The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-06
FOSTER EXPOSES
FISH COMMITTEE

tCCntlnued from rage Oneb
is junior partner supporting the
A. F.. L."
On the Negro question the south
ern members of the committee were
riled by the exposure Of Jim Crow
ism and lynchings that are going on
in the South. Bachman tried to deny
the Jim Crowism by all sorts of lying
statements but the other members of
the South kept their mouths shut.
Just before Foster went on. one
Inspector william S. Shelby of the
Washington Police Department ad-
mitted that the gas bombs we're
thrown unfortunately on Monday
at the Capitol demonstration but he
didn't know why or how the order
was given for these to be thrown.
lie said no seditious banners were
carried and that there was no I'M
usual violence. He was very quickly
discharged because he stated they
had acted too hastily
The morning session adjourned
with Foster still testifying.
When the session started In the
afternoon Fish conducted the exam
inetion. He Questioned Foster about
violence. Foster, in reply. read from
the Communist International pro-
gram. showing that Communists real
lie that the capitalist class will not
surrender its power to exploit work.
ers without resorting to violence and
that Communists call the workers to
prepare for that,
"Do you give allegiance to the So
Wet Union?" Fish asked Foster an
swered. 1.-THE Soviet Union is the only
workers government In the world.
The Soviet Government is new sys-
tenn built for the workers and the
workers of the world will defend It,"
Mythical s1,25O,OOO.
Foster was asked about the million
and one-quarter that was supposed
to have been given to the Communist
Party by the Soviet Union. Foster
said, Matthew VOL, the Department
of Justice and other enemies of i hor
peddle those lies Just as the Fish
Committee peddled the Whalen for
geries. I challenge these enemies of
labor to produce one single bit of
evidence of these charges. What
they say is a lie and a fake and they
know it. 1t is done deliberately to
aid the bosses attack on the
workers"
81 Lyncher Shuts Up.
| Foster was asked about conditions
Of the Negroes in Tennessee by the
Congressman from Tennessee. This
congressman admitted there were
lynchings in his state and admitted
ilat Jim Crowism existed through
out Tennessee. And when Foster
began to pile facts upon facts he
finally dropped his examination and
shut up.
Foster went into a detailed state
ment of the program and aims of
the Communist Party and Fish at
tempted to have him answer the
question, (which flag we owe allie
oiance to. the Red flag or the Amer
lean flag" Foster said that the
workers recognize the Red flag as
the flag of struggle against capital
ism and that is the flag they will
follow in overthrowing capitalism.
An1ter on the stand was asked
whether he believed in the world
revolution. He said, "You can see
throughout the world that capitalism
is decaying. The United States is in
a severe crisis. In Latin America
there are revolutions. In China the
masses are following the Communist
Party. In India there is a grave
economic and political crisis and this
will intensity the revolutionary strug-
giles Of the workers" He was asked
whether he gave allegiance to the
American flag or the Red flag and
answered as Foster did.
Jingo Testifies.
The next witness, Henry j. Movies,
presented a resolution against Com
munism adopted at the Boston con-
vention of the American Legion.
The next witness was Harry
Heeney- He brought up the matter
OF the Liberty motors that were sup
posed to have been bought by the
Soviet Government. He had to admit
that he cid not know where these
motors went to.
Fish For Embargo.
The next witness, Roger Baldwin.
OF the American Civil Liberties
Union, said that his organization was
not connected with Communists but
was interested only in the struggle
for free speech. In verbal contest
between Baldwin and Fish, Fish ad-
mitted he was for stronger deporta-
ton laws and for a secret police and
Tor breaking trade with the Soviet
Union. You can quote me 1000
times on this" Fish said