Many opinions have been expressed to give cause as well as reasons for today's upheavals in our society. It becomes apparent that the cause has been in existence for a long time, which can be verified from the principle contents of a Committee Manifesto issued in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1919.

The manifest reads as follows: "Corrupt the young, get them away from religion, get them interested in sex. Make them superficial, destroy their honesty and ruggedness.

"Get control of all means of publicity and get people's minds off their government by focusing attention on athletics, sexy books and other trivialities.
"Divide the people into argumental groups constantly bearing on controversial matters of no importance.
"Destroy the people's faith in their national leaders by hold (sic) the latter up to contempt, ridicule and disgrace.
"Encourage government extravaganza. Destroy the credit of the Nation, driving up prices and inflame general discontent.
"Always preach Democracy but seize power as fast and as ruthlessly as possible.
"Ferment unnecessary strikes in vital industries and encourage civil disorder and false pride.
"By specious arguments cause the breakdown of old moral virtues, honesty, sympathy, kindness and faith in one another.
"Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretense, with the view of confiscating them and leaving the population helpless."

This Manifesto, 50 years old, spells out the blueprint of today's realism and the direction in which we are going. Is it too late to change the tide?

Reprint by request from Michigan Legionnaire, June 1970 issue.

"Today, of course, we are not strong enough to attack...To win we shall need the element of surprise. The bourgeoisie will have to be put to sleep. So we shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on record. There will be electrifying overtures and unheard of concessions. The capitalist countries, stupid and decadent, will rejoice to cooperate in their own destruction. They will jump at another chance to be friends. As soon as their guard is down, we shall smash them with our clenched fist".

Dimitry Z. Manuilsky, In a lecture at the Lenin School on Political Warfare in Moscow, 1981

And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed, for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them, and yet he avenge them not;

Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shewn unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain, and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you; Yea, even the sword of the justice of the eternal God, shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction, if ye shall suffer these things to be;

Wherefore the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you, that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you, or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who build it up. For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up, seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations and countries;

And it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people; for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents; Yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men, that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.

Wherefore I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things, that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved.

And now I show unto you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret chambers, to bring to pass even your destruction, in process of time, and ye knew it not, but now I tell it unto you...

And again I say unto you, that the enemy in the secret chambers seeketh your lives. Ye hear of wars in far countries, and you say that there will soon be great wars in far countries, but ye know not the hearts of men in your own land. I tell you these things because of your prayers; wherefore, treasure up wisdom in your bosoms, lest the wickedness of men reveal these things unto you, by their wickedness, in a manner that shall speak in your ears, with a voice louder than that which shall shake the earth: but if ye are prepared, ye shall not fear.