The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
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What sometimes gets into the news
a. = one.sided issue In this case
tts the house record Of = discus.
sion of the Dies committee which
has been having a flns time max.
lng \ blue book OF Communists IN
the United States and wants more
money TO continue the Job. The
illumination ia the gentleman from
Montana danes r O'Connorl
He not only shows that there IL
another side 20 the alleged growth
Of communism In the United states
but calls on the sages for proof
that merely hAmmertng sore
doesn't effect cure He gets down
10 brass tacks and gives congress
n few ideas on how Ia set a few
more cents value out NJ the add.
tionsi dollars the Dies committee
wants, incidentally. the gentleman
from Montana furnishes the cue
for the gentleman from Mississippi
Mr.. Rankin 10 point on, that
soap boxers are not the only source
Of suhversise influence In the
United States.
Mr.. oconnor expressed SYM
patty for the work the Dies com.
mittee IL doing lie also expressed T
doubt that !, was getting any. +
where lie said. In substance. that i
we don't need congressional
committee to tell US that among
certain classes Of United States
citizens. there Ia tendency to-
ward communism and every other
ism" that II opposed TO belief In I
American standards and Ideals
What we want il a committee To
get at the cause And quoting di.
rectly
we cannot undo any flight
of our most hopeful magma.
tions believe that We can
quelch un.Amcrican activities
by extensive and sup~rfluons
study of the already known
effects Of such anti Ame rican
programs. We must Nil
the germ: We must drain the
spawning pond 81 ''isnss" that
Are tearing down the bulwark
Of our national life and rout-
Ing destructive detours from
the American way.
I'VE will never learn what steps
To take II this committee absorbs
It's time with an investigation Of
the effects of basic causes. but
once the underlying causes arc
known. then congress will have
the opportunity TO take the neces-
sary steps toward remedial leg
islation."
At this point, the gentleman
from Mississippi INF RankinD
asked the gentleman from Mon.
tana (Mr. o'Connor) II he would
investigate all the influences that
threaten American standards and
ideals. even including the inter
national bankers" Mr.. O'Connor
would. and Mr.. Rankin continued:
To-day they 1.-THE intcrna-
tionai bnnkers) are squeezing
the currency, driving couniod-
ity prices down. and attempt.
Ing to throw us Into \ foreign
WAT that we do not want. II
that Il what the gentleman
! from Montana IA after inyestt-
gazing, ! shall be glad 10 60
with him 100 per cent We are
/ not ready Ia shed the blood Of
n million Of our young men On
foreign soil Just 10 crafty the
cupidity Of the International
money changers"
1hcfe appears 10 be no direct
connection between the two Incl.
dents. but few minutes after the
gentleman from Mississippi had
charged that the international
bankers are trying to involve the
United states In foreign war
and had included them among the
"snbyersive influences" the gen.
uemsn from Kentucky mr.. May
In thirty minute speech favoring
an adequate defensive force In the
United states. took a few pot
shots At "warmongers' who seem
ingly would like Ia involve the
United States In foreign fights
He took for his text the signifi.
cant phrase from Washington
farewell address:
Peace with all nations and
entanKiing alliance with none"
IL was 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 to large standing armies
So Why start now