermine their independence win peaoe, national independence and socialism. and sovereignty. This is precisely why the imperialists and their hench- the in- The Moscow Statement says that it is lofty men, the revisionists, are resorting, to, every kind of ternationalist duty of all the socialist countries and Com- venomous trick to disrupt this unity. material assist- munists to render the fullest moral and The modern revisionists, ldeological lackeys of the themselves from im- ance to the peoples fighting to free imperialists, are unscrupulously carrying out all sorts of all perialist and colonial tyranny. [t is the duty of malicious machinations to smear Marxism-Leninism and peace-loving people the world Marxist-Leninists and all emasculate its revolutionary spirit. Taking their cue check the ag- over to wage a common struggle now to from the imperialists these revisionists slander and sow

18 19 djscord principles among the socialist countries and try to subvert of completd equality, respect for territorial the Parties and governments of these countries. integrity, state independence and sovereignty and non- Modern revisionism is the main danger to the in_ interference in one another's affairs". It follows that ternational these should help, co-operate and support each communist movement at present and it is countries creating a greater danger than ever ideologically and other. There should be no interference by one country politically. in the internal affaits of another nor the imposition of ot Therefore, all Marxist-Leninists must keep sharp vigi_ one country's will on another. No act of treachery lance against and completely shatter the vicious ,"totr!u hypocrisy should be allowed between them. schemes of the revisionists. The unshakable foundation of our Party's foreign ,,The The Moscow Declaration states, existence of policy is to strengthen the unity of the socialist camp bourgeois influence is an internal source of revisionism, and to constantly develop relations of friendship and co- while surrender to imperialist pressure is its externai operation with all other socialist countries. source." Our Party, holding high the banner of Marxism- At the present tim,e when the imperialists are intensi_ I-eninism and proletarian internationalism, has made fying their aggression and blackmail and the revisionists unremitting efforts to strengthen friendship and co- working in league with them are posing a challenge to operation with all fraternal peoples and to defend the Marxism-Leninism, all Communists, in the interest .l th" unity of the socialist can,.r preservation of peace and revolution, must defend the Comrade Kim I1 Sung has said: purity of Marxism-Leninism and hord higher its re*olu- Party, the government of the tionary banner. The Korean Workers' Republic and the entire Korean people will in the From the first day of founding, party its our has future continue to do their best to strengthen the consistently waged uncompromising struggles against friendship, unity and co-operation with the peoples of revisionism, dogmatism and all reactio.rary boulgeois ideological all other socialist countries and to defend the unity of trends. In every trial and test, it has unwa-ver_ ingly the so,cialist camP. upheld the principles of Marxism-Leninism and will continue to do likewise in the future. The Moscow Declaration and Statement have been a is people are standing It the sacred duty of all Communists and peoples of great inspiration to the Korean who the socialist countries the international communist move- to strengthen the unity of the so_ firmly in the ranks of cialist camp and the international communist mo,zement. ment and marching forward in the interest of their rev- The Moscow Declaration cause. points out that relations be_ olutionary tween socialist countries are based on Marxism_Leninism Our Party, holding aloft the revolutionary banner of and the principle of proletarian internationarism, ..on Marxism-Leninism, adheres to the principles laid down

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,l in the Moscow Declaration and Statement in educating, Invincible is the r,evoiutionary cause of the Rorean organizing and mobilizing the people and has scor,ed people who ra1ly rock-firm around the Party's Central great victories in socialist revolution and construction. Committee headed by Comrade Kim Il Sung and are The Korean people led by our Party have, in a short holding aloft the banner of Marxism-Leninism and span of time, turned their country into a powerful and proletarian internationalism in their courageous advance. civilized socialist country firmly based on an independent national economy. They have greatly consolidated and re- inforced the re'rzolutionary base in the n6rthern part of Korea in the political and economic fields, and, as in the past, they are reliably defending peace and the eastern outpost of the socialist camp. We are of the opinion that such is the way to contribute to the growth of the international revolutionary movement. Our Party will continue to hold high and follow the revolutionary banner of Marxism-Leninism, do its utmost to promote the Korean revolution so as to contribute to the common cause for peace and socialism. We are now living in a great era of r,evoLution and struggle. The lofty revolutionary task of the Korean Communists has not been ended. While carrying on an intense class struggle against the U.S. imperialist aggressors, we are fighting for the peaceful reunification of our fatherland and for socialist construction. We shall continue thoroughly educating the people in the revolutionary ideas of Marxism-Leninism and the spirit of self-reliance. We shall more firmly consolidate our ranks, remain in a state of preparedness and mo- bilization, live and struggle in the spirit of revolution. By doing so, we shall speed up our socialist construction and hasten the final victory of our revolution.

