The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
AS Pegler Sees It
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
Copyright, 1947 by King Features
Svndicafe IncN


Copyright, 1947 by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-No other bust
ness in the United States, except the bust
ness of government under Roosevelt, has
ever been so heavily and defiantly infest-
ed with traitors as the moving picture
business of Hollywood. By traitors, I mean
Communists, including the kind who deny
that they are Communists but constantly
prove that they are. BY Communists, I
mean persons devoted to the corruption,
the Illustration, and, finally, the violent
overthrow of the government of the U.
S. A..
I still hear some in Washington say they
can't believe Roosevelt really knew the
Communists were sitting into the govern
ment back in the thirties. They are either
liars or fools. OF course he knew about
this and it wasn't a filtration, either. 1t
was an invasion. And as fast as the old
Dies committee exposed individuals and
rousted them they scurried back into the
woodwork and lodged in new places. Day
by day, as the memoirs accumulate,
Roosevelt appears more fatuous-a grin
ming, tragic, two-bit wise-guy, played for
a fool by smarter men who kept him
thinking he was the smart one, the, daring
reformer destined for a place in history
not too far down the list from the God of
Christendom. l am not Disappearing. All
his crowd, except the likes of Jim Farley
whom he patronized both socially and in
tellectually, thought of him as a mere
mortal political reformer. Close your ears
but so they did. And if you think Roose-
welt could not have been tempted by such
a prospect name another American who
was SO we'll convinced of his political i'm
mortality that he built a memorial to him.
self.
He had some men around him who were
as thick as thieves with Prof. Harold
Laski, the English revolutionist and secre-
tary of the Labor party which has just
about scorched the earth of the political
England that meant so much in conf
dence and dignity to western Chrlstendom.
Roosevelt listened to them and they
listened to Laski and Rugged him in a
way that was ominously confidential. And,
finally. it was established by Laski's own
testimony in a recent trial, that Laski did
contemplate violence in the revolution.
What do we mean by violence? A kick
in the pants? A punch in the snoot? A
brick through a store window? For a start,
maybe, yes. But, in Russia, violence meant
the bloody obliteration of millions OF the
best people and the exile and slavery for
life of millions more.
All the Communists regard hat as a
very fine revolution. That is the kind Of
revolution they would perform here. Peo-
pie shooting from windows at people IN
the parks in Washington. Policemen strung
up in New York. George Washington
bridge down with a beautiful crash and
splash. The cardinal and the household
clergy against the wall at St. Patrlcks.
A hundred puzzled, proud civilians, women
and men, hustled against a wall IN the
sunken garden of Rockefeller center by a
squad of dirty killers from downtown.
Mavbe a few Communist writers from Hol-
lvwood a few Communist dancers and
actors from Broadway comedies and musl-
cal shows, and a couple of beautiful girls
on the firing squad. John D. Jr., and Mel
son Rockefeller among the victims. Rat
a-tat-tat. No Well, how much violence
will there be, then, when these Hollywood
traitors and these refugee conspirators
make their Communist revolution? Who
will regulate the violence Charlie Chap
lin? Who will guarantee that the atom
bombs in stock will not be used on Pitts
burgh to guarantee that our war po-
~tential'' will be destroyed; will not be
used on Chicago and New York?
All we know is that they are counting
m q violent revolution and we therefore
NAV count on the maximum violence.
The Hollywood movie magnates make
excuses. They can't tell who IS Commu-
MIST and who 1SnL. lney WoO1uAA y lhC w
do an injustice and fire a mere liberal
on false suspicion.
Well, now isn't that too bad? Isn't that
lust too fastidious? 1t seems strange then
that they are always so willing and quick
to fire and blacklist some poor devil OF
an American, writing under his own name,
IN the mere whisper of some dirty sneak
hat he called someone a name or ao-
horred Communism as a bloody horror.
Hitler abhorred Communism, SO that
makes an American. a Nazi in Hollywood:
R1t the magnates will not believe that
anyone is a Communist unless ne boasts
Of. it. Even if he goes to their meetings
contributes to their funds, acts and sings
At their benefits and defends the Moscow
program at every hitch in the line, ne
NAV be only a sincere liberal.
These magnates build the prestlge, the
confidence and the power Of these traitors
ali the time. They pay them SO much
that thew hose the money right into Com
munist funds rather h pay tax on the
income.
They have never done a truthful movie
lampooning the vulgar, licentlous giants OF
HOLLYWOOD culture, and Communism in the
studios, but do you remember the brutal
assault on the integrity Of the Congress
of the United States in "Mr. Smith Goes
to Washington"