,UPTON ,S9CLAIR ON ! ,ROAD TO ,FASCISM8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE ,VOL4 #a1 NO4#b1 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#c#d1 PP #b#d-#b#f4 
,S\RCE3 ,ANTONIE ,PANNEKOEK ,>*IVES 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,DY] 

,TWO YE>S AGO1 9 RELATION TO ,S9CLAIR & ! ,EIS5/E9 MOVIE1 
,?UND] ,OV] ,MEXICO1 ! CRITICS ALREADY TRI$ TO PO9T 
\T ?AT HIS IDEOLOGY WAS ( A FASCI/ *>ACT]4 ,) HIS ATTITUDE 
T[>DS ! CUTT+ UP ( ! MOVIE1 HE HAD LO/ HIS PRE/IGE AS A 
SOCIALI/ & WAS CONSID]$ ON ! ROAD TO ! CLASS 5EMY4 ,A GOOD 
BUS9ESS MAN1 H[EV]1 IS NOT NECESS>ILY ALSO A FASCI/1 & ! NOISE 
AB\T ,S9CLAIR'S P]V]SION SOON DI$ \T4 

,HE RAN = GOV]NOR SEV]AL TIMES ON ! ,SOCIALI/ TICKET1 & N[ 
HE 5T]S ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY ) HIS ,EPIC ,PLAT=M 7,5D ,POV]TY ,9 
,CALI=NIA7 TRY+ TO GA9 AS A B\RGEOIS C&IDATE :AT HE HAD FAIL$ 
TO REA* AS A ,SOCIALI/4 ,FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 ?IS MAKES NO 
DIFF]5CE1 BUT = ! ,SOCIALI/S IT IS \TRI<T BETRAYAL1 & !Y 
LOOK N[ UPON !IR =M] FRI5D AS A TRAITOR1 :O IS HURT+ ! 
CAUSE ( SOCIALISM4 

,S9CLAIR BR\<T ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 AS HE HIMSELF BOA/S1 AB\T 
#c1 MEMB]S 9 A %ORT TIME4 ,HE RECEIV$ AB\T #d1 VOTES & 
SOON />T$ A NEWSPAP] :I* 9 A FEW WEEKS ATTA9$ A CIRCULATION ( 
#a#g#e14 ,HE ALSO SOLD AB\T #b1 COPIES ( HIS PLAT=M4 ,A V]Y 
SUCCESSFUL MAN1 & WE UND]/&1 ! 5VY ( ALL LABOR-FAK]S )\T 
A D\BT4 

,! ,C4,P4 CONSID] HIM ! ,ORANGE ,HITL] ( ,CALI=NIA4 ,9 ONE ( ! 
LATE/ ISSUES ( ,NEW ,MASSES 7:I* HAD TO TAKE UP ! 
MATT] AS ,S9CLAIR IS A LIT]>Y FIGURE7 HE IS CLASS$ AS A 
FULL-FL$G$ FASCI/1 & %\LD BE TREAT$ AS SU*4 ,! 
0PURE0 FELL[S ( ! ,NEW ,MASSES >E1 H[EV]1 
A BIT MIS9=M$4 ,DUR+ ,AUGU/ 9 ,MOSC[1 AT ! ,CONGRESS ( ,RUSSIAN 
,REVOLUTION>Y ,WRIT]S1 ONE ( ! MANY UND] ORGANIZATIONS ( ! ,C4,I41 
A RESOLUTION WAS ADOPT$ & S5T TO ,S9CLAIR :I* SAYS 9 P>T3 
0ACCEPT \R MO/ HE>TY & BRO!RLY GREET+S1 BECAUSE Y\ HAVE 
ALWAYS DONE & Y\ >E /ILL DO+ ) H]OISM Y\R DUTY AS A FRI5D 
( ! WORK+ CLASS04 ,WE ALSO F9D ,!ODORE ,DREIS]1 :O ADH]ES 
TO ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL1 WORKS DIRECTLY = ,S9CLAIR'S CAMPAIGN 
FUND4 ,DREIS] ALSO GOT A NICE TELEGRAM FROM ,MOSC[4 ,AT ! TIME !SE 
TELEGRAMS W]E S5T1 IT WAS POSITIVELY KN[N1 & ! ,MOSC[ ,CONGRESS 
WAS AW>E1 ?AT ,S9CLAIR WAS ALREADY A MEMB] ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 
= MORE ?AN HALF A YE> & 9T5D$ TO RUN = GOV]NOR4 

