Evening star., 1938-03-16

1enOerS OF uDeral culture, with enOr-
nous wealth and power at their dis
posal. are totally paralyzed. They do
not see what is before their very eyes,
Only from moment to moment they
clasp their brows and moan, as Lord
Halifax is reported to have done, II
never thought they'd do It'll"
Why not? They promised to do it!
And this sort Of promise is the only
one they are pledged by their own
philosophy to keep!
The Fascintern is an international
pact between three despotisms who
have behind them the totally mo-
bilized military and economic strength
OF three populous nations, to wrest
from all other nations the separate or
collective sovereignty over the earth
leaving only such freedom and inde-
pendence for any nation as they be-
stow by favor.
Nazis Organize Everywhere,
They announce their claim to inter-
fere in the internal affairs of any coun-
try that IS threatened by Com
muniSm."
They regard Communism as the in
eVitable outcome of liberal democ-
racy: Therefore, the claim to interfere
on the preteXt Of Communism affects
every democratic country on earth.
That interference takes the form of
supporting and fomenting a Fascist
movement in any country they wish
10 weaken. Germany claims a con-
tinued hold on people Of German ma
tlonality wherever they may live In
the world. and Nazi groups are Or
ganlzed wherever. there are Germans.
no matter what their citizenship NAV
oe. They are organized in this country
and, together with Italian Fascist
groups. they are becoming very visible
IN South America
Inc Fasclntern also makes odd al
llances with pacifists, isolationists and
sponsors of American or British neu-
trallty, In support of a "hands-off-us"
policy
And it wins the sympathy of addle-
pated conservative capitalists who
think they must choose" between
fascSm and Communism, either
cholce meaning the subsection of the
present privileged groups along with
everybody else, to military collectivism.
In the upper social levels of all
countries are people who have a toler-
ance, let us say, toward Nazism or
Fascism; they are, at least, willing
to accept 1t at the evaluation of itself
winch 1t prepares for external con-
sumption
And. in actual practice. the Com
munists themselves are its allies. for
they and their liberal" fellow
travellers do their best to prevent
any sort of national consolidation
in the democratic countries. While
Harry Bridges, for instance. howls
against the Fascists he does his best
TO make 1t impossible for American
ships to sail the seas. France is
paralyzed, temporarily, at least, be-
tween the fear Of the Doriot-de La
Rogue Fascists and the utter con-
fusions of the Popular Front alliance
which must consider the Communists.
Now. the Austrian case Is an al
mosC perfect example OF the way the
Fascintern works, first to demoralize
country by internal dissension, and
then to conquer it for military collec-
tivism.
Hitler will have to pay a price to
Mussolini for Austria. Well, he's al
ready paying it. Last evenings papers
announce that German Storm Troops
are en- route to Spain to assist in deal
ing the death blow to the Loyalist gov
ernment.
These huge military collectivisms
are strategically we'll distributed to
terrorize the world. and they have a
program Of revolution and conquest,
openly avowed. openly announced.
But most Americans are still mur-
muring. They don't really mean it,
and if they do. what does it matter
to us? If one says: Beware! open your
eyes! observed one is accused of "en-
dangerins peace" The fact that we
have to realize Is that IL dies MT take