Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-17
ISSUE STANDS CLEARS
u. S. GO COMMUNlSTIC?

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I'm this years campaign, the issue IS
clear. Shall the United States adopt
communism? 1t is not hidden issue. 1t
is in the open. There is no lodging It.
1t is all the more clear by the very fact
that there is no communist party candl-
date. In the last few presidential cleo
tions there has been communist party
and candidates. Neither the party nor
the candidates had strength enough to
make an issue. But this year is differ
ent.
And there can not be any side-stepping
the issue this year 1t Is not an issue
Matched up by campaigners. Indeed there
is no denial by the new deal party Of the
issue simply because that party has chOs-
en- deliberately to make its bid for four
years more in office by turning COM
pletely to the communist leaders for vote
the necessary votes to win.
The success of the new dealers at the
polls. the reelection of Roosevelt to a
fourth term hinge on the number of votes
Sidney Hillman can deliver, And that
situation is not by mere accident. nor is
it campaign twitter by the opposition.
The stakes were set long before the Chi
cago democratic convention and the pic
ture was completed there when Hillman
dominated every move In fact he was
the convention.
Hillman gave in on shelving Vice Presi-
dent Wallace, but not because Wallace
was not his choice. He gave in because
he was shown that Wallace would alien
ate more votes for other reasons than
being liberal" There was seen the
fine political shrewdness of Roosevelt.
Whether the choice of Truman was made
because he is ultra-liberal or even con-
servative. makes no difference in the ulti-
mate picture. Truman's part is to gar
ner the windfall votes 1t was left up to
Hillman to see that no communistic votes
are lost by any detection over the ditch
ing of Wallace
The is no argument that Hillman is not
free to support any candidate he chooses,
to vote as he chooses. Also it is as fun
damental that members of any OrganiZa-
ton in the country have that self-same
right. 1t even is logical to contend that
any group of people may recognize and
support any candidate they please.
But in the Hillman support, through
the PAC, an entirely different situation
presents itself. Hillman is a Russian
born communist and he hardly, in fact,
does not pretend that he is not communis-
Therefore, when the new deal party ac-
cepts his support-nay, courts it and
with full knowledge that this support
also runs to the membership of an organ
ization that is run by a communistic lead
er and that the organization is contribut-
ing as an organization, millions of dol
lars to permit Hillman to carry out his
purpose-the issue is settled once and
for always.
1t isn't so much that the new deal party
has adopted the communistic party as
that the communistic forces have moved
in and taken over the party-and it is
not a case Of kidnaping-because since
the new dealers took over the democratic
party, they have been communistic-m mind
ed. The IIillman "kidnapers" had a will
ing victim, desperate victim.
Hillman stands simply and wholly for
state Socialism-gOvernment control to
the last ditch Of industry and business.
He, at least, is honest about that. Much
more SO than the new deal leaders from
top to bottom They feign to be leaning
now to the right They will continue in
that leaning position until, and if they
win the election.
But few believe that they will stay to
the right. Even if they would stay to the
right" Hillman will demand and get his
victory Spoils, make no mistake about
that However, there is more reason to
believe that the atmosphere will be en-
tjrely to his liking He will demand that
OUT OUR WAY