Detroit evening times., 1945-08-09
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DOBERT PATTERSON. the
IL undersecretary Of war. re-
Gently remarked apropos the
question of Communists holding
commissions in the, American
Army that all he knew about
the so-called Abraham Lincoln
Brigade in the Spanish Civil
War was that mum ber OF
brave men had died fighting In
its ranks.
He did not know II was q
Communist organization.
Thus Mr.. Patterson and
Henry Stimson, the secretary,
have 10 continue the pretense
of the army.
For his further information
refer TO report of the Dies
Committee. The title is "Ap-
pendix, Part TX. Communist
Front Organizations, First Sec
ton"
TlIE record says that Earl
l. Browder boasted with con-
siderable pride that more than
90 per cent of the Lincoln Bat
talon. which was absorbed into
the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
were members of the Commu-
mist party.
"JOhn Gates. political COM
missar and lieutenant colonel OF
the Abraham Lincoln Brigade,
WAS previously secretary of the
New York State Young Com
munist League and a member 81
the New York State committee
Of the Communist party" the
report says.
Joe ballet, commissar of the
officers training school for the
brigade, was one time Commu-
mist candidate MAYOR
youngstown. Ohio, q Communist
candidate for Congress and n
Communist party section organ
her in that city.
T. II. Wintringham, a military
expert for the Daily Worker,
Communist newspaper, was mill
tary instructor for the inter-
national brigade (of which the
Lincoln battalion WAS . unit
and chief Of operations.
Saul Wellman. political COM
missar Of the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade, was member Of the
New York State committee Of
the Young Communist League.
Steve Nelson, n cufonrf of the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade, WAS
member Of the national COM
mittee of the Communist party.
THE command OF the inter
national brigades tthere were
hands OF emigres brought in
from Russia, including Gen. Emil
kleber (real name STERN, In
charge of the Eleventh: Gen.
Lukacz (real name Nata Zalkal,
In charge OF the Twelfth: Gen.
kreiger, in charge OF the Thir-
teenth; Gen. Cole Dumont. n
| French Communist. In charge of
the Fourteenth, and Gen. Nladi-
mir Copic in charge OF the
Fifteenth" which was the num-
ber OF the Abraham Lincoln
| Brigade.
Recruiting for the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade In the United
| States Was In the hands OF the
functionaries OF the communist
party. The records Of the FBI
contaian considerable data re-
garding passport frauds in con-
nection with the recruiting
AS WELL as Communists.
n hundreds of young nom
Communist American ideaists
were Seduced into the brigade
N be butchered in a var be-
tween two terriorIstic DICTATOR
ships
There are 2 number Of cases
where American boys were VIC
TINS Of the most sadiStic cruelty
on the part of their Red COM
mlSSaTS
Maxwell NJ Wallach. a reputa-
hle Detroit attorney. testified
that his son. Albert. had been
executed because II was known
that efforts were being made TO
have HIM released.
'Honeycomb testified that he
wrote his brigade commander
requesting repatriation In sc-
cordance with the terms Of his
enlistment. His letter WAS
turned over 20 Political Commits
sar John Gates. Vernon Selby, q
man who had received training
at West Point, had received a
shrapnel wound and requested
permission 10 20 to the base
hospital. This was granted. We
will let Honeycomb describe
his experiences In his own
words, .,
"I reported to heodquavtsy.
In Barcelona and Uos placed
under arrest Uifh Ssiby. We
were kept under arrest 10 days
ord returned 70 the front sndev
guard. We wsrs Kept in a srov.
in the rain for tWo days and
nights undsy Sponish guard. i'm
properly clothed, men i'll and
woundsd, denied watey. fire.
cover or food and reduced TO
one IodIs Of fenfH sosp, very
wotery with a little mule .n'sot
flavor and fwo pieces Of bread.
The most sndistie pressure wds
brought to bear on those prison
srs'
"Honeycomb states that Selby