PROSPERITY DISCOVERED!
Prosperity Discovered! Senator Borah Spills the Beans VTTE direct attention of our readers to the following excerpts from the speech of Senator Borah on the tariff bill now pending in Congress....
...If the armament agent, who is now in the limelight, had frankly announced that he was on the payroll of armament firms we would have no objection to his claiming to be a "patriot" as well...
...The first step in that direction is to renounce the two old political parties which are owned and controlled by Big Business and thea-^ rally the forward-looking progressive groups with Organized Labor and Organized Farmer...
...Jailed and exiled without any respect of laws and human regard, to say something...
...Their exploiters hsve never been more prosperous and they are working through Congress to sdd more to their pUes of plunder...
...The United States Steel Company's earnings for the second quarter of 1929 were the highest in its history, to wit...
...The gross tacome in 1927 wss $12,233,000,000...
...Since in New York there is a large population of Italian origin and since La Guardia himself ls of that origin, since he is running for public office as Mayor of New York, it is proper that he now tell where he stands on the question of Fascism snd Fascist activities in the United States and in New York...
...The work has been placed in charge of our young, enterprising and efficient new secretary...
...A few years ago some textile manufacturers in the South established a lobby and publicity service which was masked as a farmer's organization...
...Who is paying under the protection that has given them this increased profit...
...We hsve noticed here in Washington that occasionally the Msjor hss been escorted only and has been friendly to Fascists...
...The business fabric is in the hands of giant corporations, chain and branch stores are wiping out independent retail merchants and small banks are being swallowed by the big ones...
...Borah's Figures Senator Borah cited official figures to show that the' total Imports of manufactured products amounts to only 3.4 per cent, of the volume of domestic production indicating that domestic manufacturers already hold undisputed domination over the American ramket...
...at Mecca Temple the evening pf Oct...
...Since he has acknowledged that he knows all about Fascist activities, one would expect that it is his duty as s member of that order, which in Italy has been disbanded, their property confiscated and robbed, their members' persecuted, beaten, murdered...
...I went to see Mr...
...While the masses are urged to fight for the men of small capital he urges workers not to make a fight on their own account...
...He admits that the giants are underselling the merchants and he certainly knows that workers are compelled to purchase where goods are cheapest...
...Logical consequences arc the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men...
...Thst amounts to $6.68 s share on 7.116.235 common shares outstanding on June 30...
...BusseQ's only public appearance to New B#flB flying visit through the cuxeStf-*Wi cuss tons of the sensational jS*B*BJ| ments upon American edui»Usa**g|§ eently uttered by Prof...
...Shall we raise it still higher and extend still more protection that they may add another cost and another expense to those who hsve to use their products in the United States...
...Organized Labor will strive to make the closing lines of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg speech come true, when he said: "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of fredom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth," Bertrand Russell to Debate With Durant On Modern Education Whether the modern school system is turning out robots, whether women teachers should be scrapped from the higher grades and colleges, and other aspects of the present educational controversy win serve ss under tor a debate on Is Modem Education a Failure" between Bertrand Russell...
...The Otis Steel Company showed increased earnings of 78 per cent...
...Well, the "Socialistic Hema<rogs" are not likely to be taken in by this muddled thinking...
...English philosopher and educator, and will Durant...
...and now the killing of a mother of five by mobs is the record of two weeks...
...for Mussolini snd Fascism...
...In New York, especially...
...Ls Guardia knows that the Italian Government makes it s very important affair to send to this country emissary propaganda of all kinds...
...The consumers of the United States...
...In Massachusetts, Connecticut and a few other states the Socialist Party does some lobbying for labor measures and in the past twenty years it has won a few measures worth while to the working class...
...If it is possible they will make so many Balilla and A vanguard 1st...
...Borah reached the conclusion that the average Income per person of those dependent upon agriculture, is $95.70 a year, and compared this with what he asserted to be the exceedingly prosperous condition of the nianufscturing industries...
...Muddled Economic Thinking /"V^E of the most curious examples of muddled thinking is the output of the American Press League which provides a full page of news articles, all written by Thomas T. Sullivan...
...They say it is to show the children of the Italians how wonderful Italy is...
...Considering thst the officials of the Figlii DTtalia on every occasion tried to Justify their activity and condemn the opposition which was and still ls the Grand Lodge Sons of Italy...
