The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-03-20
FACING
THE -
FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL


Wars breed political revolutions.
This war is no exception. 1t may bring
about political revolutions not only in
foreign countries, but right here in the
United States.
The political set-up in the United
States today is antiquated. 1t dates
from the Civil War. 1t is unwieldy,
illogical and confused. Thus we have
in the Democratic Party the liberal
New Dealers side by side with the re-
dictionary Southern Democrats. And
in the Republican Party we find an
impossible conglomeration of Western
Progressives and rock bound conserv-
atives.
The last World War brought Com
munism to Russia. 1t brought Social
ism and finally Fascism to Italy. 1t
wound up with Nazism in Germany.
In America it finally hatched the New
Deal.
What is going to happen after this
war? There is no question in our
minds that America and her Allies will
win this war. But at what price?
What will the aftermath of the war
do to America? VIII it bring about
political revolution?
A Glimpse Into the Future
These are questions to which we
must give serious thought right now
Great Britain, it seems to us, is
headed toward Communism, or some
modified form of it. The same trend
at somewhat slower pace, is dis
cernible already in America.
Now irrespective of the weaknesses
and contradictions inherent in Amer
ica's present political structure, we
find it vastly superior to any form of
Communism or Fascism we have yet
seen in operation. But will it with
stand the pressure of postwar up
heavals?
The best thing that could happen to
the American two-party system after
the war would be a re-alignment of
the two parties into one which would
be frankly liberal and another which
would be steadfastly conservative This
is the best development we can look
forward to and it would be an improve
ment over the present set-up. But will
we get it? Will the system of private
enterprise, private capital and private
profit survive?
Not if it continues to pursue its
present, piggish, unintelligent policies.
Private industry and private capital
today are doing everything within
their power-albeit unintentionally-
to drive this country to Communism.
This is a serious charge, but we
have facts with which to back it up.
We are making these statements not
that it will wake up American busi-
nessmen to the danger of their present
course and influence them to change
their stupid, suicidal policies immedi-
ately.
The Suicide Squads
The American Federation of Labor
since the turn of the century, has beer
Americas most formidable barrier
against the infiltration of Communism
The A. F. of L. has fought and stamped
out Communism wherever it has reared
its head within the movement. 1t ha.
constantly preached the affinity of in
; terest between employer and employe
1t has vigorously combatted phoney
ass-consciousness. 1t has opposed
punitive taxation and legislation which
. would cripple business. 1t has sough
to collaborate with business on {
friendly basis. 1t has always defended
the profit motive.
Yet now private business is doing
it's best to drive the American Fed
Grafton of Labor into the camp of tn,
communists. By it's own actions it il
substantiating practically every charg
made by the communists against pri
: vate capital. 1t is trying to take ad
vantage of the most dangerous wa
: America ever has faced to beat labo
down to it's knees. 1t seems NOR