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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00915R000900200006-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 1998
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: MISC

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f ? i.torial: ar For ?'svelc,pcrent of the Student w'czve eatfl)
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1n3+:ta ~, The Kishi &or z,xnm.sjrat has de its s p ):i3.4* a rWore an=,i x:at.:oT_.
anti opular, and bell ie;o e, but the whole nation, :Le;x by C he working
C ac s, is striving for peace independence, de. ,crac:y, and scciz.l
progress, The :students are taking part in the sty: ug;;l a for p apse,
daiaocracy, a other caul with a view to deva op3r'" t.nni "r move` ent~3 0
The stuth3nts are particularly active; in the peaew, struggle to prohibit
nui~fear tests b They have exerted Influence on the strug glos in
Okinawa, and in Suriakawa and other military ba- era in Japan,
The students stand by the workers" uniono, in. the struggle aga:ln;t the
teacher efficien::y rating system, the suppression of uniions,, and for
the protection of democratic rights Tbcy are playing an active role,
in tightening their relations with the workers and farirx;rsF, and in form-
ing the united front through cultural and youth activities In urban and
rural areas.,
In the world today to rs are such tasks as th innediate and unconditional
suspension of ntu lean tests, refusal to periait introduction of missil
weapons into foreign eountr ics, and the holding of a sumn9.t co .'erens.a,
the success of all of which depends upon the force of the peace camp In
the world- Under these circun>stancea, world assvu:olies will be opened
in Stockholm and Tokyo, one on disarmament and international cooperation,
a the other on opposing nuclear bombs,
The student movement, led by the National Federation of Student Self
Go--ernment Associations (Sengakuren), is expected and requested to make
a further contribution to the struggle against nuclear arena. =nts, and
for dem.ccracy, on behalf' of the peace camp. The students must, there-
fore, settle the faults and probi.er-,s brought to light in. order to
advance their movement. '?'his is even more important because our enemies
are intensifying their attacks upon the student movement,
The student3 tend to ignore their subjective conditions when they draft
their policies and tactics e They -.re apt to establish their struggle
policy on the basis of their one-sided analysis of the objectives situ-
ation, and to introduce an extreme; leftish struggle formula into their
wishful thinking. This is one of the faults which the student movement
comr:its.
The students, in fact, call public attention to the danger of war alone
As a result, they will come to force aetion and struggle Without. justifi-
cation, and to mobilize the masses without reaoon,
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The student movement will ether be stalemated or isolated from the
majority of .students., if its leaders are careless, of the general
psychology and balance of power among the students. The most important
thing at present is not to encourage a minority of active students to
violent aetiorec or to divert students' attention to extracurrilar
affairs., but to organize as many students as possible together with
teachers, into a solid unity, in order to strengthen the basis of
their movement. lot the students struggle, not for their fear of the
danger of a war and international tkansions, but with firm conviction
in the advancement and victory of the peace c= p,,
Some leaders of the student movement have occasionally tried to
press their aesertiono and policies upon other organizations. Without
self-criticism of their policies a deeds, and self-righteouonoss
about their own avtiviti.ee, they sometimes have blamed and doneronced
other peace. loving organizations and their leaders, and even labor union
leaders. Their arrogance and lack of self-'ariticiem have invited
antagonism against, and distrust in, Sengakureen.
In order to surmount this, they must first of all become modest. They
should not believe that they can teach the people how to participate
in democratic movements. They should realize that they mutt learn from
these people.
A noteworthy error in the student movement under the guidance of
Zengakuren in obvious from the fact that the Zengakuren leaders either
underestimated or completely discarded basic demands of common students
concerning their daily lives and their struggles for such demands.
Zengakuren is the Federation of Students' Self-Governing Associations
A self-governing association of students Is an?,autonomouss body. Therefore,
Zengakuren is the proper organization is struggle for basic demands of
the students.
A majority of students are in point of fact opposed to the reactionary
education policies of the government and its retrogressive course, and
are struggling for right education and democratic operation of their
schools, along with such economic problems as tuition fees, schooling
facilities, mess halls, student cooperatives, dormitories., and employment.
