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Show FORWARD MARCH By H. S. Sims, Jr. nniNiitMKinii'iLiNiii ii iiiihiiiuhiiiiihhiiiihiiiiiiuiiiihhiiiiijiii THE "BRASSHATS" TECHNIQUE . . . Recently, Senator Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina, became fed up with the use of the pharse, "brass hats" by columnists and radio commentators, in reference to men who "conducted us successfully suc-cessfully through the greatest of wars," bringing our "young men through with a minimun of losses and a maximum of glory." We have commented before upon up-on the strange paradox in this country where the generals and admirals, mostly graduates of the war and naval colleges, found themselves, after the war, on the defensive as irresponsible individuals individ-uals attacked their competence, motives and patriotism. Through the press and on the air they were assailed and derided as "brass hats." This strikes Senator Bailey as a "shameful thing" and leads the Atlanta Journal to refer to the "demagogues of the press and wave lengths" who, for "their own selfish purposes . . . foment a spirit of rebellion among our young men and ... a feeling of distrust among the elders." "The easiest path to popularity for a columnist or a commentator is to arouse class prejudices latent among people or to incite and foment fo-ment the prejudice that have already al-ready arisen. The formula is the same as that which has been so successfully used by the blatherskites blather-skites of politics," concludes the Journal, remarking that the phrase "brass hats" is usually uttered "with a sneer by someone who knows very little of the matter mat-ter about which he is talking but seeks to stir up resentment or to aggravate suspicion." JINN AH TALKS OF BLOODSHED . . . The British government is sending send-ing another commission to India, in an effort to solve the vexatious problems connected with demands for independence, and Prime Minister Min-ister Attlee has declared that Britain cannot "allow a minority to place a veto on the advance of a majority." This statement sets off Mohani-i Mohani-i med Ala Jinnah. nresirtpnf nf to Moslem League which asserts that it speaks for 90 million Moslems. The League wants Pakistan, a group of states in northwest India, In-dia, organized as a separate country, coun-try, in which Moslems would exercise ex-ercise control. It insists that the Moslems cannot tolerate Hindu rule and that they cannot expect equal advantages if the Hindus, who make up the majority of the Indian population, take over by majority vote. Mr. Jinnah does not hesitate to .talk about bloodshed. He intimates inti-mates that, in his opinion, the British government is yielding to threats from the Hindu leaders and intimates the mission will act on the basis of who can shed the most blood. He asserts that the Moslems can and will play a part "if driven to desperation, that will ibring about real civil war." |