The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-17
Professional Patriots
CONTINUED from last issue)

last few years-The Weekly News Letter the Better
America Federation, still goes The American Cti-
zen published by the American Constitutional Associa
ton in West Virginia for two years, has been discon
tnued but a monthly with the same name is is
sued by the American Citizenship Foundation.
A number of publications devoted to general
purposes specialize in the particular brand of hysterica
patriotism represented by the professional societies.
Chief along them the New York COMMERCIAL with
its section specializing in daily reports of subversive
movements; the National Republic formerly the Ma
tonal Republican, which until 1924 the official
organ of the Republican National Commttee), month
y journal published in Washington by George B. Lock-
wood the who sent Blair Coan, detective and
hdential political agent to Montana in the spring OF
1924 to get the Glow down Senator Wheeler"
Many daily papers and periodicals have taken up the
patriotic propaganda in times Of excitement
strikes and Reds notably the Chicago Tribune, and the
Delneator, which the Calvin Coolidge series the
Reds in the Colleges in 1921 Some of the worst of it
broadcast through the agencies Of the Ameri
Federation Of Labor during its drives radicals
in the unions and its campaigns agnst the recognition
Of Soviet Russia Mr. Fords Dearborn Independent pub
ished the "spder web chart and other fantastic
terial the Red-as we'll the Jewish-'menace. -
The Army and Navy Journal and other military peri
odcals have used the propaganda issued by the pa.
triots"
The former National Civic Federation Review, sus-
pended in 1921 and the American Federationis under
Samuel GOmpers, with Chester NJ Wright editor,
great deal Of Mr.. Easleys material There was
also shortived periodical Industrial Progress, pub
lshed by Washington newspaper man, Henry Harri-
Lewis engaged in selling another journal, Bet
ter Understanding in Industry to busiess and rich
farmers.
The Woman Patriot started in 1922 by the anti
suffragists financed by Senator James J. Wadsworth
Of New York. who of the most ardent opponents
of suffrage. It's editor is s. Eichelberger, also an
aggressive anti The paper is dedicated the defense
Of the family and the state" and against feminsm
and socialism" and attacks Quakers, womens peace
movements the Federal Children's Bureau Judge Ben
Lindsey the child labor amendment and such progress
sve women as Miss Julia Lathrop first head of the
Chldrens Bureau Miss Grace Abbott its present chief
Miss Jeanette Rankin and Mrs Florence Kelley. Mrs
Kelley is described by Miss Mary Kberth, the presi
dent of the Woman Patriot, as perhaps the abest
legislative general Communism has produced who has
steadily introduced socialism into the flesh and blood
Of America. The Woman Patriot broadcasts the pro-
paganda Of the Defense Society the Civic Federation
and other agencies and is in close touch with the Ma
onal Association Of Manufacturers and its chief Wash
ington lobbyist, Mr.. James A. Emery.
The section of the New York Commercial devoted
to exposing "subversive movements" and headed the
Searchlght Department" began in 1922, with the adj
vent of Fred R. Marvin, newspaperman formerly with
the Mountain States Banker Of Denver. He reported
the trial of the Communists IN St. Joseph Michigan for
several papers, speaking also in the neghbOrhood before
business and other organizations the Menace of Boil
shevism." His connection with the Commercial began
Immediately thereafter It is old paper, established
in 1875, and has long been known reactonary in its
political and economic views. 1t is strongly open-shop
Those who read Mr. Marvin's column invited to
become "Key Men of America" who agree to preserve
each days revelations Each Key Man is promised con-
fdental information and invited to it where it will
do most good Mr. Marvin modestly claimed for his Key
Men in 1924 the credit of rendering this nation
markabe service in defeating socialism and communism
which manifested through the third ticket headed by
LaFolette and Wheeler"
The New York Commercial announced in September
1926 that the Key Men of America would become sep
arate organization independent Of the Searchght col
of the paper 1t states that it will conflict with
other patriotic bodies and that its aim is to supply all
such organizations with correct information and data
upon which they proceed in their way through
their members" The Advisory Council of the or
ganzaon includes officials of the Associated Employers
Of Indianapolis the National Founders Association the
National Clay Products Industries Association the Cit
liens Alliance of St. Paul. the Employers Association Of
jackson, Michigan and the Builders Exchange of San
Francisco In addition representatives from practically
all the patriotic associations the council well
the leading lights of the Chemical Warfare Reserve and
the Military Intelligence Association.
The organization announces that among other duties
its members should be prepared to hep stop the growth
Of Communism and Socialism, work for industrial free
DOM keep informed through the Information Bureau
Of all subversve and radical movements" keep the In
formation Bureau posted local activities of radical
movements and assist local newspapers to and
print information that will aid in this character Of
work" The membership fee in the organization is S11
per year which includes the daily information service
of the organization appearing the editorial page
the Commercial.
One of Mr. Marvns latest feats is reflected in an ed
torial in the New York World May s. 1926 under the
title, another Red Conspiracy Yarn"
"The Army and Navy Journal engages in a very curl
enterprise when it prints article under the head
line oil Scandals" Engineered by Radicals by Fred R
Marvin. Mr. Marvin is introduced editor in chief OF
the New York Commercial who is accepted as the best
posted in the United States on the origin nature
purpose methods and systems of the various radical
subversve organizations nfestng the United States
and engaged in seeking TO overthrow this Government
In effect, Mr.. Marvin undertakes to make it appear