Arizona sun., 1947-10-17
Sounds Warning
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of my people, in these United
States. What has happened to us
can happen to you. Thought con-
troll B"-the gag-the dirty hand
is about to be applied to the mouth
of the American nation. Think of
it. A nation of Uncle Toms. The
new stereotype for the children of
the real democratic nations of the
world to pity, because they will see
the pain behind the ever obedient
eyes. Perhaps your eyes. 80
The President of the United
States has issued loyalty pledge.
Loyalty to whom? To the people
I question. this. So the Committee
on un-American Activities whose
record of bigotry is infamous? This
1 do not question.
To be loyal one must speak only
words that please the Rankins and
the Thomas's, and have only the
thoughts they agree with. Or else.
And there is an "or else" It means
guilty without trial. It means gull
ty without knowing the charge. 1t
means terror.
At this moment on paper it only
applies to government employees.
How does it affect others? Will its
strength dissipate with distance
from the very white house? Will it
effect our music, our work?
Here's a straw in the wind.
personally don't like war, per-
haps because I don't like killing.
wrote a song, Get Aboard the
Peace Train" To quote "a line:
you've found war an awful past
time, let's make sure it's the last
time" George Sokolsky, Hearst
columnist printed the lyrics and
commented ia perfect example
of Communist propaganda" Peace
Communist propaganda. No COM
ment.
Will the George Skolskys and the
Westbrook Peglers- the Pegler
who said that '1ynching is as Anne
rican as an ice-cream soda" be for
titled by the Truman edict? Will
fighting for a decent land and be-
ing against race or religious preju-
dice be subversive? 1t already is.
Rankin has accused every organl-
zation in the country which mill
tantly fights race prejudice as be-
ing a Communist front.
POSITIVE ACTION
But we can stop this. Positive
action must be taken by those who
believe we've had enough of this
thought controlled prejudice.
I offer for your consideration:
To combat Thought control Az
Taxes are paid by millions OF
Americans now being treated as
second class citizens. I propose
that legislation be enacted which
would make it unconstitutional for
any state receiving federal funds
or any institution receiving federal
funds to discriminate, this to in
clude specifically colleges and uni
versities.
The minorities are part of the
labor movement and have always
solidly supported them. propose
that jimcrowd unions be abolished.
It is an axiom that when people
work side by side, fears and preju-
dices depart. I propose that a fed
eral FEPC bill be enacted.
It is my belief that thought con-
troll has already accomplished
much evil. I propose that those
who hate prejudice, hats is active
ly. That they consciously consider
their own creative work to elimin-
ate all trace of it. That they help
themselves by realizing that dis
elimination affects all and that
they patronize no establishment
that is anti-Negro, anti-Jewish,
anti-Mexican, anti-American.
AS for Thought control B."
I propose the immediate abolish
ing of the un-American committee,
the we'll spring of reaction in our
administration.
I propose that pressure be put
on the President to withdraw his
so-called loyalty edict.
These notes I have read are not