Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecord
MERRY CHRISTMAS


Millions of have they not want, fight
against other with whom they had personal quarrel
Other bed suffered privaton endured
hardhps waded through and mud and stumbled and
fallen PROSTATE struggle with other millions of who
have done the thing.
Aircraft have flown great cities England
France Germany other countries and dropped
death and destruction the innocent well the guilty
and suffering sweat and tears the lot of men
today.
On the domestic scene we find others growing rich and
powerful profits of the suffering of the
world cheated chiseled and consped to haass
their wiring the uttermost
from them in toll and money.
be brothers in great common have
other ockeyed for position conspred and
gain power the of others with whom they
should unity of purpose and unity of action.
Backbting intrigue scandal mongng and lying, cheat
ing and connvery have made our city streets public buildings
and organizations feuds the Arabian desert
great world the face of all this find people
saying each other Merry Christmas"
WHY
And as we look around at all the hypocracy deceit fighting
bleeding dying which taking place throughout the world
today may wonder where is the Peace Earth where
Will?
hypocrcal people who actually dislike each other
Christmas cards which the inscription Merry
Christmas"
is pious deceit card whose throat
have which reads, May Christmas and the New
bring JOY and happiness and then the day after
Christmas efforts to bring dscred humiliation and
disgrace upon enemies?
What people TO fancy gifts to those whom they
whom they feelings of hatred dlstruSt
secret contempt?
things done Yet it not in hearts to
all to aside their personal feel
in the make sincere attempt
to capture something of the real spirit of Christmas,
1t wrong for to send postcards to their worst
enemies Merry Christmas and call day
against them Even soldiers have been known
killing other hours Christmas to sing
Silent Night ponder the birth of One whose life
plagued by doya deceul double cosserS and whose
the ambitious
hearted rejected the principles of Christ
Even today this Christmas, while mouth the
words merry Christmas they scarcely realize their gnif
cance feel that there something about
the which they with their dim understanding must
not profane.
OUR WISH
Despite thoughts have about Christmas there is
believe that that
way, by which not clearly understand,
actually try act like decent human beings for
day in the year
that set aside prejudiceS for
day understand the spirit that Christmas,
hopeful sign indication that there is something in
that though be with certain
doubt and others kindly word
a wish for happiness
To the words that come TO mind at the moment
much good in the worst of us,
And much bad in the best of us,
That it i'll behooves of US
To rail at the faults of the rest of us!
my friends to my enemies to those who fight in the
hope that their sacrifices bring about better world
Merry Christmas.
than that it is that this day gimmer
the Light minds that it nger there
long possible Let give thanks that on at least one
forget human faults and faings and try
to act like Christians Merry Christmas to ALL to Matt
Smith, secretary Of the MESA