The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-07
Facing the Fdcts
+- With PHILIP PEARL

Communism died in the United
States on Aug. 21, 1889. 1t did not
expire from natural causes. It was
murdered by Stain and Hitler.
We know it is breaking all the rules
of the murder mystery game to dis
close the identity of the culprits be-
fore unravelling the crime but in this
case we don't regard the murder as a
crime but as blessing.
Let's go back a bit, as our famous
detectives do, and assemble the facts
before proceeding to disclose how we
arrived at our deductions. ~
You will remember that ten years
ago the Communists cut no ice in this
country. The only time anyone ever
heard from them was when they would
stir up riot and get their heads
dashed in just to make the headlines
and let their comrades in Moscow
know they were alive.
But within the past three years the
Communists have spread themselves
to a considerable extent in numbers
and in influence among these parts.
There were three major factors con-
tributing to this development. First,
was the formation of the C. l. 0.
which went out and hired Commun-
lists, supplied them with cash money
and gave them a free field in which
to operate. Second, was the natural
reaction among all classes of people
in America against Nazism and Fas-
cism. Third, was the sudden resolve
on the part of the Communists to go
respectable"
. Let US enlarge on this final angle.
Earl Browder took trip to Moscow
a couple of years ago and sold Stain
bill Of goods. We can't get any
where in America, he told his chief,
unless we dye our hair, make up our
faces and go in for complete out
ward transformation.
The Permanent Wave
Well, Browder returned to the
United States with Stalin's blessing
and took the Communist Party to the
DeauCy parlOr. +,t..
The C. P. entered this "shoppe" as
a red-faced, blowzy, slovenly, wild
haired, disreputable wretch. 1t came
out looking like a stream-lined, gla-
morous Hollywood chlorine. The apos-
ties of dictatorship suddenly took up
the worship Of democracy. The spokes-
men for revolution mysteriously dis
covered deep love for the American
Constitution. The desecrators of God
began making goo-goo eyes at re-
ligion. The internationalists of the
world blossomed forth as patriots and
nationalists.
This disguise enabled the Com
munists to get into places which form
erly We're shut tight against them.
Once they got their foot in the door,
they couldn't be showed out. The
Transformation proved quick and
sensational success. Il.
This was the situation until Aug.
21, 1889. On that day Messrs. Stain
and Hitler got together. Communism
signed on the dotted line with Nazism.
The dictators shook their hands across
the PROSTATE form. of Poland. The
Reds kissed Hitler on both cheeks and
made friends with regime that rep
resents all that is hateful and OBJ
noxious to Americans. .''
CONSERVATION reigned in the office
of the Daily Worker, official organ
of the Communist Party here. The
editors did not know what to do. They
saw the permanent wave Of the proud
beauty whom they had nursed through
major transformation come all un-
done and uncurled in one gust of foul
air. What could they do? The first
day they did nothing. The Daily
Worker printed not line Of the story.
Then Browder and his buddies cabled
Stain in Moscow. "Say it amt so,"
they begged. -
The Permanent Aftermath
Comrade Stain answered nothing
but "cut me another slice" and the
poor comrades here had to take it.
With what little enthusiasm they
could muster they declared that as a
TcSuil VI Ilc OIdllH-I1lIlcT pdCI IL Is
safe to say that the camp of peace and
democracy will become strengthened"
What do they mean lit is safe to
say" Do they mean "safe" in the
sense that the Moscow hatchet-men
will not be reaching for their scalps.
Perhaps. But certainly it is not safe
for the Communists to utter such hog
wash to an aroused American cit
izenry.
That is why we said in our open
ing paragraph that Communism in
this country was assassinated by the
Moscow Berlin alliance. This deal has
stripped all the beauty parlor camou-
flage from the face of Communism. 1t
has exposed Communism in it's true
light to the people of their country
and the sight is revolving.
Never again, will the Communists be
able to extol democracy without be-
ing haunted by Hitler's shadow. Never
again will they be able to condemn
Fascism without arousing the mock
ing laughter Of the progressive cit
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