Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 3. April 5, 1951

Comment on the Declared Aims of the Congress

Comment on the Declared Aims of the Congress

Peace: "Real Peace," said the Czech Minister of Education, "can never be brought about except by communism—peace means the struggle against capitalism and imperialism." This fairly summed up the general attitude which was not for peace as peace but for a Communist peace.

National Independence: This also has a distinct meaning and I think the majority of delegates would have agreed that it was not possible outside a people's democracy.

Democratic Education: It is difficult to define what is meant here, but it is clear that the ideal state of democracy is only found in communist countries. (P 23, 24).