The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-14
COMMUNISM JUST BUGABOO, NOT ACTUAL, LYRI-
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Editor of The Democrat:-

Editor or The Democrat:-
 Communism, the red bogey that has so long haunted the front page of the Hearst yellows, is dead. That is the overseas brand, that operates via bombs, revolts, plots and overthrow of world governments has been proven to be the dream of rare-bit fiend. In fact it is now clear that it never existed in this free country, only in the imagination of Fasciti editors, according to so reliable an authority as Clyde R. Miller, associate professor of edu- cation Teachers College, Colum- bia university. Now the way for all men to understand what the word stands for in its American adaptation, is clear.
 The Communist party in this cour- try is a movement of the working class for better social and indus trial conditions, to be achieved through the ballot box, to which all intelligent twentieth century voters are directed. Further it may be said that at this hour in these United States there is not a single faction of any political party or parties, plotting the overthrow by force of our democratic form of government, outside of Pigments of the lurid imagination of nervous individuals who see 8 ghost at night in every bush and sign-post, and hear phantom footsteps in their own haunted houses. So the where for of the following lines dedicated to the weak sisters who have been losing sleep at night:
 The Red Bugabo0
 O those pesky Communists
 They're hiding everywhere!
 Hush! Hist! Whats that?
 Something squeaked
 Upon the cellar stairs!
 Bar the doors!
 And latch the windows There again!
 I heard something! My
 I'm all jittery!
 At this plotting! Why
 Don't the government
 Do something. To stop /
 This propaganda-
 Against the veterans
 I wonder. And save
 Our country from
 The Bugaboo bogey of
 Red Goblin Propaganda?
 Hush! Watch out or the Reds'll surely get yer! So B-E-W-A-R-El Professor Miller in an article in the Christian Science Monitor, captioned Battling for Tolerance" pointed out that the word Com munist," is used today to stir up mass hatred against those who be- lieve in freedom of speech and fre- dom of learning. A certain editor and publisher raises 8 hue and cry against communism: then labelling freedom of speech itself as commun- istic, he declares those teachers professors and ministers who prac- tice 1t, are communists, and in Serl- sational editorials and colcred news stories advocates their dismissal Priests, ministers, business men and even politicians have shown them selves willing to kill democracy fol the favor of persons who, in the words of Charles A. Beard, no de- cent man would touch with 10-foot pole.
 Name calling is then the lates' trick of the Fascist-mined propa' ganist. In this trick, says Pro Miller, the propagandist ties a bae name or label to the idea or per- son or group he wants to discredit The name now most commonly usec is "Communist." Just as the wott "heretic" was used in the middle ages to discredit persons and ideas
 Such was the policy in the re. cent presidential elections adopted by the Old Deal. Every proposal made by F. D. R., from old ag' pension to unionism, was branded by the opposition as Communistic These same tactics are being usec against the Loyalist government O Spain, although the new Spanish cabinet has faced towards the righ there being only two communist now seated, but the slogan stil goes on.
 | one result of this kind of Tas'