LETTER TO MR. LEWIS K. GOUGH FROM WALTER B. SMITH

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• Publication Date: October 21, 1962
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THE AMERICAN LEGION
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
OFFICE OF THE
NATIONAL COMMANDER
INDIANAPOLIS 6,IND.
October 14, 1952
General Walter Bedell Smith, Director
Central Intelligence Agency
2430 E Street
Washington, D. C.
Dear General Smith:
First let me thank you for your courtesy and
helpful briefing at the time of my visit to the Central
intelligence Agency several weeks ago.
In line with our conversation of that morning,
I am enclosing a speech given before the Annual Luncheon of
the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and the Commanders'
and Adjutants' meeting which is related to the general theme
we discussed. I have endeavored to approach the problem in
a rather different manner and thought you would be interested
in glancing over the talk.
I hope I will have the opportunity of seeing you
when I return from Korea.
Sincerely,
LW'I S K. GOUGH
National Commander
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* Address by National Commander Lewis K. Gough
* of The American Legion before the Annual Lun- *
* cheon of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce *
* at Hotel Antlers, October 7, 1952. *
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GOVERNOR SCHRICKER, MAYOR CLARK, PRESIDLNT FLN#3TE MAKER, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
MY FELLOW AMERICANS:
The genuine Hoosier hospitality you are expressing to The American Legion
on this occasion is most gratifying and deeply appreciated.
I am doubly proud to have this opportunity of appearing before you trlay
. proud that Indianapolis is the home of National Headquarters of The America-,l
Legion . . . and proud that my taproots are deep in the soil of Indiana.
In naval parlance, while I actually was launched in California, my keea
was laid in Indiana. For my mother was born in Bourbon, and my father hailed f:,-:gym
nearby Greenfield.
Again in naval parlance, and in keeping with tradition established by
past National Commanders before me, when speaking at this annual afair, I shall
bring today to you an "estimate of the situation" -- a frank estimate of where
we are today in history as we of The American Legion see it.
There never was a time in the history of America when we faced a greater
menace than we do today. World War III, Russian style, is here and already is :r
advanced. The chips are down and we are far from winning. In fact, the conques73
of the enemy today constitute our FINAL WARNING.
Most of us here are familiar with military nomenclature - G-l, -G-2,
and so on. For those of you who are not, G-2 is the designation of Intelligence -
G-3 Plans and Training (or Operations).. Because the greatest need today is fire-;
to understand adequately the challenge of communism which confronts us, and
secondly to plan intelligently to meet it, I shall delve into the realms of the:
two classifications in making this. estimate.
A G-2 analyst submerges himself into the character of the enemy - ender v-ors
to think as ke would and in line with his objectives looks through his eyes to
determine his courses of action in order beat to counteract them.
Let us therefore consider, unpleasant as it may be, that we are now S=-rviet
leaders and I speak to you as a master of the Kremlin, giving you a briefing to
determine our future Soviet strategy for conquest.
I realize fully the tremendous barrier it is necessary to break down
before you, as loyal Americans, can be brought to imagine yourselves in the pos_ion
of communists. This barrier is traditional, and lifelong, and even to attempt r,
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endeavor to act as the official spokesman for the Kremlin.
Let me show you why, if I were a Soviet Stalinite today, I would b< proud.
The growth of the Russian Empire has been the most gigantic of any nation in t:1.7v
history. This tremendous expansion is graphically illustrated on the ac..omp=r-ring
charts.
1. The small red spot indicates the little barbaric barony of the
Fourteenth Century, from which Russia has fought its way to world power.
2K By 1500 this was Russia. . . before taking over the vastness of
3. In 1939, Russia had grown until it encompassed 8 million square miles
and had a population of 170 million people.
4. Today Russia's vast Communist Empire covers 13 million square mi..+s,
with a staggering population of 800 millions! 37 out of every 100 people are ~.3day
within Communist domination. No king or emperor or dictator ever rules suprer:f
over so great a domain.
Still in the character of the Soviet enemy, permit me to point out tc You
Russia's objectives, our weapons, our courses of action. Like Hitler in Mein K-:mpf,
Stalin, Marx and Lenin have clearly stated our objectives for all to see.
Our Communist Manifesto, the textbook of the party, sums up the over-l1
objective of communism as "abolition of private property . . . abolition cf in-
dividuality and freedom of the bourgeois."
Our communist leaders openly advocate the use of violence as necessa .
to overthrow existing social conditions. The records shows that at least 14 times
Lenin and Stalin have written that the transformation of society to a prol,~itar3,-l
dictatorship condones the use of force and violence - - as they continue to euip1rsize
our basic axiom. . . "The end justifies any means."
Power, the consolidated and invincible power of the dictator, is the
end objective of all communist theory and practice, All executive, legislative
and judicial power is confined to 13 men in the Communist Party -- the Poltburc_
Our power is not based on any constitution. Constitutions and treaties are but
tools of convenience and propaganda.
Enslavement and domination of the minds and hearts of men all over the
world is necessary to achieve our goals, Stalin has said: - "Our revolution is }
world revolution -- the final victory is possible only on an international scal. --
and Stalin quotes Lenin as follows" "It is inconceivable that the Soviet Repub'.'tc
should continue to exist for a long period side by side with imperialist states:.
