Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Red Menace to i. S.
Now Graver Than Ever

1NOW vi dNCl Il HILL IIVCI
THE American people should read and STUDY the
panying analysis of Communist propaganda, activity and
intentions in the United States.
Ever snce American entry the present wal and in fact
ever since the German invasion Of Russia there has been
subtle and menacng effort TO confuse the American people
about communism.
The basis for II is effort is that the United States and Rus
a are fighting the same enemy and that the two countries
therefore pursuing parallel military course which imposes the
necessity for political cooperation.
In this situations the opportunity has arisen for advocates
of comnlunism Who had previously been recognized and
denounced as Of the nitod States to plead for lifting
of the barriers against their maeVoent practices IN this
Many Americans have been disposed to grant the plea in
the belief interest Of conducting and WIN
ming the suspend opposition and resistance to commu
niSm for the duration of the conflict
Is largely committed to this view
L When legislation recently before Congress requiring
all sbvesVe groups including Communists, to register the
of their officers and leaders with the federal govern
ment the administration brought pressure against
the measure and caused It's defeat
Administration Spokesman said such bill would offend
and affron Russia nation with which currently allied
in
But what the American government and the American
people must remember that the Communist program the
United States was utterly unchanged by the
1t program of subversve and revolutionary action
against the American system of government and social
nomc and political freedom BEFORE the
It is exactly the same thing now.
If was Objectionable and dangerous then why it not
equally Objectionable and dangerous no-and in fact why
it not enormously MORE Objectionable and dangerous since it
is claiming and ETTINGa freedom Of action not
previously permitted?
IF WE dsrused and feared Communists in high and nflu
entail government position before the because they
mperled of life why should be less fearful Of them
now that fighting to PRESERVE way Of life?
If it was essential to American ideals principles and
institutions that Communists be elected from Schools labor
unions and industrial enterprise before the why it less
essential the purposes of Communist mfraton
are unaltered and unaIterabe?
Communist organizations in the United States have long
conducted workers schools in this country lay the oun
dations revolution civil strife class and religious hatred
with violent overthrow of the American government the
ultimate purpose.
They are STILL conducting such schools
What is e-and infinitely MUCH Wose-they
in the now posing allies in that happened to
along q convenient time claiming and, part ecev
ing license and freedom to pursue and accomplish destructive
purposes having shred of relation to the present
OF course Russia fighting enemies but only
very time and only because sudden invasion her
other choice
DUT that circumstance has abated Communist enterprise
- the United States nor has altered the Communist pu-
pose the United SatcsWhch known and acknowledged
be the ultimate Incorporation Of America into world
utionaly with its capital and It's completely die
tatOral and tyrannica authority in Moscow.
Rep Martin Dies of Texas has clearly made the distinction
between the Russian effort and the Communist movement