Show WESTBROOK The Communist Infection THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT the wrangling over fine questions of the 1 JL right of congress to ask a witness whether he is a Communist Communist Com Corn I have been aware that most of those who doubted this right never have been disturbed over injustice in the trials and even less formal mockeries conducted by the unions under the monstrous Wagner act When congress asks a man whether he is a Communist the question actually means Are you a sworn enemy of the United States In most If not all cases the Thomas committee on un-American un activities had proof that the witnesses actually were members of ot the Communist party at the time of their testimony The Communist party is commonly believed to have bave a legal right to exist in the nation whose destruction by treachery and force is the party's purpose for existing Some of 01 our people think it is just cute or amusing our amusing our quaint American way way that that this isso is 11 isso so but a glance at other places in m the world shows that it is 19 terrible folly Those who believe the party should be allowed to exist remark with Jovial condescension for our fears We are big and strong enough to keep our political health and ignore such uch ch a little Infection That Is like arguing that it is a good thing ng to pick up a few germs In our bodies The bugs are small and few but that was so In Russia in 1917 It has been so in all the other countries which the Moscow conspiracy has conquered 1 I 1 1 L. L 1 |