The Daily Worker

New Republic Lies

The ideological purveyors of fascism dressed up in "liberal" phrases who help make up the deficit of the so-called "New Republic" took off in a flight of imagination in the issue of April 8, under the heading of "The United States, Russia and a Wage Cut." Stating:

"The unique spectacle of the United States and the Soviet Governments carrying out a common policy, and, above all, a policy of conniving at wage reduction, can be witnessed at Paterson, N. J., where some 600 workers at the Wright Aeronautical Corporation have been on picket lines for four months."

Upon what evidence does the New Republic make such absurd remarks? Upon the following:

"Both the War Department and the Amtorg have been asked by the strikers to intervene in their behalf, but both at last reports have refused to intercede."

Now, what, dear reader, do you suppose Mr. Fish would say if the Amtorg did intercede? "Soviet interference in our affairs!" "Bolshevik propaganda to incite American workers against their employers!" "Reds meddle in strike; under Moscow orders; oust the Amtorg agitators!"

Such arrogant demagogy passes beyond the limit! And dodges the fact that it is the American capitalist government which controls this country. Which is precisely why these New Republic scoundrels write it up so as to appear, themselves, to be on the side of the workers, while sidetracking the workers' resentment from the American government, which is to blame, to the Soviet Government, which is not to blame.

But the yarn goes on:

"The Soviet authorities, claiming to be friends of the workers, have ignored them, too, altho several months ago, when some Communist propagandists were discharged by the Wright Company, the Amtorg obtained their reinstatement by exerting economic pressure."

Horse radish! This is merely a lie to cover up the first demagogic statement. To give it apparent reason. The same lie was turned loose in the Danville strike. And no one but such unprincipled scoundrels as run the New Republic would peddle it. But that is what workers should expect from social fascists.