The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-01
Fair Enough
BY WEsTBROOK PEGLER
fCouyrisht, 194s, by King Features Syndicate)


Dental city in the region selected by the
United Nations as the Capital of the World,
recentlv was honored by the revolutionists of
the CT. O. communist conspiracy. Following
long experiment in mob rule which found the
mayor, Charles E. Moore, submissive and the
police, under orders, recreant, the boss union
GERS called for two-hour general strike and
mob scene in the center OF the city.
The Stamford Advocate, the only local news
paper, was likewise reluctant to insist on full
preservation Of order by lawful force in the
presence of intimidation by imported organ
izers of mob terror. This indicated no sudden
access of humane feeling in the Advocate
whose habitual editorial policy might be
summed up in the phrase ION the other hand
It expressed, on the contrary, character
long familiar to the citizens who could have
anticipated that in any crisis calling Tor
courage their local paper would follow the
example Of those German and Italian papers
which found that, after all, the brown shirts
and black shirts, although perhaps over-en'
thusiastic, were no doubt sincere and pre-
tered submission to resistance In the Gays
Of the speed-up and oppressive labor con-
ditions in Stanford's large industries, the Ad-
vocate was preoccupied with news and Jot-
tlngs OF the garden clubs a strawberry
socials
The mob which barricaded the Yale-Towne
plant for weeks was violating several plain
laws and with equal lack Of right might have
olockaded the home Of Mr.. Moore and the
owners OF the paper. Nevertheless, the mayor,
IN long serpentine statement, took credit
Tor preventing bloodshed on the ground that
in enforcing the law his police might find it
necessary to use force on members Of the
moo TO the suggestion that meanwhile. he
was neglecting his oath to enforce the rights
Of others, he replied that such enforcement
would cause violence, which he was against
Now, although this was not primarily a
CLIO. strike 1t was nevertheless CLIO par
ty and joyously exploited by the local and
regional communists These include lawyer
who once defended communist charged with
splitting on the stars and stripes
Bridgeport not far away. is the home of
Sam Carp, a brother-in-law Of Molotov. who
got 5000 ,ooo,o 900 or 500 900 he couldn't
rightfully say which. through his family con-
nections In the workers paradise to spend
on commission in this country for war equip
ment including a battleship Of fabulous ton
mage and power. In the outlying dells there
exist. in summer, colonies Of dilettante COM
munist panphleteers and other propagandists
and the region is blanketed by party.lne
paper practicing intimidation by filth so low
that even the ineffab1e Carp, as he told the
new Dies Committee would not have It in his
home lest 1t contaminate his children.
In the presence Of such influences, Mr..
Moore preferred moderation In dealing with
the mob and, following Stamford's expert
mental general strike and demonstration.
the New York council Of the CLIO decided
on similar Experiment as 'sprotest"
against the exercise Of the legislative function
by the United States Congress. This was to
have been warning to the nation Of the
CLOS power to punish the whole people if
Congress should pass laws restricting it and
rebuking its 1awlessnes Later, for lack of
courage Philip Murray, the preident of the
CLIO, called 1t off,
The leadership and management Of the ma.
chlnists strike at Yale-Towne in Stamford
have been imported, not local. and the very
nature OF the demands and the mob-rnethod
OF plcketlng proved that the organizers realize
that. relieved Of threats, force and fear. the
people would soon return to work The mayor
has been upholding terrorists who make It
oaneerous for these workers to work and earn.
More recently, James Callahan. 60, fore
man at Ya1e-Towne, was horribly beaten bv
two thugs on his way to work and the Advo-
cate published picture Of his distorted FACE
accompanied by statement from Mr.. Moore
that violence is something we will not stand
1or.' He was little late.
One company executive reported that he
had been threatened with death. Another ex-
ecutive reported that window in his home
had been smashed.
Conveniently, in New Canaan, nearby.
campaign Of teamsters unions to eliminate in
dependent small dairymen and throw their
business to big corporate diaries had been
carried on with oninous violence. including
the slashing Of tires Of private cars as house
wives drove to the dairy for milk for their
families. Miller Brothers, who run an I'm.
commonly good dairy were ordered to grant
proh1bitve raises and might not even be allow
cd to work in their own dairy. They couldn't
even select their own employees Thev had
FEWER than dozen workers but 200 pickets
enforced the terror
Miller Brothers said they were sorry to
close and lose the business they had built by
their hard work and lose their money, too
This was no tabor dispute" It was ter
rorlstic invasion of a quiet New England town
injected from Stamford, by goons under
license from politicians and professional union
gangsters.
These are consequences o. the tiniditv of
local government and the press which, in Ger
many and Italy, hinched and appeased or.
gained rioters and presently found itself in
chains.
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