The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22

of the United States also. The
American oil and steel magnates :.
the multi-millionaires of New York,
Chicago and San Francisco are per-
forming-tho Observation-Disclosures pre-
destined revolutionary Junction.
American lIIiteracy.
Unfortunately in your diatribe
against the Workers Communist
Party and the revolutionary movement
of this country, as manifested in
Whittier America, you do not answer
a single argument put forth by
Trotzky. That may be your manner of
educating the poor foreigner, who is
not conyersant with thee constitution
of this most wonderful country but
who is thoroly familiar with the facts
Of life in this country in the steel
mills, slaughter houses, in the mines,
textile mills, etc. 1t may also interest
you to know that there are more than
100000 illiterate native-born Ameri-
cans in this country, who also prob.
ably are not familiar with the consti-
tuition. 1t would be WELL therefore,
that you look more to the welfare of
the American natives than to the for
eign-born.
Segregation Of Negro.
1T might also be of service to the
American people as a whole if more
attention and more financial support
were given to education of the Negro
in the south, where only a fraction of
what is expended on a white child is
apportioned to black child. 1t would
also lead to greater peace in this
country if, instead Of segregating and
discriminating against the Negro, you
would devote yourself to bringing
about equality for the Negro"
Declaration of independence.
MAY l also, at this point, ask a
pertinent question? Why is it that
your organization does not mention
the Declaration of Indepence? l know
that during the world war the agents
of the government prevented the read
ing of that document in public. Ger
tainly the Declaration of independence
is supposed to incorporate more the
spirit on which the United States gov
eminent is founded than any other
document. Why not explain that doc
ument to the masses! l believe that
the proposed debate, which should. be
duplicated in all large centers Of the
country-and in which the central ex-
ecutive committee of the Workers
(Communist) Party is prepared to pre-
sent the affirmative-will be most in
structive to the people of the country.
Regard for Constitution.
Before closing l wish to remark
that the lawmakers of this country
are not particularly awe-stricken by
the constitution. l noticed in the
morning papers that Senator Bruce of
Maryland stated in the United States
senate yesterday that the opulent por-
ton Of the American population is
going to have its wine, constitution or
no constitution, statute or no statute
Evidently the constitution is another
scrap of paper. for which you intend
to force particularly the foreigner to
have respect. You might begin with
those who are loudest in their protes-
tation of upholding it!
"In making this offer for debate
I wish to say that the Workers Com
munist) Party insists on having as the
defender of the negative a man of
recognized standing in the community
or country, and has no intention of
raising the prestige of some shyster
lawyer by public debate of this kind.
l trust, therefore, that you will not
fail to select man of this standing.
Trusting to hear from you soon,
am,
Very truly yours,
~. Amter,