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Show ALERT!!! The strength of our constitutional constitu-tional form of government lies in the fact that we the people are directly responsible for that government gov-ernment and it in turn is accountable ac-countable to us for what it does and for what it does not do. We elect our representatives and they are there to "represent" us. If we are careful in our selection selec-tion and choose wise representatives represen-tatives they can ably anticipate, analyze and interpret our needs in the terms .of "good government". govern-ment". If they are wise they keep ever in mind the importance of public opinion in all matters vital to our national health, both political and economical. My concern for some years past as far as our government is involved is the fact that it seemed to me the trend has not been to go to the people to find out what they wanted or needed, but to "assume" that their wants and needs were such and such. Our whole government set-up "assumes" the facts to be as they appear not as they really are. This has resulted in the chaos I in which we find ourselves today. to-day. In so many cases our leaders lead-ers have analyzed our world relationships re-lationships in a very idealistic manner, which would be Just fine IF our world was anywhere near the ideal. But the brutal facts are that it is not, and more especially the people of the world are on the whole not idealistic! ideal-istic! The people of our own country are realists, quite practical prac-tical and even hard headed when it comes to their own businesses. I know that if you ask the average av-erage man on the street with what he is most concerned at. the present, he would say "not with the world at large but whether I am going to Burvive personally". personal-ly". He is more Interested In the survival of the United States than he is in helping backward countries. And after all. Is not this wis- dom? For it is well and good to talk of raising the standard of living for all people, but wouldn't would-n't it be folly if in the process we were forced to lower our own? Wherein then does the world gain by lessening the forward progress of an enlightened people peo-ple by burdening them with the woes of ill humanity? We can by example spur the progress of all men, make them want the better life, in fact it is utterly impossible for us to do more than set an example! For we certainly cer-tainly cannot force our way of life down the throats of all men they must have free choice and they must be educated up to our way of life before they can understand un-derstand it let alone appreciate it. We can most of all "free" the people so that they can progress. In the final analysis the thing we want today is "peace" in the world, our whole effort should center on this one objective. How then to attain it? Our leaders seem to think it is a jvery complicated matter one very highly involved, and one which I am sure, were you to question them they would say "we, the people do not understand". under-stand". I wonder perhaps WE understand all to well! And WE are the ones who must do it J not them, at least not the "dirty work", that will be up to you and I! Our leaders seem to have gotten far away from the people in their concepts of this whole thing, and I think it is high time they "lend an ear" to how the people feel about this. Perhaps Per-haps they Just might '"get an earfull" if they dia. Ask yourselves this one question: ques-tion: is our foreign policy today to-day what 1 would pursue? Would I have pursued the foreign policies poli-cies our leaders have for the past eighteen years? Who is this government gov-ernment for which I am responsible respon-sible today? Is it in reality accountable ac-countable to ME? If so why am I not in accord with the course it appears to be pursuing? Are YOU, John Q? It might be very wise to let our representatives know HOW WE FEEL about this whole situation. |