The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-18
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IA AIR
LABELS
by TEX HANCOCK

GHoGL0
When you start in to put a la
bel on another person, unless you
are careful, it will end up in put
ting one upon yourself. The hab-
it of accusing and classifying a
person is a common one, especial
ly these days when people are
taking sides and lining up in diff
ferent camps.
So many persons are incapable
of allowing another a difference
of opinion without sticking a la
bel of discredit upon him. To the
fellow who wants to get into the
war while ii is on the other side
of the pond a Lindbergh or a
Wheeler is Red, Nazi, a
double-crossing so and so. No
proof is necessary. In fact no
proof is considered necessary. The
fact that the other fellows views
do not jibe with his is the proof.
Instead of reasoning that this is
free country and a fellow has a
right to his opinions an attempt
it made to smear and discredit
and label anyone who does not see
eye 10 eye.
This practice results in labelling
the man who tries to label the
other fellow. 1t marks him down
as an unreasonable, unfair and
narrow minded individual. incap-
able of tolerating an opinion diff
ferent from his own. He travels
along with such a cocksureness OF
his position that no light can fill.
ter through his skull.
Calling names doesn't make a
thing so. Call a man a liar. If
he is liar he is one whether you
say so or not. If he isn't a liar
all your calling him one doesn't
make him one-but it makes one
of you.
When the other fellow gets into
your hair and you have nothing to
offer but accusation and the label
sticks on you and its color is usu-
ally yellow.
Our isolationist group today who
want to stay out of any foreign
participation in the war are sin
cere. One may not agree with
them but the sincerity must be ad-
mitted. They may be right. We
are all travelling along on opin-
ions these days.
TAKE 1T EASY
We were told last summer, in
the presidential campaign, that
our boys would not be sent abroad
to fight and that We would not go
to war, unless attacked. But ever
since then the United States has
been going to war without being
attacked. We have been going to
war like a small boy goes swim
ming-(some small boys). First
he undresses, then walks to the
edge of the swimming hole and
stands and looks at the water.
Then he sticks in a toe, then an
other toe. Then he steps in and
slowly wades out. Knee deep.
Then he lunges in all over.
First we talked and said things
about Hitler. Then more things.
Then we offered all aid to Britain.
Britain said they didn't need any
of our men, only munitions and
supplies. Then we told Greece
and Yugoslavia to stand pat that
We We're back of them. We did
not tell them how far back we
were. Then a British General
down in East Africa said some
thing about needing men from Ov-
Ell here. OF course it meant even
tually but the time had come for
them to begin to hint in that di-
rection. Next we took over Ice
iduu. mCIc e ludtIcI VI uClCHoC
in case. Then our navy was or
dered to keep the sea lanes open.
Peacefully if possible but shoot if
necessary. And that would mean
war. Our policy, in other words,
has been to get into the war but
to take it easy, by degrees. Don't
get wet all over at once.
Mr.. Wheeler, who has done all
he could to keep us at home, says
that if we are going in (and he is
sure of it despite his opposition
the honorable thing to do is to
have Congress make a declaration