The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-24

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portance. What is law in the face
of danger? avs are made to pro-
tect the interests of the bosses. If
you break the law in fight against
the workers, the better for you. The
thing to consider is not the law
but the attack on the foe. What
is the constitution, what are the
guarantees of liberty when you deal
with the enemy camp!
Camouflage.
l. is class against class-this you
feel in every word. This is the con
tents of all the hearing" But be-
cause the truth cannot be told as
boldly as that, subterfuges are be-
ing invented. The meaning of
things is twisted. Pretexts are
rampant. Camouflage is the order
of the day. To the outside observer,
war camouflage seems strange; it
is half masquerade, half child's play,
and one may think it a foolish &C.
cupation. The meaning of the
camouflage, however, is very direct
and very real. 1t is meant to de-
fend the strategic positions, to
falsify perspectives.
This is what the Fish Committee
is engaged in. 1t has invented the
foreigners" Every Communist is
a foreigner, and 80 per cent of the
Communists are Russians" Never
mind the fact that there are large
numbers of native born and natural
lied American citizens among the
Communists: If need be, another
subterfuge will be advanced. The
naturalized and native born Com
munists, don't you see, use Commu-
nism as 'racket"--to enrich them
selves at the expense of deceived
aliens.
The explanations don't seem to
fit? They are good as pretext,
anyway. They may fool the ignor-
ant. Should they not have the de-
sired effect, there is another song
the Amtorg. Never mind the fact
that any literate Russian can detect
the forgeries of Whalen's documents
as first glance. Never mind the
fact that they are written with mis-
takes of an obviously American or
igin, proving both that they were
forged in America and forged by
ignorant persons. Never mind the
fact that man of ordinary intel
ligence would be able to see from
their contents that they are made
to order. They are not meant to
impress people with intelligence.
They are meant to impress the mob.
They are aimed at arousing sus-
picion. They are a means of con-
crete sentiment. The main thing.
however, is that they are dragged
in to have a pretext for new OPP
pressive laws against the working
class.
Old WOmen's Gossip.
No trick is too mean, no falsifica-
ton too repellent for these "investi-
eating" gentlemen. Everything is
g-ist on the Legislators" mill. The
Young Pioneers distributed once a
leaflet carricaturing Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob. The carricature has
been grayely placed before the Com
mittee and solons pore over it and
gravely nod their heads. "What
crime~ Women and children are
participating in Communist DEM
onstrations; Immediately a legend
is created to the effect that Commu.
nists hide behind their wives and
little ones--and the solons tighten
tfeir lips, make the corners Of their
mouths droop, and mutter inaudibly
but gravely about the Communist
towards" In our camps workers
dressed in summer attire were dis
covered"--immediate]y . story Is
circulated about Communists being
"clad in climate and sunshine" Com
rade Raymond had arrived in New
York few days before the March
6 demonstration--the solons made
much ado about the fact that the
Communists bring their leaders
! from other cities" (where do they