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econ tea na i, ee lt A NG me a oa erates aa enta ante do bin inte barat mented tinea nine NS FUR oe one oe oot ten ne 9 mae meme ea 8 SO RARE 7 ante eet he neta Ae es tte arms af ‘Boston ° -8- | tf opposition to arms prorems and compulsory military training and the draft is “communistic", then a strikingly high percentace of the clergy~ men in this country are "communistic". If the belief that the ivegro people are entitled to full civil liberties and the elimination of the hateful practices of segregation is “communistic", . then 15 million N egro citizens ere communistic and so am I. If the belief that a public housing program is needed is "communistic", then a frighteningly high percentage of our veterans have that J- Parnell Thomas calls "subversive tendencies". If demands for decent nages and shorter working hours are ®communistic® then millions of trade union members are “communist inclined"e All of these proposais are damned es "red" by the reactionaries here at home. It is not amazing that they support kings, fascists, and reactionaries abroad. But it is amazing that mony fine citizens tho can spot the falsity of the "red cry" when it ie applied to domestic policies, can't see it when it ie used in foreign affairs. There are communists in Europe -- millions of them. ‘ie can either join — "the most vicious reactionaries in descriting them as barbarians, savages, tools of the Kremlin, and eubverters of democracy; or we can sober up a little and recognize that they are comcuniste pecause they are tired of waiting for their orn reactionaries to give them a crumb of freedom and relief from ancient feudalistic practices. (more)