Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-15
In Peoples Letters-the Great Debate

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has known killed unnecessarily-that's
all. Hilton G. Bonney, jr.
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AS Walter Winchell said recently, q
tiger does not forget to use his claws,
nor shark his teeth in battle. And l
feel it is time for us to bite hard enough
so that The Red armies will know we
are determined to have peace in the
world at all cost.
Roy X. Simpson.
Man has delved into the secret of the
atom and given us the bomb, which is
now the symbol of relentless power and
merciless destruction. But this power
is as nothing compared with the power
of God, who gave man the ability to
make the discovery.
People fear the bomb because they
are ignorant of God AS the atom
bomb is the symbol of fear and destruc-
tion SO proper understanding of God
is hope and deliverance. Those who
displace God and trust in the bomb
will perish utterly.
John A. Lacy.
I fought in four campaigns as an in
fantryman of the 3rd Army in the last
war. At the time I had reason to
fight. as I had brought myself to hate
the Germans and japanese. I fought
hard and hope I did a good job. Now
this Government is telling me the Rus
slams and Chinese. our former Allies, are
enemies and will do us harm. The Ger
mans and japanese are friends. We
should rearm those Germans that we
didn't kill last time; they are friends!
I don't know what to believe
I am still young enough to fight in
this war. I'm sick of war and all the
misery that comes with it, What am
I, soldier of fortune? Will the leaders
OF Russia United States, England, China
and other countries sacrifice me and
all the other little men for their own
stupid mistakes?
Let them stop to realize that life is i'm
portant to me and my wife and child.
Oh. could go on and on like this!
I was wounded in the last war. If I am
IN another war, on my first day hope
and pray that I will be hit hard enough
SO that I will never have to go back
Please don't use my name, as wouldn't
want my wife to read this.
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The men In the Kremlin are not i'm
mortal. They will die when their turn
comes. Their ideologies will change, as
Is the way of the world. All things
change And in the meantime, surely
1t is possible to negotiate without de-
stroying all the best young men of our
time.
Rose Bakalar Berman.
Now as never before, the millions of
us who believe in prayer need to pray
that our leaders may conduct us through
the perils that confront us with wisdom
that comes from the mind of God, rather
than from the sole use of their own
brains. That much we owe our boys.
Even the doubtful ones may experiment
that much, for their sake.
Paul NJ. Polk.
Vicksburg. Miss.
Let the Government of this proud
land call for day of prayer We are
at the end of the road There is no.
where to turn. We are like a dying
man. given up by the DOCTORS God is
our hope. May we trust him and find
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armies.
.-. Mary Tazelaar.
California, Md.
What other century has ever equaled
this present age? Wars and civil COM
motion have increased In frequency and
violence, exactly as the prophets fore
saw they would. along with "famines,
yaasfi1onpoc oyod orttp ~,
places"
But the Master of our destinies prayed
to His Father in dying hour: II pray
not that thou shouldest take them out
of the world, but that you shouldest
keep them from the evil"
So while our Capital reels under
grave, depressing war news" we may still
be possessed of spiritual calmness in the
critical days before us, as bad news rears
its head to strike fear into the hearts of
men and women.
Now is the time for statesmen and
world leaders, as we'll as our national
leadership, to keep cool under fire. And
the people, the governed, must stand firm
against hysteria and foolish rumors. The
wisest king of all times spoke of such
events in this vein. saying that there is
"a time to keep silence, and time to
speak; a time to love, and time to hate;
time of war, and time of peace"
Charles Allen Rentfro.
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My name Is Judith Downs. am IL
years old and student of the seventh
grade at st. James School in Falls
Church.
Because of the terrible danger that the
United States will be forced into war
with the Communists. think all Of the
people should ask for Gods help in saw
ing us from the suffering and death
that war brings
I think that the words of the 18th
Psalm would be fitting as prayer for all
of us to offer every day:
Give light to mine eyes, lest sleep in
death, lest my foe say, I have van
pushed him;
Lest my enemies rejoice that I have
fallen. because have trusted in Thy
mercy.
Let my heart rejoice because of Thy
help; let me sing to the Lord who has
bestowed good things upon me-
Judith Downs.
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