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Show The Warnings Were Many It seems that the world leaders had plenty of warnings .about the terribleness of the present war. A great man, Frank . Kellog, spoke out boldly some ten or twelve years ago and said: "Western civilization will dissapear in universal chaos if involved in another world war. Have we so soon forgotten the four years of terrible carnage, forgotten the million of men who gave their lives, who made the supreme sacrifice? Their sacrifice should inspire the pledge never again to inflict humanity hu-manity with such a crime.'' But while men like Kellog were warning against war certain cer-tain powers were preparing and planning at fever heat for the catastrophe which is now enveloping' the world iu chaos. It was not the fault of the common people save as they were t mislead by their leaders. Long before Kellog spoke there was a greater man spoke, Woodrow Wilson, who literaliy went to martyrdom for his dream of peace. He warned the world and he raised a shield against future wars, but his ideas were betrayed and beaten down into the dust. As a result of our ignorance we have the present world debacle., He gave us the means to end war. "A heavenly vision, born of love and faith, Ensnared his heart, but we who lived by hate Refused to see." mSm |