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Show Thursday, November Weekly News IKeview ttrnrharVm Washington lHqet Dies Committee Bares Activities Of Radical, Communist Groups Unseen and Malignant Growths Are Being Bred Into Our National Life by Agitators Who Seek to Destroy Our Government; Spread Poison in Labor Ranks. WNU By WILLIAM BRUCKART Service, National Press Bids., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. "Unless something Is done to curb radicalism in my section, there is going to be an awful clash and a lot of people are going to get hurt." So spoke Fred W. Frahm, superintendent of police of the city of Detroit, Mich. And his statement was under oath, for he was giving testimony before a committee of the house of representatives, a committee charged with exposing to view the activities of certain groups in this country. It was the statement of a man who is serving a city in an official capacity and who has gone through 246 strikes which he asserted were the direct result of agitation by the radicals to which he referred. He looks for more in the near future and added, by way of emphasis, that "these communists and radicals do not want to seek adjustment of differences between labor and management; they want to make trouble all of the time." Through a number of weeks, the house committee before which Mr. Frahm testified, has been taking testimony, gathering evidence, digging here and there in its effort to uncover the activities of subversive groups and expose them to public n view. It has been the contention of the chairman. Representative Dies of Texas and some other members of the committee, that most of us are not aware of the unseen and malig- nant growths that are being bred into our national life. They are out to destroy our government, to bring to us the type of thing that has made Russia famous. Mr. Dies is a sincere and honest legislator, and he is trying to do the job assigned him, even when several of his committee members have sought to balk his efforts. But there is much more to be done in the direction of exposing radicalism and the chiseling, cheating, cowardly efforts the agitators put forth. Charge Communist Active in Government Office There is, of course, the danger that a lot of people will make foolish and unsupported statements about red activities, thus throwing doubt on the really serious phases. That always seems to happen. Unwittingly, that type of person which shouts and shouts and has no proof creates the impression that all cries of "wolf, wolf," are meaningless. But when e congressional committee has the courage rather, when its chairman over objections of some of its members has the courage to bring the stuff out for public examination, there must, indeed, be a basis for it. The tragedy of the thing is that the labor movement as a whole will suffer a severe setback. The fact that the radicals have grabbed control of the automobile workers' union means that they have "cells" in other groups also, and that these cells slowly but surely will be spreading poison and trouble. The agitators seize upon the unthinking, the foreign-bor- n who are not steeped in our customs or love of country, or upon elements that have been badly treated, and they will use these innocent victims to carry out their destructive plans. C. . O. Being Used as Tool There will be much more labor trouble. You can count on that The Communist party representatives will never allow the slightest chance for creating trouble to escape them. They are determined to convince labor that it cannot trust the managements, they are encouraging the breaking of agreements between labor and management to the end that employers will have no faith in the leaders of labor, and they are using the national labor relations board wherever that can be done to give official voice to labor troubles. That fact is chiefly responsible for the position which the C. I. O. group has taken in opposition to proposals for revision of the labor relations act. William Green and the American Federation of Labor are urging revision of the law, but C. I. O., having its tentacles in the labor board, obviously does not want its grip broken. It has been known for a long time that the C. I. O. was being used as a tool for destructive purposes, but the agitators and emissaries were sly and careful. They covered their tracks. Such information as leaked out was promptly discredited by the very reds who had done the job and they discredited any individual who repeated the story by laughing at his gullibility. However, there is one instance which cannot be denied. The clerks in the rural electrification administration organized a union and affiliated with C. I. O. It was to have social as well as fraternal aspects. There was a dance scheduled. Negro workers attended and insisted on