Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-12-31

eral restraint in all ex-
pressions of Christmas Greet
ings this year. The restraint
was noticeable in newspapers
and on the radio as well as in
personal expressions. And this
restraint indicates an aware
ness and consciousness Of the
day to day strain under which
we are living. No matter how
good war news is
When it still carries a
This War thought and inn
Is Won preston Of the
serious and all too
frequent tragic side. Hilarity
will await, as it did in 1918,
announcement of the successful
ending of the war. Then our
people, those who have suffered
tragedy as well as those who
have lived in dread, will let
loose their feelings regarding
the beginning of a long period
of peace.
Celebration of the ending of
this war will not be as care
free, however, as was the end
ing of the First World War.
The people of America in 1918
were merely glad that the war
was over. Now they will be
more than that. In addition
to being glad that the end of
the war has come they will look
at the beginning of peace as
the outstanding achievement.
They are going to insist that
the peace established following
the present war will be that
type of peace which will insure
that the next generation will
never be called on to go into
uniform. They will want a
peace which will take any gains
of war from future diplomacy.
A peace which will make war
like leaders shudder. A peace
which will emblazon the horror
of war, on the consciousness of
the rank and file of every ma
ton in the world. A peace
which will truly give promise
of security to all peoples
large and small. A peace which
will relieve the wartorn and
poverty-stricken world of the
burden of taxation necessary to
build and maintain big military
establishments.
Americans are maddened as
well as saddened that it seems
impossible to live in this great
world without the ever present
fear of war. Many people with
whom / frequently talk (this
is especially true of women) in
sist that they intend taking an
active part in the discussions
of peace terms
We Want when that time
A Lasting arrives. They are
Peace positive that if
the public declines
to be lulled into conplacency
and maintains the high pitch
Of national interest which will
have sustained us throughout
the war our representatives at
the peace conference will be
not only encouraged but in
spired.
The great danger to the pub
he's interest in terms of peace
is the likelihood Of complete
relaxation which will result in
apathy following the letdown
from the war strain. In 1919
few people realized how init
mately important the peace
conference was. Not only the
people Of the United States but
the people Of all nations were
SO highly elated that peace
again reigned that they gave
little thought to what was going
on at the peace conference. Yet
it was right there at Versailles
that the seeds Of the present
conflict were sown. And it was
then that the people Of many
nations were betrayed by bitter
and selfish politicians who
sought more to gain points for
themselves than to make the
world the promised land to
which all humanity had aspired.
The end to the present war
and the beginning Of that
dreamed-of peace must be at
tanned in the fullest measure