The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-21
II the MIdst Of the <. K. K.

italist America, recently have come
to small town, situated in the sub
urbs Of Detroit, Mich, about nine
miles for the city hail. called Ecarse.
1t is known as a wide open town for
immoral. purposes and bootleggers
who transport whisky from Canada.
The prov. of Ontario and the city of
Windsor, are just across the Detroit
River, therefore, it is easy to bring
whisky and beer into this country.
Never did see 80 many X. X. X.
men as at the Michigan Steel corpora
ton, whic is situated in Ecarse, Mich.
In this plant every other worker is a
member of the X. X. X. The presi-
dent who answers to name of Fink,
is member right alongside of d
common laborer. The superintendent,
who was advanced recently, to the
position of general manager and Sec
ond ice-president, is also a member
Of this hypocritical Organization. He
received Christmas present from the
company OF SIC, 900 company in stock.
The workers received none. He has
had $4,000 in stock before the pres
ent was given to him, thus making
him total of $4,000, plus his yearly
: salary of $4,000.
The corporation made a net profit
surplus value, as Marx would call
it-of $2,000,000 during the year of
1924. This capitalist enterprise was
put up only two years ago and en-
ploys about 800 workers. Considering
these two facts the company made an
enormous profit out of the workers
toll.
met two comrades, members of
the Workers (Communist) Party,
working in this capitalist hell
There's an organized spy system
which is so secretly conducted that
hardly a man will notice it, and, of
course, the X. X. klansmen are the
ones ~who claim the leadership.
If man employed there shows
signs of radicalism he is either imme-
diately "fired@ or reduced to the
smallest job to discourage him and
he quits of his accord.
I've been told by X. K. K. that
they have about 100000 members
in this country. "They are," he says,
"for the Americanization of all those
who wish to be 100 percenters." The
others they will deport to their re-
spective lands. He himself is a for
eigner. The admission fee is $4,000
He asked me to join this fascist or
ganization, knowing that I am Ameri-
can born. told him am a Commun-
list, a Bolshevik, if you like.
But this ignorant patriot let the cat
out of the bag before he found out
that l am Communist. He gave me
in haphazard way the following In
foration about the X. K. X:
They want the yellow race driven
out Of the country; they are against
N the, Jews in the east and their infiu-
entail power in business; they are
against the Negroes, particularly
workers, for the mass of Negroes are
workers; they are against the for
eign born workers because they all
come here to preach Communism.
asked him about the Teapot Dome
steals. He replied: "They ought to
be severely punished for their crime"
asked him if the X. X. X. ever
hopes to control the government
"Thru educational methods and peace
full tactics" says he.
cited the Herrin riots and others
in southern states. His poisonous lips
turned blue and exclaimed very harsh
ly, "They were not the work of real
X. X. klansmen."
Later on was told that no Negro
workers are employed there. Com
rades, we have three Communists toll
ing there, myself, Roumanian and an
Italian, and am of the opinion that
it is high time we organized a shop
nucleus, even at the risk of our jobs
For Karl Marx said that the way to
Communism is not paved with beau
tiful roses We should always remem-