22 is continuously and ceaselessly disintegrating their posi- tions. The present development of the situation, in which a fierce struggle is going on between socialism and irn- SAFEGUARD THE UNITY OF TIIE SOCIALIST CAMP perialism, between progress and reaction, demands the A.ND STRENGTHEN THE SOLIDARITY OF THE further strengthening of the unity of the international INTERNATIONAL COMIVIUNIST MOVEMENT communist movement for the victory of peace, national and socialism, and demands, above all, the - An editorial published, oru JanudrA 30, 1963, independence in "Rod,ong Shinmoont' of l{.orea further strengthening of the unity of the socialist camp which stands in the centre of this movement. The socialist camp this is the greatest gain of the Ever since the working class emerged on the stage of world working class and- the bastion of all the progressive history, it has always regarded unity as the most pre- forces of our age. cious weapon and has been rzictorious by relying on the The existence of the socialist camp and its united might of unity in the struggle against internal or in- might are not only closely linked with the destiny of its ternational capital. peoples but it is the united efforts of this camp that The history of the international communist movement largely determine the solution of all questions of current which has won victories in heroic struggle over a hun- international life. dred years or more, btrazing the rugged, thorny path, has demonstrated the great might of the undying ideas in- Only by constantly cementing the firm unity and scribed on our revolutionary banner: "Workers of all might of the socialist camp can we successfully advance lands, unite!" the cause of socialism-communism and at the same time As pointed out in the Statement of the Moscow Meet- powerfully support and inspire the anti-imperialist na- ing, "At a time when imperialist reaction is joining tional liberation struggle of the peoples of the colonies forces to fight communism, it is particularly imperative and dependent countries and the liberation struggle of vigorously to consolidate the world communist move- the working class of various countries. ment. Unity and soliclarity redouble the strength of OnIy by further consolidating the unity and might of our movement and provide a reliable guarantee that the the socialist camp and mustering and mobilizing all the great cause of communism will make victorious progress anti-imperialist peace forces can we check and frustrate and all enemy attacks be effectively repelled." will the adventurist policy of the imperialists for aggression The united might of the socialist camp, of the working and war, preserve peace, and ensure peaceful co-existence class and of the oppressed peoples of the whole world is restraining and weakening the imperialist forces and as well. 25 created within the socialist camp and among fraternal The greatness of the socialist camp lies in the fact that Parties. it is firmly united and integrated into a mono,lithic whole, Such attitude as openly making unilateral attacks on embracing a population of 1,000 million. fraternal Parties, an attitude which can hardly be regard- Therefore, just as it was the sacred duty of the Com- ed as comradely or friendly, was displayed at the Twelfth munists of all countries in the past to defend the Soviet Congress of the Czechoslovak Communist Party and the Union, which explored the path to socialism singly Sixth Congress of the German Socialist Unity Party as within capitalist encirclement, today it is the lofty rev- well as at congresses of a number ol other fraternal Par- olutionary duty of the Communists of all co;Ltntries actively to defend the Soviet Union, Chin ties. contradictory to the principles guiding relations entire socialist camp, and to exert the utmo It is Parties as laid down in the Statement strengthen its unity and solidarity. between fraternal of the Moscow Meeting to argue about differenoes of For the imperialists, the unity of the socialist camp views among fraternal Farties and to openly attack a great fraternal commonwealth and the solidarity - of fraternal Farties at individual Party congresses' which the international communist movement- today constitute not international meetings of fraternal Parties. a most formidable force which no atomic are bomb nor any Particularly, to attack unilaterally and try to isolate other new-type weapon can compare with. It is not ac- the Chinese Communist Party, which holds an important cidental that the imperialists and international reac- place in our socialist camp, endangers the unity of the tionaries are brazenly scheming to undermine this unity socialist camp and inflicts grave losses on the comrnon and solidarity by every vicious means and method. cause of peace and socialism. Under such circumstances, no action weakening the This, the final analysis, amounts to joining in the unity of the socialist camp and brother Parties is per- in anti-China chorus of the enemies while the U.S. imperial- missible; such action is favourable to the enemy only. ists and the international