...The other important event of present Fascist activity is the 800 members of the Figlii DTtalia that left New York a few days ago for an excursion to Italy...
...fH Never, perhaps...
...IN A NUTSHELL Shearer, the big gun of the big gunners, is of that type of shearers who like to shear sheep...
...Msjor Ls Guardia is a World War, veteran and we assume that he went to war, among other noble purposes...
...Farmer, election returns are coining in...
...Its success will be wholly determined by the extent of the means for carrying out the work...
...We have politicians in this country that would like to establish the same kind of restrictions in this country, and it has been openly stated that Fascism and Mussolini would be a good thing for this country...
...politically, wa would haw* no difficulty in snaring an tha BOtistaaraOnn tn aralrti wa are ssBWad, but until wa learn tha law an of united political action, w* wffl Ba*s to take such treatment as tha powers that bs wish to band to- us...
...In sll hWsry, ¦*3jB seen a* tapreralve s f,!l«rr^"»3 j tkw statesmen to whom the •*~!jSP entrusted the task ef making a sll1 SWaey Webb...
...Mayor Walker's favorable attitude and support hss sided the Fascist League of North Amer- [ ics, Inc., sn organisation that should...
...There ls s spy system to keep tab on anybody thst speaks or writes anything detrimental to Fascism or Mussolini...
...For some time past, it has been observed by several persons that Ls Guardia avoids declaring himself In reference to Fascism, to let the public know his position in regards to Fascist activities in this country...
...We raaflas ths tremendous sspwas wa hold ha our bands tn tha form of taw ballot, but wa have failed miserably ia dswsdenslag and using that power...
...This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it...
...The Idaho Senator turned his guns on the steel industry and scored the farm implement makers on the ground that they have bee masking excessive profits during the farmer's period of depression...
...he said, imports of manufactured articles declined about 9 per cent., while exports were increasing 16 per cent...
...Economic and pohtkal organization of the working class will wrest power from the pluto-anarchs and make Kir safe for the men, women and children of the workers...
...TQS ia in the nature of a personal appeal to my comrades in the Socialist movement and to my friends outside of the ranks of the organized movement who are in sympathy with the lofty Socialist ideals of social justice, human brotherhood and world peace...
...Mounting Farm Debts As indicating a trend in the opposite direction for agriculture, he said: "The estimated total farm mortgage debt in 1924 was $9,360,620,000...
...Borah will never follow the logic of his own presentattion...
...The futility of the fight is also conceded as the author shows over and over again that the big corporations are winning...
...Ro*,ft iSil Institute of Technology wffl bJ «*»*jB the RusseU-Durant debate...
...Senators, this is the condition of an industry which has asked and is receiving additional protection under this bill...
...On the occasion of the convention of the Figlii DTtalia, (Sons of Italy> held in Washington about five years ago...
...It is a revelation of the amazing incomes of the upper section of the capitalist class...
...He knows that organized Labor :n this country, snd sll over the world in fact, has declared itself against Fascism which ls contrary to freedom of organization and the workers right to strike if they choose to do so...
...never hsve been permitted to function...
...He knows that any American citizen especially of Italian Birth If he dares to differ with or condemn dictatorship, if he happens to go to Italy, he is persecuted and punished...
...If he will choose not to say anything the i public will make its conclusion just the same...
...ss Emissary Ambassadors for Italy's prestige and defense abroad...
...That Socialist drive for a big educational and organization fund is also intended to drive the two capitalist parties into the same kennel where they really belong...
...Through tha aaarcjae of our ballot,- wa can do Just what the British Labor Movement did...
...The kidnapping of three leaders, brutal.whipping of one...
...The gross income of agriculture in 1929 was $15718.000,000...
...Than tha Labor MoVoweot in Bmgland dacidad to take over the running of the government and through tha ballot, cast unitedly at one election, they have taken over tha management of tha British Empire...
...The National Executive Committee of the Socialist Party has done me the honor of electing me Chairman of the Party, and I have accepted the office as a supreme opportunity to serve the cause and resolved to give the best that is in me to the imperative task of building up in the United States a powerful party of Socialism and labor, worthy to take its place with the great labor parties of Europe...
...Wiggins was killed plainly hinted of what was coming...
...6. The occasion will be Mr...
...They hive done the same to organized workers...
...We can take over the management of these United States...
