The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
R. RAPS RED
DICTATORSHIP
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Continued From rage olAe'
q on inst a better day. The Soviet
union, as a matter OF practical
fact. known to you and known to
all the world, is a dictatorship as
ehso1,,+a as any other dictatorship
in the world.
"1t has allied itself with another
dictatorship and it has invaded a
neiehbor SO enthusiastically small
that it could do no injury to the Sc.
vie+ union. and seeks only to live
al neace as a democracy, and a lib
eral forward-looking democracy at
that"
Agitation in Youth Congress for
expulsion of its communlstlc ele-
ments-one of it's CO affiliates is the
YOUNG Communist league stirred
unusual interest in what Mr.. Roose-
Welt might have to say on commu
nism.
The chief executive asserted any
communists in the organization had
a right as Americans to call them
selves communists and to peace
fully and openly" advocate certain
ideals of theoretical communism.
But, he added, it was the sacred
duty" of such elements to confine
their advocacy of changes in law
to methods prescribed by the ION.
stitution. He said they had mo
American right, by act or decd Of
any kind, to subvert the govern
ment and the constitution Of this
nation"
Statement Applauded
Applause and whistling greeted
this statement. Earlier, in the
3,OOO-word address, carried by radio
across the land, there was scattered
hand-clapping when the President
mentioned a resolution by n OF
the organizations affiliated coun-
ellis Opposing American loans to
Finland on the ground such action
was IAN attempt to force America
into the imperialistic war;"
1t was not clear whether the ap.
plause was for the resolution or the
speakers criticism of it, although
one distinct "boo" arose from the
crowd when the President described
as "unadulterated twaddle" the rea.
soning behind the resolution.
The congress gave a roaring ova.
ton, however, to John L. Lewis,
who addressed it a few hours after
Mr.. Roosevelt's talk and took the
President to task for some Of the
advice he gave the young people,
Noting that Mr.. Roosevelt had
suggested that they not adopt
resolutions concerning subjects on
which they were not expert, Lewis
commented that the Presider,
would lose the next election" If he
applied the same rule to the demo
cratic party.
I'm not sure that the President
himself, if he applied the rule te
himself, wouldn't find his efficiency
impaired Lewis added.
AS to the resolution on Finland
Lewis observed that the United
Mine Workers convention had
adopted a similar one.
Il WONDER" he said, "if the Presi
dent would call that resolution
'twaddle.'
Reviews Conditions
President Roosevelt had devoted
the first half of his speech to a re
view of economic conditions in the
erence to this, Lewis said, Il am
one of those who believe Americans
cannot live on statistics"
The CLIO leader went on to say
that spokesman for the young peo-
pie had told the President they
would like to have some assurance
on the questions of jobs. peace and
civil liberties.
What did you get?" Lewis de
manded thunderously.
"The President said substantially
that under certain conditions and
under certain forms of government.
you wouln't have the privilege OF
standing on the lawn in the rain tc
ask for jobs"
He added that "by implication
the President said there was toe
much furore over jobs because ten
or twenty years ago., other young
people wanted jobs just as today.
Fine answer" Lewis snorted
How much does that mean tc
those who want jobs, training and
families?"