The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-01-17
CONGRESS AWAKENS TO
RED DANGERS

United States by the Congressional
Committee on un-American activi-
ties seems to be very enlightening to
many of those making the survey,
many of whom up to that time had
not taken the opportunity to investi-
gate the menace seriously and care
fully. Representative Dickstein, who
was prominent on the Congressional
committee investigating Nazi and red
activities, has written a letter to
Lewis J. Valentine, Police Commits
sioner of New York City, protesting
against what he terms the liberal
granting of parade permits to COM
munist organizations in that city. Mr..
Dickstein suggests that no further
permits be issued without consulting
him. His protest to the police is said
to have been inspired, in part at least,
by the conduct of 300 or more COM
munists in parading before his house
and in the alleged lack of care on the
part of police in looking after this.
The letter is alleged to have stated
that Mr.. Dickstein charged the police
with failing to take into custody an
alleged demonstration after the man
had been ASSAULTED through his own
careless conduct in refusing to leave
my house" In the letter Mr.. Dick
stein is reported to have expressed
establishment that the police failed
to take the demonstration into GUS
tody. He is quoted as writing; "They
stood continuously in front Of my door
making a lot of disturbance, enrolling
new members, taking collections, etc,
under the guise of a parade permit.
On making an attempt to enter my
house by force, the police interceded.
"This is a very serious problem and
it seems to me that your department,
in charge of the issuance of permits,
are not giving the matter careful
study and consideration" Mr.. Dick
stein expressed the opinion, and prop
erly so, that "the parades for which
these permits We're granted were not
used for the protection of free speech
or free assembly, but to deliberately
circulate and inspire propaganda
throughout our city"
Communist property destroying and
recruiting activities have been carried
on under the guise of "parades" for
months and little has been done about
it, although many patriotic organiza-
tons have repeatedly called attention
to the fact. Perhaps Mr.. Dickstein's
complaint will have some effect. Let
US hope so, at least.
Congressman Mccormack, of Mas
sachusetts, chairman of the commit
tee, has also recently stated that the
committees investigation has turned
up some alarming disclosures con-
corning the communist menace to the
nation and he promises to submit
some drastic legislation to Congress
to deal with such problems.
In the meantime, Congressman
Tinkham, of Massachusetts, has said
that he will introduce bill in Con-
gress to sever relations with Russia,
due to the fact that as he and others
have stated that Russia is behind the
communist movement in the United
States designed to overthrow this gov
eminent.
On January 4, Congressman Robert
Ramspeck, of Georgia, introduced a
bill known as H. R. 1897, which is en-
dorsed already by over 10 patriotic,
civic and fraternal societies. This bill
will receive nationwide support
since it makes communism and the
circulation of its doctrines a crime
subject to fine and Imprisonment.