The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-23
RUSSIA AND IT'S RUFFTANs
BY J. E. Jones

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Washington, d. c., August 10
Tie United States was dragged into
the World War, and we won it in
1945, the same way we won in 1918.
After the First World War the Con-
gress of the United States decided to
let Europe win its own peace. Natur-
ally, they failed. Perhaps if we had
tried little harder rs years ago it
might have brought permanent re-
suits. That lesson is a "bitter pill, +"
and it sticks in our crop in these ira
gle times when we are making a ire
mendous effort to rebuild, restore,
feed and protect big nations, small
nations. and people in every walk of
life in every part of the world.
Soviet Russia got over IL billion
dollars of our Lend Lease money, and
now that Nation is trying to grab off
territory, and subdue decent people
in countries that are helpless to de-
fend themselves. Isn't there some
way to cut loose from Russia, while
with the help of better nations we
rescue and protect the small nations,
and let the Stain government sizzle
in it's own stew?
Day by day Secretary of State
Byrnes and small group of honest
men are continuing their efforts in
the cause of freedom of the world,
and for the outlawing of war Oppos-
ed to them is Russia, maintaining
huge fighting forces, and proudly
showing them marching in their Red
Square, while we in the United States
sit in our moving picture houses
watching the show. 1t begins to look
as though Red Russia and America
are not going to agree upon a pro-
gram to win the peace.
The Legion's Good Name
The American Legion commands
the highest regard with the general
public of any great national organi-
cation, according to the results of a
survey just made of business, labor
and otker groups by the Psychology
cal Corporation of New York.
After interviewing 5000 individ-
uals in 1875 typical American commu-
mites, the Corporation reported that
II per cent thought we'll" of The
American Legion as compared with a
score of SIS percent for the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, so percent
for the ALL, 81 percent for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
and 26 percent for the CLIO.
"The goodwill of The American
Legion was outstanding" the Cor
poration reported.
1t is not difficult to understand
why The American Legion stands so
high in the eyes of the American peo-
pie. 1t is the pay-off for it's great and
unselfish programs which have made
the name American Legion synony-
nous with Americanism Patriotism,
child welfare, rehabilitation, nation
al defense and community better
ment movements.
Its service activities among disabl-
ed veterans and needy children have
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been a leader in youth training for
better citizenship. There is not a
whistle stop in the nation where the
local American Legion post has not
been the first line of defense against
the inroads of alien 'isms."
This newspaper believes the recog-
milton given The American Legion
through this poll of public poinion is
we'll merited. We hope that the good
works of the past will be but grand
prelude to the future contributions of
the new two-war American Legion,
now more than 3,250,000 members
strong.