Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-08-15

EOR MORE Than hVe years
L now / have endeavored
through this column to maintain
the theme of PEACE. conceive
peace to be a condition brought
about from the hearts and souls
of men. conceive it to be
condition which can be main
tanned once the majority of the
people of every
Peace country insist
AS A that their lead
Theme ers avoid policies
which might
lead to war. / conceive it to be
the greatest problem of every
American. / conceive it to be
particularly the all-absorbing
thought of parents who have
sons.
With a deep conviction on this
subject l have pledged every
ounce of my energy whether it
be much or little, to the pro-
motion of peace. World affairs
today are anything but promis-
ing for permanent peace. Re
gardless of our convictions we
must be realistic, and in being
realistic we cannot escape the
impression of belligerence given
the world by Russian diplomats.
Peace is so desirable that men
of good will in any generation
aspire to transmit its blessings
to posterity. With the record
of the Twentieth Century already
one of the bloodiest periods of
history, we of
Definite the esent
Steps should be prac-
Needed teal enough to
recognize ohsta-
cles to peace. Appeasement to US
has become almost step toward
war. Future generations will
never forgive us if we fail to
recognize appeasement of Rus
STA as encouragement to Russia
to demand more and more until
finally any refusal of further
appeasement would result IN her
seeking, through military ag-
gression, that which she has
failed to get through appease-
ment.
All of which leads me to won
der whether we should not today
take definite steps toward con-
vincing Russia that we are de-
termined now to insure future
peace even if we have to con-
vince her stubborn leaders
through military action. Hind
sight tells US conclusively that
the End World War would never
have started had we stopped Hit
Ter and Mussolini earlier. If the
use of a few
Full Atomic bombs
Harmony and the sacrifice
A Must of a few lives
with the accom-
panying property destruction,
would be the direct means of
avoiding a 3rd World War then
history will justify the act. Rus
STA has shown mighty little ten
dency to cooperate fully with
Western civilization. She declines
absolutely to work in full har-
mony. She insists on Fifth
Column activities throughout the
world. World peace cannot be
insured without Russian coopera-
ton and this cooperation should
be obtained now even if it has
to be obtained through military
action.
There is no informed person
who doesn't agree that there will
probably be another world war
within the next 10 to rs years.
This cannot be unless both Rus
STA and the United States are
involved. Russian influence is
reaching out to almost the entire
European Continent. 1t will
Do a more difficult combination
than even World l or ii. Russia
Is apparently bent on converting
the entire world to Communism
ana Communism will destroy all
INDIVIDUAL rights. Even though
Oe charged with jingoism | am
~ ANXIOUS to see permanent
peace established in accordance
win The Atl->ztic Charter that
l would vote for war to achieve
the aim.
we are entitled in America
ana the people of the world are
entitled to live without a con-
slant dread of war. That dread
exists today in almost every
country.