毛泽东选集/文汇报的资产阶级方向应当批判

#§Since June 14,when our editorial department published "The Bourgeois Orientation of Wen Hui Paoover a Period of Time", both Wen Hui Paoand the Kuangming Dailyhave undertaken some self-criticism on this question.

#§The staff of the Kuangming Dailyheld several meetings and severely criticized its director, Chang Po-chun, and its editor-in-chief, Chu An-ping, for their wrong orientation.# This criticism was unequivocal and there has been a basic change in stand, a change to the revolutionary socialist line from the bourgeois line of Chang Po-chun and Chu An-ping opposing the Communist Party, the people and socialism.

# As a result, the Kuangming Dailyhas regained the reader's confidence and reads like a socialist paper.

# Only the technique of its layout still leaves something to be desired.

# Technique in layout and political slant in layout are two different things, and as far as the Kuangming Daily isconcerned, there is not enough of the former but quite enough of the latter.

# A change in the technique of layout would give the paper a new look which its readers would be glad to see.

# Nonetheless it is not easy; our paper has long set its mind on this, but its layout, though somewhat improved, is still not up to expectations.

#§Wen Hui Paohas published its self-criticism, giving the impression that a change has come about in its orientation, and it has carried many news items and articles reflecting the positive line -- this of course is all to the good.

# Still, there is something lacking.

# It is just like performing on the stage, where some actors give fine portrayals as villains but never look right in their roles as heroes, they are so affected and unnatural.

# It is indeed difficult for them to be otherwise.

# Either the East Wind prevails over the West Wind, or the West Wind prevails over the East Wind; on the question of the two lines there is no room for compromise.

# Many editors and reporters are used to the old and beaten tracks, and it is far from easy for them to change all at once.

# But change they must, however grudgingly and painfully, for this is dictated by the general trend.

# When people say that the change is easy and pleasant, they are saying so merely out of conventional politeness.

# As for the editorial department of Wen Hui Pao,the matter is serious because it was this editorial department which was in command during the period when the paper kicked up a rumpus with its bourgeois orientation, and so there is a heavy burden on its shoulders which cannot be easily thrown off.

# As to whether there is another commander higher up, those who make this charge say "yes", while those who speak for the defence say "no"; moreover, this commander has been identified as Lo Lung-chi of the alliance of Chang Po-chun and Lo Lung-chi.

# In between the two commanders, there is a third in the person of Pu Hsi-hsiu, a capable woman of action in charge of the Peking office of Wen Hui Pao.

#People say that Lo Lung-chi -- Pu Hsi-hsiu -- the Wen Hui Paoeditorial department represents the chain of command of the Rightists in the Democratic League directing Wen Hui Pao.

#§The Democratic League has played a particularly vicious role in the course of the contention among the hundred schools of thought and the rectification movement.

# It operates in an organized way, complete with a plan, programme and line which alienate it from the people and which are directed against the Communist Party and socialism.

# Then there is the Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party which has played exactly the same role.

# These two parties have made themselves particularly conspicuous in these days of violent storm.

# It is the Chang-Lo alliance which has raised the storm.