The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
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There are questions these days
Every now and then someon
wants to know why we have t.
save food. One comment was abou
like this:
"The people we are asked to fee
never liked US and they don't lik
us now. Why not let them stew il
their own juice?"
Well, | haven't been in Europ
since the last war. | haven't seel
the starvation. But ! know there il
starvation-ghastly wholesale star
vation and | am convinced that
whether they like us or not, w
have job of feeding to do.
And hunger isn't the only reason
although it ought to be reasor
enough.
Our government observers have
seen the starvation and so have
many wholly unofficial observers
Their stories are backed with proof
There is starvation.
Here are some of the reasons
for starvation: First, freezes, ther
drought. Long, deadening drought
Next, western Europe used to get
grain from eastern Europe, includ-
ing the Ukraine, the bread basket.
None GENES from that part OF Eu-
rope now, because it is all in Rus
sian hands and Russian commun-
ism plays dirty politics with food,
A false barrier splits Europe in
two.
On "ouf side", the 16 Marshall
Plan nations, all hungry. On Com
munist Russia's side, all the others,
including those that have grain.
But there's no compassion on the
communist side. If people are hun
CRY, that's fine. If they will become
communists they can have a little
food-not much, but maybe little.
Now about "letting them stew in
their own juice. The truth is that
thousands of Europeans are so hum
cry that literally they have no
Juice left in which to stew.
Whether they like us or not is
a futile question. We're talking
about hunger and about our own
national need to keep communism
out.
What we are asked, individually,
to do is mighty little. Go without
meat one day. Also, save a slice of
bread a day. Not much, is it? Not
much when stacked up against kids
with pot bellies caused by hunger
long continued. What are we kick
ing about?
Now the question is asked: Why
all the worry about what Russia
will do?
People who live in hurricane
areas know that the time to pre-
pare for storm is before the storm
hits. When the storm hits it is too
late to prepare.
Is that a good illustration? Yes,
perfect. For why? Well, because
we know the communist objective
and, as in hurricane time, we have
quite accurate storm warnings. We
know from whence comes the wind
and in which direction it goes.
We know, out of the communist
that the communist aim is
first, to smash the Marshall plan
and, second, to gain control of the
world, if possible.
Strange breed, these communists.
What non-communists want to do
With their lives or their countries
doesn't matter. All that matters
S what the communists want to do.
They want world revolution for
and they say so. They
are pushing their lines westward
N Europe and if they get all Eu-
rope they will start looking US
straight in the face.
The truth is that Communist Rus
,ia is right now actually at war
With us, excepFfor shooting. Food
S a weapon of war today. If we
.an win with food we may not
,ave to win with explosives. And,
ave thousands of lives in the pro-
.eSS.
See what Russia has done to ex-
,and her sphere. Look at the ma
ions that have fallen under Rus
ian Communist control.
The struggle at the moment is
n Germany and Austria, in most
lcute form. 1t is in France and
tally also. We cannot depend up
N England to stand there, holding
he tide at bay another time. Eng
and now is too weak herself.
Doesn't it sound bit silly and
hildish to gripe about going with
,ut meat one day week?
Our people are made OF better
tuff than that and they have prov
ID it.
Maybe we don't know all about
he why's of picking out meatless
lay. But we have to depend to that |
legree upon our government and
Ipon the citizens committee that |
worked out the plan.
Maybe it won't be the cure, but
urely we can try. And we must |