reactionary forces are openly Ifowever, to our regret, an ever more complicated plotting aggression and rvar provocations in Europe and, situation, as reveal,ed in the course of the congresses of particularly, in Asia, and are whipping themselves into several broth,er Parties held recently, has been created a frenzy in the anti-China campaign. in the ranks of the international communist movement clear to everyone that today just as one cannot as a result of the divergence views of It is of on a series camp about the questions. talk about ttr,e unity of the socialist or increase of its might without mentioning the great So- The Korean Communists who are defending the eastern viet Union, the first socialist state in the world, so must outpost of socialism, fighting against all kinds of aggres- we recognize tlae existence of the powerful Chinese Peo- sive enemy machinations, standing face to face with the ple's Republic and the solidarity with it a nation whose U.S. imperialist aggressors, the chieftain of world reac- - population accounts for two-thirds of the socialist camp. tion, are most grieved over such an abnormal situation 27 26 To isolate the Chinese Communist Party and the Chi- It is not a question of which side that matters to us" nese People's Republic means, in fact, to invite a split The important point is to defend the solidarity of the interest; the in the socialist camp. socialist camp and to defend our cornmon important point is the interests of the people who are Therefore, our Party opposes the unilateral attack on waging a bloody struggle for peace, national independ- the Chinese Comrnunist Farty in order to defend the sol- ence, and social progress. idarity of the socialist camp, to defend the interests of Our Party stands on this Marxist-Leninist position and the international communist rnovement, and defend to on the side of the interests of revolution and solidarity. the interests of the international working class and the What will become of our unity and what can be said peaee-loving people of the world. Our Party delegation of our solidarity if a course develops in the socialist attending the congresses of the Czechoslovak Communist camp where one Farty and one country could be isolated Farty and the Genman Socialist Unity Party had to efi and ostracized yesterday and another Farty and another press just its opinion on this matter when open attacks country can be isolated and ostracized today? were continuously being made on the Chinese Communist And if the situation goes on in this way, won't another Party. Party and another country be isolated and ostracized It is absolutely clear that in face of the virul,ent schem- tornorrow? If the situation goes on like this, what will ing of the imperialists, Communists who have the become of the socialist camp? No act is p'ermissible weighty responsibility for the cause of their people and which slights the socialist camp, that is, the mighty bu1- the cause of the world working class, cannot approve wark and source of strength of the peoples in their com- tendencies which may weaken the solidarity of the so- mon struggle for peace, national independenc'e, and socialist camp. cialism, or which impairs the solidarity of the socialist But some peoptre opposed this just stand of ours and camp. even asked us: "On whose side are you?" In connection with the Sixth Congress of the German The act of dividing the ranks of the Communists into Socialist Unity Party, we cannot but mention here an- this or that side is in itself very dangerous. other regrettable fact. Are not those who raise such a question themselves Our Party and the entire Korean people have always looking at the socialist camp and the international corn- held in high esteem the German working class and its munist movement as something which can be split into vanguard the German Socialist Unity Party, which in- this side and that side? Are they not placing themselves herited the revolutionary tradition of the great Marx and on one side against the other side? Are they not thus Engels, and of the heroic struggle and undaunted revolu- trying to put on one side the Parties which are resolutely tionary spirit of Comrade Ernst Tha'elmann and other struggling for the unity of the socialist camp and the fine sons and daughters of the German people. Our solidarity of the international co,mmunist movement? Party and people extend fraternal friendship and support

