Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-13
The New York Times, April %, 1913.

The Russian constitution guarantees freedom 1t
guarantees the dictatorship OF the Russian COMMIT
MIST Party naming IT specifically and asserting that II
shall form the directing nucleus of all organizations
of the toilers (that is the citzens)' (Chapter X,
Article 1861
No constitution which names a small, disciplined
organization of zealots IS absolute sovereign pos
Sby guarantees any freedom to any person insttu-
ton except that Organization and its vozhd. To in
scribe the principles of free speech free religion free
elections in constitution which contains this joker is
to rob those principles OF any meaning Whatsoever
Our Sefdeluding eftists love 10 describe this toal
tartan document at least IAN aspiration toward
democracy 1t is no more aspiration than Hitler'S
phony "plebisctes were 1t is tried and perfected
Instrument for foolng all the people all the time
there is no good reason Why We shoeld lett fool s
VICE PRESIDENT WALLACE became another
apologist for communism when, in his speech at
Soviet friendship rally,-h said
"Some in the United States believe that have
accomplished what may be called political or bl-of-
rights democracy A.. Russia, perceying some o the
excessive political democracy, has extreme demands
that all power he centered in and his bureau
cratic helpers Somewhere there is practical balance
between economic and political democracy"
That sounds like poised judgment but II IS emo
tiona adulation. 1t is lowering Americas banner of
democratic principles in act Of homage to sys-
tenn that permits not one Whlt more economic IMAM
political democracy. What indeed does the word de-
mocracy if when carried to extreme" it
demands that all power be centered in one man and
his bureaucratic helpers? 1t dictatorship And
that is what they have IN RuSSa-econonc as well as
political dictatorship.
- Mr. Wallace went on to say that lin Russia diff
ferences in income are almost but not quite as great
as in the United States which is accurately true
But he added that lin Russia it is almost impossible
to live income producing propertY0-which is not
at all The income producing property belongs 10
the state. And the boss and his foremen tSome
100000 feuda lords raised above the enslaved masses
who control the state, live they choose on that
income producing property They form exploit
ing class Some 10 million enjoy certain secur-
ty about as it in the old Russia
To call present conditions IN Russia economic
democracy" is pure gush There is no equality the
factories no liberty. no right to form independent
unions right to strike. right even 10 change
Jobs. The workers chained 10 the machines and
dashed TO the wage scale IN other country IN the
world NaZi Germany included The wage scale Is
lower in relation to prices than it was under the
cars. And the whole system is enforced by army
of secret police which would stir envy in the breasts
of the pharaohs of Egypt or of Heinrich Himer HIM
self
MANY Americans feel obliged to maintain polite
'1 silence about such abhorrent aspects of the Soviet
regime More than that they invent fantastic caSuIS-
tries make the Russian dictatorship palatable TO
humane democrats We produce steady stream of
proSoviet plays and proSoviet magazines and books
High officials of our government have taken part IN
celebrations of November 1.-THE day when the Boil
Russia ever knew Even Christian ministers go all out
to convince America that Russia enjoys religious free
dom. although religious instruction for Russian chill
dren under Is is rigdly prohibited.
This is of course, the very opposite OF what the
Russians are doing Soviet Spokesman make at
tempt to sell Americas way of life TO their people,
or renterpre system OF free enterprise 10 make
II palatable. They set up no organizations OF
our national holidays or make films to Gloriiy or
deology or call mass meetings to eNto our victories
in Guada1canal and North Africa. Until rebulVd. by
Admiral Sandley-a notable cVent-they were gum
and suen even about the aid send them They
publish no books explaining the American system.
They do not permit agents of American democracy TO