Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ RED BLIGHT Order Extra Copies From _CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST CRUSADE_ P. O. Box D-4 St. Louis 1, Missouri To _Everyone everywhere who would help to make the “lure” of freedom so irresistible that the false promises of security, made by the Communists, will be seen for what they are—a delusion and a fraud._ RED BLIGHT by MARY LAMAR KNIGHT [Illustration: Star symbol] LORRIN L. MORRISON _Publisher Los Angeles_ COPYRIGHT, 1951 BY MARY LAMAR KNIGHT FIRST PRINTING IN TWO EDITIONS: _Paper Bound, June, 1951_ _Cloth Bound, June, 1951_ Printed in the United States of America by LORRIN L. MORRISON, _Printing and Publishing_ 1915 So. Western Ave., Los Angeles 18, Calif. All rights reserved, including the rights of reproduction, in whole or in part, in any form. AUTHOR’S NOTE The opinions expressed in this book represent only one individual’s point of view. They are based upon what I, myself, have seen and heard and are subject, therefore, to human error, preferences and prejudices. I ask only that they be considered in this light, and hope that they may serve to stimulate independent thinking and inquiry. What I am reporting I have experienced personally or learned from the most reliable sources at my command. If I succeed only in a small measure in conveying my thoughts and opinions, it is, nonetheless, a load off my chest, and I shall sleep more easily for having made a sincere, if limited, contribution toward a better understanding of our present disheartening dilemma. MARY LAMAR KNIGHT _Table of Contents_ _Introduction_ 1 _Chapter I—Incompetence or Treachery?_ 7 _Chapter II—Yenan Interlude_ 29 _Chapter III—Communist Personalities_ 45 _Chapter IV—Communism’s Forebears_ 70 _Chapter V—Communist Propaganda_ 82 _Chapter VI—Manchuria, the Prize_ 94 _Chapter VII—The Tragedy of the Generalissimo_ 102 _Chapter VIII—Behind the Red Curtain_ 117 _Chapter IX—Quo Vadis?_ 131 _Appendix_ 151