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Show Small Nations And Peace It is easy to understand the desire of the so-called small nations na-tions of the world to have equal voice with larger nations in all matters affecting world peace, despite their inability to carry an appreciable portion of the burden of maintaining world order. or-der. It is not so easy to understand the necessity, however, of patiently pa-tiently procliaming our intention to be fair to these smaller nations at the present time. Their choice lies between accepting Nazi Germany Ger-many or the United Nations and it ought not to be difficult for them to make up their minds on the basis of the record. The League of Nations gave to small nations equal voice with the large powers. Thus Liberia cast a vote equal to that of the United States. Regardless of principles prin-ciples of liberty and freedom this was nonsensical. It permitted smaller nations to outvote the larger nations upon the basis of severeignty and without regard to population or power. If there is to be peace in the world, at any time, it will exist solely because the large nations of the world are willing to assume as-sume the responsibility of safeguarding safe-guarding peace. No combination of small powers will be able to provide security and it is foolish to permit them to occupy a position posi-tion that might endanger peace. |