1939-05-02 — Page 14

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THE thought which is in, every against the need and the rightness Thugh the word which is on of strong national defence. Govern every lip to-day is of the danger of ments usually estimate the probabi- Consciousness of this dan Uity of victory before fatally start- ger-if it be alert spiritual.com- ing a chain of events which has war sciousness will be an aid in pre- at its end. Strong armaments may venting war. But consciousness of well deber war in a specific place at this danger-if it be a pervading a specific time. Armaments are ne- fear-will be an aid to abetting war. cessary in a troubled world. The most used tools in the hands of. The immediate need, however, is would-be war makers at this moment

a wider understanding that nq world are the minds of the people, and more problem is solved, no permanent important to the ultimate issue than

battleshipa is peace is secured, by ́ armaments, budgets or bombs or whether or not our mentality is to more armaments, and still 'more armaments. “The security of ar- be conditioned by the acceptance of maments is a temporary and a false security. The American Under-

war as either probable, imminent, or inescapable.

Resistance to the thought that war is unavoidable is incalculably less to-day than for a long time. This is the weakest point in the world's defence against - world war. It must be strengthened.. It can be strengthened,

BY

J. ROSCOE DRUMMOND

The technique of communication by the press, by the radio, and short- ly by television, whether these in Secretary of State and the British struments are used faithfully to re- Prime Minister have lately both cord the news or willfully to distort warned against the world-wide arm- the news, is so perfect and per aments race which they regret but suasive to-day that every political both believe temporarily necessary gesture, every military measure-in

for their countries. Mr. · Sumner short, any shock to any part of the Welles was completely candid and world-is a shock to all the world. The settlement of international dif- helpfully blunt when he said in sub- ferences, the pressing of national stance that every nation-democracy or dictatorship in attempting to claims, are no longer first broached

keep up the pace of rearmament, is by negotiation; they are first pre either building the world a war or pared for by powerful world-wide propaganda, by violent attacks and taxing itself to ruin. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Com- by fostered enmity. The objective is to condition the minds of whole peo-mons, declared that the present arms race "must bring bankruptcy to ples to believe that war can

every country in Europe."! averted only by blind capitulation or resisted only at horrible cost.

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and probable, imminent, and unavoida- war í appear probable ble, is to weaken and undermine the unavoidable. This conditioning of world's courage and intermination to our thinking needs to be consciously vision of 1 prevent war. By focusing our and constantly resisted order courageously whole frantic attention upon pre- that we may be forceful and resoluté self to be ali paring a defence against war, we in taking those steps which will conflict. W become mesmerized into abandoning make war Improbable and avoidable, realistic and ception of p all needed and constructive effort to

Not armaments merely, but fear mere absenc attack the causes of war. ceptance of the suggestion that war and cynicism, are the tools of war presence of Those who would defeat men; peace is unavoidable robs men and nations making.

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It is not the purpose of war machine we must first disarm It, can be

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