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“HILL BILLY” TALMADGE OF GA.
“Hill Billy” Talmadge, governor
of Georgia, is now the object of the
wrath of the students of the Univers
ity of Georgia, who burned him in ef
figy as a result of the dismissal of
Dean Walter Cocking of the Georgia
State Teachers College. All of which
indicates that education will in time
liquidate such political and social mon
strosities as Governor Talmadge.
Meanwhile, he gives aid and comfort to
Hitler of Germany whose conduct in
this respect is on a par with his own.
Fortunately, every important
daily paper in Geurgia has condemned
Talmadge. All of them express regret
that at this period of the history of
the State, such backwardness as Tal
madge manifests could be possible.
Georgia was the first state in the coun
try to establish a University; many of
her sons in the early years of the Re
public rendered excellent service to the
nation. The humiliation, therefore of
the enlightened elements of Georgia,
may well be imagined.
Such are the fruits of ignorance,
which are essential by-products of race
and color prejudice.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FACT AND FANCY
Too often writers and speakers
who should make use of f^cts give
fancy primacy with the result that
many are misled by them and commit
needless and costly errors as they pass
what they have received, on to others.
They write articles about things
and persons and publish them; with
out ever seeking the facts. Many tim
es they reject the truth after it is pre
sented. They make a “noise” and be
lieve that they are contributing worth
while things to the community. They
dream great dreams, which have no
relation to reality and are impossible
of fulfillment on any national theory.
Perhaps, they will some day learn the
difference between fact and fancy.
THE TENDENCY TOWARD
NATION AD SOCIALISM
National Socialism during the
past twenty years has made its great
est gains. It now is predominant in
Germany, Russia and Italy and is fast
becoming so in the United States. In
the countries first named it is all pow
erful; it has suppressed all LIBERTY
OP PERSON, property, business and
press, and even of religion as we know
it in America.
In Japan there exists an absolute
monarchy; in Germany, Russia and
Italy, absolutism through dictators;
and in the United States we have a
growing tendency toward GOVERN
MENT CONTROL of what was once a
SYSTEM OF FREE ENTERPRISE.
If the growth of government control of
business and labor continues at its
present rate for three more years, Na
tional Socialism will have gained the
ascendency over democracy in the Uni
ted States. And we will have much in
common with Germany, Russia and
Italy and Japan. We will then have
but little to argue about, save the
spoils of WAR.
It seems to us that these basic
facts explain quite clearly the wide
spread sentiment in the country a
gainst our pretended opposition to
SOCIAL IDEOLOGIES in other lands
than ours.
In Great Britain, China and the
f
United States of America, we are sup
posed to have democracies; that is,
governments which exist by and thru
the consent of the governed. Sixty
percent of the inhabitants of the Brit
ish Empire are denied . all electoral
participation in its government; seven
ty-five percent of the population of
China has no part in it, and in the Uni
ted States of America more than twen
ty percent of the population, by one de
vice or another, cannot fully particip
ate in government.
In our own land recently, we have
been reminded of THE FOUR FREE
DOMS: “FREEDOM OF SPEECH and
EXPRESSION, FREEDOM OF WOR
SHIP, FREEDOM FROM WANT and
FREEDOM FROM FEAR”. There
might have been added to these THE
RIGHT TO WORK AND THE
CHANCE TO RISE, now denied to
Americans of Color.
The tendency and development in
the United States toward National So
cialism, if continued, will destroy all
personal liberty and make the realiz
ation of the “Four Freedoms” for ever
impossible.
It is important, thererore, tor all
of us to re-examine this question in the
light of experience and practical states
manship and reality. We have the
means and the opportunity to prevent
the passing of individual liberty thru i
the process of our representative dem
ocracy. Will we do it?
‘PEACE IN OUR TIME”
After Prime Minister Chamber
lain held his historic meeting with Ad
olph Hitler about two years ago, he ex
claimed, we have achieved “PEACE
IN OUR TIME”.
He little knew that his noble wish
and sublime sentiment would shortly
be pressed into dust by marching feet
and roaring tanks. Mr. Chamberlain
lived long enough to witness the first
stages of the world holocost. Not long
afterward, he died, disillusioned and
broken hearted, because he could not
achieve “PEACE IN OUR TIME”.
Maybe, members of the British
Empire and all other men and women
who love liberty and freedom, will
make Chamberlain’s wish a reality.
“Peace in Our Time” whicn
Chamberlain thought he had won in
the Conference with Hitler, may be a
chieved after we shall have given fifty
millions in human lives and Five Hun
drc 1 Billions in Treasure.
CONGRATLLATIONS
Congratulations, Fraternities and
Sororities, upon your plan to organize
in the near future, a forum through
which you will present men and women
of letters to the Omaha public.
Such forums have been establish
ed in many cities of the country and
Omaha should not be neglected in that
regard. Besides, appetizing parties,
and teas, although serving their pur
pose, fall far short of the contribution
which can be made through the sug
gested medium.
For a long, long time, we have
been asserting that education must be
come universal if democracy is to be
come a reality in our land. Likewise,
there will never be desirable under
standing among the various racial
groups in our country without it.
