Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-01-11
THE COMMON DEFENSE
by Rev. William c. Kernon
THREE WAYS ONE GOOD, TWO BAD

Beginning early in January Freedom House in New
York will launch on educational eompoign to help Ameri
cans recognize the otoItoron left and right end to
Guide them toward vqiiont center devoted to the ideo
of freedom.
Freedom House points out that the left ore the
communists and feIowtroyel who set up innocent
sounding organizations trops for minority groups, and
bore from within established democratic political and Ia
Dor organizations They seek shield of responsibility by
ossociotno themselves with unsuspectng liberals. They
have their Spokesman the Dir, the public ploform IN
the newspapers They treess resourcefu and crafty
They clever in conceong the truth that communism
Fundamentally wrong principle and Proctce for any
country that it is intoIeroble for America When you
corner the communists and coll them by their right nome
you are coIIed freebooter" and "foscst" The COM
nunst road leads to chaos and desPotsm
Freedom House points out that the right is on
other form of totoltoronsm fovoed by foscsts They
too use American slogans they organize apparently nnO-
cent RELIGIOUS and patriotic" fronts and seek to
cote with their cause the of wel-known Ameri-
cons
When Hitler threatened to conquer the world the
American foscsts pocent and undisturbed They
become transmission belts for Nozi agents and mouth
pieces for GoebbeIs propaganda Using the appeal to
patriotism clook they coter to those who claim no
tono superiority; they foster ontogonsm against mlnor
ties they develop tensions among national groups and be-
tween copito and labor They employ ontSemitism for
the purpose Of gathering following by whose strength
they hope to obtain potcot power. When you corner
the foscists and call them by their right you call
ed Communist The foscist road leads to human de-
qrodotion and slavery
Freedom House points out that there is third road
the road of democracy and one world Along this brood
center road travel the people who aspire to genuinely
democratic world They know that freedom connot exist
in totoorion stote, whether it be ruled by
by Iowess groups who contemptuousy ignore the noen
obIe rights of Others They know that in order to have
more perfect democracy low enforcement agencies must
be overhouIed to oboish ynchings poll taxes must for
ever be bonished and all must have equoly OF OPP
poruny In the hearts and minds of these democratic
Americans there no for prejudice against other
human beings because of differences in race, religion,
national origin They the nhertors of the liberal
American tradition They spurn the paths of reaction to
advance the Of progress under law" They pre-
poed to defend their foh and the liberty of US all They
are Americas center To overcome communism and fos
csm to reach true American goals need this center
devoted to democratic ideals with feNent drive and
sourcefuIness
How much we need it -ond why will be told much
more fully by Freedom House in advertisements in The
New York Times Herod- Tribune, and Post Jonuoy T.
The full text Of these ads mats may be had simply
by writing to Freedom House, 20 West 10th Street. New
York City