The daily worker., 1926-04-04
II. S. Labor Must Ally
Itself with Soviet Rule
Against Fascist Tyranny
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.


in 1925 openly thru its senator Royal S. Cope
land In support of the Musson tyranny in Italy Copeland
has spoken fedy in the senate in favor of the generous
smootMeon war debt settlement granted italian fascist
rule.
Copeland has been hailed as one Of the progressive
bloc" He is of Hearsts focthoIds in Tammany Hall
This is the Tammany Hall that claims the support of most
of the labor ofcialdom of New York City and state.
It is therefore, Interesting anaIyze why this pro
gressve this so-caed friend of labor this Hearst sate
te so friendly to an italian fascist that has
made open upon its working class suppressed la
bors organizations, and proclaimed it's gurehead, Musson
above all criticism
The answer is to be found in the grip
tona bankers who making loans fascist Italy
the strength Of the debt settlement have upon the demo-
cratic party and especially upon its Tammany Hall wing;
the democratic party that nominated John wall Street
Davis MOgans personal lawyer presidential candidate
in 1924 Copeland did the bidding of the world fnancers
when he voted for U. S. entry into the world court
Scratch the progressive" Copeland and you discover
the political agent of Wall Street. just the 100 per cent
ingosm called "Heasts" the manifestation
of vruent fascist disease that finds rich breeding ground
in the capitalist journalism of William Randolph Hearst The
fact that Copeland and Tamany Hall have labor connec-
tons merely demonstrates that this nsdous fascist
aady affects the organizations of the working class die
tatng the policies for instance of the American Federation
Of Labor thru converting it into alley of the fascist
byo, the American Legion, developing into apostle of
the world court and the league Of nations using in
strument of American imperialism and agency for the
spreading OF hatred against workers. rule IN the Union OF
Soviet Republics The political harIOt Copeland in defense
of his action, procIams:
lodges whether he catholic protestant whether he has
mperiaIistic notions not whether he cruel kind
whether he is failure an eConomlSt-theSe
things have nothing to do with the question of adjusting
claims against this sovereign nation In the nature of
things Mussolin will disappear from the stage long,
but the Italian people and the Italian nation will continue
their career"
All that is, of the usual sophistry Of the bought
politician Every cent that the United States cuts off tays
debt every penny that Wall Street extends in loans
Italy, merely helps buwark Mussons fascist regime that
has been erected and maintained spite of the struggle of
the italian against it. The Italian people will not rid
themselves OF Musson without shaking off the clutches of
Wall Streets bankers well. The overthrow of Mussoni
which only be completely effected by the revolutionary
working masses, the reputation of the debts owing
Washington and Wall Street. That Is what is feared in
these two seats of dollar rule.
Some senators claimed to be startled when Senator
Reed Smoot of Utah. Wall Streets spokesman in the senate
stated:
say
tries, be paid"
There is really nothing startling about this confession
international bankers not anxious that loans be paid If
the loans all paid that would put the bankers of
business What the bankers interested in that they
profit, when they fall due. That keeping the
world ensaved to Wall Street. especially Europe That
that Wall Street fascist governments
established elsewhere than in Italy,
European workers slowly graspng this situation. 1t
is gradually dawnng upon them that to be free they
by Russian labor The American Federation of Labor has
adopted antfascst resolutions while its highest officials
held their fingers crossed Only the workers carry
the intent of these anfascst resolutions by wagng
against the Wall Street the enemy of the italian
workers. the foe OF the workers of all Europe.
American labor must become the open ally of Soviet
Rule and the avowed enemy of fascist tyranny in all its
forms.