‘We all make mistakes’: the Communist Party of Australia and Khrushchev’s Secret Speech, 1956

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Deery, Phillip and Calkin, Rachael (2008) ‘We all make mistakes’: the Communist Party of Australia and Khrushchev’s Secret Speech, 1956. Australian Journal of Politics & History, 54 (1). pp. 69-84. ISSN 0004-9522

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“We All Make Mistakes”: the Communist Party of Australia and Khrushchev’s Secret Speech, 1956

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5 hore eee an Ro eee The Unknon talin onon 6 n he ommni Par o rea riain or eamle ee rani ee nemy ithin The Rise and Fall of the British Communist Party onon riih an rih ommni raniaion The Cult of the ndividual. The Controversy ithin British Communism 1968 ela ohn allahan Cold ar, Crisis and Conflict The istory of the Communist Party of Great Britain 19168 onon ori ein alking in the hade onon lion aleo The Death of Uncle Joe Sol Ralh ilian an ohn Saille e The ocialist Register 1976 onon onain hree relean haer: ohn Saille The Tenieh onre an he riih ommni Par alolm aEen The a he Par ha o So aro einemann an he ommni Par arol Thornon an Willie Thomon Soih ommni cience and ociety Vol Willie Thomon Reealin omen Communist istory Netork Nesletter o Srin Willie Thomon The Good Old Cause British Communism 19201991 onon 7 See Eri aron hats Left Memoirs of an Australian Communist Rinoo re lae A Proletarian Life elorne en o Australians on the Left Sne oroh ee ild Card An Autobiography 1923198 Penin mirah nli The ammer and the ickle and the ashing Up elorne eo onal Australia at take elorne eih Ean Once a Jolly Comrade riane Roer illi erpents Tooth An Autobiographical Novel Rinoo ernie Ta Crossing the Party Line Memoirs of Bernie Taft elorne Seeral memoir omleel a hee inle riel ra xit Left Memoirs of a carlet oman elorne ha uch as Life A Jumping Narrative from Radom to Melbourne elorne re ohnon Bread and Roses Sne San oran Reminisces of a Rebel Sne ernie orri Beteen the Lines elorne im o ound of Trumpets elaie re Paeron A Personal istory riane Ear Ro Of torm and truggle Pages from Labour istory Sne 8 Ralh ion The Fight Goes On A Picture of Australia and the orld in To Postar Decades elorne , i ie ar more riel in hi earlier My ears in the Communist Party elorne Ee or eore Peeron none o he nmero ommni Par memer rom he ineriee en anell in he earl mae an reerene o ee ihell irar heneorh or he Peeron inerie ril an a m oliial eaion ean in ee e All Make Mistakes 71 inelleal ho le or ho ere eelle iorahial riin o on he een o rimaril ihin he one o iniial lie an are neearil rame narrol ih reae a e roril The holarl lierare on he P an an he P i imilarl lih an la aine anali The real o he P o ermi iniian iion o he ere eeh i mirrore he ai o holarl eor o eamine i ima on he Par ne o he anar hiorie o he P i liair aion hi iion o i leein Roin ollan Revolutionaries and Reformists o a Tom inoln nto the Mainstream ae an i i nliel ha ainre eon olme o The Reds hih ill oer he ill aear eore nl W ron hihl arian hior o he ommni Par ie he leaerhi reaion in There i in hor a iniian hioriorahial oi The aee ie in he ean lierare ha een ha he P leaerhi erienl ree eae ao he onen o hrhhe ere eeh Terr rin reenl ommene: enin he ahenii o he eeh he ralian ar Salini leaerhi ha reie eman or oen iion an harin o nolee in he Par orin o aren nil l he Par leaerhi ree o allo inernal eae hile aion mainain ha he leaerhi erie in mainainin hroho he ali o he reore ere eeh Thi ie ermeae memoir iorahie an hiorian aon i i no inarae ell onl hal he or Thi arile ill ell he oher hal loe reeaminaion o reeal ha he eventual reaion o he P a inee o ile iion oh o he ere eeh an i imliaion or he ommni moemen oeer he initial reaion o he leaer a le eiie Thi arile ill are ha i i miaen o e ha a onien an ioro amain aain oen iion a mainaine he leaerhi rom he oe Wha emere rom a loe reain o ore i a leaerhi reone ha a lain an one There ere namenal onraiion eeen he aroah ein reommene he leaerhi an he aion he oo hemele eeen ha a ein are a he ieren leel in he oraniaion an eeen he