...La Guardia, and suggested that he make a statement, being at that time the head official of the Sons of Italy...
...But the old order of Tuti-owatr dictatorship will have to pass...
...I have just been overwhelmed by messages of congratulation and good wishes on my sixtieth birthday coming from all parts of the United States and from many foreign countries and by the personal and spontaneous tribute of hundreds of my comrades who participated in the surprise celebration of the occasion...
...Senator Borah is only Interested tn easing the skinning, not to end it...
...Those children and those men naturally will corns back snd most of them win be used, ss some of the Fascists put It...
...In Knglsnd, the Labor Movement wast through just such sxperieacas as our" Labor Movement ia going- through hers...
...The record shows "earnings" of great capitalist organizations ranging from 42 to 208 per cent...
...The fact is that the new capitalist class of the South is determined to rule even i f it is required to K)vertly encourage mobs to the extreme of murder...
...La Guardia knows that the Fascist League of North America is carrying on a pernicious propaganda detrimental to the policy of this Government, especially in Americanization of the immigrsnts and their children...
...Farmer organizations are distressed because in framing the tariff bill every time they get a rate they want on some item the big capitalists organizations jack up another item on manufactures that farmers must buy...
...Sweaters of child labor would make no impression on general opinion whatever by openly opposing the amendment but masked as farmers they would be able to get a hearing...
...No attempt was made by-the authorities to meet the mob...
...For thirty years labor organizers of the A. F. of L. have fated tail malice, some of them being deported and a fear hang killed...
...The National Executive Committee has made detailed and ambitions plans for an aggressive and effective nation-wide campaign to rebuild the party, revive the old-time pioneering enthusiasm and invincible spirit of work and progress among the American Socialists and make new recruits for our cause...
...Their work is anti-social and against the general welfare...
...Borah retorted that the high prices charged by the companies have forced the farmer to increase his indebtedness in order to continue operation...
...He represents dirty interests that have brought ruin and death all over the world...
...In this country there hss been and still are persecutions, assaults, snd murders committed by Fascists...
...Its specialty was propaganda against adoption of the child labor amendment...
...Also about the participation of the Fascists who gave the major, prospective candidate for Mayor of New York City, s warm salutation and greeting In the Fascist style...
...The Youngs town Sheet and Tube Company showed 145 per cent, increased earnings, and I do not suppose this Includes Mr...
...Ws Socialists use this data to show that the great collective powers of production owned by a handful of men are ripe for collective ownership, for Socialism...
...The mischief arises when the lobbyist wears' a mask, when he pretends to be interested in one thing and is really working for something else...
...The farmer is one of those parties" Pointing out alleged enormous increases in the value of investments in the International Harvester Company, the Case Threshing Machine Company and the Deere Implement Company from 1920 to 1929...
...Consequences will take care of themselves.—Thomas Huxley...
...But in this work the representatives of the party have not worn a mask...
...This excursion was officially under the auspices of the Grand Council of Figlii D'ltalia whose Chieftain is G. Dl 8lives tra...
...in 1927 it was $58,431,000,000...
...Since on every occasion of patriotic demonstration the Major has been a champion of progressive ideas, liberal thought, democracy, liberty, etc., snd since the Major is persistent that other public officials declare themselves on all questions: it is only fsir thst the public should know where he stands on the question of Fascism and Fascist activities in this country and in New York...
...Ard in the letters that the young people are sending home, they are possibly polished by the newspapers...
...Upon what possible theory can we Justify it...
...From Morris Hillquit (On the occasion of Morris Hillquit'$ election to tha notional chairmanship of the Socialist Party, toe turn over the leading position in our editorial column to him for a ¦ombii to Socialists and their supporters which we consider of supreme importance...
...they serve M"1""" and Gold isf their God...
...has been accused of being sn association of criminals, and Msjor L» Guardia has not said anything about it...
...La Guardia gave me a blunt answer, adding that he was not going to be bothered with contention of faction or Fascism, etc...
...We hope that the masked agent of the armament ring will be fully exposed in the coming investigation...
...In that case we would see not only the mask but the agent as well...
...The owners of broad acres snd mssses of slaves were never enriched ss this upper section of our ruling class is today...
...They appear in the open as Socialists interested in labor legislation and there is no misunderstanding...
...Who ls paying this 168 per cent., the 208 per cent., the 142 per cent...
...Its president...
