The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-06
Hitler Adn1irer Leader
In Nation Committee

are being paid to undermine and
destroy American institutions. .
Some American workers may be
misled in their attempts to better
themselves in these critical times.
But the vast majority will be always
on the side Of America. J.. Inteln-
gent workers will fight to keep
America the home Of brave men
who have the courage to take risks,
who create opportunities and en-
ployment in their struggle for profits
American workers cooperating
with American capital
Anything that holds up q fac
tory, such as a strike, just holds
down purchasing power and wages,
said young Vanderlip.
you know that the truth is
strikes are the only weapon workers
have to increase their wages and
purchasing power-don't your"
Eyes" he agreed. But then he
begged off, "but many recent strikes
were not for wages but for recog-
milton Of unions or something"
Vanderlip and Coughlin
asked him what his fathers
relation is to the Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin, since Coughlin is pYomot-
ing program similar to Wander
lips, though deliberately adorned
with Notwithstanding demagogy. He
wouldn't 90 into that. However. he
volunteered brightly that they had
dinner with Coughlin a few eve
nings previously. Nor could he say
positively whether or not Emmett T.
Curran, who is trying to mobilize
veterans for the same program and
who said he has communicated
with Vanderbilt, told the truth.
Young Vanderlip didn't think" So
What, then, did the two Wander
lips learn about Hitler's fascism in
their studies?
Il suppose father hasn't formu-
lated an opinion-but I can say
that the Hitler government has been
responsible for more good than bad"
Good in what respectS?"
well, he's brought an improve
ment in the state of living of many
people"
Not in that of the workers. or
Of the unemployed in concentration
camps-their standards have been
reduced, and they are the great ma
iority."
"Mussolini a Force for Good"
of course" Mr.. .Vanderlip re-
piled casually, Hitler hasn't helped
the whole working class in Ger
many. But he has given the people
self-respect!"
I see. And I suppose your father
thinks even more Of Mussolini?"
'Unquestionably Mussolinis been
greater force for good"
Your father thinks Mussolini has
done well for the people of Italy?"
was thinking of Mussolinis
castor-oil terror brigades, the muir
der of Matteotti, the crumpled trade
unions, the statistically demon
strated lower living standards of the
Italians.
why, yes!" Young vanderlip ex-
claimed. Are there many who deny
that Mussolini has been greater
force for good? Why, I'm amazed
to hear It'll"
These clear indications of banker
Vanderlip's fascist temper heighten
the fascist portent of the big drive
to initiation. 1t is ever the way of
the development of full fascist die
tatorship to show first, unparalleled
efforts by the f1nanciers to retrict
living standard and civil rights by
indirection and, later, the attempt to
erase mass opposition by direct mill
tary force.
Initiation is one of the methods of
reducing the peoples living stan
dards by raising the prices of the
necessities of life. The main bene-
f1ciaries from it are the capitalists
and spectators of agriculture, in
dustrtry and finance. 1t does not
even solve their problem, but rather
aggravates it.
Want More Imitation
This is demonstrated by the very
fact that, after showing the United
States off the gold standard, reduc-
ing the gold content of the dollar
from 100 to about so cents worth of
the metal, and other inflationary
steps, the resulting speculative
boomlet is over, and the Committee