The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-05-09
Reactionary House Majority Is Blocking
Publicatio nof 'Fascism in Action
Reports Rep. Patman Of Texas

| "and other countries with more or less
totalitarian forms of government mod
eled after those of Germany and Italy"
Spain is included "as the most import
ant survivor of the fascist era"
The book itself is an objective anal
ysis of fascism and is divided into two
parts, political and Social factors
in one section and Economic" factors
in the second. 1t has a brief foreward
by Patman and a short preface by the
director of the library staff which
worked on the project.
Says U. S. Shows Symptoms of
Fascism
In a skillful 15-page foreward, Pat
man declares "the world today is faced
with a dangerous manifestation of re-
cent history known as fascism.' In
capsule definition, the congressman
writes:
"Fascism means the seizure and
control of the economic, social, poIt-
icaI and cultural life of the state by
small group. Free speech, free
press, free worship and public meet
ings are ruthIessIy suppressed.
Blind obedience to the leader is
demanded and the slightest wavering
means death or imprisonment Re-
strictive policies may be carried on
against his entire family. A fascist
regime is necessarily miitaristic
and nationalistic -.
There are many symptoms of fas-
cism in our own democratic society,""
the foreword continues, declaring this
movement in the u. S. masquerades
under other names than the discred-
tied one of fascism, but whatever it
may be called, its peculiar Characters
tics are alarmingly evident"
The congressman says the best way
to combat fascism is fully to under
stand it, its various camouflages, and
not to be panicked into accepting parts
of fascist program under the smoke
screen of anti-communism, which still
remains the most effective mask for
those who would sell us the fascist doc
trines.
Says Press Promotes Fascism
Zone great deterrent to fascism is
strong, well-organized labor move
ment. The working class has more to
fear from fascism than any other
group. 1t is significant that one of the
early acts of every fascist regime is
the abolition of all labor organizations
outside government control" the fore
word says.
1t also quotes from "22 Cells in
a recent book by DR..
Douglas M. Kelley, which says the au-
thor found in America 1.-THE same pre-
JUDGES expressed in the same terms
as l heard in Nuremberg We can
find these things thinly yelled in our
press today. Even worse, we find
some of our top political men, mem
oers of our highest governing bodies,
making statements which, would do
credit to Rosenberg, Hitler or Goeb-
)els -. [ am convinced there is little
n America today which could prevent
he establishment of nazi-like state"
Support for Patmans resolution
which would cause "Fascism In Ac-
ion'' to be published, should be sent
o the congressman himself, and to
reps. LaCompte and Corbett. The res
luton, HR SO, is now bottled up in
he house subcommittee on printing.
lep. Patman's efforts to have this Of
icial, documented study made public
nee again casts the spotlightfon the
fforts of responsible officials to quash
ny document, no matter how carefully
repaired, which exposes the nature of
ascism.-IN FACT, 2S0 Lafayette St.,
lew York IL, N. Y.