Show HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF ily hy lowell J farmer the story about how nero fiddled while rome burned may not be accurate history but it makes a good story and now along comes another one about musso the mouse fig fighting eting while rome burns that Is accurate history an it too Is a good story at least we think it la Is possibly the people who are being burned out have a different slant on the situation and thereby hangs bangs the tale man alan has concerned himself w with ith tires fires ever since he brought one into his cave to keep it warm he has used it from the very first to make war upon his enemies and to provide himself with warmth tools aid and food the striking note la Is that alter after using fire tor for countless ages man has not learned how to handle it for his own protection ile he allows himself to be lent to his most useful servant which Is also tho the most destructive r force 0 ree in all the world although ato alo lie he has at frequent intervals proclaims himself master of his destiny the crackle ot or flames has just as frequently turned his words into hollow meaningless sound As this Is being written tho the government of this great nation Is carrying an an intensive campaign to impress upon us the inhabitants tile the tact fact that fire Is an enemy that Is just as dangerous and unscrupulous here at home as our other one ene aites are across tho the seas it Is known as the wartime forest fire prevention campaign and the theme of Us its main slogan is that every tire fire Is an aa enemy tire fire its purpose la Is to warn all good americans to do everything in their power to prevent these sabotage flames fl UlUeS there Is no good american who would knowingly or willingly set the woods on fira and burn up a lot of 0 timber or forage orage or any other national fe resource sou ce that Is vitally needed in our co conduct a duct of the war there Is no good american who would knowingly or willing hum burn up any property or national resource at any time we as a nation are 1137 years ald this year just a fledgling as nations go but very old as ais human beings today as in ages past you will be handling fire your children will lo be handling fire the responsibility for what you do about it rests squarely upon you a citizen who cannot hope to till fill his place in society by being earless carless or by tolerating carelessness with ire fire |