The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17
Walter WincheH
In Ne,u York
NOTES OF A NEWsPAPERMAN
THE politicos have tipped the1r mltt Tor III


IFS going to be reckless racism-pitting
the Poles versus the Russians-the Irish YER
Sis the British etcetera. Cutting up Eu-
ropes ouarrels to fan up ballots is what too
MANY office-seekers try 20 reddle as Gamer
icanisn.'. As the lady in State Of the Union"
observes: II thought the Poles voted in
Poland!"
Some time ago. when gang chiefs decided
to take over town in Illinois, they did 1t
bv rigging the elections. The goons went out
among the voters and gave instructions, TWO
bucks for favoring vote, punch in the
teeth for an anti. A lot of eyebrows that
went no over the gang tactics are on the
faces of the racism needlers and, whether
they like it or not, these people are more
dangeraus to the nation than the Capones
ever were.
The most diabolic anti-democratic propa-
ganda Of all is to make it appear that Amerl-
cans have only choice between communism
and fascism. Only democracy's foes pose that
problen-since they have never chosen de-
mocracy. AS a matter of fact the most glorl-
GUS thing about being an American is that
you don't have to choose either one-because
we have already picked Americanism. :.
And you can wager that most Of the people
who exist had an opportunity to choose de.
mocracy. If l had to choose between TAX
ing communism and tascism-Td choose gas.
International diplunacy remains maze Of
tragedy. The UNO has officially reprimanded
FRANCES fascist regime. That is fine But
why does the UNO allow the ArgentinaZis to
be part Of their organization? The difference
between Spain and Argentina-is the differ
ence between Feuhrer and a Duce.
The constitutional lawyers as they are
laughingly called, continue to debate the
merits Of the U. S. Supreme Courts stupid
Bund decision and its application to the Sc
dition case which the Dept of Justice has
stalled to date and secretly hopes is dis
missed. Because the prosecutors at Atty
Gen. Clark's offices don't thinl, there is much
front page space anymore in this story-since
the High Court reversed the Bund convictions.
The whole case according to the latest stall
from the Justice Dept, is supposed to depend
upon a connecting link with the Nazis.
The fact is, there are over 200, 900 connecting
links between the Nazi doctrines and those
preached by the sedition defendants Those
links are about eight feet long, three feet
wide and sig feet deep, and each contains the
body OF an American who gave his life for
this country. The next thing this reporter
expects from the Justice Dept is lawsuit
against the U. S. Marines tor damaging prop
ly IS man who has a constitutional right to
urge an American soldier to commit an act
for which the soldier would be court
martial'd and shot.
The country needed Lincoln in 1864, but the
whole world needs him even more today.
If he were alive now he would be denouncing
power politics over a microphone because he
spoke-not only TO the common people-he
spoke FOR them. And, though the centuries
change, the principles particularly OF evil>
remain the same. . Nations, like men, were
not born to live in chains.
In the 18th Century Abraham Lincoln fought
for the principle that no man had the right
to live by another mans sweat. :. In this
century he would have fought twice as hard
for the right of a man-any man-to say
what he thinks. :. From the man who speaks
in the corner drug store to the man who
bellows and barks over national radio hook
up.
The reason Is simple . To the sophisticated
diplomats of the world the common people
are only an inexhaustible supply of general
suckers. To Lincoln the average man sup
piled the deep faith and hard work which
are the backbone of civilization. . And Abra-
ham Lincoln believed that the least they were
entitled tc-was to know what was going On.
Since not even his monument is behind
closed doors you can bet that if Abe Lincoln
were alive today he would be fighting the
same fght-the fight in which he and FDR
were killed in action. While there was
breath in his body Lincoln would denounce
the dirtiest and most dangerous formula of
the goth Century: That secret diplomatic proc
ess Conducted behind closed docrs) by which
the blood sweat and tears of the common
people of 1946-is being manufactured into the
Power Politics War of 1866
If Lincoln were alive today, he very likely
would be under subpoena to appear before
that discredited Rankin Un-American commit
tee-and charged with being a subversive. {.
Because Lincoln would have dared to fight
for every mans right to make a living-no
matter the color or creed. Undoubtedly
Lincoln would be attacked on the floor Of the
Senate or House by some Bilbocb Cor some
supporter of Gerald L. K. Smith) because
Lincoln would have fought such men as
though they were rattlers. He would have
fought them for their intolerance and for be-
ing what they are.
Beyond a question of doubt Abraham
Lincoln today would be the target of some
congressional committees counsel and called
alien-minded because he believed that a
breadline in any State of the Union concerned
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