inter-raciparticipation in everything that was done. They said they were told to do so by representatives of C. L O. After the dance was concluded, so participants have reported, a phonograph record was procured and the bellowing notes of "The Internationale," communistic anthem, blared forth. What I am wondering is why Mr. Dies has not sent his investigators into the very offices of the federal government, itself. Or, if he has done that, as it is gossiped about, then why shield anybody? Why not turn the spotlight of publicity on the individuals who want to destroy the American system, the American form of government, American tradition, the American profit system of doing business? There has been much talk in the last several years about the operations of communists within the very walls of the government, men and women who are boring from within as termites destroy lumber, and we ought to know the truth. II they are within the government, they ought to be exposed and chased out of the western hemisphere; if they are not operating as is gossiped around, then their names ought to be cleared. In any event, I hope the Dies committee goes on and shows the cancerous nature of groups that do not believe in our system, whether they be Russians, or Germans, or Italians, or British or what have you. It has been the favorite device of thenradicals and their henchmen to characterize any official who attacks them as being a subject for the insane hospitals. Their game Dies Committee Exposes has been to laugh people out of court whenever an effort was made Methods Used by Radicals to tell of some of the things the The Dies committee record is full of testimony about methods emagitators were doing. Many will recall an Investigation by a house ployed by the communists in their committee several years ago where devious borings and destructive the witnesses were laughed down tactics. The record tells, too, of and a courageous superintendent of how many innocent appearing orschools from Gary, Ind., was made ganizations, created for an allegedly to look foolish because of the useful purpose, are captured by charges he made. Well, if my opin- communists and used by them to ion be worth anything, the folks obtain money contributions for who were the suckers In that play which no accounting ever is made. were the supposedly Intelligent And tragic, also, are the stories of members of congress who made up how the real leaders laughed at the the committee. It was they who suckers who gave monfell for a trick of propaganda. Eiey, laughed in the secret recesses of ther that was the case, or the mem- their hideouts about the soft and bers of that committee were just easy minds of Americans. plain dumb. But another session jf congress is coming. The Dies committee will Lewi Cannot Break Crip make a report and probably will Of Communist on C. I. O. to enable it to ask an the strikes go on. appropriation Concerning We will see who opposes Mr. which Frahm I about testified, appropriation. There probably want to boast that I wrote of com- that will be opposition from two or three n munist participation in those members of the committee itself, strikes when they were hap- and we will see who they are. If I several had letters therepening. are outspoken In their opposithey me and describcrazy after, calling I suspect most people will Mr. Frahm tion, ing me ai a know why. official records the now has put into I think this condition has reached facts that must be obvious to any real American, and he further has the point where attention should be expressed the opinion that John L. paid to it by the federal governLewis, head of the C. I. O., cannot ment It is now hot on the trail of break the grip that the communto some alleged German spies who have on his organization. That nvj were seeking American military sebe the reason why Mr. Lewis has crets. So why not make a thorbeen so spent the List several ough job of It and lift up the lid that hides various other kinds of months. Maybe he sees that the labor group of which he was so proud spies whose work, to my mind, is has become a gargantuan monster much more dangerous to American national life? that is slowly swallowing him, phys9) Wern Newspaper Union. ically large as he is. hard-earne- n ilt-low- red-baite- d WHO'S Foreign At best, Germany, Italy and Japan are unnatural bedfellows with nothing in common except totalitarianism and a grudge against the world. Flushed by her Imperialistic victory at Munich, there is every reason to think Germany might abandon Italian and Japanese alliances if they stood in the way of her march to world power. First step in this direction has been taken by Heichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler in presenting African colonial Pillow and Chair Sais. Of Crocheted Lace .. NEWS Ily Joseph W. La Kinc THIS A