2B 29 policies, and openly declare that they will continue to hold them fast. The Communists of the whole world unanimously branded the Tito group of Yugoslavia as the representatives of modern revisionism, and since then no international conference of fraternal Parties has changed this eastern and western out-posts of the socialist camp' resolution. In such a situation, the Korean people cherish a feeling To our surprise, however, the congress of the German of particular friendship for the German people' Socialist Unity Party not only invited the delegate of et ttu invitation of the Central Cornmittee of ihe Ger- the Titoites and gave him the rostrurn, but also allowed him to slander and attack a fraternal Party enjriying pres- tige in the socialist camp, going so far as to hail and re- spond enthusiastically to this. Who can possibly consider it a normal state of affairs to treat the renegade of Marxism-Leninism in this manner while at the same ti,me refusing delegates of fraternal Parties the opportunity of making a speech? Can this be compatible with the interests of friendship and solidarity of the socialist camp? What kind of "con- tribution" and "splendid success" can such behaviour make in relation to the unity of the socialist camp? Communists and many awakened sections of the working class of all countries, who have gained strength and inspiration from the unity of the socialist camp and from the solidarity of the Communist and Workers' Parties, are deeply concerned about the abnormal situation created today among the fraternal Parties. For the victory of our sacred common struggle for peace, national independence, and socialism, all actions detrimental to unity must be stopped forthwith and all efforts ,must be concentrated on removing all that under- mines unity.

3l This is an urgent demand in the interest of the world other's affairs", and they should support and co-operate working class and is the unanimous demand of progres- with each other for the achievement of this common aim. sive mankind. These principles guiding mutual relations constitute a common Anyone who sincerely treasures the cause of socialism- standing r:u1e to which socialist countries and communism and values peace cannot turn away frorn their Parties in power are obliged to abide. this solemn demand. All fraternal Parties are independent and equal, and There is no reason why we cannot unite. shape their policies independently in keeping with the principles We have a firm basis for unity of action jointly worked of Marxisna-Leninisrn and proceeding from out and unanimously approved. the specific conditions in their own countries. The basic principles of the international communist There are big countries and small coutrtries, but there is no superior movement'at the present time are clearly defined in the Farty and inferior Party. Frecisely Declaration and Statement of the Mosco'w Meetings of for this reason, no Farty should interfere in Communist and Workers' Parties. In these documents, the internal affairs of other fraternal Parties or exert pressure the tasks of common struggie for peace, national on thern5 impose their unilateral wilt on them, ind.e- or pendence, democracy, and socialism are elucidated and slander them. the principles guiding mutual relations among the par- All the socialist countries and brother Parties of all ties of all countries are stipulated. countries communist comrades-in-arms fighting against the common- enemy All fraternal Parties proclaim in one voice that the and for the common cause, should promote present d,evelopment has confirmed the validity of the common prosperity, respecting and closely co- documents. operating with each other and assisting each other. The principles Accordingly, there is nothing that cannot be solved if of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian solidarity is promoted on the basis of this common pro- internationalism and the principles of equality and mu- gramme. tual benefit, of mutual co-operation and assistance, The question is for the Communist and Workers, par- which have become the firm cornerstone of mutual relations ties of all countries unanimously to adhere to the princi- among all the socialist countries and all the Com- munist and ples of these documents in their practical activities, and Workers' Parties, have expressly defined how not in words alone. No Party should ever take any ac- each Party should solve problems arising within the communist movement and questions tion contravening the Declaration and Statement of the all concerning mu- Moscow Meetings. tual relations among brother Parties. As pointed out in the Moscow Dqclaration, the socialist As pointed out in the Moscow Declaration and State- ment, matters parbies countries "base their relations on of complele in of common conc,ern to brother lrinciples questions equality, respect for territorial integrity, state independ- and on all concerning their mutual r,elations, unanimity ence and sovereignty, and non-interference in each of views in matters of principle should be 33 reached and conformity of action be achieved invariably AII brother Parties should show sincerity for the on the basis of the spirit of unity and mutual respect and strengthening of the solidarity of the socialist cam,p and through comradely contact and consultation. the international communist movem€nt by practical Differences of views may occur among fraternal Par- deeds, not only in words. ties on this or that question. But in ironing out such Only then will the present situation be overco,rle and differences one should not be swayed by any prejudice or genuine unity be achieved. emotion but always proceed from the over-all interests Proceeding from the standpoint of the over-all