Show I p Prevailing rev a i I i n g Opinions Comment of f the American n Press It If Can H Happen pp n Here Seattle is miles from Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow b but t the radical destroyers of liberty are as active there as In the world capital of ot communism Seattle Is miles from Madrid Ma Ma- but the forces which seek her subjugation are the same wh whose se domination of once free institutions has plunged unhappy Spain into the bloodiest civil war in three quarters of a century Seattle Is 1200 miles from Los Angeles but the shadow of her shame chame and humiliation lies lie athwart our doorstep But for the unconquerable courage courage courage cour cour- age and determination of ot a generation generation gener gener- atlon now passing the plight of Seattle would long ago have been our ours Today thanks to the in in- in Indifference difference and born of years of peace and safety it St is closer to us than It has ever been The silencing of the Seattle Post by a. a a mob of radical racketeers is no casual isolated Incident nt unlikely of repe repe- elsewhere or against other interests It can happen any any- where that the same Sl lawless elements ele ele- meats ments that control Seattle gain ascendancy It Is Li symptomatic of a condition long insidiously growing under the fostering encouragement en encouragement en- en encouragement of acquiescent po po- po politically minded authorities and Astigmatic communities Domination Domination Domina Domina- tion and dictatorship over free enterprise of whatever character Is the goal of radical unionism everywhere the silencing by force of any opposition to Itself or 01 to its allies aIlles Is its accepted strategy Los Las Angeles Times Propaganda The country is 15 being being- flooded with political propaganda All AU parties are ae involved Their methods meth meth- are different but their purpose purpose pur pur- pose Is the same They make tall i statements some Including deliberate erate crate misrepresentation of the truth which they expect the voters voter to accept as gospel Some of the propaganda frankly implies im hn- im- im plies that the voters voter's choice can be determined for him by bluntly telling him how to vote without giving any reason Most of It however is an exaggerated pr presentation presentation pres pres- s- s of ot one side aide of the argument argument 1 ment or a violent personal att attack at at- at- at t tack ck usually circulated through one one of the professional rumor rumor- spreading agencies designed to I undermine personal confidence in Jn inthe Inthe the candidate The difference between propaganda ganda sanda and is that argument propaganda propaganda prop prop- is planned to mislead the voter or to win him hint by misleading app appeals als while argument uses the fa I Ithe only facts t from the record and assembles them with skill to lead to a desired con con- elusion The appeal to reason does not necessarily call for a recitation of the opposition evIdence evi evI- dence and a review of the opposition opposE opposE- tion argument That Is the business business busi bust ness fleas of the opposition And the failure does not class the argument argument ment merit as propaganda As long as the argument relies relieS- on tion that it t is justified The con conclusion lusion may not zot appeal to the voter but at least he had the information on which to reach a conclusion of his own oIls olis News Democracy in the States Stales To oro say that democracy holds the fort in America is an under under- understatement statement Democracy is not even challenged challenged effectively effectively in America The presidential campaign campaign campaign cam cam- is running true to form The major offensives In full swing The platform is free to any c who can hire a hall hail Tire The radio is accessible to any candIdate can can- who can pay the fee The press functions as usual What Is 13 more Interesting and Instructive about 80 per cent of the newspapers of the United States outside of the south are fighting more or less vigorously the reelection of the head of the government Some of these numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu anti antl newspapers newspapers news news- papers Indulge In exaggeration or misrepresentation beyond any standard of decent partisan ethics While there is nothing new In that that for for such Is Js the American way way the the fact of ot the freedom of the pr press 8 is established beyond any possible dispute If Roosevelt is a dictator the dictatorship has a queer way of letting the critics exercise openly all their arts of publican disparagement Springfield Republican Re Re- II |