Under Cover. has opened the eyes of so many to the existence- of subversive pkopaganda and propagandists in our .own midst. They are puzzled that the broad and profound values of the book . should be overlooked and indeed thrust aside because of trivialities. They are pained that the essence of the revelations of that book should in any way be obscured by irreleant considerations about the author as a naturalized American. They wonder what that has to do with the case. They are troubled that divisive lines should be drawn between nativeborn and naturalized Americans as if that distinction were valid for patriotic service to our country. They wonder how the 10.000.000 Americans in uniform feel about that. and whether they out on the fighting lines are prepared to make the same arbitrary. invidious. and ungracious distinctions between those fighting our Nations war whose families had the good fortune to come here several generations ago and those who are recent immigrants or descendants of recent immigrants. And. my constituents tell me. they feel deep down in their hearts that those who raise irrelevant and unAmerican questions of presumed degrees of citizenship are doing a disservice to this country and an injustice. not only to a man who sought to serve it well as author of a book but to all of us.
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Divisive lines should be drawn between nativeborn and naturalized Americans as if that distinction were valid for patriotic service to our country.