,?IS DOES NOT MAKE ! SLI<TE/ DIFF]5CE TO ! ,?IRD 
,9T]NATIONAL AS ,S9CLAIR AT LEA/ 5T]$ A P>TY :I* COMPLET$ ! 
RECOGNITION ( ,RUSSIA BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & :I* SEEMS TO BE 
FAVORABLE TO HELP 9 DEF5D+ ! 0FA!RL& ( ! 
WORK]S01 9 CASE ! B>GA9+ BETWE5 ,RUSSIA & ,JAPAN %\LD 
COLLAPSE1 & IF A W> BECOMES NECESS>Y TO SETTLE ! DIFF]5CES 
BETWE5 !SE TWO NATIONS4 ,9 ?IS EV5T1 IT BECOMES ! DUTY ( 
,AM]ICAN WORK]S TO VOLUNTE] 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,>MY TO HELP 
0DEF5D ! ,SOVIET ,UNION04 ,S9CLAIR IS DO+ H]OICALLY1 A 
LITTLE E>LY P]HAPS1 :AT MAY EV5TUALLY BE ! DUTY ( ! :OLE 
,AM]ICAN WORK+ CLASS4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT ! ONLY REASON ! ,?IRD 
,9T]NATIONAL LIKES ,S9CLAIR4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = 
,S9CLAIR TO FI<T 9 ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY = ! /ATUS QUO ( 
CAPITALISM JU/ AS WELL1 IF NOT BETT]1 ?AN 9 !IR [N FREAKI% 
ORGANIZATION1 ! ,C4,P41 :I* ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL IS SL[LY 
LIQUIDAT+4 ,TELEGRAMS & W>M1 BRO!RLY GREET+S = ,S9CLAIR2 = 
! WORK]S 9 ! ,C4,P4 ! EMPTY PHRASES AGA9/ ,S9CLAIR 9 ORD] TO 
USE !M = REACTION>Y PURPOSES 9DIRECTLY2 A PURPOSE :I* ,S9CLAIR 
DIRECTLY S]VES4 

,BUT ,S9CLAIR IS JU/ A FREAK4 ,HE NEV] HAD ANY SCI5TIFIC 
UND]/&+ ( CAPITALISM OR ,SOCIALISM4 ,HE M]ELY WROTE S5TIM5TAL 
/ORIES TO S(T5 ! HE>TS ( MILLIONAIRES2 TO MAKE A NICE WORLD \T 
( A CAPITALI/ WORLD4 ,MEAN:ILE1 HE MADE A GOOD LIV+4 ,OCCASIONALLY 
HE 5T]TA9$ ! WORLD BY EXHIBIT+ HIS IMMEASURABLE /UPIDITY1 
FALL+ = ALL K9DS ( M$ICAL & SOCIAL FAK]S4 ,HE NEV] MISS$ A 
*ANCE TO PUT HIMSELF 9 ! SPOT LI<T2 TOO MANY YE>S NE> ,HOLLYWOOD 
PROBABLY ACC\NTS = ?IS4 

