Show 1 I LET FREEDOM RING I ft I Freedom of of the press pres like the wards liberty and democracy have ha I been een heard so often orten by bj generations gf of Americans that they have lost alot a alot alot lot of their fire We in America do donot donot not not know anything but freedom of cress ess liberty and democracy had them for generations l When hen the newspapers of the X J States who are now I J ZaS t g National Newspaper week em- em I em-I I these sounding high-sounding words across cross their pages many readers are i apt apt to yawn over o them and pass on oni i the funnies I Its It's Its It's not that Americans do not ap appreciate appreciate ap- ap I ap-I their freedoms They appreciate appreciate appreciate ap ap- them more each day as they I Iad read read ad about the wiping out of freedom freedom free free- free I dom In all parts of the world But i at at i the same time Its It's hard for anyone any- any one otze to become emotionally aroused arouse aroused 1 over over ver something he has never never been 1 without I For comparison Imagine the excitement ex ex- excitement there would be in Germany I If i th the newspapers came out with I headlines Deadlines announcing Freedom of I the press It would cause cheering s sIn i In T the streets expressions of fear on the faces of the people would turn i to Joy and there would be he nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide celebrations I To all people freedom Is a precious precious prec prec- b ious us thing But Du it is the people who whore are re suddenly given freedom after years ears Shears of bondage who feel the iu full I force force of its meaning I g If It our freedom of the tile press was suddenly extinguished democracy y and and all an of the other freedoms it o I.- I. stands stands and for Cor would immediately disappear pear pear ear We would be left in the dark darkas 1 as to what our government was doIng dog dog do- do Ing g what was happening in foreign and what fate was in store tor Jor us us We Ve would be guided In our f Irr I I J I i thinking by rumors and lies instead of by y facts We Vo would be propagandized propagandized propagandized into doing whatever the government gov- gov government wanted us to do We would have no appeal to public opinion It Isn't a 1 pleasant picture but ItIs Itis it itis is the picture of oC most countries Inthe in inthe n the world today We Ve dont don't expect it to happen here But It can happen happen hap hap- pen here if our people continue simply simply sim sim- ply to take our freedoms for grant grant- ed The way we can prevent It Is to arm ourselves men mentally tall against any such eventuality to to be ready when any move Is made within or without without with with- out our country to curb the free press to shoot first I i I II I I I i I Ii |