Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Fight For The
Four Freedoms

The Office of War Information in
Washington has published a pam
phlet on the United Nations fight for
the Four Freedoms-the rights of all
men everywhere-the contents of
which should be universally read. 1t
is packed with good ideas and en-
visions the greatest age of mana
brighter and a better day for the
entire world.
In defining the four essential free
doms-freedom of speech, freedom of
religion, freedom from want, and
freedom from fear-it is emphasized
that the world must be deprived of
the power to destroy itself. There
is denunciation of personal greed, the
greatest source of our troubles, and
there is set out hope of better and
more wholesome means of settling
disputes than the use of force between
nations
Now that our country is in the
midst of another World war and be-
cause we entered this global combat
to preserve our own freedom and to
enhance freedom all over the world,
let us fight, and hope and pray that
the stupendous efforts of the United
Nations may be successful in the
war and in the setting up of a world
organization for universal peace and
brotherhood.
Today man possesses the technical
ability to produce the necessities of
daily Gfe-enough for everybody-so
let us plan now, and after the war,
strive to put our house in order. We
must not fail now in an enduring
peace as we did after the first world
war. The cost is too great.
1t is well therefore that each and
every citizen be conversant with the
all-inclusive meaning of the Four
Freedoms and that there be united
effort in attaining that great goal.
Where there is trade between ma
tions-which will and must continue
there is the opportunity for mis-
understanding and disputes. To en-
ploy force as means of settlement
is ancient and barbaric.
Prior to Americas entry into this
war one often heard the remark that
everybody is against war, but that
it would have to take place once
more. Everybody should be against
war and therefore, to be consistent
those who advocated war prior to
Pearl Harbor must, when the war
ends, be for some kind of a world
organization, whether that be pat
termed after Clarence Streit's pro-
posal of parliament of the world,
or it be called league of nations,
world court, or known by some
other name. There must be an effec-
tive world organization in which all
the nations are represented in order
to have peaceful settlement of dis
puteS.
The golden rule should be prac-
ticed by individuals everywhere.
When a majority of individuals in
any one nation demands and attains
by its nation the practice of the
golden rule in dealings with other
nations, then we have the greatest
guarantee of peace and the elimina-
ton of war.
1t was Patrick Henry who said:
Give me liberty or give me death"
Free men will not submit to slav-
cry. They choose war with its risk
of life instead of dreaded bondage.
In the words of Vice President Henry
A. Wallace We are resolved to "win
a new day for the lovers of freedom,
everywhere on the earth. Mr.. Wal
lace says there must be neither
military nor economic imperialism
International cartels that serve
American greed and the German will
to power must go. Cartels in the
peace to come must be subjected to
international control for the common
man, as we'll as being under adequate
control by the respective home gov
ernments"
AS Mr.. Wallace further said,
every freedom, every right, every
privilege has its price, its correspond
ing duty; and one of those duties
he states, is "the duty to build a
peace-just, charitable and endur-
ing"
War would be even more intoler-
able and the entire scene would be
beclouded with hopelessness and des-
pair if there were not some compen-
sations-the greatest in our case being
that of retaining freedom and aiding
In the spread of freedom, to strength
en- and heal. Many of our young men
in the service are becoming skilled
IN trades and nearly all have had the
opportunity to visit and get ac-