...The Income of the steel industry for the first six months of 1929 wss 80 per cent, greater than for the first six months of 1928...
...When Senator Bingham Interrupted to point out that agricultural Implements are on the free list and that the profits of these companies could not be charged to the tariff...
...The current vslue of all capital Invested in agriculture in 1919 was $79,449,000,000...
...Well, Mr...
...Not till after the killing did Governor Gardner speak up regarding the necessity of "maintaining law...
...The opportunity is finally before us let us grasp it...
...Thaon De Reval, who is not an American citizen, has carried on the work of propaganda for Fascism in the United States, snd in New York, especially...
...He knows that under the auspices of the Fascist League of North America at present there are In Its'*- hundreds of children of Italian parentage on a free excursion...
...he ssid...
...The author brings out "sturdy individualism" for their admiration, ignoring the fact that he shows that this individualism is being wiped out by the big corporations...
...The only question which any wise man can ask himself is whether a doctrine is true or false...
...If the worker displaced by a machine, the textile slave of the South, and the ruined millions of farmers are looking for our boasted "American prosperity...
...Let all those who have not yet contributed to the fund to do so immediately and to the best of their ability— whether it be expressed in hundreds of dollars or in a few cents—and let those of us who have already given, give again, even if it hurts...
...It is to be noted that these 800 ex-' curslonists had the special privilege to be immune from military services or punishment in the cases of those who failed to snswer the can to service...
...The author suggests cooperation of merchants while the masses should patronize them in preference to the big corporations...
...When the democracy of the South emerges without its dressing it appears to be that old American institution, mobocracy...
...No price is too high, no sacrifice is too heavy for the furtherance and fructification of the glorious ideal -which animates and inspires all of us...
...It is representative of the small capitalist who fears that the upper oligarchs will hurl him into the ranks of the workers and who is also apprehensive of the rise of the workers to power...
...1929...
...And this is my appeal to you, comrades: Let ns all join in one magnificent and triumphant effort to put across the Fifty Thousand Dollar drive to the last cent...
...an embargo," he said...
...We are now living under practically was arranged by G. D. Silvestra to promote the dictation of the modern' comic opera Napoleon, Mussolini...
...Various sections of the ruling classes always pro-' vide a mask for their agents in this work...
...I wish to call attention of the readers that La Guardia was in Congress at the time that the debt discussion was before Congress, snd msny of the Senators and Congressmen denounced Mussolini and his gang, that the only purpose to get concession was to make themselves stronger and continue to abuse the liberty of the Italian people, and to vilify snd undermine democratic institutions, and plunder the Italians which they, have done and are still doing...
...The murder of Mrs...
...Hera wa have gigantic political power, and if properly developed, tha tuna ia not far distant when this political power win take over the reins of our government When this happens...
...I am profoundly convinced that under the conditions as they are now developing in this country, this can be accomplished...
...author of "The Story of Ftutesophy...
...Borah declared: "The most unconscionable and brutal record in the economic history of the United States, when we take into consideration the condition of the farmer since 1922, is the record of these implement companies is disclosed by thenown figures...
...He is pledged to a party of capitalism...
...Contrary to the regulation and thei basis of that organization thst it should | not be used for political or religious purposes...
...Since I cannot thank each of my friends separately for the beautiful messages and tributes, I take this opportunity to assure them collectively that I was deeply touched by the expression of their friendship and affection and that I shall cherish and treasure their comradeship as the most precious attainment of my life...
...We know thst Ls Guardia has been condescending to help organized labor to defend and promote its policy, and has stood for most of its contentions...
...We expect old men to be conservatives, but when a nation's young men are so, its funeral-bell is already rung.—Henry Ward Beesher...
...There is your program...
...It appears that in this manner the Major figures he can better promote his career...
...who promoted s motion at the last Convention of thst institution to openly declare themselves in sympathy with Mussolini and the Fascist Regime...
...Shearer's payment "The Republic Iron and 8teel Company showed Increased earnings of 208 per cent...
...Other Big Earnings ".The Bethlehem Company had a gain of 160 per cent...
...In one clipsheet of recent date the author points out the inevitable concentration of capital...
...Moreover, we are "rapidly approaching the acute menace of two tremendous trusts—two giant national institutions seeking to completely control the production and the buying and selling public...
...but everybody knows that the real purpose is for propaganda in favor of Mussolini and Fascism...
