Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 7. June 25, 1951
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"Becoming an instrument of war . . . not so much a world organisation as an organisation catering to the [unclear: neta] of the American aggressors . . . burying its moral authority and doomed itself to disintegration."
It is impossible to put the whole case; space is limited. More, perhaps, should be said of the Communist attitude towards political activity to prove their complete rejection of any principle besides that of expediency, any aim but that of Communism.
Since we rely on the United Nations and because this is an article on the Peace Movement we have not attempted a solution or suggested any other Peace body.
More evidence could be provided; it only remains for those who are sincere to search for it themselves, compare the contradictions with the declared aims and decide in favour of rejection and opposition. A bad means does not become Justified by a good end even if there is a possibility of attaining that end. In any case let us prevent this [unclear: College] from [unclear: landing] its support to this instrument of Soviet foreign policy.
A. W. Cook,
D. E. Hurley.
M. F. McIntyre.