About Communism

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To the Editor of the CRIMSON:

At last I have found him. At any rate he assures me that he really is one of that mysterious group, the Harvard Communists. But personally if they are all as kind-hearted as he, I can continue to sleep at night. For although he has traveled a lot, and acquired such heretical doctrines as International Federation, and Government Rule of Industry, he has never been to Russia, nor even taken up the fad and learned Russian. I am afraid his enthusiasm will not last.

The real dauger lies elsewhere, that from the professional agitators; so far we have only abotted them. For the "isms" are symptomatic of fear and unrest, and we have given them the very atmosphere of persecution and hysteria on which they thrive, driving them underground where they will be hardest to destroy. The essence of democracy is clear thinking and tolerance. We take ourselves too seriously. A country with a sense of humour need fear no Revolution. Hugh Barbour '42.