The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-23
Facing the Facts
With PHILIP PEARL

Labor knows all to we'll that "fifth
column" already has been established
inthis country by the enemies OF the
United States, the enemies of freedom
and the enemies of democracy.
This penetration Of our national 10y
alty-the first line of defense of any
country-is not the work of the Nazl
but their co-partners in international
crime, the Communists.
Their Trojan Horse" tactics have
enabled the Communists to capture
control of the CIO and dominate its
policies.
Because the CIO follws the Com
munist Party line it has become dis
tinctly un-American organization.
Because John l.. Lewis, leader of the
CIO, follows the Communist Party
line, he is giving aid and comfort to
those who, no matter how they may
disguise their motives, are the enemies
of this country.
There are still about million work
ing men and women who have retained
their membership in the C1O. The
large majority of these workers are
loyal Americans. But their leaders for
the most part are not. And these lead
ers are now doing their utmost to un-
dermine the loyalty of American work
erS.
The CIO-COmmunist Partnership
Lest this indictment appear too
sweeping to thos e unwilling to face
the facts squarely, we are prepared to
present abundant and indisputable evil
dence to support our charges.
First, the Communist Party in the
United States fully supports S, COM
mends and approves the program and
policies of the CIO and it's leader, John
l.. Lewis. Every issue of the Daily
Worker and other Communist publica-
tions attest to this truth.
Secondly, the policy and the pro-
cides with the policy and program of
the Communist Party in the United
States.
Thirdly, the CIO maintains friendly
and cooperative e | a t i o n with the
Communist-dominated Dor move
ments in Mexico and Cuba which open
ly denounce the United States as "im-
perialistic" and praise the "peace poll
cies" of Soviet Russia
Fourthly, despite any mum ber of
shrill denials, the fact remains that the
CIO is honeycombed with Communists
who hate everything that the United
States stands for and whose first allie
glance is to Soviet Russia.
Filthy, you can search the records
and fail to find single instance of
any statement by John l.. Lewis de-
nouncing Soviet Russia or Nazi Ger
many in the past two years, but you
will find nltmA Gus statements and
speeches. 1lXtv di,ssiffg President Roose,
velt and deriding many other outstand
ing leaders of dur country.
If we were I'd go on with this enum.
Grafton we would run out of numbers
There is wealth of evidence that may
appear merely coincidental to the un
initiated but which is deeply signif
cant.
A Few Instances
For instance, the moment the Com
munist Party turns its propaganda
guns on j. Edgar Hoover for investi
eating Red activities, we find John l.
Lewis and his CIO underlings scream
ing to high heaven against the chic
of the &c" men for fancied invasion!
of civil liberties"
For instance, when President Roose
welt forthrightly spoke out in public
against the brutal, inhuman policies o
Soviet Russia, the Communist Part!
undertook campaign of villificatiol
against the President. SO did John L
Lewis and evepy Red-infested CIO un
ion he could control.
For instance, the Communist started
clamoring for the establishment of ;
labor party in this country to embrace
all the malcontents and to further thi
end formed front organizations amoni
misguided youths, r a d c a Negroes
share-croppers, pensioners and sucl
like. Presto, Mr.. John l.. Lewis doe
the same thing,
We could go on citing such instances
indefinitely. But what we want to EN-
phasize is not the evidence but the fac
that with the aid of the CIO the Com
munist Party has succeeded in mobiliz
ing a fifth column" in this country o
greater proportions and of more po
: tential danger than the traitorou
groups which in Czecho- -Slovakia, Aus
tria and Norway betrayed their home
land to the Nazi.
, We are not trying to eXaggerate tn,
danger. Why did Mayor LaGuardi;
make concessions to the CIO Trans
| port Workers Union in New York Cit.
, in violation of his own publicly state'
understanding of the Civil Servic,
laws? Because of the fear Of sabot
, age in the subways by Communis
agents in this union.
Read the testimony before the Die
: Committee as to the dangers to th
national defense from the activities o
, Communist agents in the CIO Nationa
Maritime Union and in the CIO Com
municationS Uni which include
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