The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-04-12
Listen Ameyicams!
..by Dr.. George S. Benson
PRESIDENT - NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Searey. Arkansas

Above ground underground the tireess Communists
not giving their detectives in America. They still
playing for high stakes and apparently they expect to win
1t is always understood how carefully their plans laid
and how puposeiu each undertaking IS pursued The Com
have been outlined for them in Moscow and if
vgant they will be having some successes here and there
For example, might think because of the current
of conservatism college campuses Of the nation that
Communism the would be lost and dying cause
Not according Carha d. DeLoach, assistant director
of the FB He told group of lawyers and onal
St Louis recently in meeting sponsored by the American
Bar Association that the Communist Party in the United
States is stepping up its nationwide campaign to influence
students.
Party funconaries he said have been making speeches
at colleges the country in recent months The Con-
munists have increasingly ambitious in their designs
upon youth Mr. DeLoach told the lawyers. An OF the
Party known the Progressive Youth Organization Com
mee set about - months ago in order to pave the
way greater Communist influence American young
people including broad segment of college Students and
its activities being watched by the FBl he said
Campus activities Of the Communists setting fast
pace in the Thties, then were renewed with vgor when
World War II ended The Communist hierarchy knows
WELL does the FB and other authorities the lnflra
ton America Just how effective these tactics in
those years in helping them penetrate American Institutions
and foothod in the government They would
like of to renew such activities and to plant persons
they count on whether actual communists or IelloW
This new organizing committee Mr. DeLoach pointed
out fills void created in 1857 when their Labor Youth
League disbnded This shifting of old organizations for
ones working through fronts with titles that are at
tractve people and campaigning for joner are al
familiar devices of the Reds The Party also is circulating
monthly newspaper called New Horizons for Youth accord
ing to Mr. DeLoach and doing without communist oe
despite its Communist control.
1t is gratifying know that the Federal Bureau OF In
vestgaon is keeping with these developments If the De
parent of Justice directed by the Presidents brother At
tonev General Robert F. Kennedy will push ahead and see
to it the enforcement authorities encouraged the
Communist Party can be controlled in this country Congress
has passed legislation to do this the highest court has
ruled against the Party and the seems clear to put
stop much Of the have had to put up WIN
from the Communist Party in the past
1t will not be enough now to expect vacuum to prevail
on the campus with regard political ideoogy American
ism must be TAUGHT We ought to begin in the first grade
teaching the basic principles of freedom that underg4d our
system and then keep at all through secondary and higher
education If would do this front groups like the Labor
Youth League and the Progressive Youth Committee would
he LAUGHED out of existence before they could get started
There would be wanting to hear speeches on our cam
1sae Nv Communist Party unctionaries fellow travellers