...From 1926 to 1928...
...There has never been a class in history that hss so completely controlled the policy of government snd that hss so profited by its exploitation of the mssses...
...Ls Guardia never said a word in support of his Congresaionsl colleagues but spoke and voted in favor of the request of the Emmiasary of Mussolini...
...What shall we do...
...We also know that La Guardia is a Mason, and presume that in that organization as in sll others it is a brotherly duty to assist a brother If he has been wrongly treated or had injustice done him...
...The Major should tell us his views on this subject...
...snd $5.91 a share on 8.030,334 shares of recent issue...
...MORRIS HiLLQlIT...
...Masked Lobbyists 'TWERE is nothing essentially wrong about lob-hying...
...The Fascist Lesgue of North America, Inc...
...Why does he not say anything...
...Everybody should be free to do whst he believes in private life but on public affairs the public is entitled to know where any public man stands...
...He knows that many things that are of great concern to life and liberty of American citizens...
...Is the local merchant doomed ? the writer asks...
...Reading an elaborate array of statistics...
...In this speech Sens tor Borah provides a powerful indictment of the capitalist system of production snd one of the parties that is its gardisn...
...71,995,581...
...He is the nervous, irritable, numbskull often pictured as the "public" in the comic supplements...
...The Jones & LaughBn Company showed increased earnings of 42 per cent...
...Yet this bin Increases to a marked degree the same protection...
...Whenever they shall grow weary of tha existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it— Abraham Uacoln • » • We hope for the day when capitalism will, like this column, reach its last lin* La Guardia una Fascism By L Germci Tns Heir Lesder of August 34, in the Timely Topics" column, edited by NorBtan Thomas, has an Mam entitled "The Pssdsts Salute La Ouswna" and relates an episode published hi the newspapers about sn Italian »T»gt'*M* festival at which Major La Ousrdia was present...
...Everybody knows that Mayor Walker has been snd is friendly to Fascism and the Fascist...
...New York Grand Lodge, which on account of differences had withdrawn from Figlii D'ltalia and were in court litigation about it with the Supreme Counsel officials especially the Grand Commander Oovanni DiSilvestri, snd his colleagues, who hsve dominated the Sons of Italy for personal benefit, and to use thst institution for promotion of Mussolini snd Fascism In this country...
...Not satisfied with the king's ransom which the big oligarchies levy upon the labor of millions, they want mors "protection" for their benevolent enterprises...
...Labor in the United States must duplicate tha success of our English brothers...
...It stands out that the little folks are filled with joy snd approval of Mussolini snd Fascism...
...In earnings the first six months of 1929...
...The upper capitalist class destroying the men of small capital and advising the masses not to formulate a program of their own but to enlist as troops under the banner of the little fellows...
...Wiggins is about the mo-^ atrocious deed that has occurred in this struggle of textile workers to free themselves from the measureless greed of the mill owners...
...The Government hss made it s strict regulstion for the Ambassador and to an that they must be Fascists, and work for Fascism among the Americans snd the Italians...
...Very properly Norman Thomas who is also a candidate tor Mayor, js saking the question of the Major, where doss be stand on the question of Fascism, and naturally the aseist activities in this country...
...Ah of this A play for praty ^",:a^ ¦ >\-r" JT Ort^xnsm\^ll!o^m^i^Ottaa»^ Farapara could act concert-'' 1 etSy...
...This concealment itself is an admission of motives which they do not want generally known...
...Today, the big, financial interests dominate our politics and our government, and of course, they serve their own selfish ends...
...Items that appeared in the press of Gastonia a few days before Mrs...
...1927...
...here it ls...
...Of course, open linking of the "patriot" with armaments would make his game very difficult but that would be his concern, not ours...
...He answers that "the chain store system is a two-edged axe wielded with terrific economic force by reason of the tremendous money-power behind it...
...Plutocracy's Mobs ¦*4/fjTLL owners of the two Carolina*, their agents and sycophants, apparently will leave nothing undone to keep their workers in a state of servitude...
...There must be no governmental interference with business and we should pay no attention to "socialistic demagogs...
...A ruling class that is accustomed to rule without organized resistance usually resorts to every expethent to prevent organization by its victims...
...to make the world safe for Democracy...
...it was $9,468,250,000...
Vol. 9 • September 1929 • No. 7
