Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-01-14
WHAT Is FASCISM.

The word Fascism started with
Mussolini. 1t was the name Musso-
lini gave to his band of followers
(Fascisti) who together with Musso-
lini seized political control or Italy.
Fascism is the rule of the rich min
ority of the people. Over the majority
of the people by means of violence and
terror Fascism is a military dictator
ship of big business.
When it fails to control the people
by ballot, then big business rises to
maintain it's control by bullets. Fas-
cism is a political system in which
all power is held by few individuals
in which the majority of the people
have no democratic right or liberty
whatsoever, and the small ruling
group maintains it's power by force
alone. That's what the Americans
rejected last November 3.
Does our President carry out the
mandate of those who elected him?
Last November by demanding an en-
barge against the sending OF neces-
sary supplies to the democratic gov
eminent of Spain so that they could
defend themselves against the very
Fascist group that were voted out
February last, or does our President
speak the view of the Hearsts, OF the
Liberty League and big business who
are exploiting and depressing the
masses of the people both here and
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women and innocent little children
while attending school and church as
they did in Madrid, Spain. during
Christmas. Such are the angels the
Fascist (bombers) are dropping out
of the skies (dynamite).
So, says the press: London is wor-
ried." Oh, yes, London is worried
with her fingers crossed, (after play
ing pawn-broker to Hitler and Musso-
lini) But maybe you get worried too,
thinking of all those children of
Madrid. Never mind the papers say
ENGLAND and France move to block
AIDE the entire Spanish coast" That.
they say, will prevent outside in err
ference" But of course neutral
Portugal won't be blockaded, so the
quota of Madrid's chfldren-while the
recognized democratic Spain can get
no help at ALL
Nice business for Fascism, this
neutrality" Ell? Tough on those kids
in Madrid. perhaps who have their
little bodies blown to bits, but, by
gosh, unless everybody else is exquis-
itely neutral Hitler and Mussolini
might get angry and then, you see.
they might intervene" So, here in
America, too, we are told Congress
sional leaders prepare quick &C
tion on neutrality to outlaw war ma
terials to warning forces in SPAIN"
But, war material can and does &c
to Germany, Italy and Portugal! Only
the legally elected democratic govern
ment of Spain can get nothing with
which to defend it's children. America
is neutral on child murder. While
on the other hand at the present ses-
sion in Washington, d. c., bills are
being introduced for the biggest mill
tary appropriation In our history
While millions are walking the high
ways and by-ways looking for a jo9
and something to eat and a few rags
to cover their nude bodies. And the
hospitals are over-crowded with the
sick and a large waiting list on the
outside trying to get in. But we have
to be more or less neutral as to the
necessity of the masses of the people
and balance the budget. But for mill
tary purposes, well that is different
They have to protect the loot that
they have taken out of the sweat and
brow of the people. That's what
Hearst is shouting for, filling his
papers with poison yells of alarm
against Reds in SPAIN" etc. Only
three months back he howled at REDS
in the White House.
The American people were not neu-