Ultimately one or the other must conquer. Meanwhile a number of terrible clashtuf:
between the Soviet Republic and the bourgeois states is inevitable". Stalin
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comments furthe - Clear, one would think" -- and it certainly is,
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What are our Soviet weapons? Revolution, fifth columns, assass.nati_p.
propaganda, purges, satellite wars, plus military and atomic weapons as threats
Our main weapon is an IDEA -- no bayonet can ever stop an idea. The
complacent West does not endeavor to sell its ideas, but contents itself with
feeding empty stomachs. This is expensive and the effect of a square meal is l_st
overnight. An idea is long lasting and it costs little to plant it.
Our program of promises (which we never fulfill) is more appealing than
their handout. Moreover until free enterprise is presented in a way that will
capture the imagination of the masses, it can never cope with the impact of
communism.
Our propaganda commands more thought and effort than does our armamer.
We spent $540,000,ooo last year on broadcasts, news services, films, financing
agitators -- $48,00o,000 more to train propagandists; $40,000,000 for book:y anc.
pamphlets, We spend ten times more than the stupid, apathetic, wishful-thinkir.?v
United States. We train one hundred times more personnel to sell our idea that ,he
United States trains to counter our efforts in any way.
We Russians have deep pride in our political warfare colleges, the or_.~.r
colleges in the world where psychological warfare has been reduced to science.
Lenin University, Eastern and Western Universities, The Academy of Red Professcrf;
train master strategists in propaganda and agiation, specializing for assignmer;t
to individual countries. In addition we have special schools for radio corm. unicPation
and political police. New training colleges have been opened in both as,teJlite
and non-communist countries, with a number of important ones in the United Statec.
You would think that the very existence of these political warfare
colleges would signal our broad design and intent, namely, to wage persistent
warfare on the political front, to bring the people of all nations under the rule
of Stalinism.
The thousands of graduates of these war colleges which we are turning
loose on the world each year are of more value to our cause than even the 17:ussiv-
military. And the thought has never occurred to the dull minds of the leaders :).'-
the United States to establish a counterattack through creating similar collegeq.
Our Fifth Columns are on hand worldwide to exploit trouble and grab
power where opportunity offers. We communists grabbed Eastern Europe with 150
million people and strong industries through this method.
Assassination is another good weapon. It worked effectively in Iran,
Pakistan and Jordan, and a radical Puerto Rican almost got the President of the
United States.
Shooting war has its place -- either guerilla or civil war. China wa:
taken in civilA WbveeuP6~k 'el ' 2bb2 TU/l ~t$A'- D ' T ( 366oifo6 -(Pwy
Indo-China e.nd Malaya. Korea ties up more Western forces and not a single one of
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our Russianp`piaier nrasebeene 2ommitt/ed yetA-RVas conquests o002peoples raw
material and industries are brought into our new empire at small cost.
Now let us analyze our course of action. Deceit and surprise :.;o hari
in hand. Stalin once stated, as quoted by Leon Trotsky, - "Prepare for blows
against the enemy in such a manner that he does not suspect how these blows Pura
going to be delivered; then to annihilate him in a manner he least expects is he
greatest pleasure a Bolshevik can have, After such an accomplishment, he car ;;o
to bed and have a real good sleep'? .
We lull our enemies to sleep before we attack. This is the purpose if
the "peace" campaigns in which through diplomatic maneuvers, our victimn are ed
to believe and think of nothing but peace - while we sharpen our dagger to stab
their backs. Witness the recent poll in France which proves that most French
people believe that the Soviet Union stands for peace while the impatient,
aggressive, imperialistic trigger-happy United States seeks world dominion thrrugh
the violence of war. That one took a bit of selling, but the largest politica_
party there is dominated by us.
We Soviets expected that after we violated all our major pledges the
agreements of Yalta; Teheran and Potsdam would be completely invalidated by th
Western powers This did not occur. Ovur psychological propaganda program wai;
probably responsible.
Our purges have been effective in keeping control in the homeland. Many
have heard of the Katyn Wood murders but few have heard of the 35,000 Russian
officers who were purged in the 1936-38 period. It had to be done to control c.ir
military. de prevented news of the farmers revolt famine reaching the outside
world It cost us the lives of fifteen million independent farmers but we war
determined to ;o through with our collectivism plans.
To promote communism we are compelled to destroy men. As high as six'.y
or seventy percent of slave populations sometimes have to be liquidated or sett to
concentration camps. If the people of the United States realized that millions
of them will be assassinated or sent to concentration camps and their wea:th ane,
natural resources destroyed, and religion, labor unions and education controlled
if they came under our rule; they might lose more of their apathy and lethargy.
Our first step in subjugating a country to our rule is to send in
specialists in propaganda, agitation and organization. This Fifth Column under
mines the government and hands it over to us. Next we destroy leadership. In
Poland, 95% of the people hate as, but we destroyed their leaders and they have
no one to follow.
We have developed a force of 50,000 communists in the United States 3nd
ten times as many fellow travelers. Gullible and simple minded Americans help
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finance them and aid our progress.
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No one ever won a fight by blocking. As in boxing we throw our opponent off guarl
by feinting -- accuse him of all sorts of things -- to gain advantages as h status
in confusion.
The United States is dangerous in a military war - the only kind 3f a war
they understand. What makes as invincible is that we have engaged this en