Milford chronicle., 1957-05-31
A THOUGHT FOR GRADUATES

some what confusing, and, we believe, more
confusing than that which has faced grad
yates in many of the years of our recent past.
1t seems necessary, in these times, for
the graduates of 1857 to bear in mind the
simple truth and basic principles which have
made our country great. First, the story of
Americas rise to power and riches is one
of willingness to work, love of freedom
and independence and faith in God and
religious freedom. These are the qualities
which have carried Ou1 nation farther in the
fields of science and progress than any other
nation in the history of the world.
And yet there are conflicting ideologieS
today which challenge the American concept.
The Communists, for example, believe nei-
ther i'm God, the willingness to work and be
rewarded for varying talents and differing
applications, nor do they believe in the dem
ocratic principles of individual liberty and
enterprise, which we hold dear.
The worst prospect the graduate of 1857
faces is that the world may become involved
in an atomic war, which could almost destroy
our civilization as we know it. However, we
believe that chances today are better than
they have been in a number of years that
such war can be avoided in the immediate
future. So the graduate of 1857 may be able
to live in a relatively long life in a world not
embroiled in an atomic war.
If this be true, and the danger of world
wide atomic war is reduced, then the grad
uate of 1857 faces brighter prospect than
the graduate Of any past year. He becomes
a working partner in the society of citizens
of the United States at a time when our
country is the foremost power III the world.
He is going to work in a country where
the population is steadily expanding, where
there are many business opportunities and
where more and more individual wealth is
being accumulated. True, the country may
relative hard economic times, but the long
term prospect for the United States-ecO-
nOmically-is excellent
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THE HUMAN RACE ENDURES
Practically every speaker, including those
on the air and behind the pulpit, and most of
the writers for the press, are busy advertis-
ing the crisis at hand for humanity.
This the day of great decisions, they as
sert, almost in unison and, upon the decis-
ions we make now rests the hope of human
ity for future years. The general idea is to
excite the emotions of readers and listeners
and thus persuade them to "unselfish action"
which, it is suspected they will not accept on
the basis of intelligent argument.
While the people of the world do face
great difficulties at the present time, there is
no reason to believe that they are insur-
mOuntable or that they are unsurpassed in
magnitude. Nearly every generation hears
the same argument advanced, as men and
women battle for political, social, economic
and religious aims.
1t may be encouraging to note that, so
far, the human race has refused to commit
suicide. 1t evidently possesses greater sta
bility than some of its members would have
US believe. Modern civilization, despite
crises, real and imaginary, continues to
spread throughout the earth, and men and
women everywhere seem to be making prog
ress toward the goal of better human beings.
There are reasons why the United States,
as the wealthest nation in the world, should
make an effort to extend help to the peoples
Of under-developed and war-torn areas. In
telligent analysis of the world situation lends
will, in the long run, be definitely in the in
terest of the United States and its people.
There is no use, however, in this con-
nectiOn, to continually cry, "wolf, wolf" and
depict the fate of humanity as hanging on
the ropes, awaiting our action. In fact, the
suspicion is becoming somewhat general that
the people are getting little weary of the
never-ending prOnOuncements about crises
and being told what they must do, or not do,
in order to save humanity and preserve civil
izatiOn.
THE CHANCES OF WAR
One of the results of the new policy of the
United States in the Middle East-the adOp-
tion Of the so-called Eisenhower Doctrine by
Congress-is to put the United States on
guard in one of the last corners of the world
where commitments did not necessarily bind
US to fight Communist aggression.
The United States moved into the Far
East, officially, when President Eisenhower
obtained from Congress a similar declara-
tiOn concerning islands off the Chinese main
land. The result of Congressional adoption
of that official policy has been happy one
so far. The crisis in that section of the world
and in the threat of war between the Ma
tiOnalist and Communist Chinese has been
eased.
The United States is already heavily com
mitted to fight Communist aggression in the
Scandinavian countries, Europe, in the Balk-
ans, and now in the Middle East. We are
supporting Pakistan and seeking to bolster