The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-27
GEORGE A. HOLMES,
President, The United Americans.

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Your editorial of this date Is a
gratuitous and unwarranted in
suit TO an association Of men and
women who are better Americans
possibly, than you. They have at
least, the courage of their convic-
tlons. State their opinions and act
accordingly to help defeat the ac-
knowledged purpose Of Commu-
nists and Na7is to destroy all De-
mooracies, including the American
form Of government. What out
standing course of action have
you, or your powerful medium for
shaping public opinion, taken to
oppose European directed attacks
on our American institutions2
You are undoubtedly O very
learned man Mr. Editor, and know
whereof you speak In RELOCATING
subversive activities to the Limbo
Of frustrated plans. I am not
learned man, never completed high
school, but something tells me
that we are nearer right than you.
II alien subversice activities are
routed, and in fun retreat as you
say, why the deep concern of the
American Legion, the great church
groups, The Veterans of Foreign
wars, Jewish War Veterans-The
United States Government itself
and other organizations which
even you dare not doubt. Why
their concern in these subversive
activities when you assure them
their fears are unfounded?
Dare you write In the same vein
against any of these powerful or
CARNATIONS as you do against the
United Americans? And yet our
motives and our methods are as
honest and as free from any faint
OF personal gain as the best Of
them. We invite you to prove
otherwise. You make much ado
about $4,000 Patron member
ship. You say nothing about $l.00
membership. You speak of remu-
neration, do you labor for love?
Does some fairy God-mother pro-
vide the means to house the Re-
publican, to pay for your paper,
ink, type, presses and all that goes
to make up your paper? Are the
advertisers suckers" for con-
tributing to the salaries of your
printers, reporters, editorial staff,
and a profit for the owners or
stockholders? Do you dare to say
Hello, sucker" to the $500 con-
tributor to the Red Cross?
We do not concede your right,
or your ability, to designate who
are sheep and who are goats, and
we emphatically resent your en-
tirely baSeless attack on our integ-
rity of purpose. We believe that
we have q mission to perform. To
carry on that mission needs funds,
just as your organization requires
money to continue publication. We
are not attempting force or coer-
cion to secure the necessary finan-
cial support. We are not employ
ing intimidation, appealing to
racial or religious prejudice, for
funds to carry on campaign
against other Americans. We are
presenting our cause to our own
people, the American people, and
every dollar contributed will be a
voluntary one and will be spent In
carrying on the work of our Or
ganization, Should we close the
door to those who are able and
willing to freely donate $4,000 to a
worthy cause? Dare you state in
direct terms that our cause Is not
worthy, Is not honest2
Do you question the ethics or
good faith of the United Ameri'
cans in acquiring the services Of
an experienced organizer, or the
integrity Of such organizer In eX-
pecting, and receiving, just re-
enumeration for his services? If
you do, be honest, be fair Question
the honesty and integrity of the
organizers of Union labor, the Or
ganizers Of many Of our large fra
ternal bodies, the organizers Of
many OF our new governmental
departments. Of the Red Cross, the
organization workers Of your own
Republican party, or the Demo-
cratic party, are all these, and
many more. rackets because they
employ organizers, and do those
organizers work for nothing, are
the contributors "suokersp" II Mr.
Pape should contribute $500 to the
Republican state Committee,
would you hail him as Hey, suck
err, and brand the party as q rae
ketp
There Is an old saying that an
ounce of prevention Is worth a
pound Of cure. You, evidently be-
lieve In q pound Of cure, that we
should walt until sabotage has
claimed American lives, and de-
stroyed American property, then
wait for the Department Of JUS
tice to round up the offenders.
sometimes a difficult task during
which the saboteurs may strike
again and again.
We, ignorant as we are, believe
that the ounce Of prevention Is
better and that 1t is the right and
the duty Of real Americans to safe
guard our National institutions
before they are irreparably dam
aged or destroyed by inimical
agencies. We propose to erect
these safe guards in an American
way openly and with the hearty
cooperation of our fellowmen,
Just as we have operated since
Nov. 23rd. 1897. not as Night-rid-
ing, face hiding vigilantes as you
suggest. Our cards are on the table,
we have nothing to conceal unless
it be a measure of contempt for
whatever principle, or lack of
principle which prompted an edi-
torial far below the standard ex-
pected of the Waterbury Repub-
lican. That is all Mr.. Editor, pub
lish our reply if you are as square
as you insinuate us to be crook
ed.
GEORGE A. HOLMES,
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