ohn aren Free Radicals Of the Left in Postar Melbourne elorne ara ihell hrhhe Sere Seeh an i ima on inelleal in he ommni Par o ralia onor Thei nieri o elorne See or eamle Paline rmron Frank ardy and the Making of Poer ithout Glory elorne Peer oo Red Barrister A Biography of Ted Laurie C elorne arole errier Jean Devanny Romantic Revolutionary elorne all reenlan Red ot The Life and Times of Nick Origlass Sne ear The Desolate Market ohn Sen Ralph Gibson An xtraordinary Communist elorne liair aion The Communist Party in Australia a hort istory Sanor Roin ollan Revolutionaries and Reformists Communism and the Australian Labour Movement 192019 anerra Tom inoln nto the Mainstream The Decline of Australian Communism Sne W ron The Communist Movement and Australia Sne Terr rin S an he aor ior Soie: n nien in The ummer Vol Smmer aren Free Radicals aion The Communist Party in Australia or a imilar ie ee alo lan aran The ocialist Left n Australia 1949199 Sne 72 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin aroahe an aie o ario memer o he Par leaerhi nil he mile o he ear eion o he P leaerhi i aem o enae memer in iion oerall he leaerhi reone e an e haraerie a ireionle The olloin iion elore hee onraiion rior o he releae o a PS aemen in l hih oiiall anolee hrhhe enniaion o Salin an ee o reen an alernaie ie o ho he P leaerhi reone o memer onern er he PS aemen he leaerhi a hen in a roner oiion o eermine i aroah hih eame more harline inoleran an onien Thi aroah eame een more enrenhe one he Serear o he Viorian ranh an enral ommiee Serearia memer E ill rerne rom hina in lae Seemer hen he hioriorahial onen a enalae rin remar i aliale irl ome aron o he ere eeh The eah o oeh Salin in arh reae a oer am ihin he Soie nion The oliial manoerin ihin he SSR rom hen nil erar hen hrhhe enone Salin a ominae he rle or oer eeen or iniial: aleno eria oloo an hrhhe o iimilar rom Salin rie o oer in he hrhhe aenan a aie oher nereimain him an mare a rai aerion o onrol n he rae here ere ereion o loal o he oliie o Salin nerlin hi aaren onini iniian hane ere orrin rin or eamle eria oranie an ehiiion or enral ommiee memer here ome o he ehii ere ae o Salin oneraion ih memer o he Sere Polie Thee ae learl emonrae Salin role in arrein innoen Par oiial an le o he reein o he ae roeor arree a ar o he oor Plo Shi ere alo orrin lil hi ha he P a eiher naare o or hoe o inore main i eeiall nreare or rile aeare in Pravda ha are ha arimeninim hih aore olleie leaerhi a inonren ih he l o he iniial orin o Serie he arel iie oe o h ommenar a Salin Thi arallele hane on he lral an oial ron hrhhe lol ean a roe o relain enorhi ihin he SSR an raall ean enorain he eae o ein ineenen hinin Thi a eemliie he liaion o la Ehrenr The Tha hih onrone he rolem ae aminiraor an inelleal ner Salin i reorel ae a enaion amon hoe ho rea i Sh reorm ommene oon aer Salin eah lhoh le raher han namenal he ere noel hariner o ha a o nol on ha ael eenin in erar

16 Thi inerreaion a onirme Eri aron rin an inerie a Sne no in hi hats Left orin o nli ammer and ickle ill ie inrion on he orre meho o hanlin he reelaion 18 Roer Serie A istory of Tentieth Century Russia onon See alo oi Raoor talins ar against the Jes the Doctors Plot and the oviet olution e or 19 Serie istory of Tentieth Century Russia 20 le oe talinism and After onon 21 Serie istory of Tentieth Century Russia e All Make Mistakes 73

Theoreiall he rlin o o he ommni Par o he Soie nion he ar onre a normall a eremonial an leiimiin een The Tenieh Par onre hoeer hel in oo in erar a a aerhe in he hior o inernaional ommnim an he ol War hrhhe ere eeh a eliere in he mile o he nih o erar o a loe eion o he onre rom hih all raernal eleae o orein arie ere ele The eiion o mae a ramai enniaion o Salin reaion a mae larel hrhhe himel a ooe he oerhelmin maori o he reiim hih reene he inororaion o he eeh ino hrhhe ormal oen reor The ere ar more omorale ih he eeh oloo ha rooe or he onre: Salin he oniner o enin or hrhhe onine himel o Salin e o error aain loal ommni aer Salin iolaion o oiali leali he erm rime a aoie a rerie o ae aain he ar elie hrhhe alo oe aroinl o Salin rle aain Troi an harini ooiioni in he an rin he inrialiaion rie hrhhe i no eion he onear em lan olleiiaion or he omman eonom e remaine ommie o he rre o he Soie ae onl iorion neee o e reiie eie hee limiaion he ere eeh a a omhell hrhhe eoe he mehanim o error an he em o arirar rle ha ha ominae he onr or hir ear e ie oen o omen an a ealh o eail o reeal he ral haraer o he error ne omen rea alo a he leer Eihe a memer o he Poliro hoe ine a roen hi inerroaor hrhhe hoe ha he hior o he ar ner Salin onie o riminal a inlin he iie o rhoniie an he aainaion o iro lale ma eoraion o nonRian eole oliial error h a he reah ih olaia inomeen leaerhi emonrae he lneraili o Ria o erman aa in he mehoial aliiaion o hior rien Salin himel or a hi ireion an he relaemen o he enini rinile o olleie leaerhi ih he l o he eronali n hor hrhhe nre he mial ara ha rrone Salin eleae ere nne: ome reoie Some e or he ha inerel orhie Salin Some reliee a he en o eoi error ere alarme: ol he relan hoae e onrolle her ere ininan lhoh elee raernal eleae o he onre ho ere ien he oorni o rea hrhhe reor inie he remlin oon aer i a eliere ere arne o i o ere a i i no remain ere or lon ie elierael i ol eem hrhhe mae lile aem o emaro he ilore

