The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05

do not believe there Is the
amount of hate toward the Ger
man people in thi swar that exist
ed in the first World War. Some
how, this time. we have confined
our hate, If any, to Hitler and his
top group of hunchmen. There
seems to be not so much hate as
determination in this war. And the
German people have come In for
more sympathy than condemnation.
They are victims.
If this can be remembered at
the Peace table there will be no
attempts made to seek revenge
against the people. That should
be directed toward a few indivi-
duals.
Most of us. following the first
World War, lamented the fact that
we did not drive straight on
through to Berlin. Even now, after
cooling off for over twenty years.
some think this should have been
done. But what was done to Ger
many in the Peace treaty was
worse than driving through to Ber-
lin and is responsible for the pres
ent World War.
LEAGUE OF PEOPLE
The League of Nations was
great step toward a peaceful world
but it didn't go far enough. E.
f, Stanley Jones has suggested that
what we must have is a League of
People to keep the peace. Our
world is people - always people.
After all, it isn't really important
whether this or that nation sur
wives. but it is important that peo-
pie everywhere shall have a chance
to get along with one another and
TO live well. And the nations that
seek to make it possible for people
to live and get along will survive
and contribute toward that end,
and those that do not will perish.
The rights of people are above
the rights of a nation. Any nation
alism that stops within itself and
confines its efforts and interests
wholly within itself, as Germany
seeks to do, is a nationalism that
Is too small for the new world
that is to follow this war. The
rights OF people had been violated
through nationalistic selfishness
and that violation of rights set
the stage for he war. No nation
can or has a right to climb at the
expense of nations.
Our thinking must be extended
beyond nationalistic limits il we
build a peace that will last. We
must think in terms of the world.
Any group OF denied, neglected or
prosecuted persons anywhere on
the earth will hold threat to the
peace and security of the balance
OF the world. We cannot dismiss
that fact lightly. If we do we be-
come fools trying to build new
world on foundation of trouble
GET ALONG TOGETHER
Peace must be based on desire
and effort to get along eogther.
Nationality and race must be drop
ped from our considerations. The
hunger, the needs, the comfort OF
all must be each mans, concern.
Our world is people. And the top
crop of them will build in vain II
they seek to built at the expense
of any particular group of them.
LONG WAY TO GO
That is a big order and we have
long way to go but we have GOT
to go that distance before we can
Junk our guns, tanks, bombing
planes and battleships into the
tools of constructive effort.
From this war there will come
some sort of League. Whatever 1t
is. It will be an Improvement on
the League of Nations that petered
out because OF selfish nationalism.
This new League will not go all
the way but it will go further and
break the clouds for still clearer
vision of what must be in the end.
BENEFITS FOR ALL
All our efforts in recent years
have been In the direction OF CO.
operation and a larger sharing OF
benefits. Just now we have De-
come impatient with with labor
unions and their strikes. But their
strikes are for the purpose OF get
ting what they think is their share
of things. The trouble with their
program is that their idea of shar-
ing. and of benefits, is confined to
their own group. Like the nations
thew refuse to see that others be-
side themselves must also live and
benefit. You cannot be well fed
and have around you others who
are hungry and enjoy any sense OF
security. Your hungry man is your
threat. He, too. must eat and he
will eat. Honestly II given
chance-but he will eat. To seek
benefits for your own and deny or
ignore them for the other fellow Is
a selfish and foolish folly that has
thrown us into the hell on earth