Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-03-19
It's News
To Me
By O. ]. Pecord

There a saying perhaps sort of an adage
from continued that h history teaches us anynhg
teaches nothing"
Regardless of the various shades of opinion might
exist this subject there thing that history does not
teach and that is that regardless of tyranny and
ism feelings nature be forever sub
dued completely subugated
hopeful thought at time in the worlds history
expanding communism have reached point
where its onward march cannot be stopped by the only forces
which to still be guided by democratic principles aim
and imperfect though they may be.
Today President of Czechoslovakia sits alone awaiting
day the Communist forces which have taken con-
of his country find plausible for his suicide
Today Greece, Turkey Italy Finland and the Scanda-
navan filled with shades of apprehension
the shadow of oaariansm casts its omnous dark threat
upon where still free think their thoughts
and express their minds openly
THE HOPE
facing the expanding
munist front the hopes of the free peoples of these
those who not only free but strong enough
free they will it, the hope becomes strong based
upon historical fact that freedom under constant threat
the placed the people of those nations which
have been taken by communism.
There never has been time, possibly may
be time will be completely
live and safe in their thoughts with the right to
express by by written word
within the confines of decency and common sense.
BY the token there has been time, will
their hearts and
await the coming of the day when they openly revolt
against those who torture their minds in order to control their
Nobody who has the slightest knowledge of history
deny that there have been some very powerful forces arrayed
against natural instincts of From Alexander the Great
down to Hitler history repete with winning combinations
headed by their ambitious leaders who have seemed
But strangely enough strange all the great power
dynases of mortal men have had beginning growth
golden decline and demise And that is fact of
history fills with hope that today strung,
bullying ura-Smart communism will find that in
definitely counter natural law the instructive
ing after life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the major
ity of the peoples of all lands
Wars have been fought blood has she'd have
written and uttered in defense of human liberty and
human will ring corridors history
there decent human being would
rather his human rights than oaaran potage
Patrick Henrys Give liberty give me death
post the hghroad of history outraged of
the world time and in place when injustice ntoer
suppression nolerable
peae throw off their their
rights die in the attempt What with the
loss of the right of to free life beS and
innate dignity of man?
HOPE LIVES
And live in period in the worlds history when
the situation to be desperate at time when it
showdown is inevitable at time when the who should
dignity further hopeessy divided
still find in hearts to dare long
live the spirit and the souls of be indefinitely
Shackeled
This is the situation with which are faced This is the
state of the world today condition which continue
exist any than could have United States which
half the people for freedom for main
tanning slavery.
Ours heritage born in revolt heritage about which
reminded in single crisis involving relations
with other nations Let remember peace than
needs to be defended and that purchased
at the price of liberty.