Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-26
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Peeler

THE rise of Sidney Hillman's
political action committee OF
the Go 10 a commanding posi-
ton in the Democratic party
calls for serious study OF Hill
mans political and personal
history and of the persistent
methods of the Communists in
American affairs.
Like Hillman, many Of these
indefatigables are naturalized
citizens in the legal sense.
There are many native
Americans In the conspiracy,
notably Earl Browder, a Kan
san, claiming 10 come OF an old
Virginia line, who are the more
dangerous because they are ma
uves.
TT WOULD be well for Ameri-
i cans 10 take a lesson from
the Communists, themselves,
and ganiZe neighborhood
study groups" TO learn how
the Communists operate and
who they are.
One reason why the few
Communists could command the
attendance of Henry Wallace
and Mr.. Biddle. the attorney
general, at conferences with
their man. Hillman. in Chicago.
and issue 10 the Democratic
convention an order for the
nomination of Wallace. was that
they are constantly at it.
They are diligent where
Americans are mentally lazy,
For the purpose of study by
neighborhood and shop and
office groups, the reports of the
Dies committee would be useful
because they contain condensed
information. including lists of
names and organizations OF the
Communist front.
Martin Dies own book. The
Trojan Horse in America" pub
lshed by Dodd Mead of New
York in 1910. is another in
formative authority.
Another book, amounting TO a
history and directory of Ameri-
can communism for certain
period with detailed Informal
ton on Hillman and others who
carry over into the present
crisis, is Benjamin Gitlow's i
Confess"
Gitlow is a backslider. Brow
der's predecessor in American
communism, who told all with
such firm authority that the
worst of his old comrades
couldn't even say he lied.
This one was published by
Dutton of New York in 1910
and might be available still in
Libraries if not in the stores.
DEN STOLBERG'S story Of
ID the CIO. published by Vik-
ing in 1898. and his recent
"Tailor's Progress" by Double
day Doran. were short and full
of information. and as an eX-
ample of the ruthless and
cynical treachery of the Com
munists to any American who
has served their purpose, even
at the risk of his life, there is
"Proletarian Journey" by Fred
Beal.
He was still in prison in
North Carolina at last reports,
convicted of a Communist muir
der in a riot.
Hillman-Curl published PRO
letarian Journey" in 1897. 1t
tells of his escape to Russia
and of his disillusionment there,
after which the American Com
munists disowned him and let
him go to prison.
The Dies committees data
has a bad reputation for the
very reason that il attacked
and exposed communism in the
Roosevelt government.
Thus, the New Deal propa-
ganda agencies and the Com
munist intelligentsia sneered
Martin Dies into disrepute as
a witch-burner.
And, only recently. Hillman.
whom Dies had exposed, was
able TO move into Texas with
such financial and political
power that Dies knew he
couldn't be reelected TO Con-
gress and decided to sit out a
term.
Phillip Murray is the pris-
oner of the Communists.
They control him and the
Go through their seats in the
executive committee. Hillman is
badly off. They have got to
play ball or die"
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