Evening star., 1946-12-29
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| lust Between
Yourselves
-By Philip H. Love.

I, for one, shall be glad to see
1916 stink of into the shadoWy
pages of history. 1t has not been
a good year. About the best that
can be said of it Is that it has not
been so bad as some others through
which we-meaning you and ! ana
the world at large-have lived.
For most of us, the years OF
World War II we're the worst OF all.
They brought only work and worry,
fear and sacrifce-and, in all too
many instances, heartbreak. No,
they were not good years-not by
any stretch of the imagination.
Of them all, 1945 was, of course.
the best. That year brought the
end of the war in Europe MAY 81
and, little more than three months
later august 15), the wlndup oil
the war in Asia. There seemed
little reason to doubt that l946
would be year of peace and
prosperity.
But '46 has not lived up to its
advance publicity. 1t has brought
neither peace nor prosperity. 1t
has been year of disappointment.
year that fell far short OF its
promise-a year that most of us are
more than willing to forget.
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On second thought, however, 1t
may be that we-again meaning you
and I and the world at large-are
more to blame for the disappoint-
ments of 1946 than the year itself.
1t is true that 1916 did not bring
peace. 1t is true, too, that the year
brought strikes, more shortages and
higher prices, rather than genuine
prosperity.
But who is to blame for that?
The year-a mere number on the
calendar? Or you and I and the
world at large?
The answer is so obvious that I
wonder why waste time and energy
and precious white paper to write
it: You and and people in general
are to blame-not the year.
We are to blame because some of
us, in the field of labor, have de-
manded too much while some others,
in ownership and management,
have been willing to give too little.
Some of us, statesmen and diplo-
mats, have worked both sides OF
| that same street - wanting more
than our due, giving less than we
can afford. Others, men and women,
boys and girls, have cheated, CHS
eled, encouraged imitation by paying
high prices-have, in short, made
1916 so cheap and shoddy that it
cannot just 60 away and leave US
alone; it has to slink-in shame.
Well, 1916 is, as they say, water
over the dam. Let it go. But let's
not feel too bitter about it. Let us
remember that, In spite Of US, 1t
made several good starts in the right
direction.
1t brought real progress toward a
United Nations organization that Is
more than name.
It brought labor and management
nearer to understanding of each
others problems.
1t brought people in general-in-
, cluding you and me-to keener
appreciation of the responsibility OF
the individual in the struggle to
solve the many perplexing prob
4 lens that confront the world.
No, 1916 has not been too bad a
year. Yet I, for one, am still glad
to see it 60.
I am glad because 1t has been a
year of preparation-and prepara-
ton is always trying. Now, we can
hope, comes the time Of fulflllment
the year in which genuine peace
and honest prosperity may really
come to pass.
I do not wish you a happy new
year. am wishing only that all
of us-you and I and the world at
large-will do our fair share to
make 1947 year of peace and
prosperity. If we do our part, At
will take care of itself. And it is
almost certain to be the kind Of
year for which we are all wishing.