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Show ONLY COWARDS FEAR THE FUTURE We have very little sympathy with the crocodile tears which are shed over what might happen to this country as a result of our participation in the present war. It is a popular pastime, practiced by some so-called leaders of public opinion, to reiterate the danger that Communists might undermine our institutions. Fearful orators agonize in public pub-lic over "the tragic, dreadful thing" if, "when our boys come back, they couldn't recognize the country." coun-try." The substance is that we must beware of Communism Com-munism and "watch out" for the Russians when peace arrives. It is a subtle way of stirring up discord which may lead to indifference as to the fate of the Russian government and its fighting Red army. The "boys" who are fighting for their nation will be able to recognize their country "when they come back," unless the Axis powers arrange it so that they won't come back. Nothing will greatly change the fundamental institutions of the United Unit-ed States except disastrous defeat in the present war. Patriotic Americans could serve their nation better, bet-ter, in the present crisis, by being less afraid of ideas i and more concerned with exerting every resource to strengthen the physical efforts that we must make I to defeat our enemies. The attack on Pearl Harbor convinced most of us that the United States is a nation, conscious of its power and responsibilities, and unafraid to stand erect in the world, ready to meet whatever what-ever the future brings. Only cowards are haunted by the spectres of what may arise and only dastards das-tards cower in fear over imaginary evils that may face us in the future. |