The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-02

better" He said, too, I'VE just say,
wake up, America"
Which, I pointed out, strikingly
reminds one of the Deutschland,
Erwacht" cry in pre-Hitler days,
and of wrence Dennis "The
Awakener," a declared Fascist sheet.
II don't know Dennis" was all he
said
when you say you oppose 'tn-
American do you mean trends to-
ward Communism or toward Fss-
cisn?" I asked him.
81 don't know" he said. There's
so mitch talk about all these isms,
I'm beginning to think I don't know
anything about anything"
Tell me, Mr.. Clark, do you con-
slider Fascism 'subversive?'
II haven't seen anything of that
yet to worry about. I can't think
this Smedley Butler thing is any
thing but a farce" And he added
with some spirit, I've got confidence
in the American people-we don't
deserve free government if we
don't take an interest in it."
you see nothing threatening
either On the Left or the Right?"
IT certainly see nothing to bother
about on the Right" he exclaimed
with laugh
Which, whether it was assembling
or mere dumbness, shows the fas-
cist possibilities in this would-be
leader of masses. 1t was by deny
ing the threat of open capitalist
dictatorship in order to keep the
people from Selling power under
Communist leadership that Social
Democratic leaders, especially in
Austria, materially aided the ad-
vance of Fascism.
I mentioned James Rand's name.
"Oh, I know young Rand" Mr..
Clark volunteered brightly. Hes
always coming around and saying,
Fred, we've got to get together to
fight these Communists But I
never did"
Lauds Hitler
Rand's key position among Amer
lean monopoly capitalists was de-
scribed yesterday His activities in
connection with the Committee for
the Nation, which he heads, will be
dealt with later. The important
point here is that he has been try
ing to line up the Crusaders. Clark's
point was that he refused. But he
is fighting radicalism also in his
own different way.
asked him whether he who pro-
fesses to be showing America the
way politically wasn't aware of how
the Social Democrats aided the adj
vent of Hitler.
We'll, say if Hitler saved Ger
many from Communism, lie did a
great thing for Germany Clark
said. A few moments earlier CLARK
had said he wanted to advance Glib
eral' government. I pointed out that
Hitler hao stamped out the last
shadow of the liberal" aspects of
capitalist democracy"
Well clark philosophical "there
are some things they can't take away
from people. There's more than
money in this world I know there
are certain things in my life they
can't take away, no matter what
happens-music, for instance"
pointed out that that is precisely
what Hitler is telling the workers
in Germany, only everyone knows
that most workers can't have it
and, if they could, it's no substitute
for food; it's only a way of trying
to keep the people quiet on lower
/ standards. Mr.. Clark looked sad
He apologized, Il wouldn't stand up
for Hitler" Then he added belli-
4 cosely, But I still say if Hitler
( saved Germany from Bolshevism, he
did a great job!"
You say you're for liberalism, but
you put on very bitter campaign
against Upton Sinclair, didn't you?"
I'd hate to try to tell you what
think Of him in polite language!''
Clark exploded.
/ One Of the Crusaders broadsides
in their anti-Sinclair campaign is
reproduced here. 1t attacks not so
much Sinclair's profession of Social
Democracy as the unemployed It
shrieks against the threat of an I'M
employed horde" descending upon
California. It uses the motto, Lis
ten!" and a Ku-Klux Klannish pic
ture Of Crusaders riding again.
Uses 0pen-shop Slogan
Another piece of Crusaders lit
crature, which will be reproduced
eere later, carries the slogan, THE
Fights Of the Common Man" on
one SIDE. along with the declaration
that Democracy means the right