The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-06
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picion: The triggers of war.
 The cold winds of cynlcism are chilling hopes for global stability. Crepe-hangers treat peace Ike Q stranger. The United Nations Or ganization is still in its toddling stage, but cynics are already kick ing dirt in its face. They haven't faith in others since they lack faith themselves .. Tagging the UNO as 8 flop before giving 1t a chance to click is sheer suicide.
 The A-bomb has given our jittery citizens the will.es. The mere sight of the word atom has them jumping on chairs. They have convinced themselves that the only safety lies in taking a rocket to Mars. Yes, the bomb is powerful enough to blow up humanity. But remember this: Civilization has been afflicted with many diseases which are potent enough to kill every human unless checked. Yet those maladies have been checked and controlled.
 The syrupy attitude toward con quered killers is something to Shud- der about. Why gift our enemies with Nice-N -Nellyisms when such ap- peasement helped them start a blood bath?
 The labor-management tangle in America can tie peace up in knots. Nations cannot live together amica- bly, unless the peace is them learn hohw to work together among them selves. Peace is only a galling jest if it means blood spilled on picket lines.
 Ignorance and apathy strike up the overture for their swan-song of international friendship. Tyrants can only grab power and incite wars by bamboozling gullibles. Politi- cally hep countries are the best n- surance against wars. Intelligent people settle their differences via debate; the ignorant reach for six shooters. When logic flies out the window, war breaks down the door.
 Namby-pambies who turn aShen at the thought of keeping Uncle Samson's muscles in fighting trim during peacetime should get their heads out of the clouds. Such pa- cifism can only aid would-be ag- gressors. America should be strong enough to be a part of an interna- tional police force. It takes just a grain of realism to understand that peace-loving nations must be potent enough to maintain law and order on the oceans and in the skies-just as we need police to pro- tect law-abiding citizens on our cities streets Peace isn't something you get unless you are strong enough to keep 1t.
 The Kremlin's gremlins are right here in the U. s. A. Commys here are plaguing the peace with their soapboxing. By pretending to be Stalin's fair-haired bores they have done more to hamper Russo Amert- can relations than a hundred avowed Sovvy-haters.
 The Bolshy boo is being whipped up by reactionaries who can't see any further than their pocketbooks. They are the dunce-cappers who get more worked up about an American labor union than they ever did about Hitler. Russia batting was the ace in Goebbels' marked propa- ganda cards. It would be bitterly ironic If we took propaganda the Nazis couldn't fool us with - in order to fool ourselves.
 The demagogues are drawing bead on the dove. Nothing is more dangerous than public servants who play politics with our foreign policies. There are ruthless men in the political jungle who think nothing of tossing peace to the wolves in order to gain a petty poli- tical victory Frixample: The blowhards running the gamut Of tantrums urging free elections in the Balkans while blocking anti-poll tax legislation in Congress. Hmf.