There are innmerale aon o he Tenieh Par onre or a reen alane anali o he enei onen an ima o rhhe eeh ee eee an eee The Unknon talin h See iia hrhhe n he l o Peronali an i oneene: Reor eliere o he h onre o he PS on erar in T Ri e The talin Dictatorship hrushchevs ecret peech and Other Documents Sne 24 bid. 25 oe talinism and After or eamle one onre eleae anril erie ha hrhhe a oin hile Salin a ommiin hee rime aain he Rian eole hrhhe nae Who ai ha Silene Well he relie ha i ha a oin oo eein ilen ie in oe talinism and After 74 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin o i onen n arh he e o he eeh a irie o enior memer o he PS enral ommiee an a ee laer eeral hoan oie o he reor in he orm o a oole ih a re ae an ih i o ere am remoe a irie o all reional i an iri ommiee o he PS hroho he Soie nion hrhhe alo en oie o leaer o erain orein ommni arie ne o hoe leaer a Wlala omla hihranin memer o he ommni Par o he nie Sae orri hil ho aene he onre a a orein eleae a on rienl erm ih omla an oe in Wara en route home omla ae him a o o he eeh hil a alo a oleaen orin or he an oename en a he ho ae hi o o he hih orare i o he S Sae earmen ne i ahenii a onirme i a hen leae o he Ne ork Times hih lihe i in ll in ne Prior o he ommni Par o ralia P ha ihoo eeral laerain ol War aal Thee inle he ier eneral oal rie in inerree he hile aor oernmen a a ommni onira he rolone lii an Viorian Roal ommiion olloin he eeion an reelaion o ormer ommni leaer eil Sharle hroho he eon hal o he aine limael nel aem he enie oernmen o an he ommni Par hroh leilaion an reerenm an he heae amohere in rronin he Pero eeion an he een Roal ommiion ino ommnim oneenl ommni el inreainl iolae iio an eiee a eelin ha erie hroh o he ramai ear lae ommene hee oniion le o a eenie iri amon ome Par memer line ih a rnin inar or he omor o ein amon liemine eole Thi reone a neranale a no onl he leal eiene o he P ner hrea renh in he rae nion a ein eroe he aniommni nrial ro i ron oraniaion h a he ralian Peae onil an he Par iel ere eel enerae he eri erie hih re inene iie aranoia an he P leaerhi a inole in a onlie innerar rle hih a he eleaion o E ill o he enral ommiee Serearia iminihe morale a ehoe allin

27 a ereh The French Communist Party A Critical istory 1920 1984 from Comintern to the Colours of France anheer Serie istory of Tentieth Century Russia E ill a erainl ri o a o aorin o Ralh ion no he PS rie o e he ere reor ino he han o raernal eleae o hom Te ill a one orreonene Ralh ion o a lae oer SS ohn arron Operation olo the FBs man in the remlin Wahinon hil hen a he onienial ore o hih he Sae earmen reerre in he reaor aemen o i releae o he omen ee The Antitalin Campaign See Ne ork Times, ne There i ome ie ao ho he eeh raelle i irio roe o he Ne ork Times erion hae rane rom he oainin a o o he eeh rom he raeli oernmen o hrhhe elierael leain he e o a Weern orreonen hroh he hannel o a ormer oiial oa rlo or he laer oiili ee arin Waler The Cold ar A istory Torono or erha he e eneral aon o hi erio ee ollan Revolutionaries and Reformists Communist Revie Seemer 32 See Philli eer The Sile an he She: a lae an ommni Par onoliaion Labour istory o e All Make Mistakes 7

ommimen: he en o Par memerhi ha roe o eer han i hoan Th lie man oher Weern ommni arie he P a neiher iienl reilien nor onien nor ree rom inernal onli o onron he aalmi hallene emanain rom he Soie nion in Wihin he P iniial iion o he Tenieh onre elee aenion rom he reelaion onernin Salin n one o he ir reor on he onre in lae erar he eneral erear Share reerre er riel o he ere eeh Tribune arile heae Trin o one ie he oiie meae emerin rom he onre one o hih a he Soie meae o eae hih Share inroe a a heoreial rooiion o he ir imorane e reerre o he erm l o he iniial emhaie ha hrhhe ha no arie he emerene o he l olel o Salin an ha he l o he iniial a reene a a ar miae one o a nmer riiie a he onre Thi a he een o hi anali on he oi n arh a ommni Par al a ien on a Sne raio aion ao he ere eeh noel in an aem o ell rmor ao i onen Par o he ranri o he roaa rea: er a er arel o he reor hae no heiaion in ain he ail re reor o hi onerene Tenieh Par onre ere omlee anaie ihl hinin an onrih iorion o he rh nl eole en on elierael aemin o hie he rh ol ra h onlion a hee lihe in he ail re Share aoe a more ire aroah onernin he aiali lie ao Salin one ee laer e are ha eae he Soie nion a main o man rea aane in o man area he aiali orl el hreaene Th he aiali re a onenrain on he lie ao Salin an no on oher oiie ae o he onre ne o he lie Share reerre o a he alleaion Polirea memer naa ioan ha Salin a a ran i iion a loae ihin an eiorial ile hrhhe on he ee or Worer ni nliel o ai Tribune reaer looin or illminaion o he l o he iniial nl mh laer i a enral ommiee memer realie ha een a hi earl ae Share ne he a an inie on heir enial lhoh reerene o he Tenieh onre oh o ier aenion rom he ere eeh one o he earlie li iion one he P leaerhi onernin hrhhe reelaion ao Salin ee a more oen aroah meein o P nionarie a hel a he e Theare in elorne on arh There a no reor o he meein in he Guardian he Tribune or he Communist Revie he roeein ere reore an ralian Seri nelliene raniaion S inorman ihin he ommni Par While man S reor arilarl oier omile on iniial m e rea ih onierale eiim an oen aain he rain here ol aear o e lile

