The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-27
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hdtchet Out
The Truth
o AND NOW WAR
. WE ARE IN 1T
. LOOK AT FACTS
. SEE FOR YOURSELF
So. comes the war!

So, comes the war!
| It's been difficult for many Amer
leans to understand just how deeply
we have gone into the smashing,
crashing holocaust of war.
But we are in-UP TO OUR EARS.
Let's face facts. Many labor men,
like many others, have found it very
hard, indeed, to grasp the Bigness Of
the facts. But look long at this one.
We, are nation, are sworn to the
defeat of the dictatorship Axis. Take
ten minutes to think about that.
And still folks wonder whether we
will convoy ships, whether we may
send our navy into action, whether our
soldiers may go abroad.
The simple answer to every question
of that kind is this:
We will do all of those things and
more, if that is necessary to the de-
feat of the dictatorship alliance!
1t is simply foolish to think we will
not do those things if we have to do
them.
If and when a shooting war starts
is anybody's guess. If Hitler thinks
he can help himself and his allies by
starting shooting war on US, then
he'll start shooting, with or without
declaring war.
On the other hand, if we find it
necessary to get into the shooting in
order to defeat the relationships, then
we shall most certainly start shoot
ing.
You can figure the whole thing out
that way.
When you swear to defeat man, or
nation, you do what the job calls
for.
The situation is stern, indeed. 1t
will mean much to every American.
Pleasures will have to be foregone;
harder work will have to be done;
costs will have, to be paid. We may
come to food rationing before it's
over.
You can just say that you and all
Of you will have to face whatever it
takes to win. You can be prepared
for anything, including shooting IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Business men, politics AND little
minded labor men who think here is
main chance to squeeze out some
thing, to build reputation or fortune,
may find it hard going in these days
ahead.
Wise men gauge public sentiment :.
and prepare either to yield, or to
fight it through. On practices and
policies wise men generally yield to
superior force, or to hard conditions.
On principles great men do not yield.
And now comes something else.
We can look for sabotage-more
sabotage. We've undoubtedly had some
already. But we can look for great
sabotage--lurid flames piling toward
the sky-crashes that will wreck great
enterprises--little tricky things that,
unseen, will stop or ruin great wheels
and important little gears.
Unions may well plan how to help
check this kind of enemy destruction.
1t will come. In war desperate
things are done.
X X X
Perhaps there will be some sup
preston. Most of it will be done by
private citizens, not by officials. Hot
heads will take a poke at these who
talk out of turn. That usually happens
at least for time.
The less of that the better. That's
for officials of government. But citi-
zens can keep ears open and help pro-
tect America within.
We shall have internment camps,
probably before shooting starts.
Signs of that are clear Liberty in
the United States is not for those who
act as aliens to destroy our institu-
tions.
Perhaps it is difficult to realize that
in everything except actual shooting
we are now at war. We have come
into it by a consistent course, steadily.
First the military agreement with
Canada, then big jump to the de-
stroyer trade. All the time proceed
ing to protect American freedom
against announced intentions Of the
Axis maniacs to knock us out in turn.
Well, it had to be thus. We shall not
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