The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-20
Observations
Wars Ends Seems
TO Leave People
Somewhat Bored

OOmeWnat bOreQ
And now what are we going 70
do-without a war?
We are going 10 feel flat, idle,
lost and for a while a trifle bored
: First. o: course, We celebrated
with some kind OF spree. The lid
WIN be off everything. Unrationed.
unhampered. we'll be. Also unhur-
ried and possibly slightly unhappy.
There won't be enough TO worry
about. Not enough occupation for
the mind. Nor the muscles.
Think Of the shrinkage in news
paper headlines. in resonant radio
voices. Think OF a million and sew.
en- things that were whipped up.
stirred up and boiling hot because
OF the war. Now there won't be a
simmer OF the old excitement. With
the atomic bomb we reached the
zenith OF thrilling intensity.
Now that's all there is. There
isn't any more.
Most OF US will be, for a while.
AlhC lnt AEAO VI pAC 1dl AOOh
In punch" the London sstirical
weekly. Two women were having
tea in an English drawing room.
A young man was standing discon.
solately at the window looking out
over a calm garden.
Poor Anthony. my poor boy"
one OF the women said. Il do feel
30 sorry for him. He misses the
war fesrfully."
Mixed with solemn thoughts OF
the magnificent triumph OF the
United States there pops into my
contrary mind the question: Are
we Americans as sweet and unselt.
fish as we like to think We are!
Could II be possible that we 'jes
natchelly love a fight?
Looking quickly at our history
since we became a nation not too
many years ago, 1t does appear
that we have been in the habit OF
going TO war with the greatest o.
ease. We began our Republic with
a war. We said we were fighting
for liberty. We've been having
reasons" for fighting ever since.
We have leaped not only into our
own wars. we have leaped into any
body's war at the screech OF the
first shot
What's that you say" we have
shouted across oceans. continents
with or without the aid OF an in
terpreter.
"Did you say there was a war
going over on your side? You don't
mean II! Somebody's been treating
you rough? Is that so! Well. dog
gone II! BY the shades OF the Cap
tain John Smith and Christopher
Columbus, we can't let that happen.
Justice must prevail. Well put
ashe. tyrants down. Sure wen help.
II might take a little time to drive
some OF the stick-in-the-muds into
action. But we1l be over, boys.
Well be over.
'EWeIl bring our guns and our
ships and our soldiers. How about
some money, you fellers got plenty
OF cash? You haven't, Ell? Well,
don't let that worry you.
Were rich. We're the richest
people on earth, On anybodys
earth! Well lend you the money.
What, you can't pay 1t back? on.
that's all right. Well just give It
TO you. Wen never miss 1t. Hip,
hip, hooray. Europe, Asia, Africa!
Here we GOMEZ"
Americans are the best people
on earth-and the worst
Helping the UNRRA collect
clothing for overseas relief has
practical side. heard a woman say
yesterday: I'm simply desperate.
Just can't think what to do with my
last years things. Everybody, sim
My everybody know is buying ne"
things OF her own. There is nobody
TO whom you can hand out a cast
off suit and thereby feel noble and
have an excuse TO buy yourself
something new"
The janitor OF a Massachusetts
Avenue apartment house has been
given SO many old clothes by his
apartment house people that he has
hung up a line in the basement
draped the offerings thereon. ana
has tackled up this sign to catch
the eye OF passing delivery wagon
men: q,
GOOD Clothes For Sale Cheap"