First Published: Vanguard, Vol. 1, No. 6, July 1964.
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The peoples of the world have achieved great victories in recent years in their struggle to free themselves from imperialist domination and exploitation. Already in 1964 further victories have been won. In many parts of the world today the imperialists, led by United States imperialism, have their backs to the wall. Finding it more and more difficult to maintain their domination of the people by force they desperately seek out groups of men within each nation and within the working class movement who are prepared to sell the interests of their country and their class to the imperialists. In many countries they have ceded a nominal political independence to the national liberation movement, but still retain their military bases and continue ruthlessly to exploit the people with connivance of reactionary governments.
There is no third road. Either with the people against imperialism, or with imperialism against the people. The choice cannot be evaded by any government in the world today. And those who choose to join with imperialism to oppress the people will before long be overthrown, and replaced by genuine representatives of the people.
Within the international Communist movement, likewise, the imperialists desperately seek out those who are prepared to betray their class, and reward them for every step taken away from the tried and tested principles of Marxism-Leninism. Modern revisionism is the creation of world imperialism. The modern revisionists, led by Nikita Khrushchev, are the agents of world imperialism, within the ranks of the working class and working people. We cannot rest until they are exposed, utterly discredited before the people, and smashed.
The heroic Albanian Party of Labour has led the way in this struggle against modern revisionism. By refusing to bow to Khrushchev, despite his attempt to smash the Albanian economy by a blockade, in which he joined with Tito and the imperialists, the Albanian Party of Labour, led by Comrade Enver Hodja, have upheld the honour of European Communists and inspired all true Communists throughout the world in their fight to smash revisionism.
Marxist-Leninists in England, Scotland and Wales, have been coming together in recent months in order to co-ordinate the struggle against revisionism in Britain, to expose and overthrow the modern revisionists who have won control of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In the heartland of British imperialism the struggle to defeat modern revisionism and open social democracy, represented by the Labour Party, will not be easy. But imperialism is now in decline, its hold over the minds of the people is weakening. They can now be won for Marxism-Leninism, and in solidarity with the Albanian Party of Labour, and all Marxist-Leninist parties and groups throughout the world, British Marxist-Leninists will succeed in their tasks.
In inviting us, as representatives of Marxist-Leninists in Britain, to attend the May Day celebrations in Albania, the Central committee of the Albanian Party of Labour did us a great honour. This visit has enabled us to see just how grotesquely the imperialists, the social-democrats and the modern revisionists, have slandered the people of Albania. The enthusiasm for the construction of the new, socialist Albania is apparent wherever one goes – in industry, in agriculture and in the field of culture. There is manifest and firm unity between Party and people. There is great confidence in the future, based upon the victories that have already been won in the face of severe difficulties. The people make history. That is a fact that the imperialists and all those who serve them can never accept. But in Albania we have seen the people, led by the Albanian Party of Labour, making history, and giving the lie direct to imperialism and modern revisionism.
Long live the friendship of the Albanian and British peoples!
Long live the unity of true Communists throughout the world!
Long live the Albanian Party of Labour, led by comrade Enver Hodja!