The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-30
OBLIGATION OF WRITING
A LASTING PEACE

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE are
hoping the peace following the close
of this world conflict will be a last
ing peace. They hope as they did
in 1918, that this may be the last
world conflict.
Granted the Allied Nations win, as
they will, America can come nearer
debating the terms of peace than
any other one nation. America is
probably the only nation that would
not write "hate" peace. To full
fill the obligation that will be ours,
America must do some serious think
ing between now and the end of the
conflict.
A book, "The Problems of Lasting
Peace" by Herbert Hoover and
Hugh Gibson gives us foundation
on which to think. They do not
attempt to say what the peace shall
be, but they do give us an analysis
of the historic peace treaties of the
past, and their results, and do make
some general suggestions.
Among these is one that seems
especially worth while. 1t is that
the peace making be divided
into three distinct stages. The
first would settle temporarily
problems on which there could
be no delay. 1t would include the
immediate establishment of
national sovereignties as they
existed before Germany invad-
ed Austria, and the establish
ment on the part of the Allied
Nations of an international po-
lice force that would insure COM
pliance and the temporary main
tenance of peace.
The second would provide for
"period for the rebuilding of
political life and economies re-
cOvery."
The third would settle those
'1ong-vices problems which re-
quire cooling off of emotions,
deIberation and careful devel-
Opment."
That it is not possible to write a
lasting peace is amply demonstrate
ed by the treaty of Versailles. Then
hate, and the desire for revenge
and imperidence dominated the
peace conference. The same will
be there again if the final peace is
written by this generation at least
before those who fought the war
and suffered from it's destruction
have had years in which to forget.
The new peace, if it is to be per-
manent, must provide for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of repre-
sentation government and personal
liberty for people of the Axis ma
tons and their satellites. It can
not be on basis of punishment
for the vanquished no matter how
great their lives may have been.
Hate, revenge (?) cannot have a
place at that final peace table and
they will have if the final peace
terms are prepared Immediately aft
er the end of this world conflict.
Former President Hoover and am
bassador Gibson have laid for us a
foundation on which to base our
thinking which should lead to a uni
fled American demand for that kind
of peace structure that will mean
the end of wars. We have very
seriously needed a place to start and
"The Problem of Lasting Peace"
provides that in a protected way.
TO EACH OF US SHE WAS more
than steel, and guns and planes.
She was an American, and she died
as other Americans have died and
will die for the nation she so proudly
represented The aircraft carrier
Lexington lies buried in the Coral
sea, but her death was not in vain.
CHINA SAYS ZOO PLANES would
save her and defeat the Japs. Ac-
cording to what WPB tells us that
is less than one weeks production