The Nome daily nugget., 1936-10-20
WAR SCARE MAY BE MEANS OF
 AVERTING WAR.

It sometimes happens that if you expect the very worst for long time, you eventually find out it ism gong to happen to you after all.
 It may be-and let us hope it turns out that way that this will be the with the much alked-of next war in Europe.
 No one predicts peace, nowadays. Practically ev- cry observer who takes look at the European stua- on comes back to report that the world is teeterng on the edge of complete disaster with the outlook gett ing progressively darker as time advances.
 The shlpyards and the factories working over time in every industrial country on earth forging weapons; from all sides reports of marching men, soaring airpanes and tensey watchful waiting in the foreign offices.
 But is this for which everyone is preparing doomed to happen after all? Isn't there slightly better than an outside chance that it will not take place?
 Hasn't the ordinary man-who doesn't want to die before his time and who has lot of things to do that he won't be able to do if comes-hasnt he some for believing that he will be permitted to live, and do the things he wants to do
 There is this to think of. When danger is ex- posed as plainly as this danger has been exposed and for as long tme people at least not taken by sur prise when at least 1t comes up close.
 Having the danger coming from afar, people have been able to prepare themselves for emotionay They are not apt to be stampeded.
 Petty incidents which might precpitate the catas- trophe, if handled unSkfuly sure to get the most careful attention.
 case in point is the recent fare-up over the Spanish revolution. This revolt brought extreme con- servaton and extreme radcalSm into direct conflict. stirred up the antagonism between conservatives and radicals all across Europe. It could very easily have touched off war.
 But it not long before the powers were con- ferring ways to localize the conflict The foreign oices to be blunt scared to death; being scared and knowing that war could be started so easily they took steps to ward off the danger while there was still time.
 For-and this leads us to the most encouraging factor of a-the various foreign offices without excep- tion, know that their people do not really war.
 The common man, in whatever country you find him, wants peace If he is led off to war he probably will go bravely enough but he will not go gladly If the war lasts very long, he is quite likely to take the weapons which has put into his hands and turn them against the people who led him into war-and take terrible revenge.
 In 1914 war came unexpectedly People had no time to set deenses against it, leaders did not under stand the dire reaction which it might ultimately pro- yoke among their followers.
 Today all that is changed. The dangers-all the dangers-are known by everyone.
 Is one, then being too much of an optimst in sug- gestng that this inevitable next war may not hap pen, after all?
 Moving all county fairs ahead six weeks could end trough when all else fails.
 Eleven hundred and eighty-one conventions were held in New York in the past l2 months. Only an as- tronomer could translate this into aspirin tablets