Tribune erar 34 bid Soie nion an Soialim Tal o arh in Voie o he onrie erie P Raio roaa SS 36 Tribune arh orreonene Ralh ion o a lae oer SS See or eamle iona a riters Defiled ecurity urveillance of Australian Authors and ntellectuals 19201960 elorne h 76 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin

ai or iin he eneral erai o i raihorar reorin o ommni aemen a inernal Par meein Share aree he meein an oe iniiall on he oiie meae ariin rom he Tenieh onre e hen hie hi are o he aa ein mae aain Salin a re ha rior o he ineeenh onre o he PS here ha arien in he Soie nion a l o iniialim The l ha eil ee on he rore o he Soie nion an ommnim in eneral ae harm in he oraniaion o he ar a i ene o ile riiim an eere o hero orhi Share ae ha he l le o a la o olleie leaerhi an o Salin main eiion inea o he enral ommiee nlie hi araial in he Par re hi ommen here eiiall line Salin o he l an anolee i neaie ima e alo amie ha Salin a ime ha een ron hi reae miae a no heein arnin in an iniin ha erman ol no inae he Soie nion oeer Share hen aeme o iminih he imorane o hi ommenin: e all mae miae Share mae no aem o eail he aaion onaine in he ere eeh inea arne ha eion ein ae ome memer onernin ho he l ha een alloe o eelo in he PS ere anero e eae heir eion ih hoe ein ae he ail re an emhaie ha hi aroah ol no e olerae he Par an ol e ame o rhlel he en o he eion Share ree o aner an eion rom he aiene Share amialen aie oar iin he ere eeh anolein he l an Salin miae e aemin o onain oen eae i eie o an nerain ihin he leaerhi oer ho o e reen he ie o he ar memerhi anoher S reor noe P leaer ere riin eerael o e lari o he ran an ile on he line he hol reen o he li e hall ee he more eian reone rom rananile ommni orre onl aer he Ne ork Times lihe he ere eeh in mi n SW h iien inle en le Elaine ran iriam ion Roin ollan o ol Peer amilon oroh ee ai arin ohn alo elen Palmer eore Peeron im Sale o Walhe nne an ohn Warren an Ear Waer Tha i no o a ha inner o or ienin oinion ere no harore

39 oe rom meein a e Theare elorne arh aional rhie o ralia T heneorh em 40 bid bid 42 e Soh Wale ommni Par Tenieh onre Salin ril em Thi arallele he har innerar eae ihin he ommni Par o rea riain P orrin a hi ame ime a ereh Line of March an istorical and Critical Analysis of British Communism onon anrien noe ame lmann aahe o he ine o he Eeie ommiee eein o he P on a reerre o he ree an harhiin iion ha orre P arhie Eeie ommiee ine an Paer aional em o aor ior anheer PETE See alo ee nemy ithin, allahan Cold ar, Crisis and Conflict . See Elaine ran : Peronal on The ummer Vol Winer o ol The ommni Par in ralian ie Labor Revie o ee ild Card, ohn Pal alo em an em an ommen S ae ier em inerie ih im Sale a e All Make Mistakes 77 nor eion ae in riae or a ranh meein eore ha ae imlie aoe Share merel ha here i almo no aailale eiene rom ha ime o h oen ien Thi i in onra or eamle ih eimon ha he riih ommni Par Daily orker a ein looe ih leer rom rananile memer a hi earl ae arh er he olloin hree ee rom lae arh o miril inonienie in aroah ihin he leaerhi eame more eien Eri aron a memer o he enral ommiee o he P reone o a eion on heher he oliial line o he Par ha eer een inorre in he Tribunes eion o emen i reone reerre o eeral inane h a he aie oar he one o he Seon Worl War in an he ane aoe rih oorni or eeral ear rior o e oline ho oh error ha een orree he ir aer onl a e ee an he eon e o Share ile an ion reealihin he orre line e alo hihlihe eamle here ron iea ha eere a oerl inlene on he Par Thee inle he rooal o iole he Par an oin aor in he rle aain an in he an he le earian aroah aen eeen an ha a remeie he Par onoliaion aemen e alo ee ha miae ha een mae iniial inlin himel oeer he o m e on he aie aoe oar hee miae no he miae hemele e oline o oile reaion The ir a ha ome memer hoe aahmen o he Par a no ron ol e he orrene o hee miae a an ee o leae inea o ain an rin o rei he rolem The eon a aen hoe hoe ie o he Par a o iealii ha he ol neer ae ha he Par a inorre an ol hereore eome eonen an one hen miae are reeale e hen elaine he Par aie: i ol ao a el riial aroah here error ere iloe ae ieniie an aion aen o reen reeiion aron reone o hi imle eion a hi ae o he nrlin o he reelaion ao Salin an reaonal e inerree a a a o iin memer ih he mean o neranin hrhhe reelaion an a a rearane ha he Par ol ale he ie horohl Thi a onien ih he enral ommiee all or ran iion hroho he Par a oon a he ir reor

