The daily worker., 1924-08-15
DICK LAYS Plan
FOR ORGANIZING
FASCISTIIN u. S.
Will Be Military Aid
to "Law-and- Order"
BY LAURENCE TODD.

being about the slipperiest sena-
tor who ever came from Ohio
to the national legislature?
Dick, who cleaned up a fortune
in copper, during the war, and
bought the Lafayette and
Franklin Square hotels here,
and is chief owner of bigger
hotels in New York? Dick, of
the Dick Military Act of years
ago?
Well, Dick has b1ossomed out
as national president of the
National Association of Federal
Clubs, located in his own hotel
here, with his partner, Col
Frederick G. Bryan, as national
secretary. They propose to
create an American fascist or
ganization, for which a distinc-
tive uniform has already been
designed, and with which they
promise to help Cal Coolidge to
another term.
Thus far their public announce
ments have not specifically mentioned
Coolidge; they claim they are organ
izing to get out the vote" and to pre-
vent any change in the federal consti-
tuition, and ''to eliminate, by publicity,
so-called character assassination, so
that men of strength and good records
may be continued in government
service"
Their literature, which seems to
emanate from one William Knop, ex-
plains that they are establishing
college Of political science, so that cit
izens may be trained in the practical
administration of government. Then
they are to establish, by pledge and
other means, a method Of separating
the Supporters Of our government from
the non-voters and thereby create a
standard Of citizenship by which loyal
Americans may recognize one anoth-
er." Besides, they are to maintain a
bureau Of research. And most emphat-
ically they are ito oppose any amend
ment to the constitution Of the Unit
ed States until such a time as the
people of each state in the Union
have, by direct vote, adopted the pro-
posed amendment or its equivalent as
a state law" In other words, perpetual
resistance to any amendment to the
constitution, in year when child Ia
Dor is the subject of an amendment
now in process of ratification.
To Enlist Youth of Nation.
The glib-tongued young man who
explains this loyal enterprise is en-
thusiastic over its possibilities as a
military safeguard to law and order.
He says it will be to America what
Fascismo is to Italy; it will enlist the
boy scout forces, swallow up the ju-
nior groups which fraternal lodges are
now creating, and take the youth of
the country by storm. The associa-
tion is to have an elaborate depart
ment of recreation, which shall in
clude shooting clubs, and its depart
ment Of federal guards" under the
command of Col. Bryan, is to be COR
ganized for the maintenance of peace
and in defense Of the constitution of
the U. S. A. A uniformed guard TAX
ing part in civic demonstrations, espe-
cially those in connection with suff-
rage, competes with other military or
ganizations and works with the recre-
alton department in the development
of rife teams and good marksman-
ship"
For fear this program may not re-
suit in sufficient donations from the
Coolidge camapign chest, there is pro-
vided department of foreign trade
and commerce, and department of
suffrage, which is to get out the loyal
vote and educate aliens "in American
ideals"
Dick Thick With Dawes.
Whether Charley Dawes has granted
a special license to Charley Dick to
enter the American Fascist game, in
competition with Dawes Minute Men,
can only be conJectured. Dick and
Dawes have been close enough in poll
tics in years past, and 1t may be that
A<ASht AAD VI bhG uInb COUlUul-
sorry military service law, was the real
inventor of the Dawes-Dick version Of
wholesale bulldozing Of the voters.
In any event, your chance to join
up and buy a uniform is here and
now. The salesman claims they will
have 100000 or OOO,O0O,OOO, or some
such number, parading down Pennsyl-
vania avenue "at Inauguration time,
or within four years"
$1,000 Per shotl
The bill of fare lists founder mem
berships at $1,000 EACH life member
ships at $500 each, active at $40, as
sociate at only 81, and honorary mem
berships absolutely freel
Which seems to point to a lump sum
campaign endowment on the strength
Of which the guards uniforms are to
be paraded and the country made
safer for Coolidge in Benito Musso-