Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-28
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By
p. G. STROMBERG

gained us anything. We are
puzzled at the inability of the
leaders of big business and lead
ers of labor to get together to
furnish what the
What Did We country so badly
Gain From needs. We are
World War III? wondering why
our own Gov
eminent cannot take steps look
ing to the end of existing strikes
and the avoidance of constant
new ones. We wonder whether
the world will long remain at the
peace we so eagerly sought and
so effectively spent our fortunes
and lives to obtain.
There are at least some helpful
signs on our home front. Signs
that it won't be too long before
be entire country will be busily
Engaged in peacetime efforts to
produce to fill the needs of all
our people. Political considera-
tons, unfortunately, weigh too
heavily on Government efforts to
control the strike situation.
This is not true in the realm
of world politics. With the
United Nations Organization
set up for the
| 81 For Peace, primary purpose
$50 For of seeking d per-
War manent peace we
view representa-
tives Of the many nations in
session squabbling over the need
of the UNO for hundred mil
lion dollars for establishment of
a world capital and for operat-
ing expenses to maintain peace
while the same nations are en-
gagged in spending THREE
HUNDRED TIMES THAT
AMOUNT ($3O,OOO,OOO,OOO.) an
nually in maintenance of peace
time military establishments.
This huge sum can only be
tconsidered in the light of prepa-
4tion for another war-the very
thing for which the recent war
was fought and won to avoid.
ONE DOLLAR for peace -
THIRTY DOLLARS for war! Is
there reason for the people of
the world to be saddled with such
tremendous burden to carry on
military establishments when
the horrors of war are so fresh
/ in our minds? Is there reason
why Great Brit
snatch Any ain and Russia
Nations Price should not, in
For Peace" the interests of
all the people
of the world, cease antagonisms
in their respective battle for
power politics
We're it possible to have an
Expression of the people of every
country on the question of max
Ing reasonable national conces-
ions in the interest of world
Armony there would be an al
most unanimous affirmative vote.
No nation can gain all points.
JAIL nations are selfish. And
while we like to feel that the
United States stands unselfishly
in this world political wrangle
we must recognize the fact that,
in other countries, we appear
very selfish.
There is little question in the
minds oc Americans that our
Interests with the British Empire
are sufficiently identical to in
sure cooperation among the two
great English-speaking powers.
Yet if, as the late Wendell
Wilkie pointed out, world har-
mony means some heavy sacri-
fices on the part of Great Britain
we should not stand with her to
the point of inviting another war
which this country would need
Aetry the load. People of the
nited Kingdom don't like the
unought of whiting away any
part OF the great empire but
tneir desire for peace should be
much stronger than their desire
70 maintain an empire which will
certainly be shattered should an
Other war develop with Great
Britain against one of the prin-
cipals.
N We don't want to accept the
old slogan of peace at anv
price" but we could substitute
one stating well match any
nations price for peace"