o Walhe ha Sere Seeh an Reereraion in Sne The ummer Vol Winer inerie ih nne an ohn Warren oemer The maori o hee iien ere o e he mo ommonl alie an omeime eoraie erm inelleal inamh a he ene o hae a roeional more han rolearian aron o le he Par aer nar See oo Red Barrister aion The Communist Party of Australia ion My ears There are hoeer imlie eion o ien a a meein o eih memer o he i an almain ranhe on ril aene aain an S inorman See e Soh Wale eein o omrae rom he i an almain Seion o he P ril em aEen The a he Par a o So in ilian an Saille ocialist Register 1976 Thi i onirme anoher Daily orker a memer ho eimae ha leer ere reeie ao Salin an onl i ao oher ie aleo The Death of Uncle Joe Tribune, arh eer The Sile an he She 48 Tribune, arh 49 bid 78 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin

rom he h onre reahe ralia oeer hen omare ih Share aroah o iin he ie a he e Theare aron Tribune iee oin o a la oorinaion eeen he leaerhi oer he orre line ein reene o memer Share amialene oar riiim o he Par a learl emonrae a e a laer in Tribune. e ore aron iion hihlihin he imorane o lienin o riiim or he rher renhenin o he Par e alo ae ha he reiaion o he l o he iniial a an imoran oome o he Tenieh onre Share inorme reaer ha eie hi rea erie o ommnim a a rel o he l Salin ean o lae himel aoe he Par an he enral ommiee oeer in he ame arile Share ommene ha he rea liar o he millionaire re laimin Salin a a moner hrhhe ha een in ear an eleae a he onre ha aine ha elierael mirereene he Tenieh onre Share erie hee aon a a hell re rom he eer o he er re Share aroah o iion o he onre ine erar ha no hereore olloe one raeor or a i onren ih aron aroah niiall nlie aron he ha aeme o enone he reorin o he ere eeh a lie hen ha onee ha Salin ha mae ome error ha ha een aniheial o he iri o arimeninim he ame ime he lanhe a irioli aa on he aiali re or he lie he ha een rinin aer Share hihlihe he imorane o riiim an elriiim ein rher eeloe ihin he Par an o memer iea ein liene o: Thi Par ill e renhene a enin ah he merile riiim o eanee an learnin rom i a miae Share arile ere neer eii in eailin ha he enore an ha he enone a lie rom hi Tribune arile reaer ma hae ame Salin onl rime a ha he lae himel aoe he Par an he enral ommiee The ierene eeen Share an aron aemen o he Tenieh onre hihlih a la o nanimi ihin he Par leaerhi in reone o hrhhe eeh rher ierene eome eien hen e onier he oiion o Te ill n ril E ill Viorian Par erear an enral ommiee erearia memer a ill in he Soie nion e ha aene he Tenieh onre o he PS a he ole ralian eleae orin o ion oo hen reare ill a heir arilar rien n a Tribune reor ill ie he maniien rore o he Soie nion an eie an enironmen here eole ere orin oeher o ahiee rea hin e omare he maniien maerial ein lihe Soie aer ih he ori rih ha ae a ne in or

Sne ommiee Reolion on l o he niial n enneh o aer Viorian Sae irar heneorh VS S o There are no P enral ommiee or Poliial ommiee reor aailale rom hi erio o aerain he imin reen or aena o innerPar meein o i he ie Tribune ril 53 bid. 54 n hi memoir ion haraerie Share aem o ree he reorin o he ail re a hi ime a a raher eeie armen ion The Fight Goes On Tribune, ril eer ion o a lae oer SS 57 Tribune, ril e All Make Mistakes 79

