Communists of Indonesia beloved by the people (Tribune, 23 Mei 1962)

=== [PDF page 1] === Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 23 May 1962, page 9 COMMUNISTS INDONESIA BELOVED THE PEOPLE By Laurie Aarons Political Committee oj the Australia who Member Communist Party oj the attended Congress IT was the fraternal delegate ICP magnificent experience to repre great honour Party at the Seventh sent our Tnnnress the Communist Party of Indonesia. In the very was short time of six days, one able to learn directly of the aspirations, trials and dedication to revolutionary struggle of the whole Indonesian nation of 96 and million people our closest neighbours. there Communist For party, mass can Party which the and the nation ants and workers. 383 doubt that the is a Indonesia truly represents masses of peas of the Every one delegates at the Congress repre for sented' 5,000 members, two million strong. the Party went attended back mind naturally eight years, when the dele fraternal Congress The 150,000 mem Party had did not cover the farflung bers, and Fifth gate. National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236252402 === [PDF page 2] === Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 23 May 1962, page 9 (2) Indonesian nation over 3,000 in habited islands, being concentrated Java Sumatra. and mainly Party Now, and tablished For where. has now over tion Bali. This consolidated every in Bali, which three days, the Party 20,000 members. example, for visited organisation Congress made up of de 32 main nationa was all the legates from lities Indonesia, one including terri from West Irian, Indonesian tory still occupied b Dutch imperial ran. The was held to bring Congress the and Pro Party's Constitution into line with the Government gram regulations governing political par introduced to ensure they sup port the basic aims of the Indonesian ol 1545. Revolution ties, Biggest party reactionary forces in Indonesia the Commun long tried to outlaw ist Dutch the Party. course, perialists suppressed the Party and Communists. savagely persecuted The Even after national independence, tbe pro-imperialist, feudal and and tried to ban actionary elements destroy the Party, stopping short of arrests, provocation nothing mass and assassination. even Party firmly es the biggest and most popular party in Indonesia. and the PSI, diehard The Masjumi are reactionary parties, prohibited the political main because they were spring of the military rebellion in spired, armed and supplied by the Today the tablished, imperialist far masterminded powers and the Masjumi by SEATO. 1954, had wide backing, mainly because used reli gion as a clcaR lor its reactionary armies. National Library of Australia the has not http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236252402 === [PDF page 3] === Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 23 May 1962, page 9 (3) armies. Today; the Masjumi has not a skerrick of popular support, and its former leaders who took part in the rebellion are either jailed or have fled to their while those masters, who took direct part crept into some new front to cover their con tinuing l eactiOi ary aims. the The Congress not only made necesary to the manges Party's Con stitution dis and It also Program. the present political situation cussed the FOR s.ogan AND MOBILISA UNITY MOCRACY, TION the guiding line the Party's work. This was of Chairman the theme D. N. Aidit's general report to the Congress. This brilliant report, took over 9even hours to deliver. and adopted Comrade Aidit is a very impressive well figure, who the re expresses spirit volutionary people. (not Young the Indonesian 40) yet symbolises ardent nation; though young, he has spent 25 revolutionary struggle years Dutch against and Japanese imperial ist occupation. magnificent speaker, witty and down-to-earth, he is also. a real Marx the spirit the ist-Leninist, a political leader and theoretician. Like his people, is gay and fond warmhearted, of singing and joking, but steel firm in the struggle. Firmly united Chairman Aidit firmly united, young the leader and capable collective leadership, which has the the whole Party and tens of millions of people. The mass organisations led by the Party include the BTT (peasants' or support ganisation) with million, the SOBSI National Library of Australia membership of 4 (trade union http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236252402 === [PDF page 4] === Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 23 May 1962, page 9 (4) union movement), Gerwani The (women Party ence with there thv among 15 million). also strong cultural sphere, influ where development, and has intellectuals. Councils the enterprises to combat production and crease thieving, members, the gieat 35 million bureaucracy. corruption and the the countryside, Party out of the fights for the carrying stipulates which Government law the that 50 per cent product should go to the peasant (whereas in some places the landlord gets up to 70 per cent) arid for distribution land landlords' the peasants. The forces responsible for economic difficulties imperialist threefold are exploitation direct, and indirect (In still main are resources donesia's controlled! or manipulated by foreign capital); the feudal landlords; and bureaucrat class, the newly-emerged capitalists. suiiueu. uxxiiaue tJy "Those deare wius. xxxuxi> become have their position capitalists who using capitalists bureaucrat The the con trolling apparatus State terprises, or thanks to their connec tion with high officials in the con- The of martial use law restrict democracy opposed. Similarly the opposed to the undemocratic Party Di aft Law general elections, which for only one-third of seats Lo be elected and two-thirds nomina pxovides ted. The Rojong which Party Gotongin (get-together) Cabinet, all demands patriotic forces are truly represented. (Aidit present, and two Lukman) National Library of Australia Communists Cabinet are http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236252402 === [PDF page 5] === Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 23 May 1962, page 9 (5) are members, but without Chairman Aidit said one being portfolio. about to be this: considered responsible for the all actions taken by the Government, then first be this question must get the deciding implementing opportunity to take upon part the policy and the program Government?" Defeat imperialism The work Communists representative for really which Government, will carry out a program in the in terests of the workers and peasants, and to defeat imperialism, feudalism bureaucrat capitalism. Basing itself firmly upon the wor ker-peasant alliance, the Party works for national unity with all anti-im perialist forces. Their success in this is great. work Baring the Congress, .11 this was shown ways. many Messages Ministers, from greetings came including First Minister Djuanda, Foreign Minister Subandrio, and even the capitalist foreign darling press, the General Nasution. President Sukarno spoke at the pub lic rally which ended the Congress. This rally, packed out by 5,000 people inside and also 10,000 outside, was Ministers, repre attended by many sentatives of the Armed Forces, the of Djakarta and others. Mayor This national unity is unity against imperialism, for national indepen dence, for Indonesia's building up and solving the problems economy of the "pillars of the Indonesian volution", the workers and peasants. and peas The party of the workers ants, the communist Party, is the national unity. this force leading Communist Indonesian The Party National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236252402 === [PDF page 6] === Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 23 May 1962, page 9 (6) most powerful detachment international pat movement, riotic party of the Indonesian people, valiant and upholder of proleta rian internationalism. Its struggle for the completion of is in the Revolution the Indonesian interests of the Australian working the people, million bringing happiness close ing peaceful over 96 neighbours and ensur mutually beneficial and our two nations. between Aarons Laurie (Other articles by will deal with Indonesia West economic the Indonesian Irian and D. N. Aidsituation. Extracts from relations it's in July issue report will appear Communist Review".) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236252402