The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-07

1t is regrettabe that we probably
shall have to begin working out the
economy of peace while political
campaign is raging.
We can neither prepare properly in
advance, nor take the first steps with
out battle of partisan chickering's
| The end of the German war will
mark the beginning of the peace. When
the Japanese war ends, what remains
of our war economy will simply fit, as
best it can, into a pattern already
fairly well set.
| Today the Administration walks
more or less softly, perhaps fearing
that whatever it does will be marked
down as error by a sharp-eyed oppo-
sitiOn.
Both sides in Congress seem to fear
creating an issue-and so do nothing
or do botch jobs.
Nobody seems to realize that here,
as has happened before, boldness in
| the interests of the people might be so
| refreshing as to cause a tidal wave of
support.
1t is difficult to believe that the
American people are other than lib
eral, in the best sense of that term.
1t is difficult to believe, too, that
they are foolish or can be led by those
who think foolishly or feebly.
But the bold strokes do not come,
the brilliant imaginative outline of the
future is not held up for us to see.
Worse than all, we do not have
unity. We do not have unity partly be-
cause leadership does not point to
goal and say that it IT."
Army quibbles with civilian, civilian
with army. Republican quibbles with
Democrat and Democrat with Repub-
lican There are weasel words on every
front.
If this is changed in time, all's well;
if not, very little is well.
Perhaps the end of the German war
is coming too soon. That is, it is COM
ing today so much faster than year
ago seemed possible. Perhaps that is
why thinking for peace is so lame, so
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lance of leadership.
But nobody wants to hold back the
end of the war to give leaders chance
to put on their thinking caps.
Barring the most amazing reverses,
the end of the shooting war with Ger
many is close at hand tt
And the plans for peace are too far
behind aots
The peace to come will bring the
greatest problems of industrial reOr-
ganization we have ever known. When
the last war ended there was but one
cry-a rather senseless one, marking
the limitations of our Imagination. 1t
was: Get the boys hope too sweet
And they came home-many of them
to face future of apple selling and
tin shack living
1t would be refreshing if we could
have an end to wObbling in our plan
ming.
1t would be hopeful if we could have
a pointer to show the direction that is
to be taken.
But above ALL there must be a now
lacking determination that America is
to turn its face toward the welfare of
people
Human rights must be entrenched--
and among human rights is the right
to have an opportunity to make a de-
cent living.
The picture of the coming peace
must soon begin to show itself-not
feebly, but boldly, with sureness and
with determination.
1t is no time for quibbling or for
in the face of petty fears.
Above all, it is not a time to be
partisan for the sake of being parti-
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Whoever is partisan for the sake of
being partisan should be rebuked and
cast aside, as proof that the nation has
4 unity, that 1t has understanding,
hat it has in truth outgrown infantile
ways and the fears of economic and
political childhood. Let's get going,
strong and not too much afraid of do
ng right.-CMW.