Evening star., 1940-11-28

lSlleQ QOCuIuclltS dIlu UllCldI ulnlh-
festoS, the committee endeavored
to show that one of the weapons Of
the Communists is sabotage of vital
industries. Sprinkled throughout
the 656,000-word book are many
quotations from the testimony of
Earl Browder, secretary of the Com
munist party of the United States,
when he was questioned by the COM
mittee year ago about the work.
ings of various party units.
There are other copious quotations
intended to show that organized
mass demonstrations against war are
part of Communist technique.
Germany Attacked.
Other quotations from the thesis
of the 18th plenum of the Executive
Committee of the Communist In
ternational said:
THE Fascist government of Ger
many, which is the chief instigator
of war in Europe is provoking trouble
in Danzig, in Austria, in the Saar,
in the Baltic countries and in Scan
dinavia, and on the pretext of fight
ing against Versailles is trying to
form a block for the purpose Of
bringing about a new bloody carving
up of Europe for the benefit OF
German imperialism. Europe
has become a powder magazine
which may explode at any moment.
British and American imperialists.
availing themselves of the war alarm
in Europe and the events in the
Far East, are increasing their
preparations for decisive imperalist
struggle for world hegemony in the
Atlantic and in the Pacific
Another exhibit in the report la
beled No. 229, the source of which
is said to be an excerpt from Fight
Against War and Fascism" published
in 1885, reads:
I'm this situation it is necessary
not only to talk of peace but to
act against war. Therefore the
anti-war movement has to approach
those whose work is closely con-
nected with war preparations, /. e.,
the workers of the armament and
transport industries.
'It is one of the most important
task laid down by the World Com
mittee in lis instructions to the
National Committee to win for ac-
tive participation in the anti-war
campaign the workers in the metal
and chemical industries, without
the help of which it is impossible
to manufacture war material; the
transport workers, without whose
help the war material cannot be
brought to the scenes of war.
I'm the next few days the ma
tional and local committees will
approach the trade unions and the
trade union meetings of these work.
ers' categories in order to mobilize
with their assistance the stats OF
the transport and munitions fac
tories. The committees will do
everything In order to get the slo-
gan of refusal to transport war ma
terial adopted and carried out. In
addition, supervision committees for
the prevention of war material
transports are to be set up wherever
possible during this great anti-war
week"
Exhibit No. 230, the source Of
which the committee said is an ex-
cerpt from THE International OF
Seamen and Harbor Workers in
the Struggle Against War;" pub
lished in 1885, reads:
Water transport workers live up
to the traditions of the struggle
against war.
In Strategic Position
Transport is called the vital ar
terry of the bourgeoisie in peace
and war. Standing as they do in
this vitality strategic key position.
none can do more in the struggle
against Fascism, in the struggle
against imperialist war than the
international transport proletariat.
"The water workers have a good
tradition in the fight against war.
These traditions must now be re-
newed."
Originally, the committee had
planned to make the report public
next Sunday. Copies had BEEN
given newspapermen Tuesday, on
the front page of which was
stamped in red ink, For release
December l." However, through
what was said to be an error, rs
copies went out of the Government
Printing Office, principally to IL