The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-15

HAZEL
EYES
BY Huzel Brannon

The next three weeks will be a
time of intolerable tension in which
the question of a third World War
will be settled is the opinion stated
by Col. HARDWOOD c. Bowman. USA,
speaking in ar Army Day rally in
Holmes county Friday.
There are now twelve nations in
the orbit of this ''great eastern ag-
gressor," Col. HARDWOOD said in speak
mig of Russia.
But whether italy goes Communist
or not it is important that the Unit
ed States be strong, he said.
The voice of diplomacy is as
strong only as the military force be-
hind the government which il re-
presents" the speaker declared.
Col. HARDWOOD recommended that
the United States maintain a well CO.
ordinated intelligence force SO that
we can know when things are going
to happen before they happen; that
we have industrial mobilization and
make certain that we have an ade-
ouate stockpile of strategic mater
ials.
In addition we must make certain
that we have a strong air force cap
able of using atomic weapons any,
where in the world, he continued,
because that is the one language they
understand.
The army, navy and marine forces
must be capable of immediate ac-
ton to take bases and then use them
for sustained, Gripping attack.
The armed forces must be backed
up with manpower of course. That
may Or may not mean universal
military training in the opinion OF
Col. Bowman. He said that he did
not care to stick his chin out on that
one.
But we must be able to speak the
language she (Russia) understands"
he said.
Eve may and we can if we must
defeat this eastern aggressor by mill
tary force" he declared, 'but we
may well lose this war because our
military forces can go just so far.
"You cannot combat communism
just with an army" he warned.
Communism must be fought in
the minds of people because there
is where it becomes entrenched.
"A strong, well-educated Christian
l. H. LAA4 ,1na~a ~
fight communism" he declared.
We must sell the people of the
world the idea that our American
concepts of personal liberty and the
dignity Of the human being together
with our system Of free enterprise
represents a better way of life for
them than the theology of COM
munism.
Our first weapon should be the
weapon Of faith in our own country
and its system" he said.
We should be heartened by the
fact that, as the speaker pointed out,
in all of the 5000 years of recorded
history that nation has won whose
ideals are best for the COM
mon man, those fundamentals con-
tanned in the Sermon on the Mount.
But, he warned, if we're going to
stop communism we've got to pract-
ice democracy as well as preach 1t.
We are going to have to deal with
these nations On a footing OF abso-
lutte equality, he continued, saying
this would be a hard job for Ameri-
cans to mix and mingle.
The British, the great empire
builders, were not able to or willing
to give to the natives the education
and economic opportunities they re-
uuired for themselves, he pointed
out.
The speaker concluded with these
words.
"Our only chance to avoid war is
to get strong. If we're to stop com
munism we've got to practice De-
mocracy as well as preach it. We
can only do this job through great
humility because the great ideal OF
democracy a triumph throughout
the world only if we assume our
full responsibilities"
Col. Bowman is a veteran OF
World War ] and ii.
He gave distinguished service with
the famed 3lst Dixie Division in
WWI and was on the staff of Gen.
Joe Stillwell in the Chinese-Burma-
India theatre in the second WV.
Under orders to report to Wash
ington soon his next assignment Is
expected to be in Athens, Greece.
He expects to report there on May
LIST.
His splendid address was favor
ably received by a crowd that took
practically every seat in the court
room in Lexington where the Army
r. --o1rapo xyac hold