Oldal 2 [2]
X.Ae December 52.
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tremendous power onc influence by the support of two groups: the
{rade umions ana the chinese colonye he “hinese colony is very
wealthy in indonesia ana is very loyal to the homelmna. “his has
been used by the Red Chinese “mbascy in Jakarta to extract support
and financial means from the “hinese population. these means have
been floving to such a degree, that at present the Yommunist -~arty
of Indonesia is one of the wealthiest communist parties in the
worlde It is not only able to pay all its expenses, but it is
making vast contributions - via Peiping 7 to other communist groups
in the Pacific areas ‘he Trade Unions on the other hand, are
communist controlled, in that most Trade Union leaders ana secretary
generals are communists. gince the Indonesian worker is extremely
prinitive, he is inclined to follow unqu stioningly whatever he
is told to do by his Union leaders. Henes, through the leaders,
the masses are held for the communist Party. *he new head of the
Indonesian Communist *arty is Rustam Effendi. Austam Effendi is a
typical Moscow man. He not only passed in "ussia through the
Agitprop School, but is also a graduate of Lenin University. A
middle-aged man, Rustam Effendi is extremely snergetic.e. A man of |
powerful drive. He is more the type of the organizor of the conspiracy
than a man of leading vast popular movementSe His oratoric gifts
are small. He lectures more than he speaks. Still, he has been
able, by his organizational activity, to instill new Life into the
Indonesian Yommunist Party, to bring it out of its temporary Slum and
to to start making it again one of the most formidable organizations
in public life. It is his wisdom to understand that it is better
for the communists to expand through their subsidiary groups "
‘“pinese and Trade Unions - than to built an officially communist
group of greater magnitude.
Fianlly there is the Army. It is today the gr at and
ultimate hope of all those numerous Indonesians, who hope that the
present anarchy be replaced by a regime, which would weed out
covruption and end the regime of the parties and bring peace to the
country. In point of popular support, the Army definitely is the
most puerfule from a terrible hord of anarchist groups, it has been
the credit of the Bafense Minister, the Sultan of Jogjakarta, to have
orgenized a genuine armed force. he has been supported in this
effort by the chief of staff of the Army, Major tencral Simatupang
and by the Secretary weneral of his ministry, Ali Budiardjo.
“he army thus has been liberated from unaue political influencese this
has not pleased the poiiticians. he struggle between the ,»oliticians
and the army has become so bitter, that there vas more than usual
talk about an army coup d'itat. in fact, such a coup d*iitat is in
the air, and, as we said, would be welcomed by the overwhelming
majority.
it is the concurrence of these ‘three forces, which has
brought about the dangerous riots. these were organized by the
communists, but were used by all politicians for a concentrk& al attack
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