The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-07
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hdtchet Out
The Truth
. HEARTS NOT IN JOB
. FRONT ORGANIZATION
. WAS AMERICAN SUPPORT
. ACTING LIKE GOOD LITTLE
ROWS

American Communists are singing
mighty low these days.
No longer do they split the welkin
with praises of Soviet Russia as de-
fender of democracy, freedom and
light.
Comrade Stain has knocked the
props right out Of the argument that
Soviet Russia is friend of democracy
and foe of Nazi-ism.
The Soviet-Nazi trade and non-ag-
gression agreement did the trick and
is taking a lot Of the brashness out
of Communists here.
They try hard to defend the Soviet
Nazi pact but it is plain their hearts
are not in the job and that they are
finding the going very rough.
They could probably argue more
convincingly on the thesis that the
moon is made Of green cheese.
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Effect of the trade and non-aggress-
ion agreement on American Commun-
lists was shown at the annual parade
of the American League for Peace
and Democracy, Communist "front
organizations"
Parade was held in New York City,
stronghold of the Stalinists.
Last year it is said. $4,000 to 10000
marched. This year about 1000 were
in line, the New York Times reports.
At rally after the parade, speak
ers alternated between defense of
the pact as blow at Germany and
Italy and confession that they were
confused" as to it's ultimate signifi-
canoe.
Chances are they won't be long con-
fused as to its meaning.
Rest of the world is not confused.
1t knows the pact for what it is, a
blow at the democratic nations.
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In all truth, the agreement must
have been a tremendous shock to the
Communist rank and file. Leaders
may not have been so much surprised,
as they are fully aware of Comrade
Stalin's capacity for duplicity.
In recent years the Communists
have based their tactics and whole
policy on the idea of an inevitable war
between Nazi Germany and Soviet
Russia.
So they gave up their program of
revolution, for a time, and sought to
WOO American favor with every de-
vice of propaganda.
The aim was American support for
Russia in the event of war with Ger
many. {
Former extremist measures and the
ultimate program of Communism were
played down and specific reform
measures advocated by the New Deal
and others were favored.
Democracy, the antithesis of Com
munism, was extolled to the skies.
Even support of the hitherto hated
church was sought.
Now comes Dictator Stain shaking
hands with Dictator Hitler and prom
Using not to join any war on the Nazis!
Years of Communist effort to ap-
pear devoted to democracy apparently
have been wasted effort, if Russia and
Germany are to become chums.
Sincere Communists must be eX-
ceedingly peeved.
"Here we have been acting like good
little boys, when we might have been
raising hell and bringing the revolu-
tion," many must say.
No wonder they are confused"
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So far, the Communists have been
doing a good job of making them
selves ridiculous by their defense Of
the Soviet-Nazi pact.
The more they talk, the weaker
their arguments appear.
Their labored explanations fail to
convince but add to the gaiety of
nations.
And any gaiety is welcome in this
time of world trouble.