onr lhoh he mae an olie reerene o he iri o riiim an el riiim ha ha rn hroh he enire onre he mae no reerene o he ere eeh or he reelaion onernin Salin eie Share ommenin on he l o he iniial an hrhhe reelaion rearin Salin ill remaine ilen i ehoraion o he PS an Soie ahieemen a o o e ih he iion ein hel ihin he P a he ime ill a erainl aare ha he ere eeh onaine inormaion ha hreaene raiional ie o Salin oeer he a nillin o hare hi inormaion oenl ih hi ralian omrae Priael i a a ieren maer e en a leer mo liel in ril o he enral ommiee Serearia ha in rn a irlae o enral ommiee memer The leer hih aomanie a o o hrhhe eeh ae ha hi erion o he hrhhe reor a ninenine eren orre ha here a no nee o ae mh noie o he reor eae i a eee ha he olooaleno ro ol oon o hrhhe rom he leaerhi Eri aron a one ho i no onr or he did ae mh noie o hrhhe enniaion an oh a roaer an more emai anali n a in an arile or he ommni Reie aron are ha he Tenieh onre ha hihlihe eanee in he ieoloial or o he ommni moemen hi neeiae iion o i iniiane or he P e aeme o lin he meae rom he onre o ralian oniion ieniin a enen ihin he Par or omai hinin an an oerealo aliaion o rle iho onieraion o ome o he roaer ie e ee ha a roer o he l mean ha i ima m e reonie ihin an ralian one e illrae hi ain ha i a arilar leaer ere oniere o e a on o iom hen hi ommen on ie ol eome he olion hi aole he nee or oher o hin onierin he arile an ommen mae nil hi oin ill an Share aron ommen relee a more riial araial o he ima o he l aron alo ae a erie o lere on he eiion o he Tenieh onre hih ere hel a he P heaarer a are Sree in Sne he eaile noe aen rom hee lere an S iel oier are reliale i ol aear ha aron a aain relaiel ani rearin he ima o he l an a eii in linin Salin o he l an i eelomen e aeme o aner ome memer onern elainin ho he rea man heor ha mean ha no one ol riiie Salin eae i ol e aen a a eronal aron aron eliil reerre o Salin ae: i errile mie o oer i iniae he reamen o he Polih Serear o he Par e hen elaine ho omla ha een rame here ein no roo o aaion an aile nil aer Salin eah e alo reerre o he monro orm o ie ha ha een ererae aain omrae ihin he Par oreoer aron i no eer lear o riiiin Soie oli The inorrene o Salin heor he ae rearin he

58 bid. nae e omen lae aer SS o oler ile onoliaion e bid. 61 Eri aron The onre an eoloial Wor Communist Revie a 62 bid. inal lere on h onre o PS a em 80 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin ineniiaion o la rle ha rele in he Soie nion rin aroahe ha ha reare li eaion e ie he eernal aor ha ha ineniie he arirar oer o Salin hih mae i imoile o eoe he l hor o iil ar nlie Share meein o ae aer aron lere here a eene iion in hih memer ere relan o ae a oel an rooiion rom he h onre or rom an o he rren lerer iho earhin riial iion an eionin While aron a one P leaer ho a reare o are he memerhi an allo ime or eion an eae oen he lae aner or all he eion an in ome ae aaion Siniianl aron onriion o he ere eeh eae ia he Communist Revie an hi lere ere ar le aillain in he monh olloin he onre han hoe o Share e a hi momen in lae a Share hoe o e eiher le iineno or more ramai no memer o Poliial ommiee ha ae o he ere eeh han o ill orin o lae: ne o o he eeh a irlae o eah memer o he Poliial ommiee in rn ih inrion ha i a o e rea in he Par heaarer iniialie eah memer an hen hane in Share roe ha ha he liiaion o he l a an imoran rel o he Tenieh onre Thi onrae ih hi reio eor o emhaie he oiie meae o he onre rior o reerrin o Salin o he ae he l ha le o arirar oneie an inorre eiion an ha Salin ha mae rieo error e alo onnee he l o ralia here here ha een an nhinin aeane o ie o Par leaer an a imii in in orar ierin ie e onle aerin ha he erion o he l a a rea erie o oialim ral hi rereene an aem o irmen oliial amae ihin he Par oerin in ee a arial mea la: anolein he l o he iniial an reoniin he nee or orreie elriiim n ne he Ne ork Times rine a ll ranri o hrhhe ere eeh Trine reone ih a mall ae one arile Sill ore Selaion o Salin hih eione he ahenii o he eeh Soon aer a meein a hel a he e Theare in elorne aarenl in reone o memer onern ao i onen There i no reor o hi meein re rmron a Par memer aene e leaer o he Viorian ranh Eeie ere reen inlin Ralh ion he main oeeron n eeiall ooen memer o he Viorian ranh Sehen rraSmih oo ae a o o he reor in

