The Washington times., 1936-09-25
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OENIlAL POLITICAL PUPPEI
OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY
IN AMERICA.
The facts are clear.
Prior to August 20, 1896, the
National Broadcast Company no.
titled Station WCAE Of four pro-
grams during which Earl Browder
would be the speaker.
Station WCAE notified the Ma
tional BroadcaSting Company it
had another program for that
particular time on August %,
which was Of greater public inter
est, and that it would not broad.
cast a speech by Mr.. Browder.
The three other contemplated
Browder speeches were set for
September 81, october % and
October 80.
AS a result Of this refusal, the
American Communist party pro-
tested to the Federal CommuriCa-
tions Commission through William
z. Foster, chairman of the Com
munist party and a member of
the MoScow-controlled Comintern.
The ever-effervescent Civil Lib
critics Union, whose name should
be changed to the Communist Lib
critics Union, likewise protested.
Red Aims Cited
AS a result Of these un.American
protests Station WCAE received
an official statement. from the
Federal Communications Commis-
sion.
The statement tearfully recalled
the fact that the refusal Of Sta
tion WCAE was not publicly made
until August %, the very day of
the contemplated Red broadcast.
The statement inconsistently re-
terred to the stations refusal to
give so:called freedom of speech
to Mr.. Browder, whose communis-
tic philosophy denies freedom of
speech to all save Communists,
and whose political platform. con-
ceived in Russia and born in
Moscow, IS DEDICATED TO THE
ULTIMATE OVERTHROW OF
OUR AMERICAN FORM OF GOV
ERNMENT.
Admitted by BrOwdeR
In a recent speech before the
National Press Club in Washing
ton, Mr.. Browder admitted that
anti-CommunistS would possess no
freedom Of speech in a Commu-
niStic regime and defended the
denial of free speech in Russia.
1t was humorous for the Fed
eral Communications Commission
to lament the loss of money spent
by the Communist Party in adver-
tiSing the August 28 speech of Earl
Browder, in view of the fact that
neither the American Communist
Party nor Mr.. Browder has any
respect whatsoever for the private
property rights of individuals in
America or in Mexico or in Russia.
May Revoke License
In the technical portion of its
statement the Federal Communi-
cations Commission quoted the law
regarding equal access of all poll
tical parties and candidates to the
radio services of any station that
has already given time to any one
party or candidate.
Failure to allow every party to
proclaim it's views, when one party
has already had the privilege, sub
jectS the offender to various penal
ties and ultimately, if the Federal
Communications Commission so
orders, to revocation of its radio
license.
In other words, the Federal
Commission, WHOSE MEMBERS
ARE APPOINTED AND MAIN
TANNED BY ESIDENT
ROOSEVELT, has used the letter
of the law TO DEMAND THAT
AN AMERICAN STATION SUB
NIT TO AN UN-AMERICAN
BROADCAST.
And President Roosevelt is an
noyed by the charges of Com
munistic implications!
Commission Fails
In other words, the Federal
Communications Commission re-
fused to go behind the letter of
the law and INVESTIGATE the
un-American status and threat of
the American CommuniStic party
before delivering it's warning to an
American radio station.
And President Roosevelt IS still
annoyed by the color of the sup
port alleged to be accepted by
him!
In other words, the Federal
Communications Commission re.
fused to perform its first duty,
namely, TO SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION AND TO RE-
PUDIATE ANY ORGANIZATION
THAT THREATENS THE CON-
STITUTION, which is the su-
preme law of the land, for the
sake of a few sections of the
radio law which would be inter
preted by the United States Su-
preme Court on the basis of the
more fundamental question con-
cerning the relationship of Com
munism with the preservation of