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AUTHOR’S NOTE

The opinions expressed in this book represent only one individual’s point of view. They are based upon what I, myself, have seen and heard and are subject, therefore, to human error, preferences and prejudices. I ask only that they be considered in this light, and hope that they may serve to stimulate independent thinking and inquiry.

What I am reporting I have experienced personally or learned from the most reliable sources at my command. If I succeed only in a small measure in conveying my thoughts and opinions, it is, nonetheless, a load off my chest, and I shall sleep more easily for having made a sincere, if limited, contribution toward a better understanding of our present disheartening dilemma.

Mary Lamar Knight

Table of Contents

Introduction[1]
Chapter I—Incompetence or Treachery?[7]
Chapter II—Yenan Interlude[29]
Chapter III—Communist Personalities[45]
Chapter IV—Communism’s Forebears[70]
Chapter V—Communist Propaganda[82]
Chapter VI—Manchuria, the Prize[94]
Chapter VII—The Tragedy of the Generalissimo[102]
Chapter VIII—Behind the Red Curtain[117]
Chapter IX—Quo Vadis?[131]
Appendix[151]
Bibliography[189]
Index[193]
About the Author[199]

Introduction

The “lure” of Communism is the same in every country—the promise of security and a richer life for all, with less pain and effort to the individual from the cradle to the grave. We have only to think clearly, however, to realize that such promises are impossible of fulfillment in a Communist State. Never has progress been made in that direction except where there was personal freedom, initiative and enterprise, for these are the qualities that take civilization forward toward Perfection, instead of backward into Chaos. The theories of Marx and Engels have been used and misused by the Soviets. As far as their present laws are concerned, the “Yassa” of Genghis Khan would have served the purpose, had it been as well known in the Twentieth Century as it was in the Thirteenth.