The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-30
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
ABETTING COMMUNISM

Great surprise is felt throughout the country
that congress takes no notice of the spread and
increasing boldness of Communist propaganda in
our midst.
The exposure of these sinister activities, made
by the Hearst papers recently should have resolved
any doubts the most skeptical entertained as to
the reality of this menace. For nearly two weeks
these articles appeared daily. They were packed
with facts, names, dates, literal quotation from
circulars and letters-all of which had been care
fully verified before publication.
The articles produced profound impression
throughout the country, reflected in letters from
readers, editorial comments and otherwise.
We called upon congress to launch a systematic
investigation and to do it without delay. We re-
minded congress that publicity is the great safe
guard of the people against furtive and secret
danger Of this type, and stated-what everybody
knows and concedes-that an Investigation, backed
by adequate power to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of evidence, is the
first step in curbing activities so destructive and
vicious.
There are numerous journals circulating freely,
without regulation supervision, which are openly
seditious in character and purpose Most of, them
are subsidized from mysterious and alien centers
of enmty to the United States.
But perhaps more dangerous and subtle is the
Communist propaganda which is being carried on
in our schools. .ln - '."Ee a.1 't.'. -"'
As we said in an editorial appearing in these
columns recently: "" '.."
Large centers of the youth of America instead
of being instructed truthfully in the history and
aims of their country, are taught to hate their
country, to foent disorder, to pray for the over
throw of the government and to apply in their lives
and contacts, as they grow to maturity and take
their place as citizens the technique of revolution
imported into this country from lands where COM
munism has accomplished its purpose of overthrow
ing all existing authority"
Added point was given to this warning last Sat-
urday in speech made in Detroit by Former JUS
tice George N. Clark, of the Michigan Supreme
court He declared that 80 per cent of the profess
sors in the United States are teaching Communism
to their pupils.
This is appalling! 1t cannot be ignored!
The training of American youth cannot be in
trusted to PROFESSIONAL crack-pots of this type
They are veritable disease germs. They must be
rooted out
Is it possible that congress is insensible to a
danger, so abundantly shown, and to its duty il
the premises? ..
When duty of so high and imperative a char
acter camors for performance, We to be re-
called with asinine performances like the Bulwinkle
investigation of Professor Wirt-a transparent
piece of cheap politics designed to discredit an
American citizen who had merely put his finger on
one of the administrations weak spots and stated,
simply and moderately, fact which high admin
stration officials have been for months proclaim
ing insolently and defiantly?
Let congress realize that in this investigation
it made monkey of itself-not of DR.. Writ as it
intended.
Let it be content to exercise its constitutional
powers by serving the people and not by oppress-
ing them.
And one of it's prime duties-immedat and
pressing-is to investigate to the core this vicious
Communist propaganda, which greets one at every
turn and in every variety of artful guise- The
Washington, D. c., Herald