64 bid. Simon a an ernie Roen mae eene onriion o he ro eae bid 66 nae e omen lae aer SS o mirah nli alo realle ha ill roe o he Par leaerhi rom oo arnin hem o he alleaion ha ha een mae ao Salin nli The ammer and the ickle Tribune a 68 bid 69 Ne ork Times ne 70 Tribune ne 71 nerie ih re rmron ril elorne rraSmih reine rom he P in l immeiael aer hi loe rien an Trner a eelle See aren Free Radicals, o Australians on the Left e All Make Mistakes 81 hi han laime ha i a aheni an reee ha ion ea o i ion reone a or him nal e remaine eae looe a he loor an ilae no reaion: he ha nohin o a eie ion ilene he rinin o he eeh mare a rnin oin in ho he leaerhi ol no rea aron realle reain he eeh hil a a Par hool in eenlan an rememere ein onine: el ha i ha o e re o no The a i a oeher an he a ha i menione oln hae een mae or inene he rea re an anone ele alo m hae realie i a re hen he ie a ho hol e reon he alo orehaoe he aroah P leaer ol ae or mh o he remainer o : i he ere o ae he Ne ork Times erion a enine he ol eoe hemele oen o aa rom eer arer ne arer a e hall ee a rom ihin he ran o he ommni Par The Poliial ommiee o he P ie a reone o he Ne ork Times liaion on ne ae ha he reelaion o he l a a oraeo a an oine o ha no aiali oernmen ha eer reeale i on miae olloin a imilar ah o aron an o a leer een Share he Poliial ommiee a relaiel ani in i amiion eree rrie no onl ha Salin ha oere he l alo ha in he laer ar o Salin lie onraiion eie eeen hi raie an namenal arienini rinile The Poliial ommiee aemen hen oline ho he l ha aee he Par: here ha een enenie o eaerae raie o iniial ar memer an alhoh he leaer ha no enorae hi he ha no ll neroo he harml iniiane o hi raie an o ha no orree i iionall he aemen anolee ha inleiili in eenin he ieoin o he Soie nion ha le o he alienaion o ome memer The Poliial ommiee emhaie ha i inene o ae e o reme hi moranl i alle on he memerhi o onine iion on he Tenieh onre an he aliaion o i inin o he P Thi meae a reinore in he l eiion o Tribune here eail onernin he loaion o arie erion o he ere eeh an oher e eehe mae a he onre ere lihe emer ere enorae o rhae an rea hee in orer o ain a ll neranin o ha a ae hrhhe an o romoe horoh inorme iion While i a reare o mae a orhrih aemen on he l o he iniial an enorae memer o i i i ree o ae ha ne e an ami he oiili ha he aiali re in he orm o he Ne ork Times ha rine an arae erion o he eeh lhoh he leaerhi ne ha he Ne ork Times reor a o e ion ellin hrae aniall orre here a onierale aionae eae eeen leaer an memer ihin he Par oer i ahenii n a ol ne

73 bid 74 nerie ih Eri aron a Sne 75 aron hats Left Tribune ne 77 bid Tribune l ie in ohn Pal alo oer em Thi a laer ehoe Te ill a a meein o elee are o hom an Trner a one ill ae ha he omen a aiall aheni Sanero an rraSmih an Turner Room for Manoeuvre 82 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin eenin im Sale a oliior in he orneeneral earmen iie R o Walhe a hooleaher an reenl elee eleae o he e Soh Wale Sae onerene rom he omo ranh Sale arrie a o o he inernaional eiion o he e or Time ae ne hih he omaril oh or i oerae o orl ne an ae Walhe o rea i: im ale o m ie Pa hile rea rail or oer an hor When looe ai reon hi i air inm im a in no o an e ale hroh nil o in he mornin Thereaer Walhe raie he ie in hi omo ranh here he o o he eeh a ae aron an eenl ie an a he e Soh Wale Sae onerene here hi eor ere mie he Par leaerhi a meein o he We Sne eion o he P an S inorman eaile a heae iion eeen ohn alo a iene en a Sne nieri an a memer o he Sne nieri ranh o he P an am on a enral ommiee memer alo laime ha he ha oaine a o o he reor mo liel rom Sale hih he ha ranmie o oher memer in orer o iniiae iion on enie orih he erai o he Ne ork Times reor an aae alo or ieminain i on laime ha i he eion ere ie oo oenl i ol li he Par rom o o oom a ha een he ae in meria an al alo an on onine o are oer he ahenii o he Ne ork Times liaion alo laime ha he ha a ona ihin he e ealan Par ho ha een reen a he Tenieh onre an ho ha aie alo ha he Ne ork Times erion a arae alo eliee ha on aie a ial o oher P leaer ho ere rin o reri iion a he ere anio o re heir a error on aie o iion ihin he ranh iere aniall rom he aie emoie in he Poliial ommiee aemen noher memer ho eliee he Ne ork Times erion o e aheni a o ol e iil realle a are meein in William Sree Sne haire ernie Roen he Ea Sne eion erear hen o ramme in o lien o a reial hreehor lon are enral ommiee memer R he ne rananile memer Peer amilon reee he o onirm ha he omen a arae amilon ne hi o e he ae ine he e ealan eleae o he Tenieh onre an he eneral erear o he e ealan ommni Par Vi Wilo ha oe o in Sne on hi a home e me ih memer o he P leaerhi inormin hem o he ara o he omen Wilo ha alo me ih a ommni rien o amilon roiin

