The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-27
Modern Paul ReUereS'
Line Up Var Makers
For Fight on Workers

IT is a sad paradox that one Of
the most viciously reactionary or
CARNATIONS in America today should
be named after that courageous
colonial rovolutionary-Psul Revere.
For, unlike the militant nominal
predecessor, who carried a message
of revolt against expressing Great
Britain, the second Paul Revere
bears tiding of approaching fascism.
Organized two years ago TO
promote patriotism 49, to advance
Americanism-to combat radical
ISM today the Reveres boast Of
200 chapters in principal cities all
over the country, each an educa-
tional unit whose present effort is
to train and educate a few leaders
IN communities throughout the
country who will later carry on the
educational campaign" Chicago
Tribune $3.50. In other words,
the object is to select as a nucleus
the elite, who, in turn, will be uti-
Lied to delude the masses into
RECOMMENDATION for the cause at the
proper moment.
A hasty glance at the personnel
reveals the true nature of its iden-
tity. Listed as members of the
national advisory Council are: two
former president generals of the
reactionary Daughters Of the
Revolution-Mrs. Lowell
Fletcher Hobart and Mrs. Grace H.
Brosseau; three officers past and
present Of the iingoistic and chauy-
lnistic American Legion-Edward
A. Hayes, national commander.
Fore c. Watkins, former comman-
der OF the Illinois dept, and Mrs.
Ada Mucklestone, president of the
Illinois dept. of the American
Legion Auxiliary; Hamilton Fish
Jr, notorious red batting congress-
man and antl-soyiet propaganda:
that arch conservative. DR.. David
Kinley, president emeritus. Univer-
slty Of Illinois; representatives of
two allegedly 100 per center" maya
zines, National Defense and Ma
tional Republic in the persons of
W. j. Patterson and Walter Steele.
respectively; and Walter j. Kohler,
Of Wisconsin, manufac-
5urer, and bank director.
A survey of the national officers
Is equally as enlightening and
serves to emphasize the militaristic
makeup of the group. At its head. |
founder and national president, is
Lit. Col. Edwin M. Hadley, a re- |
tired army officer who served |
during and after the World War in
The Intelligence" division of the
army general staff, where he be-
came acquainted with the various
'subversive" movements working To
overthrow the constitution of the
United States. The national vice. |
president are Roland Bradley. for
mer president of the Executives
Club of Chicago, and Kenneth |
shepard, a former marine. Capt. w. |
]. Patterson is secretary. Major /
John l.. Griffith, Commissioner of |
Big Ten Athletics, is lieutenant-
governor Of the Chicago chapter.
Fish, it will be re-
called, captained company of
'olored infantry in the last war.
MEMBERSHIP in the Paul Revere
Va is available only to "loval |
American-born citizens" according
% an article by 1t. Col. Hadley in
National Republic June, 1889. In
he same article, he explains that
The method of operation for the
is to compile data on
'adicalism which is furnished to
Iocal chapters in easily eompre-
aended lesson form for the educa-
ion OF the membership"
With typical fascist demagoev
,he Paul Reveres frame their pro-
gram. they seek to promote an
opposition not to con1rnunistic or
anarchiStic principles and agitators
alone, but to all organizations and
individuals seeking to overthrow
The American constitution, (Chi-
cago Tribune 5-31-34) and indis-
1rimlnately classify, in this cat
sgory, communism, socialism, inter-
aatlonalism, pacidsm, anarchism.
and the brain trust"
The primary educational prom of
The Paul Reveres is patriotic
recited religiously at
each chapter meeting in order to
assure its absorption A represen-
,ative example follows. Comment
S superfluous.
y. SubverSivism-What is it? A.
Webster says: 'Subvert is to turn
Upside down, ruin utterly. over (,
throw. overturn from the founda-
ion, corrupt, Supplant. Subyer-
siyism, therefore, is the doctrine
% bring about the overthrow and
destruction of the established order
Of American life.
O. What did the constitution of
he United States guarantee to the
citizen of this country? A. Free