,S9CLAIR WANTS TO BLUFF ! VOT]S ( ,CALI=NIA & ! WORK]S 
ALSO1 ?AT HE1 S+LE-H&$1 CAN TRANS=M ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM 9TO 
A SOCIALI/ ONE4 ,ALL ?AT IS NECESS>Y >E A FEW NEW TAXATION LAWS4 
0,SOCK ! RI*0 BY TAXES & GIVE TO ! POOR4 ,BY MEANS ( 
TAXATION =CE ! PROPRIETORS ( L& & IDLE FACTORIES TO TURN !M 
OV] TO ! UNEMPLOY$ :O WILL 5GAGE ON A GR& SCALE 
SELF-HELP-MOVEM5T1 A MOVEM5T :I* HAS BE5 REPEAT$LY PROV5 A 
FAILURE4 ,BY ?IS MEANS1 TOO1 HE PROMISES ! F>M] & MIDDLE-CLASS A 
LI<T] TAX BURD51 AS ! UNEMPLOY$ WILL PROVIDE = !MSELVES4 ,MANY 
( HIS RE=MI/ IDEAS1 OLD-AGE P5SIONS1 ETC41 CANNOT BE SUCCESSFULLY 
C>RI$ \T 9SIDE ! FRAMEWORK ( CAPITALISM1 & IF SOME ( !M 
>E1 !Y WILL DEEP5 ! CRISIS RA!R ?AN HELP TO OV]COME IT4 

,! MO/ IMPORTANT P>TS ( ! ,EPIC PROGRAM HAVE BE5 DROPP$1 
H[EV]4 ,9 ORD] TO 9SURE HIMSELF ! SUPPORT ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC 
,P>TY1 & 9 ORD] NOT TO HURT ,ROOSEVELT1 HE HAS ?R[N OV]BO>D HIS 
PLAT=M EV5 BE=E HE IS ELECT$4 ,! /ATE-F>MS1 FACTORIES RUN BY 
! /ATE1 OLD AGE P5SION1 ETC41 HE DROPP$2 NO?+ REMA9S BUT EMPTY 
PHRASES4 ,HE IS WILL+LY & KN[+LY BETRAY+ HIS VOT]S 9 ORD] TO 
SATISFY HIS FILM-/> IDEOLOGY2 HE CANNOT SLEEP WELL )\T BE+ 
M5TION$ AT LEA/ ONCE DAILY 9 ! PAP]S4 

,HE CLAIMS ?AT HE & ,ROOSEVELT AGREE ON EV]Y?+1 & ?AT ! 
0,NEW ,DEAL0 HAS ADVANC$ TO ! POSITION ( ',EPIC'4 ,?IS IS 
TRUE4 ,EPIC HAS LO/ ITS MA9 PO9TS & ! ,NEW ,DEAL IS BANKRUPT4 ,!Y 
>E BO? BANKRUPT BE=E !Y />T WORK+4 ,:]E !RE IS NO?+1 
!RE CAN BE NO DISAGREEM5T2 SO ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY ADOPTS ,S9CLAIR 
AS ITS [N4 

,DAILY ,S9CLAIR BECOMES MORE PATRIOTIC4 ,HE N[ EXPRESSES :AT HE 
ALWAYS FELT4 ,IT WAS =M]LY MORE \T/&+ TO PLAY AT BE+ A 
SOCIALI/1 N[ !RE IS MORE FAME BY %[+ FASCI/ T5D5CIES4 ,!RE 
IS NO LIKELIHOOD ?AT HE WILL BECOME A ,CALI=NIA ,HITL]1 AS HE IS 
SEEK+ ADV]TISEM5T - NOT P[]4 ,HE FILLS ! SPACE BETWE5 ! REAL 
ACTS 9 ?IS HI/ORICAL DRAMA1 & :5 ! SOCIAL =CES BEG9 TO 
MOVE1 HE WILL PROBABLY BE DISPOS$ ( 9 %ORT ORD] BY ! REAL 
,FASCI/S OR PU%$ ASIDE BY A REVOLUTION>Y ,PROLET>IAT4 ,! FUTURE 
WILL NOT BE DET]M9$ BY FREAKS ( HIS SIZE1 BUT WILL BE DET]M9$ BY 
! SOCIAL /RUGGLE = P[]4 

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