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highest Humanitarian motives Ire aa0stsaa
O. isls resolution BY Cnsasfess and ia sls-
prosal by The Fyeaad~n, masa, be an Invita-
slon 10 Russia and het Communist s4asl-
iiies 10 move In . military cay sews-c hsr
seal. The communism O. Ihs sc<te That
Ia, II Russia shooad take kNssh q declaratasa
Of military policy oil IL face vaoe II
would BE- tantAmoant 10 saying 10 tas Nosaes
government the atomic eosne ee~s ncs sxiss
and yoa are free TO use whatever eshsH
weapons you wiaa with the passiaas ssesp-
uon Of hsolos scai warfare and roason saaa.
The Russians. however. woaid stsii have 10
consider the possibility that II thn country
was pushed hard and IL cen people we're
h~t A~S rs4 h& sSh Sh~% knA af IA
We would unleash an atosnse attach
Senator Flanders Ia his rssolutson axssrts
that the atomic eosnh 10 not prop~rty .
military device directed against the armed
forces Of the enemy but s rather . fneaas
for the mass murder of cyIatsna Modern
warfare. unfortunately. has become . era-
niet Of peoples rather than cf armed fcFeea
The German hlitx directed against Londoa
and other cities Of England, and ths later
mass bombing of Berlin. took little account
OF the fact that the lives ef Thousands al
matter greatly 10 . civilian whether he 10
destroyed by an atomic bomb or ens con
tain.ns another powerful explosive.
A major question is involved in ths Fsan-
ders proposal whether II u better 10 pre-
vent war by the threat which tho po&aession
OF the atomic bomb halds over the head af
. possible Aggreasof. or whether II n ad~
sisahle 10 attempt 10 outlaw ths uss os the
atomic bomb Under present eondit,ona. The
ban would not apply 70 other natioaa, fer
other nations do not have The bomb. And
II any nation In the future 10 able 70 man.
ufacture these bombs wii understand.
without the benrri OF the Flanders rssc.
luton that II shouid deliver an stosnse
attack retaliation by the armed forces Of
the United States also with the atomic
bomb. would follow Immediately.
sherteaeA Jap War.
The atomic bomb vas used by the United
States TO bring the war against Japan 10
speedier end II Is q moot question whether
there would have been ien destruction Of
life II the war had been fought 10 . eon-
eiusion without the bomb--sxespt that
probably far mere Americans would have
been killed
There has been much discussion whether
the United States Government should das-
close the number Of atomic bombs II has oa,
hand In the opinion OF many. thia n
military secret which should not be da-
closed On the ether hand. huse stock
pile OF bombs. acknowledged by this country.
might add stiii further TO the reluctance
which q potential asTressor nation misht
have 10 attack America or lts aliies The uss
of lust two atomic bombs against Japan
proved q crushing blow. But even %, Japan
vas well on It's way 10 final defeat before
the nrst atomic bomb was dropped on Hifo-
shima.
Americas atomic bomb. with iu ire
mendous destructive pot~ntiaiities. still re-
mains today the greatest deterrent 70 another
world conflict. In the so-ealled cold var
now In progress. It plays it, fun part