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Show Why Argue? CP- I By GEORGE S.BENSON iX jB E President of Harding College (1 V J yiS Segrcy.Arkansa, jjtg(l(l LJkA 1 t'l 1 EVER since V-J Day, which most Americans look upon as the end of World War II, we have all recognized rec-ognized a high clamor of communistic commu-nistic propaganda. With sound reasoning, a great many well-meaning well-meaning peopla have tried to oppose op-pose it on the street corners, to no avail. It is like arguing with a headline in yesterday's newspaper. news-paper. To be really effective, our opposition must go much deeper. There are not many things that I like less or fear more than concentration con-centration of political power, government gov-ernment by men rather than by law, and official favoritism for individuals and cliques; and I'm not alone. I am convinced that an overwhelming majority of Americans feel the same way. Consequently I hope these few remarks may improve the measure meas-ure of protection for us all. Futile WORDY arguments Words never contribute much to the world's progress or to any people's store of knowledge. knowl-edge. In fact, taking a stand in opposition to another man's harangue serves without fail to dignify the harangue and call attention at-tention to it. Debating a false philosophy always helps it and, unless opposition is well handled, there's danger of it's giving more help than hindrance. Promotions, good and evil, ride on the wings of news, and news is necessary. Publishers, columnists column-ists and radio commentators, who chronicle real happenings day by day, perform an essential public service. Don't blame them. When news is poisoned, the job is done by those who make news, not those who tell it. Let us know the truth because the truth wil) make us free. Made JOURNALISTS tell me News that news articles deserve de-serve prominence in proportion pro-portion to the number of people interested. Thus persons in positions posi-tions of power make news because be-cause a lot of people are interested inter-ested in what these men say and do. If rulings they decree or opinions they express seem socialistic, so-cialistic, there's nothing honorable honor-able for news men to do but tell the people. It's their country. Radical propaganda undoubtedly undoubted-ly does this nation damage. I believe a big majority of Americans Ameri-cans are wholesome people, love their country and understand what makes it the world's best place to live and most influential power. Just the same, poisoned news gains converts. And so long as men in power wish to gain more power, the campaign for collectivism will go on. At its source is the best place to quiet the voice of socialist promotion. pro-motion. Appointed "rulers" who hanker to boss the schools, control con-trol hospitals, limit production and eternally fix prices belong where their every word and deed does not make news; out of power. Stop the flow of public revenue into their hands. This will start solving immediately the problem of collectivist propaganda. |
