Evening star., 1945-07-05
Fanatics and Nazis
Still Spreading Hate,
Justice Murphy Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Associate Justice Murphy of the
Supreme Court declared yesterday in
a Fourth of July address in Holly
wood, Calf, that "Nazis and Fascist
agents have united with American
fanatics in planting and spreading
the germ of racial, cultural and
religious hatred"
Declaring Americans must become
alert to the symptoms of moral de-
cay, Justice Murphy told throng
in the Hollywood Bowl that we
must recognize as centers of infec-
ton those who espouse even any
one of these attitudes:
1.-THE exaltation fof any race, or
nationality, as superior to all others;
The claim of special monopoly rights
or privileges for favored group on
the basis of birth and blood, rather
than merit, and the denial Of the
right of minority groups to compete
in any way with the privileged
groups"
Truman Support Inspiring.
Postmaster General Hannegan
told a Truman day" crowd in
Gainesville, Ga, yesterday that the
manner in which this country had
united behind President Truman
was "a truly heartening and in
spring omen for our Nations
future"
Mr.. Hannegan, also Democratic
National Committee chairman,
represented the President at the
celebration arranged as a tribute to
Mr.. Truman and the national ad-
ministration.
He declared the United States
and the United Nations must con-
tinue their wartime unity to meet
the peacetime challenges of a last
ing peace and full employment.
"All our differing and diverse
groups have united to meet and
surmount the challenges of wal"
Mr.. flanagan said. under the
leadership of President Truman, I
am confident they will, with equal
vigor and resolution, meet and sur
mount the challenges of peace.
Paine Given Citizenship.
Another Fourth of July celebra-
ton, in New Rochelle, N. Y, saw
Thomas Paine, Englsh-bon writer
and arch-patriot of the American
Revolution, restored to the Ameri-
can citizenship which that COM
munity denied him 139 years ago.
Before Paine's statue, Mayor
Stanley w. Church proclaimed New
Rochelle's action in forbidding the
author of Common Sense" and
THE Crisis" to vote in local elec-
ton was "a grave injustice" He
was not permitted to vote on the
grounds that he was not a citizen.
In Vicksburg, Miss, self-styled
"damyankee" formally welcomed the
Gibraltar of the Confederacy back
to the American tradition Of a glo-
rious July Fourth"
Held to Prejudices.
He was Maj Gen. Edward H
Brooks of Concord, N. H, command
ing officer of the 4th Service Com
mand, who said:
"It is especially significant that
I, damyankee, should be the
speaker at your first July Fourth
celebration in at least 81 years"
Vicksburg previously had not OBJ
served the holiday since the citys
fall to Federal forces July 4, 1868.
Prejudices stirred by Gen. U. S.
Grants historic siege and a Fed
eral bombardment from ships in the
Mississippi River had caused Vicks-
burg to ignore Indepe~ dence Day
celebrations until yesterday.
Rebel yells echoed throughout the
North Georgia town of Trenton yes
terday as nearly 1000 men and
women voted by show of hands to
return to the Union.
1t ended an 85-year-old legend
that the Free State of Dade"-
Dade County, ,Ga.-still remained
seeded.
Welcomed Back by President.
The history of the independent
State began in 1860 when fiery Rep
reSenCdLlVe bOp 4dJull OOAo eAAS
State Legislature if Georgia didn't
secede, Dade would. Tatum, the
story goes, actually sent secession
proclamation to Washington.
Yesterday the folks came down tc
Trenton from the hills above New
Salem, Cottons Gulch and Cooper
Heights-from the ends of the val
ley at Rising Fawn, New England
and Wildwood to vote.
A telegram from President Tru-
man was read. 1t said:
II am delighted to hear OF the
determination of Dade County Il
celebrate the glorious Fourth ol
July by returning to the Union. Tht
wheel has come to a full circle after