Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-28

vided only that it gives promise
ness men and small property
owners.
The New Deal was the big
gest and most promising of these
frauds, but now the stage has
arrived when petty state pro
grams" must pinch-hit while the
heavy sluggers are attempting
to complete the batting order
for their open Fascist attack. In
the meantime EPIC, Common
wealth Builders, and liberal
third party outfits must save
the day-and the profits-for the
big moguls of capitalism.
Here i'm the state of Washing
ton, the Commonwealth Build
ers, the illegitimate child of an
illegitimate father, EPIC, is the
organization at present making
a great scramble to have first
place as misleader.
Fancy Name
How is this. group trying to
carry out its deception? 1t is
trying to do so by means of a
political faction in Roosevelt's
Democratic Party machine and
through both printed and public
platform appeals for support OF
an Economic Rehabilitation
Act of 1885," This is a fancy and
high-souding name for plan to
take the cost of unemployment
completely off the back of the
capitalist class and put it COM
pletely on the backs of the EN-
ployed and unemployed work
ers.
The proof of these statements
is to be found on page one, Sec
tion III, of the Act, as circulated
in mimeographed form by the
Commonwealth Builders. Here it
is: The object OF the Act is to
secure "a complete, self-contain-
ed economic order, dedicated
exclusively to the needs and the
employment of those for whom
private industry and enterprises
have no place and who may be
in want either by reason of age
or physical infirmity.' And so
here is the grand idea: Compel
the unemployed, the aged and
the sick to take care OF them
slves.
Poorhouse System :.
The shamefulness of such a
proposal for forced labor and
a starvation-ruled poorhouse sys-
tenn is somewhat covered up by
such grand words as Economic
Rehabilitation" but the leaders
of the Commonwealth Builders
let the cat out of the bag when
they print that the purpose of
the act is ito the end that the
burden of taxation be reduced,
the peace and safety of the state
secured, and the well being of all
it's people made more certain"
Economic Rehabilitation Act of
1885, p. 1, Sec. ILL.,
Stripped of big words and pol
iticians' phrases, the meaning is
clear-reduce taxes and make
property and profits safe, by
having the unemployed, the aged
and the sick cut up into little
groups on abandoned stump
land and in forced labor camps.
In this way the bosses hope to
prevent the unemployed and dis
tressed from militantly organ
izing with their fighting COM
rades, especially those in the
revolutionary trade unions.
Policy of Division
This policy of isolation and split
ting of the working class is one
of the chief aims of the Common
wealth Builders. The object is
not to provide a decent life to
the unemployed who have been
thrown on the capitalist scrap
heap, but ito the end that the
burden of taxation be reduced"
by making the unemployed sup
port themselves by makeshifts
and by forced labor, and ito Sc
cure the peace and safety of the
state" j. e., the peace and safety
of the capitalist groups that
want to protect themselves at
the expense of the worker and
unemployed alike.
There are, no doubt, honest
and sincere people among the
Commonwealth Builders. But
what of it There are honest and
sincere people in the World War
who thought they were fighting
ito end war;" and ito make the
world safe for. Democracy" But
these honest people were be-
trayed by dishonest leaders u.s.
ing fine phrases to hoodwink the
masses who were tired of war
and exploitation. Honest people
voted for Roosevelt but the New
Deal is coming off the bottom OF
the deck.
To expose such sakers and trail
tors to the working class and to
the small business people is an
important task of the Voice of
Action.