The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-28
Facing the Facts
With PHILIP PEARL

l. ue luIidClC lIlIlSe III ouI pOpuldCc,
which has been in mourning since the
death of Huey Long, is now hailing a
new leader, John l.. Lewis.
Evidence is piling up on all sides
that Lewis is seeking to mobilize the
morons into a third party with HIM
self as their candidate for President
of the United States this year.
The black-browed bellyacher of the
CIO actually believes he can stir up
enough unrest and discomfort to un-
dermine any candidate the Democrats
or Republicans may nominate and be
elected himself.
To this end, he first entered into
an offensive and defensive alliance
with the Communists. The latter
think they can use Lewis as long as
he serves their purposes and then
dump him overheard. Lewis thinks he
can use the Communists as long as
they serve his purposes and then give
them the bum's rush. Nice people.
The second step in Lewis campaign
was to raise a $75O,000 political fund
by levying 81 assessments against the
miners in January and February.
His next move was to try to put the
blast on Roosevelt, Garner and Nc
Mutt, plus the whole Republican Party
during the United Mine Workers con-
vention.
He's Shy Candidate
During all these maneuvers, Lewis
kept his true purposes hidden. He al
most gave his hand away, however,
when the American Youth Congress
came to Washington. This aggregation
of witless whippersnappers went to
the White House and got a sound
spanking from President Roosevelt for
playing with Red fire. Whereupon
Lewis came to their rescue and ap-
piled salve to their wounded pride by
ridiculing Roosevelt. Their cheers
melted Lewis reserve to such an ex-
tent that he almost launched into a
campaign speech then and there. But
he saved himself in time and merely
advised the yipping youthers to enlist
in the CLOS NonPartisan League.
For it is not Lewis strategy at this
time to appear openly as an active
candidate That would be fatal. His
scheme is to engineer ground-swell
among the lunatic fringe in all parts
of the country for a third party with
himself as the standard-b bearer anC
then reluctantly" consent to run.
The machinery is in motion already
Recently a council of CIO unions ir
Pittsburgh adopted resolutions calling
on Lewis to initiate third party. The
other day in Connecticut, the Bridge.
port County branch of Lewis Non
Partisan League also adopted a third.
party resolution. In, Ohio, the CIC
news, official State publication of 3
few scattered CIO unions, declared il
its main news story March II that "it
is believed in many circles that Johr
l.. Lewis strongly favors an indepen
dent ticket for Ohio" In Massachu
setts the CIO State Industrial Coun
Gil convention killed a Roosevelt third
term resolution and defeated a dec
laration condemning Communism.
The Line-up-For and Against
Thus Lewis has started the bal
rolling. 1t is likely that within few
more weeks we will be hearing O:
more third-party resolutions because
Lewis controls the purse strings ant
when he gives the word the local CI(
organizations, most of which are pen
niless, jump to obey.
1t may be interesting to survey tn,
lineup as it stands for and agains
Lewis as candidate. He counts OF
support from the following:
1-CIO unions which are starving o.
are dominated by Communists.
2-The Communist Party and it.
fellow travellers.
3-The scattered remnants of Hue,
Longs lunatics.
; FARMERS who have lost thei
farms and sharecroppers who have
nothing of their own to share.
5-Pcnsioners, because the CI(
, adopted a 500 a month Government
pension plan at its last convention.
6-Mcntally jitterbuggy Juveniles.
Any other riffrafr he can muster
| There is the Lewis lineup. Isn't i
beautiful to behold?
Fortunately, the great body of de
: cent, common-Scnse American citizenr,
stands stalwartly against the leade
, of this motley crew. And in thei
5 ranks Lewis will find the great ma
: jority of the members of his own CIC
} Even they won't follow him into folly
: The Amalgamated Clothing Worker
and the Hosiery Workers already hav
served notice to that effect. The Non
Partisan League of Illinois kicke'
Lewis in the face and endorsed Roose
} welt only last week. 1t won't be lon
before Lewis will have just the Com