The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-15
THE coMMuNlsTIc THREAT

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER Is. 1871
THE coMMUNlsTIc THREAT
There Is reflection OF a good
many Americans in what the Most
Rev. Gerald Shaughnessy. Bishop
Of Seattle says in warning he
American Federation OF Labor
against friendship with Russia and
against Laughing of suggestions
that the 1912 congressional cleo
tions will be cancelled here.
You cannot extend TO Commun-
ism any more than TO Nazism the
right hand of fellowship without
running the very definite risk Of
adopting at least in part the philo-
sophy OF Communism, says the
frequently outspoken critic or both
President Roosevelt and Wendell
L. Winkie, Republican presidential
candidate.
The bishop recognizes conten-
tions of America First Committee
speakers that there is danger OF
the 1912 congressional elections be-
ing cancelled.
Il think II Is well for every citi-
zen to be on his guard and not 10
laugh of as silly such a sugges'
ton" he says. BY such laughter
Hitler rose to the power he Yields
today. BY such pleasantries came
Stain into command of life and
death for his millions OF helpless
subjects
Regarding Russia, he says that
not even the Huns who overran
Europe centuries ago could en-
vision such a totally OF death and
destruction as almost inevitably
viii crush this earth H. in our
zeal TO overcome one enemy OF
freedom, We raise on high as the
winner the steeled and triumphant
arm OF conquering Communism.
The bishop takes issue with the
Presidents statement that Russian
constitutional guarantees OF reli-
gious freedom are similar TO those
OF the United States.
Where in Germany and In Rus
STA, you see labor enslaved," he
says, you also behold religion sup
pressed. Labor can never calmly
stand aside and behold religion
oppressed without realizing with
undeniable logic that labor itself is
the next slated victim.
He brands Communist propa-
gandists as a sixth column, with
ing It's Shiny way into the delibera-
tions of labor councils, into the
plannings OF politicians, into the
very precincts of our legislative
halls, and into the bureaucratic
chambers Of our centralized govern
ment.
Exert every effort TO stamp 1t
out OF know, men Of labor, that
your movement is doomed and
unionism is condemned to die he
says.
The ALL executive council has
recommended ala to Russia as prac-
teal and expedient but without
the slightest pretense that the
United States and Soviet Russia
are or can De ITlelQs.
Just how We can aid Russia and
still not become friendly is hard to
foresee. With our aid is bound
TO go a certain degree of friend
ship and with friendship is apt to
come a letting down OF the guard
against the inroads OF Communism
in this country. AS some see .,
Communism cannot be stopped.
We are dangerously near a
ruinous course. The trend is
against personal progress. The
argument that our national indebt-
edness merely represents money
which we the people have loaned
to ourselves, can easily lead TO the
argument that II need not be re-
paid. The tendency to peg prices
while cost Of production is allowed
10 increase threatens all industry.
Taken TO the extreme this means
government ownership and govern
ment operation Of industry.
II we reach that point we shall
have political dictation in business
as well as in government and with
the incentive OF profit removed
from business we shall be working
on a basis OF production for the
state, production for use rather than
for sale, which is the basis OF COM
munistic endeavor.
Possibly there will be- change
in the trend before we reach such
point. The determining factor
L. affrfa 81 49,
II the majority OF the American
people favor government owner.
ship and government operation Of
industry, that is what We shall
have.
With the millions OF people in
this country owning their homes
and their automobiles and other
property il would seem that the
Communistic trend could be stop
ped But can It? The answer rests
entirely with the American people.
their power OF resistance against
Communist propaganda and their
ability to think clearly for them
selves. They must soon decide
whether all ownership and all pow
er in the hands OF one man like
Hitler and Stain is better than a
division OF that power over the
nation and the freedom OF the peo-
pie to affiliate themselves with
whatever monarchy. If you please
TO call II whatever small
monarchy. from the one man shop
TO the biggest factory, they may
choose.
In Germany and Russia a man
works about as he is ordered to
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