The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-08
WAR
It's here.

talking about It and preparing
for Il. but hoping there might BE-
some bit of fact behind the pre-
election promises that would
keep us out. We had hoped that
diplomacy behind the scenes Of
preparedness might bring abou,
international understanding that
would permit our President tc
say. II told you so. There will be
no war" That hope for the
moment is gone.
As we today face the grim
reality of war we wonder If
there isn't some way to make
the people of a great nation.
such as ours. learn something
from the past that can be in
tellieently applied at the present
in making plans for the future.
1t was only few years ago
that we were reflecting upon
the useless waste of life and
money in the "War to end war;
We elected a president on the
platform, "He kept us out of
war" back in 1916 and the bal
lots were only well out of the
way when the marching started.
Today we have completed the
cycle-an election with peace as
. major slogan. war talk i'm
mediately afterward, war, ar
mistice. peace talk and then the
greatest crime of all-indiff-
erence, leading US right back in
to war.
We had crushed Germany.
That seemed to be about all that
mattered. We sunk some of our
battle ships and told the world
that war was over for all time.
But we neglected the important
consideration of human need. We
gave little attention to the con-
structive side, to the restoration
of health and morality.
That was left to the politicians
and they were as busy looking
after votes as we at home were
busy earning a living and look
ing after our homes and child
rem.
Everyone suddenly became
busy with personal affairs. Ma
tional affairs were carelessly
laid aside. Our money flowed
freely but not to the people i'm
poverished bv war. A little man
named Hitler took care of them.
He was one of the people in
need and he worked out a plan
of relief. He was a leader. an
individualist who believed in
hard work and strict discipline.
He had conditions in his favor
suffering at home and indif-
ference abroad. He gathered
smart propagandists and politi-
cal strategists about him and
went to work.
AT the time he was starting,
a little neighborliness. a show
ing of interest in the problems
of Germany and consistent mea-
sures to prevent armament
would have averted this war. |
The Democracy which we had
fought to preserve could have
been brought into practical use
at that time to excellent advan-
tage. Our Democracy and our
Christianity should have been
given a little exercise that
neither ever got Now the whole
world is paying for that neglect. |
Hurriedly considering the past
twenty years it does not require
a great stretch of imagination to |
see the point of view taken byl
the man who says the United |
States is largely to blame for
the whole mess. He argues that
if the United States had kept
hands off in the first war it is
likely that Germany would have
done then what Hitler is now
trying to do--wipe out the
boundary lines in Europe and
history would have been set
ahead twenty years. II the Uni
ted States and England and
France had Stayed on the job
after the war and directed re-
on a sensible basis.
this same argument continues.
peace might now prevail.
This is merely passing
opinion. but il is in keeping with
the fundamentals OF successful
business first that to succeed
you must plan ahead, act with
intelligence and stay on the lob Il
'econd-you enjoy greatest
peace of mind il YOU deal fairly
IN the basis of The Golden Rule.
II we could adopt that enc law
IT serving others as we would
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