The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-05-29
Socialists and Communists In
SoddIe at Washington?

SoddIe at Washington?
Karl Marx, the founder of modern So
clallsm and the greatest of all socialist writ
ers, was the son of a prosperous Jewish
lawyer In Treves. Early in life he brooded
on social and economic reforms. He mused.
why are the laborers the poorest Of all
classes of people? Wealth is the produce
of their labor; yet of this wealth they re-
celve scarcely a sufficient share to maintain
lie. The balance goes to those who COM
mand their labor, the capitalists. The CAPT
talist class, then, is enriching itself by with
holding from labor its rightful share"
Reasoning thus Karl Marx conceived
the doctrine that there has always been and
and always will be a conflict between capital
and labor. His doctrine subscribes to the
theory that this conflict between capital and
labor will continue until the workers win
from their "oppressors" the instruments of
production and establish the socialist state.
Their "oppressors" are their employers who
are placed in the capitalistic or "bourgeoisie"
class. =
Socialism is the form of government in
Russia established by the Communist party
which is the only legal party in that country.
The socialists advocate the overthrow of
capital and the establishment in its place
of a dictatorship of the proletariat. The
prOletariat is composed of men and women
who depend for their living on their daily
labor.
Here in American there has always been
widespread conflict between capital and la
Dor. Since the beginning of the present
Democratic administration labor has made
mora gains and been more in favor than
it ever has in the history of the country.
These gains have made it possible for every
industry in American to become unionized
and the several branches of trade deal with
industry as units rather than with individuals.
So great today is the power of organized
labor that we have virtually a dictatorship
of labor in the government.
Whether this great power labor has will
be used to continue its Specialization of the
United States government or whether it will
use that power to stop strikes and contri-
butte to the armament program Of this coun.
try deemed necessary for our defense by
President Roosevelt remains to be seen.
The President in declaring an unlimit-
ai emergency is going as far as he can to
impress upon the strikers the gravity of the
situation without a declaration of war.
Whether we were in favor of the lend-lease
bill or not, whether we are for aid to Britain
or not, our President has committed this
country to an all out aid for Britain course
and we are now in a position where we
must deliver the goods and make our aid
effective, or repudiate the leadership Of the
President.
America Being Socialized7
Some observers contend that America,
is rapidly becoming socialized with govern
ment control of business increasing every
day. 1t has been pointed out by various in
diviSuals from time to time that already we
have a form of socialism and dictatorship in
America.
Criticism of socialism and communism
has been strangely lacking in high govern
mental offices. This has been pointed out
by many writer's in Washington.
Now comes George Morris, one of the
fairest and best Washington correspondents,
who frankly states that Communists are so
firmly entrenched in Washington that pat
riotic Americans are actually afraid of criti-
ciZing Communists. He says there are SO
many Communists in key position in our CAPT
tai city that anyone who opposes them is
very likely to lose his job or be denoted.
In our mind this condition constitutes
one OF the most menacing situations to be
faced by any nation. We would much pre-
fer to fight a war with Hitler than to have
our government at home honeycombed with
Communists who seek to bring about govern
ment dictatorship and control, a dictatorship
of labor and eventually a complete socializa-
ton of our country.
1t seems to be fantastic that such peo-
pie could hold and control our government
and seek to bring about its downfall. But
these are strange days and strange things
happen. Certainly we need confidence in
cur government in order to bring about
unity in these critical times. We will never
have unity of purpose in our people until
they have complete confidence in the Pre-
sident and our government.
That confidence will not be forthcom-
ing until Communists and their followers are
thrown out of the saddle at Washington.