The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-31
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"War mongers," yell the Russ
ians at us because of the Atlantic
treaty.
We know we are not war mong-
ers. We know that another war
will pretty near blast the world to
pieces.
We know that this treaty has
been negotiated out Of fear that
unless we are ready at the drop of
hat, Russia is likely to tear US
to pieces some bright morning be-
fore we are awake.
But the Russian people don't
know it.
There is the most battling fact
in the world today.
The Russian people know only
what the soviet government wants
them to know.
So, the Russian people undoubt-
edly believe we are war mongers
and that we are uniting group of
nations to tear Russia apart.
1t is an evident fact that we
have here a situation unique in
world history.
There isn't much we can do
about it, either.
If the Russian people are doing
any considerable amount of think
ing on their own hook, we don't
know about that, either.
For the soviet government al
lows the outside world to know
only what the soviets want the out
side world to know.
The flow of information both
ways in controlled or blocked.
This is censorship at it's worst.
1t is a ghastly business.
People from opinions on the
basis of what they know, or what
they think they know.
Undoubtedly the average Russ
ian thinks he knows that we are a
nation of war niongers, because he
has no information upon which to
base any other opinion.
His government tells him we are
war mongers and he has no way of
getting any contrary information.
He is a victim of his governments
lies. So are we.
There is no reason why the world
must undergo another war.
Surely the soviets haven't a
thing this nation wants. The soviet
regime is welcome to keep what it
has, except that we would like it
to recover from its bigotry, its
stupidity and its hate of all things
not communist. But we have no
idea of forcing that change by
violence. Not on your life.
The danger to the soviets comes
from within the borders of Russia,
just as the danger to the soviet
puppets comes from within Russia.
If Russia doesn't start war
there will be no war.
Did ever great nations find them
selves in such a position of frus-
tration, of fear, of helpless waiting
to see what a powerful fiend might
do?
Never in all recorded history.
We have among us apologists
for the soviets who tell US that
Russia will make no war, that we
are seeing ghosts and hearing
hobgoblins. But the voice of auth |
ority will come from Russia and
from Russia only.
So long as it remains a part Of
the communist religion that COM
must conquer the world, it
will be as it is now. 1t cannot be
otherwise.
II there is measure of security
for freedom it must lie in such a
document as the Atlantic treaty.
Russia, like bullies, seems to un-
ierstand superior force.
And we have that superior force.
rhe Russian orbit has the edge in
number of population, but we have
he big edge in force. Much of
aussia's population can be counted
Is more of liability than an asset.
Well, there it is-awful to con-
We must await the de-
ision of others.
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indeed if we waited in helplessness.
Iven knowing how horrible anoth- !
r war can be, we must nonethe- !.
ess do just what we are doing.
Let us have no weakness about |
ur support of the Atlantic treaty. n
is a great fist in the face Of II
hose who understand no other u
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