The Lincoln times., 1955-03-03
TWO ANTI-ANTlS,
cOLORS ARE
BRAVELY FLYING


committees, and particularly COM
mittees looking into Communism
in and out of government, such
left-Wing zealots as columnist
Drew Pearson and radio-TV COM
mentator Edward R. MurroW have
usually found themselves on the
side of Communists, fellow trav-
elers and Incorporate liberals.
According to them, CongresSion-
al investigating committees look
ing into Communism have been,
and must inevitably be, guilty of
everything from un-American-
ism and the violation of human
rights to just plain bullying.
Prior to the appearance of Sen.
Joseph Mccarthy on the political
scene, these liberals" concealed to
some extent where their sympa-
5hies lay. Mccarthy, with his
strong right-wing demagoguery,
gave them an excuse to open up
and express themselves.
Pearson has long been sniping
way at anti Communists, but
taking care not to let his colors
sly too brayely. MurrOw. long re-
garded as an unbiased neWScaster,
cast straight newscasting aside for
the first time in "See 1t Now
TV broadcast last year, unlim-
oered his editorial guns on Sen.
Mccarthy, and h a S ever after
found himself publicly supporting
left wingerS and other persons
whose political views are alien to
our form of government. There
can now be no doubt where MeSSrs.
Murrow and Pearson stand.
Last week Pearson, in his "Mer.
ry-Go-Round," gave the nation to
understand that Sen. Mccarthy
has reached the end of his tether.
He told his readers the press Gre
ated the formidable Joe Mccarthy.
and that now, to quote the "hber-
al" Sen. Humphrey of Minnesota,
THE press giveth and the press
taketh away. Blessed be the name
of the press" Pearson's cup ran
over.
Last week columnist George So
kolsky wrote that Mr.. Murrow, to
quote Variety" sis in the midst
of wrapping up a deal" to show an
extended version of (his) inter-
view with J. Robert Oppenheimer
to be shown as theatrical exhibi-
ton in the United Kingdom.
Oppenheimer is the atomic ply
sicist who helped make our first
atomic bomb, and then last year
was barred from top atomic secrets
because of his pro-Communist ac-
tivities and inclinations.
In addition to the United King
1om showing, an hour edition of
the Oppenheimer interview is be-
ing made available, through the
Fund for the Republic, for distri-
button to colleges and universities.
The Fund for the Republic is an
adjunct of the Ford Foundation
which gave it SIS million of tax
free money-in other words, mon
ey that is made possible to a great
extent by the American peoples
tax dollars.
Mr. SokolSky points out that
Murrow'S interview with Open
heimer is not a straight interview,
but one packed with propaganda
in Oppenheimer's favor. Thanks
to the Ford Foundation, which
insists on subsidizing social ex-
oeriments against the will of a
majority of the people who sup
BORT it, this propaganda film, de-
signed to make Oppenheimer a
nero instead of the pro-Commun-
ist that he is. will be shown to tens
of thousands of impressionable
college students in this country.
The Communists of the world
should not want two better work.
arS than MeSsrs. Pearson n d
Murrow. Now we begin to under
stand why these two have always
been vigorously opposed to Con-
gressional investigations int O
Communism. The American peo-
pie, we believe, are about to catch
up with these propagandists who,
with their right hands, preach
about individual rights, and with
their left hands boost persons and
an theology which would quickly
destroy those rights.
Pearson may one day find that
it isn't the press which "giveth
and taketh away" but the Ameri-
can people. Likewise Mr.. Murrow.
Mooresville Tribune.