The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-05-11
World Pecce

Iacy 1or fifteen years.
This has not been an open, shoot
ing battle in which millions of men are
fighting for victory, although there have
been many shots fired and much loss of
lives and property.
It has not been a question of which
side could back up the conflict with the
most money or wealth, although the United
States has expended nearly 100 billion dol
lars in the campaign to combat global
communism.
Rather, the cold war has been one
to capture the minds and hearts of the
uncommitted peoples of the world, to
win them to the free world with its ideals
based upon democratic concepts of indi-
vidual freedom and responsibility and self
determination of nations. This battle is
for their preservation as we'll as our own
= for if they are not won to the western
world, then they will surely fall into the
communist camp and ultimately be aligned
against us.
There is no question in the
minds and hearts of Americans every
where but that this battle must be
fought to a successful conclusion -
and that democratic concepts must
prevail - that the Communists shall
not be permitted to impose their
tOtali4 arian might upon the helpless
small countries of the world.
How can America win this battle
against the Goddess legions of communism,
the movement which expresses contempt
for everything we hold dear in this coun-
try, yet seems to be able to ~out-maneuver
us, put us on the defensive and in an un-
favorable light, too many times?
How do we combat such a force?
How can America win? How does a
person OF a nation go about making a
friend? How car we assure ourselves of
the friendship of other nations, even our
= Allies?
Do the Communists take over the
small nations and win their friendship
and loyalty because they have a superior
theology to offer the people?
Obviously not.
Everywhere the Communists
have taken over they nave been back
ed up with military might or strength
in numbers, either in accompanying
force or personnel, or previous infil-
~tration. They have had the superior
strength in arms to impose their will
upon the countries which they so
kindly liberated"
So it seems that Americas first and
most important job today is to make GER
tain that we are the strongest nation
i'm the world and that we maintain that
strength, regardless of what any country
or alliance may say. We must never be
caught with our defenses down.
Whatever program we may ad-
vocafe in the future in order to pro-
mote or achieve world peace, a laud-
able and worthy goal shared by all
Americans, must be advocated from
a position of strength, second to none
in the world.
For if peace is to be maintained in
the world, America must maintain it.
And there will be little help
from our Allies, most of whom will
be unable to do anything but sit on
the sidelines while the United States
of North America fights it out alone
with the Russian bear.
Will America be able to summon
the strength for battle and will she be
able to win?
The answer lies in the hearts of the
CITIZENS OF our country
Do we love our country enough to
cherish and keep it, to work and sacrifice
for it, to live and die for it, if need be?
Today America needs a unified
people standing as one to meet the
onslaught of its enemies.
We have had the advantage of being
warned. Mr.. Khrushchev has told us he
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