Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
ASKS CONGRESS- AID
. TO COMBAT REDS"
Civic Federation Executive
Calls Attention to Call for
Demonstrations March s.

| To-Day Call6Q on congress ana leaQl0g
trade organizations of the country to
cooperate in dealing with those who
would exploit the unfortunate workers
for purposes of strife, violence and dis
| order"
] Matthew woll, acting president of the
council of the federation, which
is composed of representatives of
'the public, employers and wage-earn-
ers," directed attention of members of
Congress and chambers of commerce
| to "a revolutionary call for mass DEM
constructions of the unemployed through
out the United States on March g." and
characterized the manifesto as "a clear
Indictment to the exercise of force and
violence"
The original date for the country
| wide uprising, VOLTS letter said, was
| February &c, but the later date was
substituted for the purpose of affording
time to work up more effective demon
| STATIONS.
Each member of Congress was given
a copy of the letter sent to trade bodies,
in which was Enclosed a reprint of the
Communist "call to arms" as translated
from Novy Mir, official Communist pa
per published in New York City.
Moscow in Direct Control.
Communist leaders expect the rank
and file to be beaten up by the police
at these demonstrations, but they well
come that" Vol wrote, las it will fur
nish them the pretext to call further
mass meetings of protest against the
murderous Cossack police" The meet
ingS, he said, are under the direct con-
troll of the Communist International at
Moscow"
The letter to Congress pointed out
that under the guise OF a Worldwide
unemployment demonstration the Boil
| shevik government of Russia is deliber-
tionary program in this country, SEEM
| ingly without let or hindrance."
Eat the moment" Vol stated, "our
Nation is righteously stirred to the
depths over the terrific onslaught
against all religions now being made
of1cially in Russia by the SovietS. Their
apologistS and professional propagan-
distS, however, are pointing out that
what the bolshevistS do within their
own borders Is none of our business.
But what they are doing and attempt
ing to do in our country Is our business,
and we should see that that fact is i'm
pressed upon them. So helpless are we
in the premises that the Communists
are saying openly to their people: Go
| the limit! The Federal Government
can't do anything, and the State gov
ernments don't know anything!
Quotes Correspondent.
"The Herald Tribune correspondent
| in Mexico made this interesting an
nouncement on February IS:
1.-THE international "Socorro Rojo,
or Red Relief, afiliated with the Third
International, which has directed Com
munist operations in Mexico and is af-
filiated with similar propaganda organi-
cations in Central and South America,
is preparing to withdraw from Mexico,
sent by the organizations executive
committee to all Communist party lead
ers. This circular advises them that 1t
is the intention of the Red Relief to
move its Offices to New York. where 1t
will operate jointly with the Latin
| American department of the Interna-
tional labor Defense. New York is
| given as the seat of future activities
because of the large number of Com
munist refugees from various countries
said to be located there now.
This matter is sent for your infor-
nation"
The letter to business interests fol-
lows. in part
"You have, undoubtedly, observed
| during the past few weeks the pre-
| liminary' outbreaks in New York, Chi
cago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh and other industrial centers in
which the police used force in order to
| prevent serious trouble.
Your special attention is called to
the following instructions in the
manifesto:
Organize Soviets (councils) of the
| unemployed; prepare huge militant
| demonstrations in every city of the
United States, not simply demonstra-
| tons of protest, but organized militant
demonstrations of all workers to fight
for work or wages for immediate relief.
Aim to Incite Violence.
This is a clear Indictment to the
exercise of force and violence.
You will note that the circular is
! well calculated to appeal to and in
flame men and women who are out of
work and to increase their bitterness
toward the hated capitalists"
The so-called labor unions listed In
the manifesto are all Communist bodies
so labeled, however, as to appear tC
the uniformed to be bona fide Amer
lean Federation of Labor organizations
The Trade Union Unity League, headed
by William z. Foster, Communist can
d1date for the Presidency in 1928, is the
Communist group which, if it could
would gain control of the American
|
returned from Moscow, where the Com
| munist International contributed ST.
| 100000 for the work of his organiza-
ton in promoting revolution in the
United States" as well as in the de-
struction of all social order. The ex-
penses of the unemployment demon
| STATIONS will be betrayed out OF that
fund.
THE evidence is, therefore, very clear
1 fVAnr trrRl1 4 la
Communist International, is continuing
to inject itself into our home affairs
and is utilizing every unfortunate do
nestle situation in the furtherance Of
its program to fan the fires OF class
hatred and to destroy all civilized gov
ernments of the earth.
Every right-thinking person must
look with the DEEPEST regret and con-
Germ upon the developments which have
resulted in throwing so many able ano
| willing wage earnerS out OF work. Also
every thoughtful and constructive ctt1-
zen is, undoubtedly, eager to render al
possible assistance in bringing about
improved conditions and in caring fol
those out of work during these troublouS
times. But, however deeply well mean
ing citizens may deplore the sufferings
of the unemployed, they must likewise
deplore the capitalization Of those priva-
tionS by the Communists, who are di-
recting the 'jobless' into revolutionary
channels.
while the Communists constitute
only a negligible proportion of the
American workers, they have estab-
lished $500 nuclei throughout the
United States, each consisting of mere
handful of trained Communists, but
continuously at work promoting dis.
turbances. It is through these nuclei
organizations that they would arouse the
| fury of the 'jobless' in every com.
munity and lead them on to violent
and dactructiuo ends