WEEK $3,984,-000,00- 0, "pump-prlm-ing- long-rang- . For Destructive Purposes Inconveniently close to election day have come piecemeal reports and offhand predictions concerning When the U. S. fiscal situation. President Roosevelt talks finance before congress on January 3, he may ask almost anything. But right oow, as the President busies himself with planning, he can gotiations, October of 1938 will be be guided budget by facts and forecasts: remembered primarily as the month facts: Despite upswinging busiwhen America first stood up and ness, the U. S. treasury deficit for barked at modern imperialism. the current year jumped above Within 24 hours two barks came one billion dollars October 20, leapfrom Washington. First was Presiing forward several million dollars dent Roosevelt's precedent-shatterin- g a day. Gold reserves, mounting of condemnation nations employ- since the European scare, hit By LEMUEL F. PARTON fiscal ing force (Japan), exile (Germany) 1939 the Revised, A few years ago, and repression (Italy) as instruNEW YORK. deficit prediction stands at writer had the Job of getments of national policy. Next day, Deal New in second largest on the heels of Japan's conquest of ting up an amateur entertainment. history. By next June 30, when the added Hankow, the state department made fiscal year ends, the U. S. public Robert Sherwood was just anbut he starter, to a public Tokyo debt will hit $40,000,000,000, compared Bob protest Sherwood, ran away with against violation of China's "open with $16,800,000,000 in June. 1931. e show; He door" policy. or Staid, Cay " forecast: Though IJb ICC V, IM This was but percussion in the Show Steals will help business, the 1940 budginches tall, of new American overture of preparedlath-lik- e et will be unbalanced. Only by condimensions and has a trick; ness. Chiming in are plans to tinued spending can the administra- - of undulating both his chest and his strengthen military and naval forces Adam's apple at the same time, so that "the Western hemisphere when he sings. To hear him sing, may work out its owp interrelated "When the Comes salvation." To the north, at Kodiak, Bob - Bob - Bobbin'," undulating Alaska, the navy is quietly preparthrough a full octave, and flapping ing two bases accommodating at his long arms, is rare entertaine least 200 patrol bombers. ment. He could have filled the the Thus, if Britain and France deny aters that way if he hadn't become it, the U. S. admits Japan has bea playwright come the Far East's No. 1 power With aU his gift for foolery, and bids fair to dominate the Pacific his is the "weltschmers" of a unless stopped. Although Generalisshy, sensitive, thoughtful man, simo Chiang will continue and his are the peculiarly civibattling Japan in the hope his foe lized qualities which enabled will eventually commit military and him to portray "Abe Lincoln in economic suicide, there is little likeIllinois" with insight and fidelity lihood that China's door will be rewhich have brought the heartito Western nations unless opened est critical salvo of years and v Japan wants it. For a preview of many cries of "the great Amerithings to come, democracies need can drama at last." Some of the only look at Manchukuo where sevreviewers see here a thrilling en years of Japanese proprietorship "play within a play" in the has both closed and locked the door. skilled and timely dramatization of Lincoln's timeless utterance at just this moment of national wavering and SECRETARY MORGENTHAO Mr. Sherwood may be a man of Coolest of all concerned How the wind is blowing . . . destiny. He would dismiss all that with a tion hold a mass vote for the 1940 TIME CLOCK Film actors earnslight thoracic undulation and perelection, thereby forestalling the ing up to $1,000 a week, and all normal swing to Republicanism. But haps a modest quip. He is the least extras, now punch time clocks it is far more painful to pay than pontifical of men, as he proved each morning under new union in the merely file away the bill, and next when he was a drum-majo- r contract with provision for overwinter's congressmen will present war. Unable to make the grade in time work. at least five new methods of making our army, he joined the Canadian 'NOBODY' A baby born to one Black Watch. They put him in kilts, John Public pay: of 200 Jewish refugees gave him a shako and a huge baton inA 10 cent "one (1) shot" per living in a ditch in the Czechoslovand enjoyed him tremendously as ak-German come tax levy to garner $263,000,000 "no man's land" he quickly mastered the necessary needed for increased armament; (2) has been named "Niemand," stunts. twirling and a processing tax to pay for the meaning "nobody." But they also used him in plenty of 'BANG' WARFARE proposed agriculture department's Japanese "domestic dumping" program for fighting,' in several hot