The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-04
The United States Paid
For Propaganda Intended
To Crush the Soviet Union
BY J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

recognition of the Soviet Union by this country 1t is
still being used today In editorial September II,
the Pittsburgh Telegraph Hearst publication, replies
to this attack follows:
eve complain bitterly of their (the Soviet Unon)
propaganda But they do not talk write and legislate
in favor of their Communism any earnestly than
talk, write and legislate in favor of capitalism"
1t is worth while however, to again point out that
The American Government" in the words of Universal
Service (Hearst), January g. 1924 carried propa-
-anua IN Russia similar to that which Secretary Of
State Hughes charges the Russian Soviet govern
ment with conducting in the United States"
The Soviet Government has not sent its Red Army
to invade the territory of the United States The United
States has invaded the territory of the Soviet Union
with its army
The Soviet Government has not financed military
invasons of this country. The government at Wash
ngton has helped finance, munition and feed every
counerrevolutionary effort launched against the So
Wet Power.
The Soviet Government has carried propaganda
in the United States. 1t has socaled paid 'propa
ganda agents. in this country, charged. It's rep
resentatives here are engaged in spending tens of
millions of dollars in making purchases of machinery
cotton tractors choice breeding stock of horses Sheep
hogs and other farm animals But it has been shown,
In documents published by the government ITSELF that
the United States has been active in carrying pro-
paganda huge scale against the Union of Soviet
Republics.
1t is worth recalling this to the attention of the
government at Washington, the Tenth Anniversary
of Soviet Rule, when of the best forms of pro-
Soviet agitation in this country is the recountng
of the achievements of Workers Rule during the past
decade This the capitalist power in America, mat
ter what it's strength, cannot hide
Frank B. Kellogg, secretary of state, is corporation
lawyer and this Tenth Anniversary he should be
interested in the Senate Judiciary Committees report
in 1928 The inquiry of this committee unearthed
memorandum prepared by the then Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury R. c. Leffngwell for the secretary
of the treasury December TO- 1917, little more than
4bo Fho czxy
regime, which contained this recommendation:
Il think the present situation calls for large
penditures for propaganda, and for relief, and that
food and military supplies should be sent to Russia,
that far money is in hand, here available for
the purpose, it should be used and that far it
is wanting, the presidents discretionary fund should
be used.
1T is also important that the United States
should decide promptly whether it will give aid to
Kalendin and the southern Russians (fighting
against Soviet rule"
The big point to be thoroughly remembered that
ought to choke every dollar statesman in Washington
whenever utterng antSovet lie is that the relief
food and military supplies referred to by Leffngwe
all went to factions outside the territory then controlled
by the Soviet Power and opposing the Workers and
Peasants Government The United States subsequently
joined the allies in extending virtual recognition the
white terrorist, Admiral Kolchak and in giving mate
nal aid to his terror regime operating in Siberia in
the war on Soviet Rule.
The judiciary committees investigation disclosed that
Leffingwelps idea regarding propaganda likewise was
carried out. The committee found
According to partial report by President Will
of the expenditures made by him under the
$150OOOOO0 appropriation given him for the pur-
pose of prosecuting the war, it appears that he
spent S15,S15,52367 for investigation PROPA-
GANDA, relief work." etc. etc. "in Russia in 1917
and 1918. The report includes $4,000
for publicity campaign in Russia"
Washington cannot deny that this propaganda" was
conducted after Soviet Rule had come into power and
while the United States and the Paris allies were at
tempting to crush the Workers Government and put
Kochak and Wrange in control and continuing to per-
nit Bakhmetieff, the ambassador without a country
to administer affairs behalf of the counterrevolu
ton in this country.
1t would SEEM therefore, that the United States gov
eminent is trying to saddle of it's crimes on the
Soviet Power when it charges that the Workers Gov
eminent is carrying propaganda" in the United
States. The Wall Street tyranny that rules Wash
ngton revealed by it's own records not only carried
propaganda against Soviet Rule, but it fed armed
and financed monarchist forces in their efforts
restore czarism. Thus the United States government
became responsible for the slaughter of Russian work
ers and farmers, men, women and children, tens of
thousands of these noncombatants being massacred by
the terrorist armies
1t is not because it is anxious to shake hands with
the bloody fist of the Wall Street czardom that the
Soviet Government seeks recognition of and the opening
Of trade relations with the United States. The only
ambition of Soviet Rule is to lift rapidly as possible
the standard of living Of the 1500000OO of workers
and peasants within its borders. 1t do this with
the aid of American industry producing machinery and
goods needed in Russia. Everything purchased so far
has been paid for Immediately, a cash basis Much
more could be purchased and reconstruction in Russia
uickened through the granting of loans extension
of credits, such have been the billions of