Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23

dents" and gave q number Of
interesting talks and lee
ture.'
Justice Frankfurter is the one
who wrote the opinion holding
that a labor Union might WITH
out penalty, under the federal
statutes, interfere with inter-
state commerce IN a jurisdic-
tional strike, and that Congress
so intended.
LIE ALSO wrote an opinion In
IL the Supreme Court also
holding that, under the Wagner
Act. an employer has no right
10 refuse 10 hire a person be-
cause he is a union member
Justice Frankfurtcr is one OF
tho most influential men in the
United States. not only because
Of his social and political init
macy with the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. but. moro effec-
lively through the loading of the
government with aggressive law
yers who studied under him.
/ am, TO my regret. unac-
quainted with either the Summer
student leadership institute or
the International Student Serv-
= zee. hHt- doubt that many
Americans are acquainted with
them.
An institute is easily organ
lied and service" may he
equally fictitious.
There arc literally dozens Of
organizations containing in their
titles the words youth" or stu
dent and the Communists have
been active in many of them, as
the Dies committee showed No
thanks IN Mrs. Roosevelt. IN the
Winter Of 1899
HOWEVER. | 500 a clue 20 the
IL character Of these two
groups in the fact that IN the
Sunday picture section there APP
peared again the countenance Of
Joseph Lash. an inveterate youth
who has been active in the youth
business for AT least dozen
years and who was Identified
with Communist front youth or
CARNATIONS in testimony taken
before the Dies committee.
Lash admittedly was a Social
list. and thus an enemy Of the
American economy on which the
American system OF govern
ment is based. and he is execu-
tive secretary. the key job which
the Communists always strive 10
control, OF the American Student
Union.
OF this organization. Congress
man Martin Dies wrote that IL
was completely under the con-
troll Of the Communists
OF the same organization. J.
y. Matthews, the backslid Bolo
who turned on his old comrades
and became an informer for the
Dies committee. wrote that IL
was "a Communist united front"
Another authority on Commu-
mist activity under the cloak ~
innocent titles. Benjamin Stol-
berg. also identified with the
Communist effort the organiza-
tion Of which Lash was. in ef-
feet, the head man.
/ ASH was one Of those mis-
IL understood youths whom
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained not
once, but twice, al luncheon IN
the White House the time that
she attended the sessions Of the
Dies committee 10 manifest her
disapproval Of the inquiry into
Communist activity in the guiSe
Of youth organizations and her
partisanship for the individuals
under investigation.
As 10 the details Of the ses-
sions at tho Presidents own
Summer home there was no
newspaper report beyond Mrs.
ROosevelts own writings which
sometimes are rather sketchy.
The nature OF Justice Frank
furter's counsel TO the eager
young people sitting ut the feet
OF wisdom may only be sur
missed from the trend OF his
opinions and teachings.
Mr.. Ickes, who speaks with
The consent and approval Of the
White House and keeps n still
tongue in his head when his re-
marks are deemed inopportune.
is alert IN suspect the motives
and detectives. indeed. even the
American loyalty OF private citi-
Zens who run with Nazis, and 50
am ].
can't trust any one who can
trust a NaZi. hut / 90 further
than Mr.. Ickes. for | can't trust
any one who can trust a COM
munist or any one who runs
with them.
Mrs. Roosevelt doesn't meet
the same test that Ickes applies
TO Lindbergh, and Mr.. Frank
furter. too. must expect 10 he
known by the company he keeps
As we'll as by the slant Of his
decisions.
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