Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-27
UArItNG HIS COLORs DOWN.


his position because the BoishevllSi and
the student believers in Communism
have made his life wretched. Or. Hodg-
son stated in his letter Of resignation that
There has been fostered by fac
ulty and outsiders. Bolshevism.
Communism and other cults, the
practice OF which is destructive TO
American ideals and principles. I'm
signed letters have come mysteri-
ousiy to my desk. warning me
against the principle have reached;
namely. loyalty to AmcriCanism and
American Industrial life as tho
basis Of American citizenship.
The remarkable thing about this sit
uation is not that "Boshevtsm. Com
munism. and other cults" have been
nourishinE in Valparaiso University.
but that so brave and stout hearted
man as DR. HodEson should pun his
colors down. and fiee with infinite haste
10 some cIeistered haven where his soul
will not he tortured hy half-baked
the millennium ahead OF schedule.
We arc surprised that such a staunch
exponent Of 100 per cent Americanism
should have given up the ship to the
enemy so soon Surely his trust was
in God. but did he keep his powder
dry who ever heard Of a leader,
knowing his cause was right ordering
the buglcrs TO sound retreat before
shot was fred? 1t is a wcll-known
axiom that the other side Is just as
frightened and just as tired as you are
winning frequently depends upon
man having the forttude 10 last
little longer than hts opponent.
man whose mind has been trained
as Dr. Hodgson's was should have
1 been able 30 cope with the theories
4 advanced by hts less natured an6> less
/ experienced students. who know nothing
I Of The world except that which they
/ have read in story books which tell of
the coming brotherhood OF man
II is the duty Of teacher To incul-
cate in the minds Of hts followers
not only bits Of knowledge. but right
! ideas regarding life, liberty. and the
pursuit of the golden eagle. He must
( show his students that the lady on the
/ dollar. whose possession is useful In
acquiring the necessities. the comforts.
and the luxuries OF life. must be OBJ
tanned according TO the rules Of our
/ government. II some foreign agent
/ tells the students that Bolshevisn,
/ Communism, or some other ism" is a
/ better plan 1t is his bounden duty TO
! demonstrate the fallacy Of such doc
trines We would have had q greater
respect for the learned DR.. Hodgson
if he had kept his colors flying. Since
when did Americanism fee from Boil
shevism?
OF course. it must have been un-
pleasant to have unsigned letters
evidently written by some jesting fresh
man who wished TO see the doctor
squirm-coming TO ones desk. And it
was trying to have to combat those
strange ideas which those youngsters
picked up somewhere. But all duty is
hard. Is it not? No principle ever tri-
umphed over a fallacy without
struggle. Our established order of so
ciety is a principle; Bolshevism Is an
economic and a sociological fauacy.
Somebody has to combat the latter
when it sticks its ugly head up. II We
! all turn tail and run. where viii
America be, DR.. Hodgson?
Although Valparaiso University loses
it's learned, able and conscientious presi-
dent, yet that institutions loss may be
another's gain. Who knows but that
some kindergarten, where Bolshevism
is unknown. may call for the Doctors
services? Surely such a sensitive per-
son as he is should not again be sub
Jected to the influence OF naughty and
crack-brained undergraduates who are
debating the merits Of some new social
pin, guaranteed to cure the ills Of man
and beast, bird and fowl.