Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-06

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in the web Of federal outpost
which~he New Deal has woven
through the country. Adults
have crept into the federal en-
ploy in the guiSe OF liberals IN
such numbers and positions a.
would bring Mr.. lckes shriekins
IN his microphoneS If they were
Nazis. and II cannot be forgot
ton that each disclosure OF ind
vidual faint has been denounced
as reaction. Red-baitlng an"
Serviity 10 the money changer
OF Wall Street
THAT established condition
L was had enough and seemeo
likely 10 be abated If not who'll,
cured when the Moscow dicte-
iorShip threw IN with Hitler IN
treaty which was tho actua
signal OF the start OF the present
war
Some American party mem
hers and fellow-traVelerS loS'
their balance and fell off the
sled as il whipped around THIS
abrupt turn in the party line AND
for the first time since Comrade
Stain gave his solemn and
worthless promise not 10 moss IN
the internal business OF this ma
ton. in return for recognition by
the American government. the
national administration seemed
dlSilluSioned.
The Communists ~ last ar
reared 10 be what our Red-bslt
ers always had said they were
and Robert Jackson, waiting for
a vacancy on tho Supreme Court
issued from the office of the
attorney general two denuncia-
tons Of MuScovite activity IN
the United States which must
have panied him as much as
them.
But since Hitler attacked Rus
sia and We have found ourselves
on the same squad sn 10 speak,
the United States being not yet
a full member Of the varsity IN
the game against Adolf. there
has been a sharp change.
DY THE generous permission
- Of the Communists, we are
10 he spared further Communist
interference with defense con-
str1lction and productions de-
cision taken in the interests OF
Russia primarily and only Incl
dentally in the interests OF the
American republic.
The same anti-Americans who
were sabotaging the defense OF
the United States. none Of whom.
incidentally. has been or ever
will be punished for this treason,
Instantly perceived that this was
no longer an important war on
Britain's behalf but democracy's
own struggle 10 exist and the
motto. The Yanks Are Not
Coming" was amended TO read
The Yanks Are Not Coming
Too Late"
This new situation obviously
takes much heat off the Com
munists and. remembering how
very welcome they had been be-
fore the slight chill that set in
with the start Of the war. II
must be suspected that they will
now re more welcome than they
ever were.
1t is idle 10 hope that with SO
many Communists and sympa
thiZers with communism already
emplaced in agencies OF the fed
eral government. and with Co
operating warming into some
thing like alliance between
Washington and Moscow, there
will be housekeeping.
QUT the resistance should be
- maintained out in the coun-
try and the Dies committees
disclosures, however sensational
they may be, should not be
ignored or discounted on the
mere ground that they are SEN
sational.
This committee is. after all.
committee Of Congress and the
administrations opposition 10
the inquiry must be regarded as
its reaction 10 the committees
prodding in sensitive areas.
II surely will have been no
ticed that there has been no
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