Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-26
| Might Be
Wrong
P. G. sTROMBERG

tainty of complete victory for
the American, Russian and Brit
ish forces there seems asgrowing
home front tendency toward
making plans for peacetime pro-
duction. That is not as it should
be. None of our high military
leaders have
Plans For given US reason
Peacetime to believe that
Production the end of the
war in Europe
will automatically change the
country from wartime to a
peacetime basis. AS matter of
fact it becomes even more i'm
perative to continue the effort
to bring both wars to a quick
conclusion so that we may devote
our undivided interests to get
ting back on a normal level.
Until then we are foolish to
permit a letdown.
The Japanese War is going in
our favor but at very real
sacrifice. We have learned how
to fight the Japs in their own
way and in their own territory.
But we have not yet found a
way to combat the suicide at
tacks and to clear up nests of
Nipponese on islands in our
triumphal path without paying
heavy price. We need to take
ourselves back to December,
1941 and the early months of
1912. 1t was then that every
nerve and every ounce of energy
of our people were placed behind
the war production wheels. 1t
was then that we pledged our
wholehearted support to the
proposition that the only way
for Americans to enjoy the
fruits of complete freedom was
to mobilize our entire strength
and put to an end for all time
the threat to our democracy.
That determine
Letun Now tion must still
Might Spell be our goal. Any
Disaster letup today on
the homefront
might spell disaster at a later
date in the Pacific. We had a
bitter taste of over-confidence
last summer and fall. We over
came it. Another letup might
not be as easily and certainly
overcome. 1t is just as essential
(perhaps even more sol to sub
jugate the Japs as it is to drive
the Nazis from the position Of a
world threat. An indictment OF
this generation by future Ameri'
cans on account of failure II
complete a job well started is
all that we can expect unless we
continue to give every ounce Of
energy toward driving the Jap:
back to the little island to which
they were confined for so man!
centuries. Only then will we b.
able to enjoy the freedom anc
liberty we desire.
And the same thought Carrie
to the San Francisco Confer
ence where the delegates are t.
determine the method of main
tanning future world order. !
is folly to believe that our dele
gates will obtain every Ameri
can point. With so many inter
ests there is bound to be con
fiict. Compromises will neces
sarily play a big part in tn
outcome. But,
Con has been point
Francisco ed out, our con
Conference stitution result
ed from comprc
misses. None of the Colonial dele
cations secured all that the
sought in what we know toda
as the guiding rule Of our d.
mocracy. 1t was the result c
compromises just as the fins
San Francisco peace instrumer
will result from compromises.
1t is well for us to bear j
mind the real objective we haN
at San Francisco is the adoptio
of method for maintaining pc
manent peace. With machinery f
achievement Of this goal adopte
all other problems become Sc
ondary. The charter ultimate
adopted at San Francisco shou
become known as "The Pacii
Charter" "The Atlantic Cha
ter" for the four freedoms-"Tl
Pacific Charter" for PEACE.