The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-10

what sometimes gets into the nees
a. one. sided ISSUE In ths case
IL shs house record u discus
sion Of the nlex committee which
has been having fine time max.
ing a blue hook Of Communists IN
the United States and wants more
money 10 continue tne loh. The
iiluminalor = @the gentleman frcm
Montana james y o.Connerl
He not only shows that there Is
another side 10 The alleged growth
Of communism in The United States
but calls On the saxrs fer proof
that merely hammsfing a sers
doesn't effect cure lie gets down
10 brass lacks and gives congress
few ideas on how n get few
more cents xane aui n the sdai=
tional dollars he Dies committee
wants incidentally. the gentleman
from Montana furnishes the cue
Tor the gentleman fnem Mississippi
fMr Rankin 10 paint out that
soap BOXERS are not the only sourvs
Of snhVefsise influence IN the
United states.
Mr. oIonnor expressed SYM
pathy for The wnrk the Dies com.
mittee "a doing lie also expressed
doubt that II was getting any.
where. lie said. In substance. that
We don't need congressional
committee 10 tell Us that among
certain classes of United States
citizens. Their. i a tendency to-
ward communism and every other
ism that Il opposed 20 belief in
American standards and ideals
What We want Il committee 10
get at the cause And quoting iii.
feetly.
We cannot nnde any flight
of our most hopeful in,axiua.
tions believe that We can
aueieh un. American aeti,iii~.
by extensive and .up~rflnaus
study of the slread, kneun
effects of such anti American
programs. We must Nil
the germ; We must drain the
spawning pond Of ''isms' that
A-e tearing down the hulaark
of our national life and raut-
Ing destructive deteur. from
the American way.
We viii never learn what steps
10 take II this committee ahaorbs
1t. time with an investigation Of
the effects nf basic causes. Hut
once the underlying causes arc
known. then congress will have
the opportunity 10 take the neess.
ssry steps toward remedial leg.
islation
Al this point. the gentleman
from Mississippi mi Ranklnl
asked the gentleman from Mon
tana Mr.. O'Connor1 If he would
investigate all the influences that
threaten American standards and
ideals, even including the inter
national bankers Mr.. o'cunnor
would, and Mr. Rankin continued:
To-day they tthe inicrna-
tionai bankersD are squeezing
the currency. driving eomnou-
Its prices down. and attempt
ing tn throw ia into n foreign
war that We do not want. II
that |, what the gentleman
! from Montana In after inyesti-
eating. ] shall be glad 10 20
] with him 100 per cent. We are
not ready To shrd the blood ~
n million of our Young men On
Ia al A..
rupidifs Of the international
money changers"
There appears 10 be no direct
connection between the two met
dents. but few minutes after the
gentleman from Mississippi had
charged that the International
bankers are trying 10 involve the
United States In foreign var
and had included them among the
"subversiye influences" the gen.
tleman from Kentucky mr.. Nav
in a thirty minute speech fayoring
an adequate defensive force In the
United States. took a few pot
shots al "warmongers" who seem.
lngly would like To involve the
United States In foreign fights
He took for his text the siKnifi.
cant phrase from Washington
farewell address
Peace with all nafions and
changing alliance with none"
II vas sensible speech. and
reminded congress that from the
days Of George Washington the
policy OF the government and the
sentiment OF the people has been
opposed 10 large standing armies
SO Why start now