The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-04
Professional Patriots
and Labor Leaders
BY ROBERT DUNN.
Continued From Last Issue.)

CONTINUED From Last Issue)
There other reasons why labor should stay ava,
from Easey for there is doubt that the relations
between Mr. Easley and Mr.. Burns late of the Depart
ment of Justice very intimate. Some reports hav
that Easey claims the credit for the appointment
Burns head of the Bureau of Investigation. 1t il
known also that Mr.. Easley raised moderate amour
of the cash used by Mr. Burns in his Michigan prose
cutions against the Communists in 1928. Certainly h
gave Burns than generous hand in broadcastnt
that gentlemans assaults liberals, pacfists anC
"reds"
In addition his relations to Mr. Burns other chan
nes the federal authorities open to Mr. Easley
that would be denied the average citizen. Persona
friendships lot. Common aims and interests alsC
count Members of ones executive committee who have
held public office also help 1t is not therefore, an
aggeration to say that Easleys to the nations
redbaitng government departments such those pre-
sided over by Messrs. Daugherty and DENLY,
less hundred percent The late Alton B. Parker
former president of the N. c. F. limited much when
speaking of the radical menace" he said Through
the expenditure of large of money and the
all the machinery of the federal and of the state
governments tremendous amount of authoritative anc
invaluable material has been gathered which is available
all citizens seeking the truth" The N c. F. undoub
eddy had access to this ponderous information and APP
parentIy assisted in its distribution.
Again in of Easleys leaflets describing proposed
skrmishes with the "Reds" we find this sentence:
"Also in so far as is compatible with public in
terest, the department (Easley's) is promised the
cooperation of governmental agencies in Wash
ington,"
Burns unusual intimacy with the professional patr
otto societies, notably Easeys, may be contrasted with
his reply to the secretary of the National Council for
Prevention of War who had requested permission to
spect the files of the Bureau of Investigation for the
discriminating evidence Burns stated he had the
advocates:
81 must advise you that has long been the prac-
tce of the Bureau to hold it's files confidential and
available for confidential only and regret that
under this rule, it would be impossible for me to
your inquiry"
But Burns made practice of breaking that rule for
the benefit of Easey and his fellow business patriOts
Seeing Red
There is here to recount the Easan reaction
to Russia except to remark that subject is better
calculated to throw Ralph-as we'll his pal Matthew
Wo--into spasm. Socialism has always been an
abomination to him but Soviet Russia and its program
is the abomination of denominations Anyone visiting
Russia and returning with anything but horror and
atrocity stories is the immediate object of business
patriots rage and indignation Senators and congress-
have been spared Relief workers have come in
for particularly intense specimens of his wrath. Take
the index to his phoba Russia his attacks on the
Russian Famine Fund Easley charged that the Russia
Famine Fund had 60 pronounced Bolshevik SYM
pathzers of 81 on it's National Committee which in
cuded Governor Alfred Smith of New York, Cornelius
Bliss, Jr Charles R. Crane, Charles W. Eliot, President
Emeritus Of Harvard Hon. David r. Francis, former
Ambassador to Russia, Robert Herrick, Cyrus H. Nc
Cormck and William Fellows Morgan! Said Mr. Easley
writing to the Chairman of the Executive Committee
the Russia Famine Fund.- eff the people who are con-
trbutng to the Russian Famine Fund understood that
their money going to be used by Lenn and Trotsy
contributions would cease" George w. Wicker
sham and Henry w Taft and Herbert Parsons and Julius
Rosenwald also members of the Fund did not under
stand so! They did not resign But patriot Ralph
in earnest and threatened to give the matter
serious press and stated that he had turned
the Department of Justice for investigation"
In his whirl against the Russia Famine Fund and the
Quakers through whom it distributing its supplies
Mr. Easey developed frenzied line of reasoning which
is characteristic He held that Prof Jerome Davis Of
the Yale Divinity School hardened Boshevik be-
describing in sympathetic terms the milk distribution
work in Moscow of certain English Quaker named
Watts But Watts in turn praised the Soviet authorities
for their cooperation in milk distribution and in general
for their educational activities in the face of famine So
reasoned Easley, Watts is obviously hardened Boil
shevk. But Watts is also Quaker Therefore the
Quakers all hardened Bolos. Since the Russian
Famine Fund distributes through the Quakers it, too
must be Boshevk. And since Davis praised Watts who
praises the Soviet he too is double-dyed follower Of
Lenn.
The whole episode-and pages like it are available
is of value only to show another case of Easeys com
pick against Communists in general and any organza
ton which cam by his singular logic be even dstantly
connected with them And in this he was involved
with organization including its committee even the
of his trusted friend, Samuel Gompers HIMSELF
Ito Be Continued)
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