The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
Reds Point Out One-Time
 Nazi Pals To S. Spy-Hunters
COMMUNISTS IN AMERICAN FACTORIES SHIP CREWS AND CAMPS QUIT SABOTAGE TO SPEED DEFENSE

Twenty labor unions e. I. O. accused of being either against de- fense or lukewarnl, now support it. Many factory workers who were "dosging 1t" are now speeding up like Russian stakhanovists. They have stopped orating against the "imperialist- war;: it has become a sacred crusade to save Stalin. The Ole Red Davil is no longer patriotism but pacifsm.
 The lately isolationist "New Masses" attacks the America First Committee for being tsolationist. The whole Communist press cries for All-out war effort here, includ- ing immediate intervention.
 But not all Communists have been transmogrifled = especially transport and maritime workers. Result: naval guerrilla warfare whose front Is the New York water front, whose "battleships" are the many vessels carrying couriers for the NaM and Communist secret services, exporting Information from agents here, importing orders and propaganda leaflets.
 The Communist maritime couriers were more numerous than German agents, so after the Hitler-Stalin pact the Nazis asked their help. Some Reds refused 1t, but some gave it-ard such collaboration disclosed to them some Nazi methods and agents.
 When Hitler attacked Stalin many of these same Reds declared private war on their erstwhile Nazi comrades. Their propaganda they dumped into the sea: their secret messages they intercepted or photo. graphed and the German agents themselves were pointed out to American spy-hunters.
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 The newly star -spangled Reds have also broken up one of the weirdest arnals-a seamen's group that paid seamerl to shun the sec.
 To sailors of Ilon- British nation- ality, who would stay ashore and stop working on ships carrying sup- plies to Britain, this group of CornEt1u-nazis, mainly Scandinavian, offered Inducements: Money, liquor, girls-white, even for Chinese sea- men--board and lodging, in the same Hoboken, N. J., that was a German spy hangout in World War 1. They even sent lawyers to Hali- fax whenever a convoy arrived, to assure It's crew 1t was perfectly legal to Quit-for price. This rings suc- cess was one reason Unpublished why the Nazt consulates here were closed. Its failure was clinched when the British began sending sup- plies to Stalin.
 The Reds have also thrown into reverse an imminent drive against army morale that had some officers worried. Before Hitler attacked stalin, Communist cells here were planning to introduce many male and female propagandists into sol- diers' gathering places, not only honky-tonks, but U. s. o. huts. Then the voice from Moscow spoke, and loyalty they counter.marched along the new party line.
 Today an increasing number of Reds in the ranks not only are be- coming topnotch soldiers--obedient, cheerful, diligent-but they try to influence others to do likewise, to build up the most efilcient Ameri- can army possible in the shortest time. The Daily Worker" even praises that erstwhile incubator of capitalistic militarism, West Point. Communists are trying to get into all sorts of patriotic organizations to "help the fight for democracy"
 The Little Red Brother is really becoming a splendid influence in our family; which is funny, but viewed realistically, is very con- venient. He might have been quite unpleaSantly otherwise.