Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
DR.. WARD BARE5 FA5-
(I5T international


Fight, monthly magazine of the
American League Against War and
Fascism. 'Its offensive has been or
ganized. Its detectives are clear. The
details remain hidden behind the
scenes. But the main course of
events has developed in the open for
all the world to see"
DR.. Ward, national chairman of the
American League Against War and
Fascism, traces the progress of the
Murder International and exposes
its motives. The members Of the
Fascist International protest that
their aim is to destroy Communism.
They have raised an international
red scare-to the beat of drums, the
roaring of cannon and piratical ex-
petitions that threaten the democra-
cies of the world.
DR.. Ward writes: The real mean
ing of these agreements appears
when they are set against the actual
situation. An international often
sive, with armies, against the Com
munist International just doesn't
make sense. The Comintern is not
threatening anybody. Japan, Ger
many and Italy need no agreement
to exterminate Communism within
their own borders. They have al
ready driven it underground. The
Comintern hasn't any territory for
Hitler to annex. 1t is the Ukraine,
a part of the Soviet Union, that Hit
Ter has been saying for years is need
ed by Germany. The japanese army
doesn't talk about the Communist In
ternational, but above the necessity
of matching the red army" of the
Soviets. Plainly, one objective of
two of these Fascist allies is a mill
tary attack upon the Soviet Union.
But there is a more immediate
goal. Who are Hitler and Mussolini
attacking in Spain? Not Commu-
nism, but a democratically elected
Peoples Front Government, in which
the Communists r a small minor
ity. The second article of the Sup
Elementary Protocol of the treaty
between Hitler and Japan pledges
them to take severe measures
against those who at home or abroad
are engaged directly or indirectly in
the service of the Communist Inter
national, or promote its subversive
activities" Already the German
press is charging Czechoslovakia
with doing just that. If Hitler can
control that country, he has a road
from his own borders almost to the
Soviet Union. Under the claim that
they are helping, or may lead to,
Communism, demoGatie. govern
ments are to be destroyed by the tao
tic of fomenting and aiding revolts
which has been used in Spain. Thus
the world is to be made safe for
dictators. The strategy is familiar
enough in this country. It vas used
viciously in the recent election. An
nounce Communism as your objec-
tive but strike at Democracy.
The international Fascist offensive
has been forming for some time. II
was organized and brought into the
open by the struggle in Spain. Last
summer the Manchester Guardian
published documents showing thai
the military plans for the Spanish
revolt were made in Germany. The
amount of military materials ano
personnel supplied to the rebels by
Italy and Germany has been report
ed by unbiased American CORES,
pondents and recognized by our mos
conservative papers. This RECORD
makes the findings of the Non-In.
tervention Committee a tragic farce
Even its authors have had to admi
that it sane IONS a certain amount o.
aid to the rebels. The joint recogni
ton of Franco by Hitler and Mus
solini was evidence of the kind O.
action that can be expected from
the Fascist International. 1t wa
without precedent in the history o
civilized nations. They recognized
government that had no base, M
power, and no claim to existence ex
cept its army. This proceeding signi
fies that for the Fascists the estab
lished ways of civilized nations d.
not exist. In international relations
as within their own borders, the.
have made an end of legality. Only
force remains.
The Fascist offensive makes it per
fectly clear that the defense of peace
today is the defense of Democracy
that those who would end wal mus
end Fascism. The slogan of De
mocracy, "All Power to the People,
means that the people must tax
over and run the economic machine
upon which their lives depend. Whel
the democratic" countries do this
and do it successfully, they will de
tach the deceived followers from tn
Fascist leaders. They will then b