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WAR IS NOT INEVITABLE
face with the prospect of an im- mediate war which threatened the devastation of cities and the complete dislocation of civil life. It was borne in upon them that the civilian population was not organised to deal with the terrific blows that might suddenly be rained upon them. Since then Britain has been stirred to action.
Civilians are being prepared to take their part, side by side with the regular forces, in organising the protection of their fellow citizens, in evacuating surplus persons from dangerous areas, in fighting fire, in dealing with casualties, and in every other emergency service.
Recruiting for the regular Forces and for the Territorial Army has been rapid, and there has been a steady flow of men and women to the Civil Defence service. In some places the num- bers are in excess of require- ments; in others they fall short. As it is an organisation in every locality has been created and is functioning. Sudden at- tack would no longer find the civilian population helpless. The knock-out blow is no longer pos- sible, and in a prolonged war Bri- appears materially and morally equipped to stay the
Peace is power. It includes the tain means of preventing wars.
A statement such as President course. Roosevelt made recently at Warm
Springs "I'll be back in the fall
if we don't have war"-is apt to Poland's Choice be read with too much of a sense
of resignation to catastrophe. To
Poland in the next few days
assume from this that a genera' may face a momentous question. war, is unavoidable, might readi- Whether to stand by and watch ly be a misreading of the Pre- a fait accompli achieved under sident's thoughts in the matter her nose by the Danzig Diet or and would almost surely be a mis- appeal to the protection of friend. taking of his purpose in the re-ly powers. mark.
An Associated Press report
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To those acquainted with the from Berlin the other day stated: diplomacy of the situation such "If there is Polish resistance, it a comment is one of the few ways is believed here, precedents in- American President dicate that Herr Hitler's de- open to an
in- of letting Europe know that the mands on Poland may be United States Government is creased." But Poland must be.. continuously interested in events thinking of another sort of pre-. abroad, that it feels itself de- cedent: Czech-Slovakia was per- finitely affected by moves that. suaded not to resist, and the de- menace the general peace. To mands increased anyway. This is make this plain may be, and the the Hobson's choice that appears President clearly believes it is to be facing most of Europe. It one way of helping to dispel the explains why the nations are threats of war.
helping to form the front which Certainly the everyday citizen may persuade expansionist Pow- should not accept the suggestioners of the wisdom of their mak- hurled from so many sides that ing a new choice the method of war is inescapable. War settles negotiation rather than that of nothing. It is an appeal to fore to solve questions that only jus-
war.
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tice can solve. Intelligence and Saints And Society fairness, whatever the seeming odds of excitement and intoler
Problems are never solved en ance, can be exercised as well masse. There are abuses to be before an armed conflict as after: rectified, injustices to be set in fact, usually better before right, general conditions which hatreds have become burned in ought to be changed, and some [by brutality:
of these ends can be achieved
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If there are some who will not only by concerted action. But all. accept peaceful methods but are this takes time.
In the resolved upon the arbitrament of meantime the business of in- the sword, then as in the ordin-dividual living will not wait. The ary community, others must more patiently and intelligently stand ready to make the sacrifices we face our own life and its im-- necessary toward preserving or-mediate problems, the sooner we der, They must be willing to do shall find the path to the general their part in maintaining civilised good. It is not true that a society standards of conduct. It should of saints would automatically steadily be kept in view, how-solve all human difficulties, but ever, that the course of firmness there is little doubt that they has other possible ways of work- would achieve that end, sooner ing out than by war. Coupled with than a society of thieves and Justice it can convince aggrès-gluttons. The wisest social or- sors that there are wiser methods ganisation will fail if the of pressing their claims.
dividuals who compose society Efforts for peace may Involve are unworthy. While we are the risk of war. But the world waiting for Utopia, we can each should hold to the eternal fact still be loyal and earnest, we can that justice is possible without find happiness in love and friend- ship, and satisfaction in the do- ing of the day's work. Is not this after all the greatest need of the More than six months ago the after all the greatest need of people of Britain woke up to the world to day ?Minneapolis - realize that they were face to(Minn.) Journal,
Britain Under Arms
in-