engagetroops patrolling streets of newly ments. The trouble was that the crop surpluses; (3) removal of tax captured Canton, disperse territrenches were only six feet deep and fied Chinese by merely pointing exemption from future issues of fedwas a constant lure to enemy eral, state and local bonds, also on he their guns and shouting: "Bang!" sharpshooters. He was gassed and official salaries; (4) extension of V. S. LANDLADY Women hold sent to the hospital for a long stretch social security to include farm la25 per cent of all U. S. jobs two feet beyond the end of bank domestics, borers, employees, theabout (apart from domestic service), cot. He read a great deal, and (5) self seamen, are beneficiaries of 80 per cent of employers, etc.; decided to be an author. all life insurance, own 50 per cent lowering of income tax exemptions Demobilized, he connected with under $1,000. of all corporate stock, operate 60 Fair as dramatic critic, did Vanity fiscal with per cent of savings accounts. of Coolest all concerned a two weeks' turn as a reporter in HAIR RAISING Mrs. Dorothy affairs has been the man in direct Boston, joined the staff of Life and Kantack of Chicago has won a dicharge. Secretary of the Treasury later became its editor. He was vorce decree against the husHenry Morgenthau Jr. Unworried born in New Rochelle, in 1896, and band who protested against her reserves ("We by mounting gold left Harvard to get into the war. new "upswing" coiffure. have plenty of storage space") he This Is his eleventh play, not condipredicts improved business "Tom Rnggles' Surcounting tions will cut relief rolls and help which he wrote at the prise," the budget, which observers now People age of eight. His fame as a British royalty symbolically cor- think will run to $8,000,000,000. Only playwright began with "The fear has centered Road to Rome," which he wrote responds to the U. S. flag. Since Morgenthau British around the pound sterling, the Czech crisis proved Great Britin 1927, "Just to lift a couple of adwhose declining tendencies have ain's empire is becoming vastly Inas he put it. In mortgages," verse effects on U. S. commodity 1922, he married Miss Mary dependent a little flag waving is entirely proper. First King George prices and export trade. Brandon, the actress. He has and Queen Elizabeth announced a an apartment in Sutton place, White House New York, and a modest estate in Surrey, England, where he When its investigations first has been helping Alexander Kor-d-a opened, the Dies congressional comconfined mittee on produce films. most of its probing to Fascism and Naziism. Neither of these "isms" MANAGER EDWARD JOHN-SON'- S has much support among U. S. musical autarchy at the ' politicians. But with election time Metroplitan comes along slowly, ' beits and witnesses approaching and we aren't yet quite musically coming influenced by political fever, it was natural that the probe should Met Takes a For the opening turn to a more popular "ism" ot Its new sea- From Singer communism. First came the charge Ml an- ,on' that Secretary of Labor Frances Potato Patch nounced 14 new Perkins was impeachable for failing singers. There is one American to support aggressive deportation contralto, 11 Germans, Austrians, proceedings against communistic Italians and Swedes and two new Harry Bridges. Madam Perkins re- American male singers, John Carplied that she was awaiting court ter and Leonard Warren. decision on a test case, that proOver In our Rockland county, . x., we nave been quite exceedings could move no faster than the courts themselves. Next the cited over a "popular local committee asked why Gov. Frank farmer," as one of the parochial Murphy of Michigan had taken a sheets had It, making the grade n at the Metropolitan. He Is the passive Interest in the 1936 strikes, only to learn that Governor Mr. Carter, who has GREAT BRITAIN'S MARINA Murphy had commented that "somebeen growing beans and potaIt the being exiled for usurpation? times events make laws malleable." toes, singing at his work, near New City. Mr. Carter, born In state visit to Canada and probably President Roosevelt hopping mad New York city, studied engito the U. S. Latest news Is that the by this time, jumped In to charge at New York university. duke of Kent the Dies committee is providing a neering popular, "forum" for politicians with electioThe depression turned him to becomes governor general of Ausaxes to grind. Though revaudeville and later to his Joint Kent n-year tralia next year. To cultivation of voice and garden and his wife, beauteous former calling that no such reprimand was when the LaFolIette forthcoming track. He and Mr. Warren were Princess Marina of Greece, Austrawinners In the Metropolitan's lia will mean virtual exile from civil liberties committee held its observers audition of last March. Impartial