St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-11-29


the truly great can hope to obtain. Elsa Maxwell
possesses a bouncing vitality that has her IN
international favote of bored blueboods ~ NV
society But it is John Roy Carlson, Under
Cover" and the recentlypubshed, "The PIOtters" of
whom l would like to speak. l think l abou
him briefly before, but that time many W
new readers have joined this procession (bless emu
and because undoubtedly make Nr RssEr
the besseler list just Under Cover did,
something about Carlson and his e book.
met Carlson, which incidentally a pen NAME through
porter on the New York working the
drcov being discussed all over the
country Carlson unlike authors whose books national
jackpot then and still unknown quantity
ing public is concerned Because of the work.
unatey can't become victim of the
cocktail parties and successful
writers.
Carlson has managed his anonymity
ably WELL but imagine it becoming increasingly because
with each book the exposes become more
and suddenly joining ranks He
personality that probably makes it
for him the confidence depraed he writes
about There absolutely nothing to suggest expoe
intrigue, and suppose that's as it should be.
When met him, the reaction writing "Undecover
beginning the and of
constant feeling of personal danger that hung
with every tap of the typewriter key communicated
and began to get the filters We had dinner Luig excellent
Italian Greenwich Village me the dinner was
ruined had intended doing Carlson gave up the
idea That time usual voracou appetite
rebeed just couldn't too tired toe
much near the end of his physical tether.
THE Ploter" takes where off The con-
sentative New York Times which seldom any
thing managed to stir steam of approval for the
the main howl set up against THE Potters has from brother
Upton Close the Mutual Boadcastng WLO
of
his close companions given airing in the Carlson book
The PlOtters" reveals that manager who
his letter and has charge of his speaking
Leo ReardOn former confidential adviser COughn
The book also reprints copies of letters Carlson
(who had contacted him under the Thompson
ch recommended that thompson join Frederick Kster vicious
Christian Veterans of America organization Close
referring this Kster-because
Just at present is the only side which really
way and doing something constructive About
will no doubt be other which will be
In another letter, Close of "Ker:" my opinion
a
boosting much he might tend need little holding
think you need have fear about his leadership.
This is sample why Upton approve of THE
Plotters,' and there's in the book.
AND THAT friends, commentator who under
the guse of fighting befudde the public
over the Mutual network every Tuesday evening.
THE Potters tears pieces the operating patriotic
veterans the organizations the Khan and
other American fascist operating under our
Carlson names names produces documentary owl
dence and gives the American Communist Party
Writes Carlson:
Party continue its policy of boring within democratic
groups and at the strategic using descriptive
break the solidarity organization if the COM
MUNIsT MEMBERS FAIL IN THEIR EFFORTS TO BECOME
DOMINANT WITHIN 1T. NO ORGANIZATION TODAY is SAFE
FROM COMMUNIST INFLTRATION. DEMOCRATIC GROUPS
MUST BE ON GUARD MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
"A determined effort to impose its influence upon Congressional
state and municipal candidates for office major
objective of the National Board of the Party
the 1913 elections The perhaps the most
their influence felt.
CONSIDERABLE EMPHASIS placed on the role of art
as propaganda William Foster light
the fusion Of art and Communist propaganda article in The
the development of the democratic national
culture enrich them with carry them
the people While Mr. Foster politics art
patbe I'm inclined Garrison writes) injection of
booded political propaganda into the prostitution
Carlson writes that veterans particularly
to the Communist influence Of Communism
As to Communism, the idea of a party,
labor union cOmmariat of members conception
democracy It's the Russian idea As President
February TO- siO The Soviet Union everybody
COURAGE TO FACE THE knows is run by DICTATOR
SHIP AS ABSOLUTE AS ANY OTHE DICTATORSHIP IN THE
WORLD
Perhaps the dictatorship of poearaa government
conditions where political liberty majority
brand of popular deatOrshunseen largely
there's not only fOOlhady but integrity
institutions would be indeed
of limited democracy triumph States under
the hOtheadd beOse leadership of the American
Communist Party We be guard listen to
Communists highly vocal advance forget
they keep hidden in the baekground-hat
Onepay One-yOce control If when
Carlson writes that the Russians Americans
to prejudice and learn something
that but his idea that the only
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY WORK HERE and he tells how he
thinks it be done He only
Now of HoywOods white haired producers
just have the nnads produce motion
er wouldn't it be nice? They'll probably pass by as too hot
handle, Klroy
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