&
S
n
■4
THURSDAY. JULY 5. 1956
THE PILOT—Soulhern Pines. North Carolinm
Page SEVEN
FOLLOWING PAUL ROBESON INCIDENT AT PEEKSKILL
Freedom House Gives 13 Rules For Dealing With
Gimmunists... ‘To Debilitate The Attack on Freedom’
(Selections from a pamphlet
published by Freedom House fol
lowing the Peekskill riots 5 or 6
years ago.
It is suggested read.ers keep in
mind the thought that these rules
would apply to any civil distur
bance and that, where the word
“Communist'’ is used they add,
in their minds, the phrase “or sed
itious, disloyal, intolerant, fanati
cal”, whichever suits the case.
Ed.)
A nation’s character, its matur
ity and judgment are determined
only under stress. The depth and
intensity of its democratic prac
tice are visible only when deih-
ocratic procedures are challenged.
If no one were saying foolish, im-
popular or inflammatory things,
there would be no necessity for
protecting freedom of speech.
Our basic rights are in essence
designed for the essential protec
tion of those whom we dislike.
The Communist knows these
things well and they irritate him.
He must demonstrate to himiself
and to others that they are un
true, that we don’t mean what
we say when we boast of our free
society and that we are unsure of
ourselves when our free society
is challenged.
Riots Badly Handled
Paul Robeson and his fellow
members of the Communist Party
won a victory in Peekskill, New
York. They attracted the atten
tion of more people than they had
bargained for. They disrupted
lives and the customs of more
people than they could have
hoped for. Had their meeting
been completely prevented, their
victory would have been com
plete. Their objective is martyr
dom, their strategy provocation,
their technique violence. In their
wake in the area surroimding
Peekskill they have left the so
cial bacteria of insecurity, anti-
Semitism, fear and hatred for the
colored people.
This victory elsewhere must be
prevented, less to cry over yester
day’s spiUed milk than to cry
over tomorrow’s spilled blood.
Freedom House offers a set of
principles and rules for those
American communities in which
the Communist will seek to re
peat his provocation and disrup
tion. Our concern is a double one:
to preserve and enrich our demo
cratic stature, to debilitate the
Communist and his attack on our
freedomis.
“He whom the gods would des
troy, they first make mad.”
1. The cardinal principle for
success in your community ob
jectives and for the preservation
of .your dignity and your demo
cratic practice is: do not be pro
voked. Don’t let the lies, the dis'
tortions, the names and the ugli
ness prior to a scheduled Ck)m-
munist Party meeting distiirb
you. Recognize the psychological
warfare for/what it is and remain
adult. There is nothing more dis
turbing to the neurotic who finds
a frustrated security within the
ranks of the Communist Party
than your community’s dignity.
2. Don’t prevent the use of
paid meeting hall contracted for
by thfe Communist Party, what
ever convenient label it operates
under at the moment. A meeting
hall is in the nature of a public
utility. If community practice is
in the habit of making it avail
able to community groups of va
lying views, there is no valid
reason for its non-availability to
the Communist Party. Bear in
mind, too, that if the hall is clos
ed to theml, the broad outdoors
are not, and your refusal will
have enlarged the crowd.
Free Speech Upheld
3. Avoid any interference, or
even the appearance of interfer
ence, with the right to speak or
sing.
4. Public school auditoriums or
other public buildings cannot be
refused if other political groups
are given access to them. Wisdom
in your commimity might indi-
Southern Pines Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
130 E. Conn. Ave. Phone 2-7281
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.
Annoimces
PARTICIPATION IN '
Colonial Sav-A- Stamp
Program
AddToYonr
SAV-A-STAMP BOOK
By Selecting Your
COMPLETE CARRIER AIR CONDITIONING
ForHome,Office and Business
AT OUR .STORE
Golden
^Ifeddinq
PINT
80 45
O FIFTH
KENTUCKY
WHISKEY
A blend-
86 PROOF • 30% STRAIGHT WHISKEY
70X GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS
JOSEPH S. FINCH & CO.
AlADDIN, PA. & FRESNO, CALIF.
cate the desirability of not giving
such access to any political group.
5. Adequate police protection
and supervision should be provi
ded outside the meeting. But
even more important than the
numbers of the police, is the in
struction they should receive.
The police may provide, if well
instructed, a sedative effect, or
can themselves be the first to be
provoked. They sho\ild be cau
tioned to be polite, calm, indif
ferent to provocation and firm
but not violent
Don’t build up the Ck)mmunist
meeting. Had there been no in
itial resistance to the first of the
Robeson meetings in Peekskill, it
would have attracted two or
three hundred people and passed
without impact upon the com
munity/ir advantage to the Com-
mimists. It was the first mistake
which guaranteed a nation-wide
attention and attendance of
thousands.
6. Discourage curiosity seekers
from gathering around the meet
ing place. A number count does
not distinguish between the curi
ous and the faithfuL
7. Instruct the parents to keep
the children at home. This ap
plies particularly to teen-agers.
