The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-05-01
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hutchet Gu,
The Truth
DEFEATS MAKES NO
DIFFERENCE
AMERICAN AID GOES ON
FIGHTING FOR A PRINCIPLE
NEED NO STRAIGHT JACKET

Q FIGHTING FOR A PRINCIPLE
NEED NO STRAIGHT JACKET
1t didn't take the President long
to let the world know that reverses
in Greece would have no effect to-
ward slowing United States to help
Britain.
1t must have been the thought of
almost all Americans that our word
was NOT given on the strength of
military victories by Britain or Greece;
but that it WAS given because of pro-
found and eternal belief in prin-
ciple.
A military defeat cannot de-
stroy principle. 1t CAN compel
us to work harder in support Of
that principle.
That is just what must now happen,
throughout America.
1t has taken a great many Ameri-
cans long time to understand how
serious a situation this country faces.
By now it should be clear to all.
X X X
Nothing less than the most heroic
effort will do. Nothing less can be
accepted by the American people.
Money, work, terms, sweat and
blood will have to go into this great
cause.-the earnest and eager con-
tribution of the people of this nation.
Can any person be half hearted =
faint hearted? ~
Not if we, as a people, mean what
we say; not if we keep the pledge we
have made.
And who is there that would have
the nation go back on it's most solemn
pledge?
Surely not the overwhelming ma
jority of our people. If they had not
meant what they said they would
never have said it. Having said it
having pledged-they must and will
insist upon performing.
The President has served notice
upon the dictators to that effect.
X X X
We do not need such perverse sug-
jacket upon ourselves in order to
make good our word. We do not need
to destroy our own liberties in order
to do our part in the battle for the
| liberties Of the world.
We do not need such preverse sug-
gestiOns as those found in bills pro-
posing to outlaw strikes.
One employer said to this writer
this very day, "Id much rather have
a strike in our plant than to have a
law forbidding strike. I'd lose much
less production" -
He was right on two counts. l =. -
it is the worst kind of public policy.
Second, it is the worst kind of public
relations. 1t would create resent
ment that would slow down and 4 -
more production than all the st
that could possibly happen.
We can have continuous produ' Dl
without stupid legislation. We can
have voluntary and free cooperation
and there are ways to get it.
A Hitler wouldn't know how to
achieve that, but Americans know
how.
This great and epic struggle will
be won by democracy because of arm
ament, plus conviction. 1t would be
worse than folly to weaken that con-
viction by legislation that would de-
stroy priceless benefit that flows
only from democracy.
Enemy alien Vaccinations that
stop work fall in another category
and they must be stopped by what
ever means are necessary.
The public-and the government it.
self-have been slow to wake up to
the awful menace of sabotage in in
dustry. Both the sabotage that slows
operations or destroys things; and the
sabotage that breaks down the think
ing power Of Americans, that twists
their thinking and leads them to fool
ishness.
But that is danger TO watch with
hawk eyes. The ring tailed hell cats
of Hitlersm are, you can be sure
busy with their sabotage plans and
they are in deadly earnest. THAT'S
THE THING TO WATCH FOR
WITH THE EYES OF TRAINED
! SUSPICION AND TO MEET w ~
BLASTING PUNISHMENT-O