in- of the socialist camp and the international communist terests and solidarity of the international co,mmunist movement. movement, our Party has consistently held and sti1l Openly bringing out differences of views before the holds that all questions arising in relations between enemy or, worse still, extending them to state relations, brother Parties, including existing differences of views, severing diplomatic relations or deporting an ambassador should be solved with patience and through sincere com- for trifling things can never be tolerated. radely contacts and consultations as strictly internal We Korean Communists always consider that any questions of our ranks, and that unity should be pro- unilateral and open slander hurled against other fraternal moted. Parties because of differences of views will only bring Experience shows that the method of mutual consulta- Iosses to unity. tion is the only correct method of solving questions of Many fraternal Parties have already proposed joint r,elations among fraternal Parties. There can be no insoluble question for us Communists consideration of appropriate measures to end open dis- and brother Parties fighting for common ideas and goal, putes, iron out existing differences of views, and strength- we get together with sincerity and negotiate fr:ankly. en the unity of the socialist camp and the international if Proceeding from this point of view, consid- communist movement. olrr Party ers that the differences of views in the interna'tional At the recent Sixth Congress of the German Socialist communist movernent should be discuss.ed and solved Unity Party, too, the delegates of the Communist Party through s,eparate contacts between the brother Parties of the Soviet Union and a number of other fraternal Par- concerned or at an international conference of all Par- expressed such a positive opinion. This is very good ties ties. and gratifying. The imperialist reactionary forces headed by U.S. im- some comrades, while talking ahout discontinuing But p,eriaiism are today pinning their hope on the differences differences views and strength- open disputes over the of within the socialist camp and the international commu- attack ening unity, continue to criticize openly and to nist movement and are frantically trying to exploit them unilaterally the stand of brother Parties. This cannot in for their own aggressive aims, any way be regarded as a sincere attitude. However, this is of no avail.

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'l'her C'ommunist and Workers' Parties and the Com- Moreover, it is ridiculous rndeed for the enemy hope- rnunists of all countries should answer the reactionary fuily to watch for a certain rift in the relations between olfensive of the enemy with powerful solidarity, oppose our Workers' Party of Korea and the fraternal Soviet imperialism, and accelerate the victory of the cause of and Chinese Communist Parties. peace and socialism-communism with the great might How,ever serious the differences of views among of solidarity. fraternal Parties may be, the socialist camp and the in- Lenin has saicl: in ternational communist movement will always malch . I'he more zealouslv the governments and the against im- close unity when it comes to the struggle bourgeoisie of a1l countries strive to divide the workers perialism. and to pit them against each other the more the sol- No machinations of the imperialists can break urgently is it the duty of the class-conscious proletariat of the inter- idarity of the socialist camp and the unity to preserve its class soiidarity, its internatior-ra1ism, its triumphant national communist movement or block the socialist convictions. march of socialism and communism. these words of the great We Korean Communists deem it our lofty interna- With what powerful force the hearts of all Communists today! tionalis,t duty to unite with the great Co'mmunist Party Lenin still stir and Workers' Parties of the wor'ld, let the Soviet lJnion, unite with the Chinese Communist AI1 Communist of banner of Marx- Party, unite with aII other Communist and Workers' us firmly unite under the revolutionary prol'etarian internationalism, and Parties, and struggle to consoiidate the unity of the so- ism-Leninism and forge ahead more vigorously toward ttre ultimate victory cialist camp and the international communist movement' of our cause and the bright future of tl-re whole of man- Kim 11 Sung has said: kind. Our Party and the Government of the Republic, firmly adhering to the Marxist-Leninist principles guiding relations among the socialist countries, have exerted pei'sistent efforts to strengthen friendship and co-op,eration among all the fraternal countries and to safeguard the unity of the socialist camp" The Workers' Party of Korea, the Government of the Republic, and the entire Korean people wii1, in the future, too, exert every effort to continually promote friendship, solidarity, and mutual co-operation with all socialist countries and to safeguard the unity of the socialist eamP,

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