Show W washington V Vas hington snapshots by janies james preston T the I 1 e stunning sense of disbelief that invaded the mind of tile the average american when the headlines screamed WAR was waa probably lit in the long run the best Io possible sible reaction the Kuro peau dwar war of li nerves erves had been going ot oi for so long alm many people la in this country were beginning to conclude that it was going to be perpetual then when the shoel shocking chig finally came all americans found themselves suddenly faced with the painful necessity of adjusting I 1 themselves to a whole new world of values and front from the point of alow vow of the welfare of the united states which ought to be the first consideration of all real americans ft la is a good tile idea a to suspend judgements judge ments and decisions till a very careful and very general inventory Is taken observers and the general public ar are e agreed on one thing at least it we have the well being behig of the american system at heart wo we ought to in make ake haste haste il slowly OW 1 lu in deciding where we stand and what Pr problems oblenis we are going to td face in ill tile course of tile next year or so As far as the E european european war is concerned no one but a crystal gazer would try to hazard any predictions at tile the present botnen moment tho the free press of this country ry and its broadcasting facilities one of the finest examples of the bene tits fits arising from the s system of private enterprise ban naturally ie be depended upon to give us the moat truthful possible account of the news a ats i tar fur as tho the truth can be sifted from the welter of ills torti oll and downright ly lying ang that la is usually characteristic of for algil controlled sources of information till that at tile the best advice for americans Ameri caus at the present juncture Is id not to believe belleve too much not to emotionalize too and not to aso 10 ge sight of domestic problems in tin tile excitement of what Is happening abroad that this last suggestion will set let tile the tempo of our national thinking for a long time to come Is a hopeful sign seen by observers here jn it the event that sane Willi counsels sills pr evall and one loes does not IM to search far to find reasons wily why tile the united totes states 9 should give very close attention fit this time fmc to zionistic ioni matters the most convincing reasons much doubt doub aye ae those ad viii iced by industry who alye ahne spen the alnio sphere gradually AO towards a point ew platis plans for industrials slon 1011 and tile large 8 cala production of new liew jobs and more pay pa V rolls call cirii lie ile projected dont want to set see thi the nation plans for a constructive tIve future go it up P in smoke and flame As a result acou industry will be b e found anthe ill alie forefront of tile hie battle to tend teli to our domestic and keep foreign wars wara foreign of course wars or even rumors of wars nn art cues for those who to shout that would be glad to have a war and tile fatime wartime prosperity that Is supposed to accompany tile the appearance of mars on tile alie scene this reaction though now drans draag a hearty horselaugh horse laugh from those who have thought matters through to their logical conclusion el cl aslon the reasons businessmen u dont want another war are hardheaded hard bard headed realistic ones the most convincing reason th eyare opposed to it lies in III tile simple fust fact that this country and manufacturing with it is stilt paying fir the last war we ve lire paying for if tt lit in heavier taxes tavesi and lit in a higher degree of regulation we ve paid fo foe it lit in the economic 0 ile dislocation that followed the apinis ice ifie the effects of which are arc still being felt today industry found that whatever profits seemed to accrue from the last war were entirely fictitious in clia chai character acter nril and that all that really happened to this country vas alio IIi piling illg up of an immense deficit in terms of wasted lives and lost materials alth with that in mind hillid fills is it a good time to put into tri print the words of the io hoard of directors of the national A association 8 s 0 I 1 a t I 1 0 n of manufacturers willell which only voiced indusi arys towards war this liuji hody which represents the largest of industrial leaders in ill this country said the antl national onal association of manufacturers is unalterably opposed to war I 1 this is the position of the manufacturers lifa both large and small its as represented by this association 1111 inthe 4 the words of goorge george washington iolli they are opposed to any entangling hin kling alliances k the devastation of modern war is all it takes take a withering toll of human and economic forces N no sensible person believes that profit can come out of the wreckage of human lives and economic dislocations history has has answered that question 11 I 1 r ogress comes through peace not war free nations chave alre everything to lose lu in war free in are reared through peace and cooperation conflict destroys them american industry wants peace tills purpose jias has been frequently and foree forcefully fuli Y declared in the pre vidua platforms adopted by the bo congress tigress of aine american rican industry american ii manti manufacturers foet pledge decry mort effort to maintain peace happy homes and i teady steady jobs the lie ideal of every Alle american rican can be achieved achlen ed only through the pur stilts of peate peace tile the republic is now at peace may the god of nations preserve us from tile the calamity of war certainly no one can call deny that Indu attitude la Is written plainly I 1 in it tile the record 1 |