Lies and Slander

Finally on this topic, let us quote the speech of Mr. Tom Madden (British member of I.U.S. Secretariat) where he said:

"At this Congress we have heard the representative of the N.S.A. speaking friendly words, yet in the recent past the officers of the N.S.A. have indulged in much name-calling against the I.U.S. and its Congress. It is hard to forget the bullying blackmail of the N.S.A. leaders towards the C.I.S.C. (affiliated U.S. student body) before this Congress. Surely Mr. Childers, N.S.A. Vice-President for International Affairs, and the N.S.A. News were not simply speaking for themselves and improperly representing their organisation on these occasions. We ask the representatives present, why do officers of your organisation slander the I.U.S.? Why did you declare at the recent N.U.S. Council meeting in England that your organisation was maintaining close relations with Japanese student organisations 'with a view to assisting them eventually to develop a national union of students?' Surely you are not ignorant of the fact that there exists in Japan a powerful national student organisation representing over 60 per cent. of the students, that is to way, more than 250,000 students. Surely you are not ignorant of the fact that this Federation is constantly leading militant action against the introduction of the American witch hunt into Japanese Universities, and that its very existence is threatened by the decrees of General MacArthur. This ignorance is very strange unless the 'Commission of Inquiry' which you have stated the N.S.A. wants to send to Japan is intended to disrupt the unity of Japanese students.

"In view of our past experiences, some of the statements that you have made to the Congress arc very difficult to accept at their face value. I want to make it clear that the I.U.S. accepts the sincerely expressed wish of several conventions of the N.S.A. to co-operate with our organisation. But I do not believe that the Congress will be ready immediately to believe in the sincerity of N.S.A. leaders. .

"If we are wrong and they are truly sincere, it will be proved by a change in the attitude and daily work of the leaders of your organisation in the United States. In any case, we hope that you will take the decisions of the Congress back to the N.S.A., and if your words of cooperation prove to be true, we shall be happy about that and regard it as an important success for world peace. One of the first things that you could do to show your sincerity would be to declare your willingness to speak to students in your country about the Congress on the same platform, together with the C.S.C. representatives on your return. Secondly, you could undertake to report fairly on this Congress through the N.S.A. News and to the N.S.A. Convention."