The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-07-27
The Job Ahead

We were impressed with President
Roosevelts summary of the job that faces
the United States and the world that was
contained in his fourth nomination accep-
lance speech. He briefly described this job
as follows:
First, to win the war-win it FAST to
win it overpoweringly. Second, to form
worldwide international organizations and
to arrange to use the armed forces of the
sovereign nations of the world to make
another war impossible within the fore
seeable future. Third to build an economy
for our returning veterans and for all
Americans which will provide employment
and decent standards of living"
The platform that was adopted at the
National Democratic convention undertook,
among other things, to re-affirm that sum-
mary of the job confronting this nation.
On the international front, the platform
pledged the Democratic party ito join with
the other United Nations in the establish
ment of an international organization based
on the principle of the sovereign equality
of all peace-loving states, open to mem Der
ship by all such states large and small, for
the prevention of aggression and the main
tenance of international peace and security.
''To make all necessary and effective
agreements and arrangements through
which the nations could maintain adequate
forces to meet the needs of preventing war
and of making impossible the preparation
for war and which would have such forces
available for joint action when necessary.
Such an organization must be endowed
with power to employ armed forces when
necessary to prevent aggression and pre-
serve peace"
There is a rather strong contrast be-
tween a similar plank adopted by the Re-
publicans in convention recently and this
will no doubt become the major issue of the
campaign that is now on.
The Republicans pledged that " we favor
responsible participation by the United
States in postwar cooperative organiza-
ton among the sovereign nations to pre-
vent military aggression and to attain
permanent peace Such organization
should develop effective cooperative means
to direct peace forces to prevent or repel
military aggression"
Of course, the Republican party left the
task of explaining the full significance and
intent of this plank to the president-elect,
Gov Thomas Dewey.
Today the eyes of the world are on the
battlefields, and the prayer that is in the
hearts of all Americans and all people ev-
erywhere is that such catastrophe shall
not occur again. The plans that are made
to prevent future wars will attract most
attention in the forthcoming election. It
is paramount issue.
To our way of thinking, there can be no
lasting peace without armed force protec-
ton, Just as we have to maintain law and
order in our own towns by first, armed
officers and, second, by trial courts. We
fervently hope that both parties will be
united before the election, on this major
issue.
The Democratic platform further main
tains that I'VE favor the maintenance Of an
international court of justice Of which the
United States shall be member and the
employment Of diplomacy, Cancellation, ar
bitration and other like methods where
appropriate in the settlement Of interna-
tional disputes"
Today, the world is crying out for peace,
individual opportunity, freedom and Sc
curity. Never has there been such chal-
lenge for Divine leadership and guidance.