The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-12-01
STRAIGHT FROM
THE SHOULDER
BY TED WOOD
BY TED WOOD


that the Communist party WILL in the very future,
make some changes in personnel There will be general
housekeeping for internal strife within the Seattle Com
muns Party it is said does warrant "shakeup for
which the alleged savours of the world famous Only
yes man. sooge" slated get the buns rush and he
the party Negro sawar who has given his all for his be-
nevoen alma Reliable sources say that Grand Mogu
RAPPORT has decided that his Negro henchman has ouved his
usefulness; hence for the good the alleged cause
change is not only advisable, but inevitable
shifting outright demotion of first line comerades
rule to which the c. P has been forced to adhere for
the past five years This due the average
rades inability to successfully defend the pary inconsistent
cy This defense has grown particularly difficult since Red
Russia decided to blend Stainism with Hiterism.
The Race membership of the party has been
than handful of the less intelligent Negroes who join
ed the fellow travellers not because they had been sold the
idea of the revolution but because of the Pay proessed
belief in Race equality This falacy excited the imagination
of few feeble minded Negroes who before being hepped
that color line ultimately drawn by the Party,
mounted soap boxes preach the Communist gospel the
of which Il haven't anything myself but will gladly
share what you have with me- Russia invariably offered
by the comrades Utopia for oppressed mnorties al
though the disciples expressed
desire to leave America.
Earl Browder the Stain of the party in America,
free under $1,000 bond for taking passport and
who according his worshppers symbol of true Ameri
a
weight of the Communist party behind the a-
Scosboro BroWder had visions of corralng
Negro following greater than that boosted by the Re-
publican party prior 1892 But the Negro membership of
the party during the years of bitter fighting for the
Scosboro cause showed less than per increase
this in spite of the parys allegations that the Scottsboro
should all and sundry that the
only solution to the Race problem.
When after years of fighting against all Odds four
famous prisoners freed the Communist party brazey
credit the victory baanty claiming that the Party
had raised the necessary funds to finance the long drawn
out legal battle What the Party should have claimed
that through it's participation in the Scosboro defense the
American public mfammed out of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars that far could be learned lined the
pockets of high powered communist racketeers For the
Communist Party the Scottsboro nothing
than game.
The COMMUNISTS claim to Scottsboro victory only prov
ed that they past masters of the art of overstaeent
For the International Labor Defense the medium
through which people from all parts of the world through
contributions fought for the freedom of the victims of
Southern injustice 1t true that the c. P raised untold
sums in the name Scottsboro but it also true that
accounting for these vast has been made Al
though has been said that upwards of hreequarters of
million dollars raised to fight the Samuel Lebowz
told press conference of which this writer member
that spent of his money the defense of the
boys.
The Communist party used the Scottsboro Case for
racket and for similar purpose it blked the public
out alegedy raised for the Ethiopian and
Spanish Civil War refugees.
The Scottsboro racket worked in Seattle by local
sold tickets in advance after promising to produce
freed Scottsboro boys the First A M E. Church
only did they fail to produce the promised attraction
but conveniently forgot refund the pubcs money to
pay for the of the church.
pray! Pray pray prayer