It is a mistake on the part of the bengakuren leaders to regard the
students as addicted -to economnization or opportunism. There are many
students, in all schools, participating in seminars, cultural circle:3,
newspaper works, and other ideological activities Their activities
are important and must be en_..a.`aged further.
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The Zengakuren must, therefore, take up in the student movement the
students' daily necessities and ideological problems. The student
organization must at the came time be democratic enough to promote
students' creative sense and activeness. With all these "musts" in
mind, our party must show interest in the student movement; respect
students' self-reliance and independent activities; exploit their
positiveness, enthusiasm, and intelligenca encourage their
confidence and bravery; and guide them with proper assistance.
The deputy groups' conference preceded by the 11th Zengakuren congress
was blocked by a group of antiparty provocateurs who had violated the
party's principle of democratic centralization. The conference could not
discuss the future policy of the student movement. This incident is an
intraparty problem and must be settled as such. We should not judge the
Zengakuren and all students by this incident. We must not criticize them
or abandon the party's leadership either. Our party must make efforts to
that this incident will not have any adverse effect upon student movements
in the future.
We must, of course, discuss further the decision and policy of the
11th Zengakuren congress. We see controversial points in these. But
these points will be settled through the future movement. We can develop
the student movement in the right direction with our positive support of
student activities in every field of society. Particularly important is
the problem that a group of student communists fail to comprehend
correctly the nature and task of the struggle for protection of peace and
the problem of peaceful coexistence, and that they hold an incorrect
ideology and theory on the relationship between the peace struggle .arid
revolution, for they regard the peace struggle as a means for revolution.
They do not carry out the peace struggle against the imperialists' war
policy, but they lead it to the antiimperialist struggle. By so doing
they may very well stray in the wrong direction. This will make the
student movement isolated.
Such symptoms are already visible in the movement. We must correct this
incorrect theory and the action of a group of student party members
within the party. The Zengakuren must also criticize them. We must have
nonparty members take part in the leadership of the student movement.
It is in this movement that we must establish solidarity and party
leadership.
While trying on the one hand to clear these ideological and theoretical
errors from Zengakuren, the party must, on the other hand, formulate a
fundamental principle for student movements, studying these movements
as a whole from a correct point of view. The task assigned to communist
students is to promote the activities of students in accordance with the
plans of their ;.1em7nersh} p cells, and to struggle in the vanguard of the
student movements.
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It is eapeoially important in this connection that they be modest in
contacting the masses, learn from the masses, and serve the masses.
Through such contacts with the masses, they must expose the deceptive
policies of the Kishi cabinet, the plot of the American and Japanese
reactionaries, and the reactionary education policies of the government;
they must explain that the government?a suppression of the laboring
class, the efficiency rating system, and the rupture of Sino-Japanese
relations are closely connected with atomic war preparations; they must
endeavor to improve thought among the masses, to awaken their class and
political consciousness, and to expand and consolidate the party
influence and organization.
With keen attention to all problems of students, the party must observe,
cooperate with, and lead their struggles for their basic demands, while
educating with fraternal comradeship communist students by screening their
activities and criticizing correctly their errors and mistakes. The
correct theory and thought of communist students and their upity under
the party guidance and democratic centralization system are the sources
of promoting and developing the students' movement. Most important of all
in this connection is to establish the guiding policies of the entire
party as soon as possible.
The low wages and the government's suppression of laborers result from
the fundamental program prepared by the American-Japanese reactionaries
in connection with their war preparations. The struggle for peace is
important to laborers in order to protect their $nterests. Standing in
the vanguard of the struggle for peace, the party must establish its
leadership among laborers, Without strong leadership of the party based
upon the laboring class, we cannot expect advancement of the students'
peace movement and further development of the struggle of the entire
nation for peace.
All party members will pledge positive support and cooperation to establish
the party's leadership and to develop the student movement as a whole.
The party expects and wishes sincerely that millions of students will
utilize their knowledge and energy in the Japanese natiorfs struggle
for peace, independence, and democracy.
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