their favorite diversion, London hearings. Mr. Warren, also 26, was born in night life. Though English papers agreed the Dies committee might discreetly failed to mention it part have1937done a less lmpassionate job the Bronx, son of a Russian-borin or 1939. fur dealer. He felt constraint in of the U. S. press called Kent and his wife victims of royal jealousy. turning his big voice loose in town, but let it run in the big north woods, The claim: That slim, elegant Mawith his father on rina is usurping Queen Elizabeth's trips. That was how be first knew he had rightful place as ruler of British a At Canvoice. He fashion. studied at Columbia Australia's lonely SEN. WILLIAM E. BORAH on 0 university and night school, berra, where Kent will receive V. 8. Intervention to force JusCotMoltrinted News Features, a year, not a single night club tice for Jews in Great Britain's WNU Service. will help break the tedium of this Palestine problem: "We can"British Siberia." How Jumbo Was Killed not retain the respect of EuJumbo, Barnum's famous Afrt rope and our own self respect can elephant was killed on Septemby directing nations how they Miscellany ber 15, 1885, on the Grand Trunk shall carry out their treaties At Anaheim, Calif., miles of surAirline track, half a mile east of and obligations, and do nothplus third firade oranges were St Thomas, Ontario. His keeper ing but direct." dumped when federal diversion was leading him along the track HARRY IinrKINg on WPA's recfunds ran out, leaving the when freight train came up beord: "We have made mishind unnoticed and ran him down. price unsupported. takes. But our greatest misJumbo was Injured so badly thai At Prestonburg, Ky., 34 year-oltake has not been in doing too he died in 30 minutes. His valut much but in doing too little." Fleming Tackett married 10 year-olwas estimated at $300,000. Kosie Columbus. Axis May Crumble Germany Is Given Colonies Rome-Berli- n If Treasury ; 3, I93g Kai-she- GERMANY IN AFRICA Of onetime German possessions (shown in black) France holds mandates for Togoland (1) and the (2); Great Britain has minor interest in both. British South Africa holds mandate for Southwest (5) Africa (3), and Britain a mandate for Tanganyika (4). Angola (6) is held by Portugal. Cam-eroo- demands to Great Britain and France. What Hitler wants and probably will get is return of Togo-lanCameroons, Southwest Africa and Tanganyika, held under League of Nations mandate by Britain and France since the Versailles treaty. If they pay this price for peace, Britain and France will also agree to German arms equality. British-Frenc- h gain through such a transaction would be German friendship and an understanding that Italy had better confine her imperialism to the Mediterranean area on pain of comh bined opposition. Moreover, II Duce would be forced to withdraw from Spain. Next Der Fuehrer may turn his eyes to Japan, which now controls e German islands forfeited after the World war. Since Hitler's aggressive imperialism makes one conquest merely an appetizer for the next, moreover since Germany looks angrily at any nation which controls large territories and resources, Japan may find her Chinese conquest threatened. Nor do observers overlook the chance'of a German-Italiabreach over Hungary's Czechoslovakian claims, now handed to the Rome-Berli- n axis for settlement. Mussolini, Hungary's friend, wants Czechoslovakia dissolved, moreover wants Hungary to get the common border with Poland which she desires. But Hitler, temporarily angry with Hungary and anxious to preserve a path to the east through Czechoslovakia, will fight partition. d, German-Franco-Britis- one-tim- self-pityin- g n Transportation arguing before President Roosevelt's committee, have claimed a 15 per cent pay cut is the only solution to their problem. Labor, which threatens to strike if the pay cut is enforced, says better management will do the trick. Without waiting for the commission to report, railroad management has taken the matter into its own hands on three fronts: Northwest Before the interstate commerce commission have appeared stockholders of two huge lines, Chicago & North Western, and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul St Pacific. Their plan: Physical consolidation of the two roads, immediately effecting operating economies of a year and hastening $10,000,000 normal recovery of the two roads. Southwest An I. C. C. examiner has recommended reorganization of the Missouri Pacific line with sharp reduction in its fixed interest debt. Also recommended is consolidation of owned properties being operated as the Missouri Pacific system, exrailcepting the Missouri-Illinoi- s road. South Placed before the I. C. C is a plan for merging the Gulf. Mobile & Northern railroad with the Mobile & Ohio line. 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