The promised effort, therefore,
will aid measurably in these respects.
WHAT IS EDUCATION?
(by Ruth Taylor)
What is education? It is the e
quipping with tools of the eager mind.
The brain may be alert and active, but
it is education that gives it the abil
ity to dig out the facts, separate the
wheat from the chaff, formulate a plan
and drive ahead and carry it through.
It is education that shapes for living.
It is the driving power of the machine.
Education brings responsibility.
We can forgive igriorance, but not in
dolence, lack of knowledge, but not the
misuse of training. One reason the
feeling against the Germans runs high
er than that against any other group is
because better was hoped from them.
Excuses that might have been offered
for backward countries could not be
accepted from or for them.
We need to return to the lessons
taught in the old copy books. “Honesty
is the best policy.” “Kind hearts are
more coronets.” “A stitch in time sav
es nine.” And so on. In trying to
show consideration for the children of
today, we have given them everything
—except the basic knowledge that ev
erything has to be earned, and that
you can’t draft-dodge life.
The children of today must be
prepared for self-government. They
must be taught self-control, the habit
of work and of calm judgement, c-o
that they will not be swayed by dem
agogues preaching prejudice, first in
the form of an alibi for failure, and
second in a crusade of avaricious hat
red.
There has been much discussion
about the teachers in whose hands ed
ucation lies. Words have flown hot
and fast. Opposing groups have
shrieked “red” or “reactionary” at
each other. We want no fanatical tea
chers for our young—either red or re
actionary. We do want teachers who
teach youth not WHAT to think but
HOW to think. We want teachers who
can awaken the will to learn without
which we are automatons, fit fodder
for a dictator.
The best defense we can have in
these United States is a physically
strong, healthy minded, well educated,
intelligently coordinated citizenry. The
only way to achieve that end is by be
ginning to train them when they are
children. We must educate for living.
PRIORITIES FOR RETAILING
The National Association of Food
Chainjs recently sent a letter to high
OPM officials which involves an issue
of tremendous importance to all kinds
of retailers, independent as well as the
chain, and to the consumers of Amer
ica.
“The food industry faces a critic
al problem,” the letter declares. “The
need for replacement, maintenance and
repair equipment an supplies is urgent
Difficulty and delays in obtaining
needed materials and supplies must be
overcome soon if a breakdown in the
orderly distribution of food is to be
avoided.
“Food distributors essentially op
erate on limited buying capital, buy
ing equipment and supplies only ns
needed. Surplus equipment and mat
erial, therefore, are not usually avail
able and prompt supplying of needs
for maintenance and repairs is neces
sary.
“Typical of the products now ur
gently needed for warehouses and
stores are: Refrigeration equipment,
electric lift trucks, small motors, cork
insulation, electric wiring, butcher pa
per,’bags, scales, slicing machines. It
will be evident that equipment and
supplies of this nature are essential to
orderly distribution.
The retail industry is fully awake
to the demands of the defense program
and knows that strict priorities are un
avoidable if a gigantic military estab
lishment is to be swiftly built. At the
same time, the welfare of 130,000,000
American consumers demands that re
tail merchandising, in all its forms, be
given the supplies which are necessary
to efficient operation. Certainly, the
retailers’ needs can be met without
slowing or imperiling defense. This is
a problem of immediate moment. It
must be solved if a potentially serious
breakdown in the intricate retail dis
tribution system is to be avoided.
ANNA LOUISE STRONG
(Author: “My Native Land”)
(by William Henry Huff for ANP)
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With fearless pen and fertile brain
She gave the world a mighty book;
“My Native Land”, hear me again,
Should be in every reader’s nook.
It tells in graphic style, the truth —
That which makes men and nations
free;
It should be read by every youth
Who thinks in terms of liberty.
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That book has stirred the slaver’s
wrath
As all progressive efforts do
And what will be the aftermath?
The wise will follow through,
just watch the winds which way they
blow
When thinkers pure are criticized.
Ah, Anna Strong, like Harriet Stowe,
Will surely be immortalized.
THIS PUZZLES ME
(by Langston Hughes for ANP)
They think we’re simple children;
Watermelon in the sun,,
Shooting dice and shouting,
Always having fun.
They think we’re simple children,
Grown up never be—
But other simple children
Seem simpler than we.
Other simple children
Play with bombs for toys,
Kill and slaughter every day,
Make a frightful noise,
Strew the world with misery,
Stain the earth with blood,
Slay and maim each other
And evidently think it good—
For when we dark-skinned children
Try to search for right and light
These other simple children
Think it isn’t right—
Unless it’s white.
Talmadge down in Georgia,
Dies in Washington
Seems to feel that all we need
Is melon in the sun.
They think we’re simple children—
Simpler than they—
But why they think it is a puzzle
When you see the world today.
Hannibal of Carthage, one of the
greatest Military Captains of the past
was a Negro as we know them here in
America.
Blood, vigilance, are the price of
Liberty, rather than “Eternal Vigil
ance”, alone.
Dark Laugnier .... by oi harrington
“An’ this is little Pluto’s room—He is jest a little angel”