Evening star., 1950-09-05

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of the blessings and opportunities
of liberty. will repudiate commu--
nism and tear its dictators from
their positions of power.
Free Labor Superior.
They know that free labor and
MANAGEMENT consistently outpro-
duce communism in the material
things that humans need and
want, and hold out a superior
appeal to mans spiritual aspira-
tions. They know that, for the
mass of humanity. America has
come to symbolic freedom. op-
portunity, human happiness.
They have q mortal fear that this
knowledge will penetrate eventu-
ally to their own people and
others in the world.
Communistic aggression. in
spired by fear, carries with it
the venom of those who feel
themselves to be inferior. This
accounts for the depth OF their
thirst for power.
To destroy human liberty and
to control the world, the Commu-
nistS use every conceivable
weapon: subversion, bribery, cor
ruption, military attack. OF all
these, none is more insidious
than propaganda. Spurred by
this threat to our very existence,
II speak tonight as another pri-
vate citizen. not as an officer OF
tthe Army, about the Crusade for
Freedom.
Big Truth VS.. Big Lie.
This crusade is a campaign
sponsored by private American
citizens to fight the big lie with
the big truth. 1t is a program
that has been hailed by President
Truman, and all others who have
heard of it, as an essential step
in getting the case for freedom
heard by the. worlds multitudes.
Powerful Communist radio sta
tlons necessarily tell the world
that we Americans are physically
soft and morally corrupt; that we
ATE disunited and confused; that
we are selfish and cowardly; that
we have nothing to offer the world
but Imperialism and exploitation.
To combat these broadcasts the
Government has established a
radio program called the Voice OF
America, which has brilliantly
served the cause of freedom. But
the Communist stations overpower
1t and outfiank it with a daily
coverage that neglects no wave
length or dialect, no prejudice or
local aspiration, weaving a fam
tastic pattern Of lies and twisted
fact.
They confound the listener into
believing that we are warmon-
gers; that America invaded North
Korea; that a Russian invented
the airplane; that the Soviets, un-
aided, won World War II. and that
the secret police and slave camps
of communism offer humanity
brighter hope for the future than
do self government and free en-
terprise.
Need Networks Abroad.
We need poWerful radio stations
abroad. operated without Govern
ment restrictions, to tell in vivid
and convincing form about the
decency and essential fairness of
democracy. These stations must
tell of our aspirations for peace,
our hatred Of war. our support Of
the United Nations, and our con-
slant readiness to cooperate with
any and all who have these same
desires.
Only then can we counteract
the Communist deceits that are
being spread with every weather.
crop and news report.
One such private station-Radio
Free Europe-is now in operation
in Western Germany. It daily
brings a message of hope and en-
couragement to a small part Of
the masses Of Europe.
The Crusade for Freedom will
provide for the expansion Of Ra-
dio Free Europe into a network
of stations. They will be given
the simplest. clearest charter in
the world: Tell the truth" For
it Is certain that all the surface
bright, but core-rotten, promises
of communism to the needy, the
unhappy, the frustrated. the
down -trodden, cannot stand
against the proven record of de-
mocracy and its day-by-day prog
ress in the betterment of all man
kind. The tones of the Freedom
Bell. symbol Of the crusade, will
echo through vast areas now un-
der blackout.
In this battle for truth, you and
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