| Show Round Merry War Threats Fail J To Deter Peace Workers By r Drew p Pearson o V WASHINGTON This WASHINGTON This columnist is chief chief- j ly paid by editors for keeping an eye on Washington skulduggery interpreting the wiles whims and wherefore of national bigwigs and cocking an ear at door closed meetings where here the real policies o of the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion are arc so 80 frequently decided Around Christmas time however I hope I may be excused ed i if I stray from this a assignment assignment as as- and express some thoughts on the important all-important goal oal which the Man whose birthday we celebrate tomorrow set for us nearly 2000 years ago and toward which we have since been struggling When I read the newspaper headlines I j sometimes feel teel that we have taken several steps backward from that historic day when the Man Man came came into the world who was to give His life liCe for the cause of ot peace on earth good will to men In addition to the stalemate In the United Unit Unit- ed Nations revolution In Latin America M f-M little and our Holland rOW own huge hige military budget budges even today seems to have taken a cue from rom the big aggressor nations War or threat o of war is everywhere around U us People Work ork at Peace Peace However However peace and democracy must build on a very broad base basc And when you examine the base base In In other words the people there people there is stirring In this country and in most parts of ot the world a fervent crusading desire for peace It is a desire so strong that people get tret out and work at it They are not content to leave the fate tate of their country in the hands of govern govern- ments They are not content with the Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall plan alone even alone even though that is the greatest thy help plan ever conceived conceived con con- on earth They want to do things themselves They want to make their ow own contribution even contribution even though small small to to buildIng building build build- ing neighbors They want to do this not only here at home between neighbors around the corner corner corner cor cor- cor- cor ner but they want to do it abroad between neighbors who speak foreign languages Despite the cynics and the and the pessimists this great urge exists It Is the brightest of all stars at this Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas It is the season healthiest of all movements movements movements move move- ments to win in the peace and make democracy democracy democracy racy live A Columnists Columnist's Mail Mail Looking Looking through a columnists columnist's mail which mail which is a pretty good section cross-section of America I I find all sorts sort o of indications of this urge Here is a a. random ran ran- dom doni sample The International Friendship league of ot Boston loaded up three American Airlines planes with Christmas toys for the children children chil chil- dren of Europe born during and after the war most of whom have n never ver seen toys toy The league planned one plane but the re response response response re- re was so generous that American Airlines Airlines Air Air- lines donated three Clayton N. N Y Invited Invited invited in- in neighboring Canadians to join with them in honoring a great neighbor neighbor Can Can Canada ada Bakersfield Cal Junior Red Cross Crosa I plans a we are a family festival to emphasize emphasize emphasize em- em em em- neighborliness and will vm send 1000 gift boxes abroad Jacksonville Ala State Teachers college college col cal lege has taken In six French students Southwest Texas State Teachers college San Marcos Tex has adopted a German college Los Angeles high s school hool adopted high school in one of ot the poorest cities of Greece The town o of Worthing- Worthing Worthington ton Minn adopted the town of Crailsheim Germany Morganville Kan a town of only staged a pageant to help the French town of Feves population 2000 Glen Cove N. N Y bought a refrigerator and linen for the hospital at Pontecorvo Italy Rocklan county N N. Y Boy Scouts sent pounds of vitamins to Echternach hospital Luxembourg This is just a small section cross-section of ot a columnists columnist's mail The list of people clubs and organizations who want to help other people is so long it would take columns to print But the Important thing to remember is that millions of people in this country are working hard at the job o of winning the peace and making democracy live And from this writers writer's own 11 observations in Europe plus the gratitude train which the people of ot France are sending us this yearning for tor peace and friendship is very much ca ted It is the most lustrous light on the horizon horizon horizon hori hori- zon of ot our ur Christmas season Copyright 1948 Bell Syndicate |
