The Malayan Communist Party as Recorded in the Comintern Files

to “cooperate with Britain”. That would soften the anti-BI sentiment of masses,
encourage a tendency toward legalism and opportunism in the party and eventually
destroy the Party.
(2) The slogan and assertion of “employer-employee cooperation” mean the
abandonment of class interests and are incorrect. In maintaining the national united
front, our Party never insists on unconditional cooperation with the bourgeoisie. The
slogan of cooperation is merely a part of our strategy. It should be properly applied
based on class relations in each place and section. Its objective is to make the
bourgeoisie understand that the development of the masses’ strength would not
collide with their interests.
(3) Assessment of the Ten-point Programme (TPP-a)
Establishing a national united front to gain a democratic system is too
hollow. It is merely a present slogan of activities. It cannot be a programme
to represent the masses’ interests.
Congress and Councils are too general. They do not clearly indicate the kind
of democratic system.
“Reactionary policy” is too general. It does not clearly and concretely
indicate what policy is most harmful to the people of each nationals ( 民 族 ).
Labour laws are not clear, because imperialists also enact labour laws. What
kind of labour laws do we need?
“Equality of men and women” is hollow. Before socialism is finally realized,
we cannot discuss the necessity of this equality in the process of national
liberation.
Other defects and insufficiencies are as follows:
i) Applies to overseas Chinese only. Cannot represent the pressing interests of all
nationals ( 全 民 族 ).
ii) Lack of peasants’ demands. Peasants’ problem is not placed as a principal issue of
revolution. “Reduction of taxes” is not urgent at all.
The Central Standing Committee considers that these problems relate to the future of the Party’s
national liberation struggle. Various Party branches are requested to mobilize all members to
discuss these problems and prepare to present revisions to the Second Executive Committee
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