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Show I Speak for Democracy By Doug Memmott I am a great and terrifying force. I have cast my shadow-over shadow-over your world. I have threat cned your very existence. 1 have been viewed with hate. ' 1 r ' ! . Doug Memmoit suspicion, greed, and fear. Yet t would speak for a world of ustice, order, and freedom. A vorld free from want and fear. A world of everlasting peace. I "Atomic Power" would become be-come your servant instead of your master. I would join forces with you the youth of today -o build for a better way of life, i would serve rather than de itroy you. I would speak for Democracy. What is this Democracy 'for-which 'for-which I speak. Is it worth pre-erving, pre-erving, and why, you may ask, would I have a part in preserving pre-serving it? It is the greatest plan for government ever devised for the development and happiness of man. Men have fought for it. Men have died for it. Men are ;till giving their lives for the perpetuation of it. Yes it is worth preserving. Worth fighting 'for. Worth dying dy-ing for. But today in the face of my terrifying force it must be preserved pre-served by peaceful means rather rath-er than by violence. The future of the world depends upon your success as my master. You must use me not to destroy, but to create and preserve that which is good. Democracy is a wonderful heritage, founded upon faith, liberty, and human rights. I have become a part of that iieritage. I am a product of of one of Democracies basic concepts. That concept which recognizes the interdependence of nations. I was made possible onlyx through tUe Democratic efforts and contributions of the scientists anci inventors of many nations. And yet I am responsible for the greatest problems, complexities, and dangers ever to confront Democracy. Demo-cracy. My use in a world of war might well rerult in the destruction of the civilized world. Thus destroying my own tremendous possibilities as a power for good. Having realized only my destructive de-structive power, perhaps it is difficult for you to imagine I how I may become one of Democracy De-mocracy s greatest blessings. My possibilities as your servant are limitless. People everywhere can be - benefited. Their tasks can be made lighter. Their way of life can be made richer. And they can 'enjoy greater freedom from want. Your Democracy sustains the hope of lifting every common man to comfort, security, and dignity, and assumes that all parsons have equal rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, hap-piness, and guarantees that rights and opportunities accorded accord-ed to one shall be accorded to all. Only so far as I contribute to the preservation of this ideal by enriching and making a more abundant life for all can you or I ever hope to survive , in this atomic age. You must not sit idly by, but must put forth your greatest i effort to understand and use See MEMMOTT, Back Page Here's More About Memmott Continued from Page One me for the benefit of mankind. You musit vigorously work to understand and help others I to understand that the Democratic Demo-cratic way of life is the ideal way of life and that it is the right and responsibility of every nation and individual to i uphold their rights and the rights of others fcy peaceful means. Your democracy assumes that peace and order in the world can come only from mutual understanding among the people of all races and origins. No nation can be free from fear unless all nations are free from fear. Democracy is your iassurance against fear. You are the power behind that Democracy, De-mocracy, you are the power behind me. Without you I cannot can-not hope to become productive. Without you Democracy becomes be-comes an impossible ideal. You the youth of today are that potent force that must transmute distrust and hate into in-to understanding. You must do everything in your power to strengthen your great heritage. In order to do this you must be alert to any changes that may occur. Study Democracy's institutions to make them serve more fully the aspirations of the common man. You must improve ways and means of carrying out the fundamental principles of Democracy. You must accept your educational responsibilities and acquire habits, hab-its, skill, knowledge, ' and information in-formation that will make De-mocrpcy De-mocrpcy vital and enduring. You must put forth your greatest great-est effort to understand and appreciate ap-preciate the intercultural contributions con-tributions and interdependence of nations. You must accept the responsibility for economic independence in-dependence for others as well as for yourselves. You must learn to control the tremendous power which I represent and use me for the advancemen of your Democratic way ot life. We must devote our combined com-bined resources to peace, ju -tice, order, and freedom. We must open the door to a peace i'ul and cooperative world. A world free from want and fear. A world of everlasting and progressing pro-gressing Democracy. i |