Communist crimes

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Editor: Baila Lazarus writes in the Bulletin's Feb. 8 issue about Arthur Miller. While I do not dispute the fact that he is a great playwright, I take exception to the statement that he had the same high moral fibre as the characters of his plays. And that is because he refused to squeal on his communist friends before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Just as we hold members of the Nazi party responsible for the crimes of Nazism, regardless of whether they personally have blood on their hands, so we must hold members of the Communist party co-responsible for the crimes of communism. Crime against humanity is a crime against humanity. It is true that communists murdered proportionately fewer Jews than the Nazis, but is this supposed to be an extenuating circumstance? I think not. If Arthur Miller had a high moral fibre, he wouldn't want to have communist friends.

Frank Cvancara
Surrey

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