Evening star., 1945-10-05
This and That
By Charles Z. Trace,pell.


Templeton Jones dream woke him In
. cold sweat Of horror.
He dreamed that 1t was the year 1865.
World War II had long been forgotten.
America teemed with such luxury rs It
had never known before. Factories were
busy, cars covered the land, and planes
almost hlled the air, but everything was
geared to safety by new and ingenious
gadget known as the safetifactor.
The Government had become State
Ism with q vengeance, but 80 satisfied
were workers that no one complained at
the constant procession of Edicts, a
they were called, which came from the
White House.
The citizens had givert up the last
vestiges Of their rights, left over from
the war, for the satisfactions, such as
they were, Of steady jobs and the pleas.
ure OF being treated as II they couldn't
possibly take care Of themselves.
They probably couldn't. The dream Of
Templeton Jones, like most dreams, was
extremely hazy in some ways, perfectly
detailed In others.
In q nash Of q second, the 40 years
unrolled before him, much as il It had
been on a screen, but he was q part of
1t all, as helpless in the roll of events as
the remainder Of the $50, 900 900 citizens.
Every detail Of ones life, from Alpha
to Omega-they had dumped that old
fogey phrase, from the cradle TO the
grave"-was charted for every citizen.
Even ones food was eaten according
to Master Plan, after oo,0O0 nutritious
lists had determined to gram Just how
much food each type Of worker should
eat.
It was anti-plan to eat more or less
than had been set down in ones Life
Chart.
Nothing was done against the fat per-
son, but he was regarded as an Anti
Pianist, and socially barred from the
many and interesting Government shows
Of all types.
The peaceful natives Of the protector
ate Of Japan were held up to such Fat
Ones as examples of how they should
eat.
Japan, once its energies had been
turned into the ways of peace and
democracy. had embarked with the
usual industry Of Its artistic people on
. campaign Of creating cheap foodstuffs.
As . result, the world market was
flooded with good foods at extremely
low prices.
vitamin research, in which the Japa-
nese scientists had long held an i'm
portant place, pioneered all food work.
Many new food factors had been dis
covered, and their manufacture in Japan
had given that country fine thing for
export, especially since the United States
Government practically had made vita
min intake compulsory.
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Jones dreamed that on August 6. 1865.
he was listening to q worldwide broad
cast from no less famous parsonage
than Hirohito. high priest OF Japan and
Emperor emeritus.
He heard the temple bells, and then
the voice of Hirohito:
Citizens OF America, this is the an
niversary OF the first atomic bomb which
fell upon Japan.
In humble peace we have waited and
worked, and now can reveal to you. the
latest work OF our scientists.
Il am afraid you will not like it.
For the past 10 years, after our dis
covery Of way to incorporate atomic
energy In yitanin pills, we have filled
you with this substance, with the CO.
operation Of your government.
Now the time has come. AT the
conclusion Of this broadcast, win re-
lease from Toxic I certain electrical
impulse, which, acting together with
trigger substance which has long mas
queraded Is yitAn1in xYz. will consti-
tute each one uf you fully charged
atomic bomb.
The time has now come for our inn
pertal revenge Within few seconds
the people Of America win be blown to
pieces. Not one Of you win escape
It was at this point that Templeton
Jones mercifully awoke IN cold sweat
Of horror.