Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-11
It's News
To Me
By 0. J. Pecord
MEN AND IDEAS


All human knowledge rests the ideas of
men, men who are dead and men who still live
Christianity Mohammedism all the religions OF the world
science systems everything
by which lives is the result of the thought work of
flashed to through the radio Hitler and Musso
lini are done, but what about their ideas?
No one would be gulibe that they would believe that
the death either both of the European ganges will rid
the world of the ideas which actvaed them The fact
that the seeking the
formula for preventing controlling such ideas proof that
the nations of the world have confidence the complete
destruction of the ideas which Hitler Mussoni
Nor will the defeat japan insure the world against future
aggression wars and boodshed for here again we find the
idea which acvated their European counerparts the
Nazs of Germany and the Fascsts of Italy
Fascm the system of Hitler and Mussolin has not given
its unconditional surrender country The who eng
and the armies which at the point of the
their ideas2
There is unconditional surrender of the mind History
is repete with illustrations of the utter mpossb defeat
armies of other countries we
come mental ornaments by force.
And it because of this that should not allow
selves to feel too hopeful about Italy certainly about
Germany for the German soldiers ndoctrnated for with
the virus of Nazsm cannot be mentally dsarmed regardless
how completely strip them their guns tanks and war
planes.
economic factors which brought about World War
and its resumption under the title of World War have not
people, and therein lies the big question mark which only time
Will the Allied countries able convert the Germans to
democracy by the plans which being outlined that
nation that its physical resistance has been lost7
to the ideals of political and economic democracy by forced
demandeu VICTORIOUS
Germany has been taken to task by outstanding writer's and
coumnists for not resisting Hitler the inference that
vain attempt overthrow the Naz regime evidence their
desire for decent government There strong evidence
that many Germans did die in endayor overthrow their
but nobody convince the world that the
Germans entirely devoid of human nature that the
spark of hope and yearnng for liberty had been entirely
ingushed in them.
DANGER AHEAD
is too early to know what the Allied nations have
IN store Tor the German people Few indeed are there who
air-min thate
Will be made to deal with these people in Justice
Justice must not be confused with revenge. Cruel and
nhuman acts against the Germany of today will boomerang
upon those who perpetrate them We all believe Germany
should in within the wreckage
ruined lives and destruction which she visited upon
ye unless we temper justice with shall have missed
the point and instead of making the German nation people
who are fit to live in and harmony with neighbor
we shall be planting the seeds for the of the future
Nobody feels compassion for Germany Her crimes
many and beyond calculation She has of
her SIN against mankind put that whrwnd must not be to visit
upon the Germans the crimes which they guilty
We must not fight fascism with
entire nation for
To return Germany the family respectable
and respected nation is not going be accomplished few
Tor whole nation has been infected with the virus of
idea which cannot be combatted by physical Those
who have suffered from the crimes of German ag
geon beat and decency into but
must show her through justice the
The question which only time this: Can the
other nations OF the world who already beginning
the division of the spos convert the Germans
"Peacetme conscription link in attempt to
international problems by preparing for another war; is
link in the solution of domestic problems by establishing
monopoly and military capitalism"
C Wright Mills Professor of Sociology
Donald Montgomery, UAW points out
in recent article that 90 on
after the unless the lid prices He warns
prices run away unemployment mounts wages
limited by Little Steel shall face terrible crisis
troll therefore becomes crucial issue in the coming months
The msreated corporations have saed away 20
million dollars during the enough pay them hand
somely for four years following end of hose