Show What Our Readers Think LI Editors Editor note Contributors to What Rider J Think must d their t names and addresses although though these will not bt be published If the th I re r. quests Short Shari letters will wil be given preference S U. U S. S Promise of Food Brings War End N Nearer Editor Telegram With In Increasing increasing in- in creasing fury and suffering the world is plunging into its ts fourth fourthS S year of f total global war Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert Hoover and Hugh Gibson in their book The Problems of Lasting Peace state that as long as men inca have beliefs they will strive to protect and expand expand ex ex- them Ideas which involve human faith contain a militant crusading spirit all in their time have marched with the sword The ideal of personal liberty cherished by the united nations marches with the sword today because it has been challenged by the ideologies that constitute totalitarianism In this crusade the suffering of masses is alleviated alleviated alleviated alle alle- because that ideal is providing providing providing pro pro- viding food clothing shelter and medicine to those deprived by war The unfortunates who suffer suffer suffer suf suf- fer starvation execution or the concentration camp are those who are conquered by the sword marching with the totalitarian ideology Therefore when the president announced that aid would be given to those who needed food clothing and medicine the ranks of the allied crusade swelled and through it the end of war has become nearer America will work produce and fight to fulfill that promise but it must be understood that every allied nation must play its part That aid must be enlarged and carried on into int the postwar era It must apply to every nation andall and andall all peoples it must oper operate te ona ona on ona a definite and like business-like basis S In this way will the prejudices fears the hate and the suffering that was the culmination of the thelast thelast thelast last war be destroyed In this way will we rew reward rd peoples for their good faith in our noble declarations America the arsenal of democracy democracy de de- de- de will give equally to Russia to China to Britain to topan topan topan pan America and to Fighting France the tanks guns planes and man power to win this war America will feed clothe shelter shelter shelter shel shel- ter and nurse back to health the nations overrun by men who have an idea that they must 1 b b j master We have begun and to co con we mUst realize that t the part played by one all ally it Is i as important as that played by a anS an'S an S other Therefore all allies alUes i ithe to tot the cause of the united s should be considered equallY equal valuable whether their conti contri contri- contri buttons be in brain or brawn Representatives to tb their cap should be interested in their thelt the cause They should know the their languages their ideals hopes hope and fears If their hopes as and ideals are those of p personal lib liberty erty our representatives should build them higher If It they I trust trost our promises and wonder at our aims alms let our r represents represent tives inform them that the tour four freedoms will apply everywhere in the world Let us cultivate tl the fertile soil soU that exists in th the lands of our allies that they ma insI march with us to victory an and live with us in peace Sheldon Edwards |