by Duncan B.
As someone
who has been a reader of Vanguard and
a contributor for many years I can’t help feeling a twinge of sadness that this
is the last print edition of Vanguard.
I understand
the issues with finances and human and other resources that have necessitated the
change to a solely on-line version of Vanguard.
One benefit of
the on-line format is that Vanguard
will be able to react quicker to the fast-changing world situation, instead of
being overtaken by events.
I still have
a copy of the very first Vanguard published
over fifty-one years ago in September 1963. It is interesting to read the
editorial of the first Vanguard.
Under the
heading “Why Vanguard is Published”,
the editorial says, “The publication of Vanguard
is an historic event. It is now the only paper which upholds the universal
truth of Marxism-Leninism. The paper has a big and noble job to do. Its main
task will be to give a Marxist-Leninist analysis of the major events of our
time.”
Vanguard has continued to give this
Marxist-Leninist analysis of world and Australian events since 1963.
The editorial
of the second Vanguard, published in
October 1963, elaborated on the role of Vanguard.
It said, “In essence, the task before Vanguard
and its supporters is to make Marxism-Leninism the property of the masses so
that the people can distinguish what is right and wrong for themselves.
“Vanguard will not merely report events. It
cannot cover all the day-to-day struggles of the working people.
“But in the
light of Marxism-Leninism it will attempt to analyse all the main events affecting
the working people so that correct conclusions can be drawn as a starting-off
point for further action.
This is as
true today as it was when written back in 1963. Vanguard has tried very hard since then to help the Australian
people to learn the truth of Marxism-Leninism. In its on-line format Vanguard will continue the “big and
noble job” it started in 1963.
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