The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-01-18

HAZEL
EYES
BY HAZEL sRANNoN

BY HAZEl BHANNON
The manpower shortage at the pres
emit time should impress upon the Am
erican people the fact that we do not
have unlimited manpower or resources;
that while we have lone a s~tupendous
job in amassing the manpower and ar
manents required to fight all over the
world we do have oar limitations.
1t should also serve to emphasize one
Of the important facts which must be
considered in formulating the future
foreign policy Of this country. That 10.
what ever pslicy We use, "Tsnnsssss
formula" of former Sec. Hall, Or the
strsamlinsd stettinius vsrsion Of Our
part In world affairs, that policy must
be designed TO remain en- . friendly
basis with RussiA-
The cold, hssd strsth Of the matter
y ths Unitsd States cannot afford to
20 to war with Russia. She 10 the
one country In this world that We can
mot whip. She has greater manpower
reserves and more important, the Aat-
ural resources necessary to build . wa
machine. With the skill Russian work
men have acquired in building the pres
emit Wal machine of that country they
will be in a position to take full ad-
vantage Of their position in the future.
In spite Of tremendous losses in this
conflict Russia will come out the lead
ing power In Europe physically and
politically. Her economic future will
depend upon her political leaders.
Like 1t or not, we are going to have
10 get along with Russia. II we per-
nit ourselves to become allied with
England in any scheme designed to keep
for England the old balance of power
in Europe, we will be lending ourselves
TO q plot for a third world war with
Russia as our enemy. HfEn
These are unpleasant thoughts but
they will figure in our future and 1t
is time the American people make up
and speak out their minds on what
share of world responsibility we will
assume.
There are still millions Of American
citizens who feel that we should at
tend to our affairs at home and let our
own country come first while at the
same time we lend support to an or
eanization designed to keep world
peace; people who will not favor the
policing Of the world by American boys
at the exclusive expense Of the Am
erican taxpayer who will already have
more than his share of the present war
burden. In addition the millions OF
men overseas who have seen the man.
ners and morals of some Of our Allies
and enemies will have a word to say
about the future foreign policy of this
country.
Those congressman who fear for the
American world stake in the future
would do we'll to regain their intestinal
fortitude and speak out their minds.
Call them "isolationists" or what have
you, there are still plenty of them IN
This fair country which has not gone
as internationalist as some would think.
Mississippi should be proud OF Rep.
John Rankin for his work in creating
permanently the committee on unAmer-
lean activities in the House. The fact
that the administration and all the
~fair-haired pinks supporting 1t want
ed the old Dies committee to die is rea-
son enough for it to continue In ex-
i~stence.
There 10 nothing amiss in having a
committee constantly on guard In
tracking down and investigating un-
American and subversive activities'
With the large number Of foreigners
and people Of foreign extraction in high
policy-making and advisory positions
in our government we need a commit
tee to serve permanently as a watch
dog in Washington. Too many OF
these persons subscribe to political and
economic doctrines that are distinctly
unAmerican and many should be kicked
out of Washington. Maybe Mr.. RAN
kin's committee can do something about
it.
The newly created committee VIII
have the support Of real American cit
liens. the American Legion and all
other organizations who believe in and
support American institutions.
Mr.. Will NJ. Wilmington, our con-
gresham from this district, Voteo
AGAINST the creation of this committee
as a permanent House Committee. Few
people will agree with Mr.. Whiting
toms stand who is quoted in the press
as saying he favored a House commit
tee to investigate subversive activities
but believes that such a m
should be a special one and not a per-
manent fixture.
MIST thinking Americans are Of the
opinion that we need to STAND on guar
permanently in the future against the
very elements this committee is design
ed to investigate.
II one of the brain trusters can fig'
ure out a way we can get along Will
Russia in the future and at the same