1949_12 The Daily Collegian December 1949

              Editorial:
freedom of slander
And then there's this question of free¬
dom of speech.
In its National Affairs section of the
current issue. Time magazine devotes
almost a full page to the antics of a
Greenwich, Conn., upper-middlebrow
housewife named Hester McCullough.
A top-drawer citizen of the intellec¬
tual community and a patron of the
theater arts, Mrs. McCullough recently
took it upon herself to publicly denounce
the concert-arrangers for scheduling a
performance by Larry Adler, the har¬
monica player, and Paul Draper, a
Broadway dancer.
According to Time's report. Mrs. Mc¬
Cullough was "pooh-poohed" when she
told the concert arrangers the two were
blood-red Communists, and as s u c h
should not be allowed to contaminate thc
minds of the local citizens.
Igor Cassini, a Hearst scrivener who
reports the goings-on of New York so¬
ciety, took up her cause in his Cholly
Knickerbocker column.
Meanwhile, stout-citizen Hester Mc¬
Cullough stood by and watched Draper
and Adler do their routine to a packed-
house of appreciative, albeit "color¬
blind," people. But the case of McCul¬
lough vs. Draper and Adler doesn't end
The performers promptly filed a $200,-
000 libel suit against the woman, whose
husband happens to be a quiet little guy
and an editor of Time. By Connecticut
law, his estate (worth about $75,000)
was frozen, pending outcome of the liti-
Thus, Hester didn't have the revenue
to defend herself in court when the trial
comes up. So some worthy members of
the press, headed by the distinguished
dissenter, Westbrook "poison-pen" Peg-
ler, came to her rescue and raised
$18,000.
During the filing of depositions, it
was made clear Adler and Draper did
not believe in forceful overthrow of the
government, were not Communists, and
did not corrupt anyone's mind while
playing their instruments or tapping
their feet.
It was further proven they did believe
in change by majority vote.
The question here, since neither packs
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By DOUG STOUT
« State College Collegian
To secure These Rights ... The Right Of
Equal Opportunity.
"It is not enough that full and equal m
bership in society entitles the individua
an equal voice in the control of his gov.
ment; it must also give him the right to ..
joy the benefits of society and to contribute
to its progress. Thc opportunity of each ind
vidual to obtain useful employment, and t
h.-iye access to services in the field; of <-di -
cation, housing, health, recreation and trans- ]
portation. whether available free or at a price,
must  be provided with  complete disregard
fur  race,  color,  creed  and  national   origin.
Without this equality of opportunity the ind -
vidual is deprived of the chance to develo i
his potentialities and tn sh.ir.- the fruits i f
society." I From the report of the President'
Committee on Civil Rights, 1947).
Let us go one step further and say that
until these rijihts are secured the socict" :"
self suffers. The society suffers   from
waste of human talent, skill, labor and energy
and the essential spirit of unity.
Somehow we become accustomed to :
? the c
iwimming pools  and   drinking  in   alI-\
Some of us may have never actually
i Negro turned away from a cafe or a
lenied admittance to a club — and son	
is have. The dividing railroad track is usually
t affected
 itofse	
ination against FSC students
not only the members of the minority group
but the whole membership of thc organiza¬
tions to which they belonged.
On December 8   (the anniversary' of the
day we declared war on one of the Fascist
tke_ that had racial superiority as
one of its prime tenets) CFRE will hold its
a foundation for this overpass.
Tfie success of this organization will be de¬
termined by the interest, good will and active
participation of all students,  faculty mem-
By BOB VAN HOOSAN
Orgs go all out
and really spread
on Christmas color
COLLEGIAN
active part in the elimi
a commie card, is: Just how far c
citizen go in branding someone as beings
something he isn't?
We think it would be extremely infet
esting to watch for developments in thi
case. Just to make it worthwhile, here'
our offer of dollars to doughnuts blue
ribbon citizen Hester Mcjester goes oi
her mer.ry way without paying a cent.
—Z.aillian
N-_on_JAthert_«ngSemc.,lnc.
Post-war German
film to be shown
Rally committee to meet
Racial council
schedules meeting
Denver meeting planned
Fraternity house
obtained by Sigma
Pi; reception set
iccpssary lo better adapt th
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