The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-22

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ERAINE TURIN er showing
hatred, anger or deceit nor watch
ed with the eyes of jealousy and
injustice. In fact, the true aim OF
government is liberty.
Now that we have come to en-
Joy such liberty, which our great
democracy offers US, we are de-
termined-unlike those under to-
talitarian oppression-to fight to
keep this liberty intact. Therefore,
every loyal American must be in
full accord with General MacAr-
thurs statement, 1--WE shall be
free or we shall die" 0
The determination to be free
should inspire all of US to feel
united, to be united in our COM
mon struggle against oppression.
We must ever bear in mind that
freedom has become the founda-
ton upon which every American
home is built. Individually for that
American horne, oaSr fighting men
are fighting. For that American
home our country has joined
with the Allied Nations in one of
the greatest struggles against to-
talitarianism in recent times.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
himself acknowledges what such
unity can effect, and gives spe-
cial plaudits to our cooperation
here. In recent Associated Press
release, we read in part: Never
before Chang said in his mes
sage to the President, have we
of the United Nations stood so
united-united in our determine
ton to realize our common aims
SO solemnly proclaimed in our
declaration.
we not only pay tribute to
your courageous, farsighted lead
ership, but we also do honor to
your fighting force, whose gal
liant achievements in the East and
the West have brought final vic
tory SO much needed and to the
millions of American men and
wcsmen on the home front whose
sacrifice and devotion have made
your great country the arsenal OF
democracy. :
Accordingly. drafted mothers
of our nation, you and your fight
ing men represent the major part
of that arsenal of democracy
How well, then, you must under
stand that ''the true aim of gov
eminent is liberty as Splnoza
emphasized so long ago; that we
shall be free or we shall die, as
General Macarthur speaks for
himself and men, your men; that
never before have we of the
United Nations stood so united
united in bur determination to
realize our common aims, as
the Generalissino of China re-
Gently told our President.
Obviously we must fight to be
united in our determination to
realize our common aims: to
maintain our free-way of life,
which alone will bring under
standing to all men. Raeburn Van
Buren, brought out this point ex-
ceptionally well in one of his
series of "Abbie an Stats" comic
strips. His character, Mr.. Quail,
endeavored to persuade Nazl
agent against his erroneous meth
DDS. But when the Nazi tricked
him in a pose of reformation to
gain time to grab a pistol, Mr..
Quail shot him instead. Then Mr..
Quail exclaimed to Abbie, another
character who witnessed the
shooting:
Il killed him! I've killed man.
And / thought that patience and
kindness and understanding was
! the only way to deal with your
fellowman."
He wasn't your fellowman, "
Abbie responded quickly Maybe
he once was. But he and all his
kind gave up their right to be
considered our fellowmen long
ago. Patience and kindness and
understanding between men,
that's what we're fighting for, Mr..
Quail. But we've got to fight