Show WHAT WE THINK By y FRANk DIXON I i am going to admit that I am disturbed over the future Though I abiding conviction in the ultimate triumph of right I am concerned when that ultimate triumph will come I do not t recall another time in history at least within the period covered by my life lile when the fu fu- future future fu- fu future ture seemed so uncertain and so fraught with dire possibilities as does the future today A large part of this uncertainty grows out of the condition exist exist- existing existing ing Aug between this country and Rus Rus- Russia Russia sia and a part of it comes from the tile growing spirit of unrest in this country As I read the thc news and attempt to read between the lines and an an- analyze analyze analyze its import it seems to me Inc that we are arc drifting slowly but in in- inevitably inevitably toward the brink of the precipice beyond bey nd which lies war var At the present time war is abhor abhor- abhorrent abhorrent rent ent to everyone but if we con con- continue continue continue to think about it and to talk about it the idea of its abhorrence is is going to gradually lly fade lade out and andin andin in n its place there is going to come the he feeling and even cven the conviction conviction tion that war is the only answer While I admit that there are arc some thing worse than war war name name namey ly y the of principle and honor lonor I nevertheless feel that whatever the cause another war It this time time is going to exact a greater toiL 0 upon civilization n and humanity aI t u upon numan- numan ny s h the any 11 l fion 1 n annals of recorded history In addition ad ad- addItion addition to the loss of life ilie and the potential possibilities in the worlds world's future development that may be embodied in the lives thus sacrificed there is the loss of treas tress treasure ure and the dire possibility of low lowered lowered ered concepts of morality that are arc always a part of war I have al al- always always al- al always ways counted among the greatest losses of war the price that society pays in the diversion of its capital reserves and in the of its thinking and planning I cannot believe that the thing that looses to the utmost the ele ele- elemental dc- dc mental passions of men and per per- permits permits permits mits their unchecked play can help but destroy something more morein morein morein in our social order than the things included in the best of war ma ma- tend It takes with it some spir spir- spiritual spiritual spiritual things that are arc arb only won back over years of living r I do not mean mean by this that I am amnot amnot amnot not in ID favor of preparedness I am to the utmost I do not mean m an by this that I am in In favor of ap ap- I am not It feel that if our demands arc right and just and wholly in the interest of last- last lastIng lastIng lastIng Ing peace we have the right and the obligation to make them I feel that if this world is ever going to have a concept of peace we are the people who arc are going to point the way and bring the world to see the way So much for world conditions The next disturbing clement element is the unrest at home There is not I a person living livin in this country whose lot is is' not bet bet- better better better I ter than the lot of the people in any other nation in the world Are we ye appreciative of this fact Do Dowe Dowe Dowe we realize our great fortune anc and andare andare are we and thankful for forit forit forit it I do not need to answer that The daily newspapers furnish the 1 answer They tell in undeniable language langua e the fact that people are not satisfied They want still more and are ready to go o to any ends for it it many who are arc enjoying the bounties once known only to the very wealthy are arc planning anc and scheming to upset an economic or or- order order order der that has given iven them vic this vie this vie tims of a lack of appreciation ant antof and of greed and ill considered ness Of the two the unrest at home might conceivably become the most disturbing |