Vol. VI, No. 3, March 1992 +-+-+-+-+ - Ibiblio

"One of our neighbours to the west of us, India, due to her
peculiar nature was able to dismantle the Portuguese enclave of Goa
only in 1963. If you study that, you will realize that our anti-
Portuguese colonialist action had a headstart over India by exactly
350 years...."
Third Anglo-Burmese War
"The British colonialists waged their third war of invasion in
1885 and took Myanmar Naing-Ngan. There is evidence that from the
time the entire nation became enslaved, our various indigenous
nationals stood up against the colonialists for a decade....
"Although the colonialists derisively described our
revolutionaries as robbers and bad hats in their books, the fact is,
those revolutionaries, our patriotic ancestors at that time were to
us heroes.
"Our ancestors highly regarded the monarch who ruled them as
Lord of Land and Water, Absolute Ruler and Patron of the Sasana. They
sincerely believed that only when a coronated monarch ruled would
there be peace and tranquillity, would the Sasana flourish.
Therefore, when they ran into an unqualified ruler, they desired
change. They did not desire the dismantling of the monarchy and its
replacement by another system. That reflects the love of one's race,
patriotism that existed then.
"For many centuries Myanmar society was maintained through a
triangular relationship of monks who are the learned intellectuals,
the ruling monarch and the people, and it established and sustained
that Myanmar life....
"Therefore, if we draw a lesson from history, we must clearly
understand that for national defence, we must rely on the strength
within ...."
Japanese Occupation
"We know that in fact Fascism itself is the outcome of the
worst corruption of capitalism. Fascists showed great cruelty to our
ancestors. Just as the Fascists cruelly exterminated many of our
nation's worth sons, they insulted the modesty of many of our
nation's worthy daughters. The Fascists did not even spare members of
the Sangha we revere.... The Fascists gave our nation sham
independence, and they too, like the colonialists, started sucking
blood here.... Some 50 Japanese capitalis companies...exploited the
economy of our nation as they pleased.... The sons and daughers of
our land, our elder brother Tatmadawmen wanted to rise in
resistance.... However, we had to bide time and only on 27 March 1945
was it officially declared and the entire nation stood up together in
anti-Fascist resistance.... Even the British authorities conceded
that 52 per cent of the Fascists fell at the hands of the Myanmar
Tatmadaw. Such was our victory.
"Therefore, those called Fascists and Colonialists were only
different in the way they are called, but are of identical intent,
and I urge you to always bear in mind that we must always oppose and
crush the hegemonistic acts of some such big powers ...."
Karen-Burmese Enmity
"Who can deny the fact that among the armed terrorist groups
today, the KNU, the KIA and the Karenni, who are the most stubborn
and steeped in racial enmity were of British colonial machination?
They believe that they come from the Caucasus, which has no common
land or sea connection with us....
"[After 1885] the plan was executed by American Missionary Dr.
Vinton and British High Commissioner Sir Charles Bernard to employ
Kayins to put down and eliminate the Bamars .... Dr. Vinton...told
[his flock] that the Kayin nationals were under the will of God...to
remove the Bamars who worshipped images.... He had thus dastardly
used religion to agitate and incite people into a political-racial
act.... That...Kayins [armed by Dr. Vinton] were used against fellow
nationals...in 1886 and 1887 is to us, food for thought.
"By the same token, when it was not successful in using Bamar
police to arrest anti-British patriots, Kayin nationals were pressed
into service to put down the Bamars....