Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-16
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecord

Beginning Sunday, eyes the democratic people of
the world will be centered Italy waiting watching to
what the outcome of the election there will bring
This election which only short time looked
with little confidence by the democratic nations
believed to offer hopeful of the
American French governments pro-
posing the Italian through the
of the European Recovery Program Congress
Even await the results of the Italian baong
people finding difficult to understand nation which
is the site of the authority of the Catholic Church which
bers millions of Italians among its adherens could possibly
be in danger of Communism the prime foe of
the church.
Here again face with a situation, which,
all seeming contradictions really not too
understand 1t different than the conditions which
brought about growth
country except of that widespread and
critical
1t repeatedly stated that Communism ourshes
unemployment starvation, confusion hunger and want
and human suffering.
The Communists philosophy encourage these evils at
the time that they them They long
and tactical knowledge that the unemployed the
homeless the the hungry people prey
and they deliberately seek maintain conditions in Italy
and elsewhere in war-torn Europe support
confidence and votes of those who barely existing
These the people whom Communism promises every
thing They discouraged discontened and dlusoned
Their government is able job
physical rehabilitation sufficiently speed be-
of the distractions thrown up by
ripe for the big promises which the make them
OPPONENT
These the why country which
of of the Communists
lie Church-has become the battle upon which the
fate of the entire European continent may depend These
the why the world is looking
what shall be the outcome of Sundays election.
Our part in the prevention of the spread Communism
in Italy and elsewhere lies not only sending funds
clothing and other materials Italy the other countries
which rotten ripe for Communism in making
democratic perfect showing
example of democracy, political and industrial
That we have given the Commes certain amount of am
muniton cannot be contradictions in our
mocracy as 1t now exists be truhfuy
who the truth At time we must all recognize
mocracy by practcng individuals the things
preach a nation.
ADVANTAGES
Italy will not so Communstc we can show that nation
the advantages of Democracy is but
demonstrate 1t to be- 1t will save off threat
races IT, regardless OF It's success next Sunday ouvotng Com
munism we show it that democracy is not theory of life
but practical way of living.
Nor will the threat Communism he ended next Sunday
even though the Italian people should
emphatic ma1ories 1t will merely be engagement
the long struggle which still continue n determine the
shape of things to come in the years lie ahead
Totaitaranism either red or black variety can only
defeated by democracy which recognizes
so long there cold hungry homeless miserable men
women and children anywhere the
ne aIe wars cannot be avoided in world where the dis
parity between the have and the not nations is as great
as it is
The task of this nation today only the preservation
OF peace by aiding other nations
Io eac tne ny example that democracy does not begin
nor end at the ballot box We must first all establish
democracy both political industrial before we can hope
bring others something which ourselves do not enjoy in
fullest measure.