The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-02
By PAUL MALLoN
OPEN LETTER TO
NEW DIES COMMITTEE

NEW DIES COMMITTEE
Washington. D. c.
Hon. Karl Mundt,
Member House Committee TO
Investigate Un-American Activities.
Dear Mr. Mundt
You have asked me. among
others. TO give you some recon-
mendations as TO the scope and
standard Of your proposed investiga-
ton Of un-American activities. 8.
Well, there are un.American
activities in the United States as the
newspapers and the patriotic or
CARNATIONS have frequently noted
and more than have been noted.
II seems to me the Dies com
mittee only scratched the sur
face OF them, and provided our.
people with what really amount
ed only to a suspicion Of them
rather than a thorough and com
plete understanding OF methods
and operations.
For a rather obvious example, no
one. not even American labor lead
ers. has an accurate, agreed knowl-
edge today Of the extent to which
communists have influenced and
continue 10 influence the American
labor movement
At the recent CLIO convention in
Chicago, l noticed the known COM
munists were held quietly in the
background, at least when the pic
lures were taken they were.
But how much Roadway did their
intentions gain in the decisions made
by the convention? To what extent
was their influence reflected in the
decisions Of the convention? How
many are there in CLIO? How do
they work.
Get at Real Bottom.
The ALL and other non-ClO union
leaders have denounced com
muniSn. II would seem from the
Clio pretenses and the ALL stand
that labor leaders themselves might
be interested in going right TO the
bottom Of the matter at long last.
not for political reasons or from
standpoint Of raising counter
propa ganda but for finding out def
nitely what the facts are.
In short. the committee might
well drop both the whitewash
brush and the red paint brush in
favor OF a judicial and COM
piete search for all the facts.
To what extent are racial sores
being rubbed in this nation for I'M
American purposes? So far we have
been moving along the line OF max.
ing corrections Of claimed iniustices
and this OF course is only right and
fair.
But it cannot be forgotten that the
basic original scheme Of the COM
munist, and l think most other revo-
lutionary ideologies which have
worked their way into this country
from abroad, is 10 quietly foment
racial uprisings. and 10 play always
toward developing racial competi-
ton.
Psychologically we are at
disadvantage with foreign revo-
Iutionaries in these and similar
public matters covering the
whole Of diplomacy and politics.
We operate openly and above
board, discuss all our ills in
public.
Anti-American as well as all for
eign interests well know this and
Join our discussions. not neces-
sarily openly. (for this would defeat
their purpose) but in subtle ways to
influence our judgment Our plays,
movies. literature and art have
seemed to me often to reflect these
Propaganda subueties, playing
adroitly upon the political emotions
OF our people. taking advantage OF
their democratic feelings.
Deep-Rooted Schemes.
Without any direct knowledge. but
Judging only from the results 1
see. would say there is evidence
of many deep-rooted schemes de-
veloped through many years in
many ways to play upon our heart.
strings for un-American Interest,",
Now IL the postwar world is COINS
to be what Mr. Roosevelt is plan
ming that il should be, so much
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