The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-02-18
FACING
THE FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL

rock and expose some Shiny creatures
to the light. 1t isn't an edifying sight
but the exposure may be good thing
for America.
The rock is called the "Christian
American Association" 1t is located in
Houston, Tex. Under its fair name live
Anonymous and loathsome grubs who
profane the name of religion and free
dom to further the same ends as Hitler
processes.
This "Christian American ASSOcia-
ton has fathered and pushed into law
in the States of Texas and Mississippi
an act which deprives workers of their
basic rights under the guise of for
bidding violence" The association was
defeated in its efforts TO enact an iden-
teal law in Louisiana last year but it
is renewing its campaign there and
starting new ones i'm Arkansas, Iowa,
Kansas, North Carolina and Tennessee.
We do not know what connection
exists between this outfit and Senator
Lee ODaniel Of Texas, but it is sig
tlisI tillS hNNlitAtol iiuS liitlo0
duced the same bill in the Congress of
the United States and is carrying on
an active speaking campaign to press
for its adoption by State Legislatures
in the South.
Behind The PiOus Mask
Now let's look a little closer at this
I"ChrStian American Association" We
have come across some of its 'litera
Iture' which was circulated among the
members of the Louisiana State Legis-
lature Protesting against the defeat of
its anti-union bill, the association de-
clareS:
"From now on, white women and
white men will be forced into organ
they will have to call brother or lose
their jobs"
This, mind you, is said and written
at a time when our nation is at war
and race hatred.
But the christian American Asso-
Iciation," which dares to cloak its evil
purposes behind mask of piety, does
not hesitate to prostitute the -Four
Freedoms 10 serve its own ends. 1t
says:
''Iou want every individual to have
complete freedom to worship or not
of the -Four Freedoms. This is written
about Il fifth freedom-the freedom of
enterprise, the freedom from economic
slavery"
Although the Associations bill is
supposed merely to baniSh violence in
labor disputes, its true anti-labor pur-
IpoSe is revealed in the very prOpa-
Iganda issued to support the measure.
The Association says:
Every man should be free to join
or not TO join"
\ There is not Il word in the bill about
i Negroes, but the Association describes
its effects as follows:
1T would implement the power Of
our peace officers 10 quell disturbances
and keep the color line drawn in our
social affairs
We believe that these quotations are
sufficient to reveal the true nature Of
the christian American Association
and identify it as lust another form OF
1.-THE ku kluX Khan.
Thorough Investigation Needed
Now what can be done about it? The
Association is still in business and go
ing great guns 1t did not fold up when
its bill was defeated in Louisiana. On
the contrary, it announced:
"A skirmish was lost at Baton Rouge
but the battle will be decided by the
people of Louisiana The principles for
(which we stand never change. LegiSla-
lures sometimes do"
Well the Legislature of Louisiana
pointed the way When it adopted last
June a concurrent resolution demand
ing Federal INVESTIGATION of the Chris
tian American Association"
The resolution pointed out that Hit
Ter and GoebbeiS had boastcd that il
would not be difficult for them to de
Istroy national unity in America, that
they considered it simple matter to
set capital against labor, Negro
against white, Catholic against Prot
Iestant, and Christian against Jew" 1t
STATED that the AsSociation had
I'haraSScd, annoyed and threatened
members of the state Legislature for
the promotion of legislation which
would create animosity, antagoniSm
land unrest among the employers and
employees of this State and Interfere
with the harmonious relations of capi-
tai and labor
/ For these reasons the Legislature
Icalled upon the Department of Justice,
the F.B.I. and the Dies Committee to
the Christian American
IASsociation of Houston, Tex" and de
Ilermne whether it is Conducting sub
IverSiyc activities in the United States,
ito investigate the sources of its funds
(which money may have come from
Hitler, MuSSolini, the Emperor of
Japan or any other source hostile 10
the interest of the people of the United