The Archive · 1924

An Addition to Spy System

Other organizations worthy of! note in this proletarian paradise are the Young Peoples Communistic "Association. Here amongst other things they' have courses in political education to supplement the school courses, and the organization itself formidable factor in the spying system, The girls and boys are taught that science has demonstrate el the non-existence of God, and that religion was invented by the upper classes to keep the lower classes in subj morally as well fon ano) the people" is the! slogan, and it can be seen every where. They ave then encouraged ta spy upon their elders everywhere and upon every occasion, It is incculeated to then? that their first duty to the State, and that the timate happiness of mankind more important than anybody's private feelings, and that to shield anybody and not report things or words "inimical to the State ts treachery of the basest kind. Examples from history of people sacrificing their dear ones for the 00d of mankind are quoted, " The result is that the children begin to vomark what their parents and their relations and friends say in the bosom of their family and of report to headquarters any thi which they may think suspicious, and feel like little heroes about it: One must therefore keep an un: failing watch on one's tongue, lest the children xeated at the dinner table or preparing their lessons for school in the corner should hear and report.

What the next generation Russia will be like is beyond my feeble imamation.

The wholesale murder of political offenders is perhaps not indulged present, but xynteniatic intinid tion has been substituted, and extraordinarily effective.

T could write a gveut deal more of how the demonstrations in which tens Of thousands of people tak. part with apparent enthusiasm, are organized, of how the presence of the people ix enforced, the cheers are by command, the enthusiasm sham, of the influence of the vecre: political police in the private life of the average man and so on, but this letter ix already too Ions and perhaps not interesting, so with apologies Twill conclude, Tam, ete,

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