The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-01


and economic expansion.
This writer believes that the form of
government is merely coincidental That
no matter what type or types of govern
ments are in power in the European ma
tions-warfare between them is inevitable,
and will continue on until such time as the
people themselves sicken of it and take it
out of the hands of their statesmen; or I'M
til they throw out their governments and
band together in some sort of United States
of Europe under form Of government Of
their own choosing. Whether this govern
ment will be communistic, socialistic, au-
tocratic or democratic, will probably de-
pend upon the sentiments of the majority
at that time.
Every war which was ever fought be-
tween nations has been blamed upon some
theology or upon self-preservation. And
why not? Wars are based on greed, but
how far would any government get with
its. people if that government announced
that it was dragging them into the horrors
of war because it wanted to grab territory
which belonged to someone else, or because
it wanted to prevent some other nation
from growing strong and becoming bust
ness rival.
Governments tell their people that they
are forced to fight because some other ma
ton or nations are starving them to death
physically or economically; because they
are being forced into slavery; because of
the seas; because they have been cheated
of their rights and properties by the last
peace treaty; because they must expand or
starve; and because other nations have de-
signs upon their free government.
In our country, we are told we must
"save Democracy" (although to do so we
must involve ourselves in Europe's wars
and perhaps stifle Democracy here in it's
last STRONGHOLD.
This war is the same as most other
European wars-only more comprehensive
and far-reaching. The politicians who gov
ern Germany want to expand territorially;
and they wish to take from England con-
troll of the seas and economic dominance,
and make Germany the "big boy in Eur
ope. These politicians are National Social
lists (Nazis) because that happened to- be
the plank upon which they rode into pow
er in Germany. Nazism has no fundamen-
tai relationship to the war; and if Ger
many wins this war, it will not be VIC
tory for Nazisn but victory of, and for,
Germany.
Napoleon told his soldiers that they were
fighting for Liberty, Equality and Frater-
nifty" They were actually fighting to make
France the boss of Europe. Napoleon's enc
mics gave their peoples many reasons
but they were really fighting to hold what
they had gained by force.
In the first World War every European
country was fighting to make or to hold,
territorial and economic gains; but they
told their people they were fighting for
some noble cause.
The present war was brought on by the
urge of the German government for terri
torial expansion and for economic over
lordship. England and France fought to
stop Germany-not Nazism, or any other
theology. If we get into this war, it will
be because we are again made to believe
that we are, fighting to "save democracy"
whereas democracy as such, has nothing
to do with either this or the last war;
If we give our lives for cause, we have
the right to know what the cause is If we
send our sons to Europe we will do it to
save the democracies- democracy If
we fight Germany we will be fighting Ger
many-not Nazism. Germany is no less
dangerous than Nazism and we must be
prepared to meet any move military or
ecnnnnoic-which she NAV make But Let lis