The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-06-14
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spread of his Gospel, had to a
great extent been placed in cat
egory of methods too dirty, too
inhuman, and too barbarous to be
used by modern civilization even
in warfare.
Communists and Nazis try to
paint a picture for the consump-
ton of the peoples of the world
who are not in Germany or Rus
STA, to see the true conditions, a
picture which glows with honeyed
phrases and sugar sweet refrains,
but it is these same people who
if given a chance, would just as
soon knife you and me in the back
and think no more of it than they
would in catching fish. And be-
lieve me, my friends, we of the
United States are not more than
fish if we let them get away with
it.
The American Legion has felt
that the destructive programs of
Communism and NaziSm in Amer
lea might best be counteracted by
the promotion of an intensive pro-
gram of constructive American ac-
Invites. But the Legion also be-
lieves that it is highly important
that all Americans be informed of
the many ways that subversive
elements bore from within. Our
people are entitled to knowledge
Of the many subsidiary and coop
Grating organizations work in 6
with foreign-inspired groups. We
believe that when American cit
liens have these facts, they will
cooperate with the American Lee
gion to stamp out these destruc-
tive alien isms.
Therefore. in an attempt to give
nationwide distribution to factual
evidence that the foreign-inspired
isrls are gaining Roadway in our
land, the Legion at its New York
national convention in 1887, re-
cuested the creation of a Con-
gressional committee to investi-
gate un-Arlerican activities. Such
a committee was created by the
Congress early in 1888, and is
known as the Dies Committee.
During the first year of the eX-
Of
tempts were made by radicals. and
some not so radical, to sabotage
its work. The communist press
the DAILY WORKER, the NEW
MASSES MAGAZINE, the Dali
LY RECORD. and many others.
attempted to ridicule the work of
the Dies Committee. The Ameri-
can Legion led in a public defense
of the work of Martin Dies and
his colleagues.
Time will not permit complete
review Of all of the many groups
found by the Dies Committee to
be linked with subversive groups
in America. 1t is important, be-
lieve. to review briefly some of the
more active organizations.
The Communist party in Amer
lea was organized in 1919. 1t open
~ admits its allegiance to the
Communist International at Mos
cow. It's 0bjectives are the aboli-
ton OF all forms of religion; de-
struction OF the right of private
property: social and racial equali-
ty; revolution to be led by the
Communist international; to cause
strikes, riots. bloodshed. and civil
war: destruction of freedom of
speech, OF the press. and of as
semblage; and to establish a die
tatorship in America under the
direction OF the Communist In
ternat;onal.
And who travels and associates
with the communists in the pro-
motion Of such a program? Here
are a few. taken from the record
Of the Dies Committee and only
few since there are hundreds of
these so-called front organizations.
In considering front organiza-
tons. it is proper to discuss them
with respect to their Importance.