8. Encourage local newspapers
not to sensationalize the meeting
or stimulate additional interest
by flamboyant editorials or head
lines. Of coiuse, coverage appro
priate to the actual size of • the
meeting must be given, but it
must not be exaggerated.
Commies Eager For Violence
9. Above all, recognize the es
sential Commxinist strategy. They
want you to build their attend
ance with screaming headlines,
irate veterans, insulted minorites
and aroused tempers. They are
eager for scenes of violence and
disorder. 'They will, and know
how to, magnify the most minor
disturbances. They want you
provoked and civil rights disturb
ed.
10. Once you decide on your
strategy, let the community know
what it is.
a. Firmly identify the char
acter of the meeting and outline
what it is they seek.
b. Emphasize the importance
to your comimunity of the protec
tion of civil and legal rights.
c. Make it a point of commu
nity pride to remain calm.
d. Cooperate with the various
interracial groups and religious
organizations to maintain unity
of the community.
11. It is generally not wise to
set up a community organization
to combat the meeting. It magni
fies its importance enormously
and tends to arouse fear and an
tagonisms. However, every' com
munity should have its perma
nent organization of community
leaders to handle problems of this
kind and to help resolve what
ever racial, political and social
frictions may develop from time
to time. Such a- cotmcil should
consist of the town’s leading
clergymen, editors, businessmen,
labor leaders, youth group lead-
oils, parent-teachers’ association
officers, town officials.
12. It is almost always bad to
form a counter demonstration. It
invariably increases the size and
importance of the original dis
turbance. It raises tempers and
can build toward the explosion
you seek to avoid.
a. Certainly don’t do it un
less your community meeting is
guaranteed to be far larger in in
terest and attendance.
b. It must be separated geo
graphically without am-y opportu
nity for the groups to meet be
fore, during, or after the meeting
or demonstration.
c. It must have an affirma
tive theme and is best if it doesn’t
even mention the opposition
meeting. And if there is such an
opposition meeting, it is import
ant to exclude every neo-Fascist
and Racist group or element.
13. Above all, whatever hap
pens, whether there is or is not
an opposition meeting, should
there be any violation of the law,
any violence, any actual disturb
ance of the peace, there must be
prompt, unemotional and equal
punishment of law breakers. This
vigorous enforcement of the law
must include any violation par
ticipated in by toe police.
Dairy scientists at toe North
Carolina Agricultural Experiment
Station have found that an ex
tract from toe pancreas of hogs
will speed the fermentation of
milk.
It has been estimated that
there are more than 10,000 spe
cies of destructive insects in the
United States. And toe average
farmer probably feels he has
some of aU of them.
SOUTHERN PINES WAREHOUSES, Inc.
SAVE TIME! SAVE MONEX!
Building Ntaten®**
from ¥OW»
local
iblishnd
dealer
FOR HOME
FOR FARM
Why go to the expense and trouble of shopping
around when you’re looking for building mate
rials? We have complete stocks of well-known
brands and our prices are right! Whether you
need a few feet of lumber or a complete bill of
materials for a large job, well give you the best
service we know how. This includes free advice
and counsel on any building or remodeling
project gained from our many years in the
building material business. We hope you will
drop in soon. We’ll be glad to work with you.
Come in the next time you're in town!
HEADQUARTERS FOR J 0 H N S - M A N V I L L E B U I L D I N G M AT E R I A L S
EAST MONTHLY PAYMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED
Southern Pines Warehouses, Inc.
"Everything For The Builder"
Phone 2-7131 OUR 32nd YEAR Southern Pines, N. C.
■I- *
i
J
happy vacations begin in a Chevy
You'll love to travel in it, because it loves to travel! When ym,
get this Chevrolet out on the road, you'll want to ke&p going—
and so will the whole family.
Of course, even in a Chevrolet the
happiest vacations may involve
one or two minor problems. Like
fidgety small fry who want gal
lons of water and keep asking
if you’re almost there. The big
things, though, are beautifully
taken care of by this roomy Chev
rolet’s smooth and easy way of
going. That’s for sure.
The fact is, few cars at any
price hold the road with Chevy’s
grace, with its solid feeling of
stability. And with horsepower
up to 225, Chevrolet moves out
like a whiplash, for safer passing.
It’s no wonder that so many peo
ple who used to buy higher priced
cars are changing to Chevrolet!
Stop by soon for a ride.
America’s largest selling car~
2 million more owners than any other make. ^ * CONDITIONING—TEMPERATURES MADE TO ORDER—AT NEW LOW COST. LET US DEMONSTRATE!
Only franchised Chevrolet dealers /ijiiinsi** displayJhis famous trademark
AUBREY JOHNSON CHEVROLET, Inc.
Poplar Siraat
N. C. Dealev*s Lleenn No. 2029
ABERDEEN, N. C