Oldal 2 [2]
OCR
X.Ae December 52. - page two 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 S¥.
