Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-22
What's
New?
By
Edward Duck
With The 18th
Regt. in
Germany
GERMANY-May Is

almost any subject. Not all of
these opinions are correct.
They couldn't be- because few
peoples views coincide in
each and every particular.
Your best friend, for ex-
emple, if he is piano
student, would rather hear
Chopin or Bach than eat a
turkey dinner, whereas you,
yourself, might prefer Duke
Ellington or Artie Show
or more likely still, you'd take
the turkey dinner.
Tastes are matters of opin-
ion, governed by the personal
characteristics of the indi-
vidual, his whims and fancies,
his education and environ
ment.
FUNDAMENTALS
But fundamental principles
of philosophy-of right and
wrong-things like the guar
antee of personal liberty, the
safeguarding of human rights
as well as property rights, the
upholding of the dignity of
the individual, do not come
and go nor change with the
times.
There are times when So
cially conscious people won
der who is liberal and who is
not-and by liberal ! mean
unselfishly and wholeheart-
edly interested in the eco
nomic and social advancement
of ones fellowmen, tolerant
of his views, and eager to
spread the truth.
Most of us are searching
for the truth. Why we do not
find it easily is understand
able. The fault can be laid at
the doorstep of our educators,
including the educators who
influence our minds through
the various advertising media
and other institutions of propa-
ganda.
Why did the motion picture
industry cancel much of the
buildup and ballyhoo in con-
nection with a picture called
"The Devil and Miss Jones" a
few year ago, after Jean
Arthur has been cast in role
that would equal her per-
formance in "Mr. Deeds Goes
to Town" The picture was
too favorable toward union
organization of department
stores employees, and the
moguls of that business regis
tered their complaints shortly
after the film was first re-
leased.
HUSH!
Why did the nations thea
ters put the kibosh on pub
licity for "Citizen Kane" the
spectacular Orson Welles pro-
duction? The film was too
true in biographing the life
of William Randolph Hearst. 1t
struck hard and hit the mark,
hence the silent treatment.
More than one syndicated
news columnist and editorial
writer had had his or her col
umn removed from the daily
papers in various parts of the
nation because of a refusal
to be anti-Administrtion.
Discrimination has been so
flagrant in the past in regard
to the distribution of radio
time and censorship of script
that Chairman Fly of the FEC
was kept busy as one-armed
paperhanger with the hives,
investigating mp ints
against the stations and net
works.
High school and college ed
ucation has a long way to go
before it can be called liberal,
excepting for very rare in
stances.
Truth isn't too difficult to
find if a person is really inter-
ested in locating it. Great
strides are to be made in these
days just ahead of us, if we
are willing to work together,
learn together, and act to-
gether for our mutual welfare
and for the welfare of the gen.
erat onS to come-our chill
dren and grandchildren.
THE TRUTH
l do not say, Follow me,
for / am right and all others
are wrong" Rather I say,
''Will you join me in follow
ing men who believe in the
things that you and and the
leaders of your organization
believe in, so that we may at
tain happiness and security
and establish it firmly for
many others yet unborn?"
Let us join with those who
have selfishly and bravely
fought for the cause of liber-
alism.
Fundamental truths are un-