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Show WAR IS A FIGHT NOT A PARADE There will be another protest on the part of the politicians over the announcement that two million men will be drafted before July 1st and that about half of them will be pre-Pearl Harbor Harbor fathers. Nobody regrets more than we do the necessity to call upon these young fathers to shoulder arms. In fact, nobody regrets more than we do the present necessity of using millions of Americans to fight in two bloody and prolonged wars. Nevertheless, the nation is at war. It is not fighting imaginary foes and it can't win the war with talk and protests, even if they are good vote-catchers. There is only one question before the people of this country coun-try in connection with our participation in the wars against Germany and Japan. Do we intend to win them, or quit? If we are to win, then we must accept the judgment of our leaders and wage actual war with men and materiel. It would be pleasant to wage the war in a manner satisfactory to every American. This would include, of course, the right of every man to stay home rather than go into battle. It would also give every civilian opportunity to make as much money as possible, without with-out regard to effect upon the war economy. The plain truth is that there are some Americans who have not made up their minds to back the national war effort. They are perfectly willing for the sons of other men to fight and for others to be restricted in the matter of making money. They only object if the draft touches their relatives and price control man to stay home rather than go into battle. It would also give |