Evening star., 1947-05-09

to our imported citizens that they seem
to feel the only way they can prove
their loyalty to America is by being
intolerant of any but rightist propa-
ganda. e. J. ELLIS.
To the Editor Of The Star:
wish to highly commend the four
Western High School seniors who
walked out on the communistic talk
by Mrs. Lewis. They deserve big
hand from the rest of the teen-agers
who have long had to take the brunt
OF peoples comments for their lack Of
sense and responsibility.
These students have proved to the
public that we teen-agers have minds
OF our own and use our right to express
our comments.
salute them for recognizing what
they knew to be wrong-and doing
something about It'll
PAULA SUE BURNS,
High School Senior, 16.
To the Editor of The Star:
at Western High School Is the Gaping
climax to the hysterical wave Of frenzy
that sweeps the country whenever the
word communism" Is mentioned. It
Is fact that many high school students
do not even know what the word
communism" means and would be sur
prised to learn that 1t is nothing more
than a kind of economic system. They
have been taught to hate the word
and do not even know what it stands
for. superintendent Corning's recent
declaration that all high school speakers
must be cleared through him from now
on is one of the narrowest courses
he could have taken.
People OF America, don't we realize
that ignorance is not the answer? We
can't make a situation better by stop
ping 1t up, clothing 1t with a mask of
ignorance and hiding the facts. Let
the people of America know what COM
munism is. Let us know Russia from
the inside, as We would have Russia
know us, so we can understand why
we are capitalists and why we stand
for what we do. Let's stop being
medieval
No situation can be conquered by
running away from it and covering 1t
up in fear. 1t must be faced squarely.
If high schools are as liberal and pro-
gressiye today as they claim to be, the
Russian speaker would have been
listened to with respect and tolerance.
Then afterward speakers would have
been invited to talk to the students
on the American economic system and
explain the principles OF capitalism.
There would have been sensible panel
discussions and the students would have
learned great deal.
Why is 1t that We try to hide COM
munism so? E. P.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Three cheers for the young Western
High School students who walked out
Of classroom where foreign-born
lecturer appeared to represent American
institutions as inferior to those Of q
foreign country.
Perhaps their elders would do we'll
to emulate their patriotism and stop
this endless tapping up OF foreign
propaganda.
It was a welcome incident after the
nauseating sight Of American officers
and soldiers In New York marching in
United States uniform In a Communist
Nav Day parade. ], JEWELL.
To the Editor Of the star:
Perhaps the least publicity given the
recent incident concerning the behavior
OF certain pupils, the better it would be;
however, cannot help but comment on,
not the cause for this defiant behavior,
but the method used. It is the same
method which was used by fanatics and
radicals In Italy at the time of Mus
solini's execution. We cannot tolerate
mob violence in our country, regardless
whether the cause might seem right or
wrong to the individuals.
Citizens, from small children up, must
learn to accept theories and principles
Of governments Of all countries In our
modern age. Not to be able to do this
Is merely being bigot. Surely every
country has some good policies govern
ing them. Perhaps If we could compile
them all we could finally get very salts
factory government through a world
court. whereby all countries would bene-
fit. But we must all have patience and
not force any issues merely because we
iry11{ r1r
and political desires. This is done the
world over. Not to accept or admit such
facts Is like the mother who always sees
the perfect child In her own family, but
never any in her neighbor's family.
Children who incite mob violence by
defiance, whether right or wrong at the
moment, are Of the same caliber as
communistic leaders. for are they not
following their idea--force? Voicing
disapproval OF some laws In your own
country does not necessarily give any
one the right to call such persons COM
munistic, for very often that is how
governments are improved. but when
we use communistic passions and
hatreds, we are as bad as they are.
r. W. KAUCHER.
To the Editor of The Star:
Let's stop our hypocrisy and repeal
the Constitution. Freedom Of this and
that seems to be out of date. We pride
ourselves on being educated and thus
broadminded and liberal, but Just men
ton the word Russia" and hysteria
sweeps the land. have my suspicious
as TO where all this propaganda orig
mates and why, but am not going
into that. However, the American polit-