The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
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1t is my conviction that Americans bascally
conservative However, Americans with conservative views
have slept ompacenty for nearly 40 years while Communist
sympathzers and nftraors have swarmed into strategic
government agencies into sensitive industries such as com
muncationG and into educational religious other
public ORGANIZATIONS This nfitraon proceeding
at such rapid that the F B could estimate the num-
Der OF Communists in America at $4,000 The Communists
themselves have claimed 10 fellow travellers for each ded
Gated Communist.
Although reliable estimates are not available be-
cause the party cadres have tended to underground
doubleday there still many working Communists in this
country But the point is that this dedicated
tours has mad through the years impressive effect in build
ing support for that advantageous to world Com
munism Even though today they luk dmly in the back
ground the signals they send out to have directive
effect in public life
The stake in the present round of name-caling is of
course public opinion Political motivatons provide fairly
broad base Of interest In this ostng for advantage the
Socialists and Communists have led many persons believe
that those who most successfully oppose them radical
than they themselves are This the result Of some very
clever manipulation their part 1t is unique way
ing upon themselves by dscredting those who
oppose them They castigate the opposition holding
IRENE views unworthy of unbiased independent American
ctzens They aware that most Americans like to think
OF ourselves as CONSERVATIVES mdderoaders.
This variation of the fascist enemy theme that
the Communists have played and repayed many times They
have experienced some in the past by driving hard at
the STRAW man on the extreme right diverng attention
from themselves enemies Of way of life The Com
munss seems increasingly clear are seeking advantage
from the present hassle of namecang by making appear
to be battle between the extremes from the right and from
the left and which does not involve them at all.
Several prominent Americans including President Ken
needy and iceresdent Johnson well Republican leader
Richard Nixon and Dwight D. Eisenhower have recently fell
mpeed speak against the extremists Their statements
are bounced about then echoed and reechoed by lesser lights
The liberal press keeps the going by pointing the right
the chief of radicals uras and extremists The
net result that anybody opposing eXtremsm coming
the left IS characterized cackpot unworthy of serious
consideration This is serious misudgmen which aids the
Communist conspiracy.
Perhaps the most amazing development is that through
clever manipulation the liberals making appear that
the real cUpritS the conservatives On the process
dentay, they would like ruin the conservative and
discred basic political philosophy Some our leaders
have along with this point of view in their public state
ments blaming conservatives for whaevers wrong and try
ing to make them radicals Our world labels get
ting filled with peculiar contradictions!