Smyrna times., 1950-12-07
STATEMENT BY
SENATOR FREAR
Congress Should Keep Hands
Off Social and Economic
Problems
LET STATES DECIDE

1 want to first comment briefly
about the unfortunate but neces-
sary situation which faces the
members of our organized reserve
components who are being called
back to active duty in the face of
the present grave emergency.
Many of these have written to
me in recent weeks expressing con-
Germ and regret that they are
again being taken from their
homes and jobs for additional mil
itary duty. Their problem is per-
haps the most unpleasant one which
the military authorities must con-
slider.
A great many of these reserve
officers and enlisted men served for
as long as five years in the past
war They entered the service as
young men in their late teens or
early twenties and gave to the
country some of the most produc-
tive years of their lives.
AT the end of that conflict they
returned home to find jobs and
make belated start in their civ
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of events, large number married
and began raising a family. Now
just at the time when they begin
to benefit from their civilian oc-
cupations and to enjoy the fruits
of their labors, they again are be-
ing taken back into the service for
another indefinite period.
1t is tragic, of course, that we
must draft or recall anyone for the
purpose of fighting war. The fact
that men have not yet found a
way to resolve their differences
without recourse to arms is stig-
ma on our civilization. However,
We of the western world, who are
seeking peace, now must prepare
for the distinct possibility of an
other full scale conflict, because
barbarous agressors and their pup
pets have thrown down the gaunt-
let and are crying for the lives of
free peoples everywhere.
am sure that those men who
fought in World War II realize
more vividly than any others what
war means. But, while this new
mobilization works greater hard
ship on them than on others, it is
felt that their prior service and
experience is essential to train and
command the new military units
which must now be hurriedly as
sembled.
Someone has described the men,
bers of our reserve corps as the
lost generation since most of their
mature years have been spent in
uniform. They have had precious
little time for life of their own
choosing.
This is probably an inopportune
time to discuss patriotism, but it
should be noted that high on the
list of those who have given the
most for their country belong the
names of our civilian-soldier re-
servists. Some of them, along with
the outnumbered regulars are now
fighting and dying on the bitter,
barren wastes of northern Korea.
Our hopes and our prayers are
with them in this hour of bitter
trial. They all richly deserve our
support both now and when the
time comes for their return to civ
ilian life.
Here in Washington the eyes of
the world are focused on the high
level talks between the Prime Min
lister of Great Britain and Presi-
dent Truman. Theirs is the almost
overwhelming responsibility of try
ing to find way to prevent full
scale outbreak of war throughout
the world. I fully hope and expect
that the result of these talks will
be made known to the American
people in order that they, and par
ticulrly the members of Congress,
will have an opportunity of judg-
ing what course is best for us to
follow.
One thing is certain. Our cosin-