Walhe When mirah nli rea i he a hi eeen he ee nli ammer and ickle bid eni rene inorrel aer ha Walhe ha oaine oie o he ere eeh rom he nie Sae onlae eni rene A Map of Days Life on the Left elorne ohn Pal alo oer em 83 The olloin i ae on o ol The ommni Par in ralian ie Labor Revie o httpmembers.optushome.com.auspainterCPA.html aee eemer 84 See SW So Rebel in a rong Cause lan orin o So Wilo anolee oh he ahenii o hrhhe reor an he nie Sae Sae earmen ranlaion o hi eeh o So eronall an o meein o Par memer orin o Talor Wilo alo onee he ie o P leaer o he hinee ommni Par ha oo mh oen iion ha een alloe he P leaerhi err Talor Wilo Vior eore e All Make Mistakes 83 him ih he ame inormaion amilon hoeer ha een orn o ere When hereore he reone ih a irioli aa on he Ne ork Times a a reor o ilh lie ao he orin la an i rle he el nale o rea he aorin o ol erorme lie a ilerone ei an in a irae ha lae oer en mine e he oorni o moilie he loal o he aiene aain rii an ei o he Par eie he Par leaerhi aarene o he onen o he eeh rior o i liaion in he Ne ork Times one releae i aem o ain i a a Sae earmen orer rher alienae ome memer a hi enial ha rome an ininan im Sale o laoriol e roneo an irie oie o he arile Seenl he omoe an eloie enae omen Saemen on he ie o he enral ommiee ommni Par o ralia o he Salin ie hih reiiae hi elion orin o an S inorman enral ommiee memer he ol EW amell ha a ore o eane in he Par a ha memer ha ene o e inar looin an inen on mainainin a eenie oiion a o ore he leaerhi ha a inar looin an eenie no realiran memer ieren aroahe he enral ommiee Serearia he hihe eiion main o ihin he P ere alo eien a a are meein in mi ne aron realle ha Rihar ion he P eneral reien aree he meein an oe in h a a a o iniae he Par hol hae ome iion ao he Salin ie Thi a onren ih reen arile lihe in he Par re hih enorae iion an een roie a li o omen memer hol rhae rom he Pioneer ooho in orer o inorm eae orin o aron iion a roeein riiall ie eriol an oerl hen ane Share enere haie he meein or erin on eomin aniSoie an eeiel an en o he roeein aron realle ha Share lamin on aroah a no areiae ion Sh la o nanimi a he leaerhi leel len eih o he armen ha onion no onien a reominan The oiion o P leaer hane iniianl oer he ie monh eeen erar an ne Sale a orre o noe on l ha heir reone a one o ineiion an rorainaion Share reene a ieren aroah o he Salin eion eer ole o ee niiall he imie he

enr in Dictionary of Ne ealand Biography Volume Five 19411960 Wellinon See ran oo Red Barrister illi erpents Tooth Walhe nerie ih im Sale a Sale hrhhe on Salin SS o V Thi omen i loae in he o aer VS S o e Soh Wale ommni Par o ralia Sae onerene oemer em See alo he elriial Sne ommiee Reolion on l o niial n o Paer VS S o nerie ih Eri aron a Sne Tribune l Eri aron Rememer an Relein: The ummer Vol Winer nerie ih Eri aron a Sne Sale Saemen on he ie o he enral ommiee ommni Par o ralia o he Salin ie o aer VS S o 84 Phillip Deery and Rachael Calkin

enniaion o Salin a aiali re lie in lae erar amie here ha een a reah o arienini heor ihin he PS leaerhi in arh hen onee ha Salin ha een inole o ome een no o he een reore he aiali re in ril Sh a arie o oiion aoe ihin a hor ae o ime e a leaerhi nerain o he ireion i hol e ain an ealin ih iaion a he aroe in an imroie manner The Poliial ommiee hen aeare o ame ahori oer he reorin on he ie ih he releae o i aemen in lae ne aroah a o ami ha he P ha een mile Salin an o enorae memer o i he ie To hi een i aore a more oen oiion an emhaie he imorane o riiim an elriiim oeer on anoher leel i oo a onraior in ha i a no reare o anolee ha he Ne ork Times erion o he eeh a namenall orre n aiion Share reaion o ion enoraemen o iion a he are meein rher nerline he la o leaerhi onen or ion he leaerhi ha a hoie eeen ramenar one eional iion on he one han an on he oher anali ha a ell inorme an oranie ih he ie o ein he leare oile onlion ion ae: am arai e hoe he ormer The hioriorahial onen ha orrae he leaerhi o he ommni Par a nerinl enin he ere eeh ha aen lae an ilin all eor o i i onen Thi i an oerl imlii inerreaion oe no rele he ineiiene onion an ini ha mare he leaerhi reone nil mi onrar o reio emen hi arile ha are ha he leaerhi o he P aoe a aillain arie an oaionall liio aroah o hanlin he reerion o hrhhe eeh oeer aer he releae o he PS aemen in l an he rern o ill rom hina in lae Seemer he Par leaerhi aoe ha ha eome he omar inerreaion: i onienl ilene iion oae eae an ean eellin he more ooen memer Thereaer he ommni Par rle o ree iel rom i Salini hale an i eline a an eeie ore in ralian olii aelerae

enral ommiee memer lae alo ronl ooe he reion o eae ao he ere eeh lae Proletarian Life ion The Fight Goes On Sale inerreaion o h he leaerhi ha h iil aein an ealin ih hi hallene a haraeriiall ionolai: he leaer hen ere orin la eole ho ere leer an aale he ere oorl eae nerie ih im Sale a orin o a lae ill eenl ae a iore erion o he Tenieh onre an i a hi erion ha a enore he enral ommiee o or Par in oemer lae onriion reonre iion n SS