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Show Peace Has A Price The nation now begins to learn about the price of two wars with i aggressive enemies and it is timei for us to realize that peace also; demands a price. j One of these days, when no man knows, the wars which wei fight will end and the victorious powers will have to rearrange a shattered world. One of the prime ' objectives will be a plan that will make improbable another costly defense of tihs country. There as some people in the United States who still believe that we can have peace without assuming any responsibility, de spite our stupendous power and the role that we play in the affairs af-fairs of the world. There are men and women, sincere and devout, who insist that what the world needs is the application of religious principles to the problems that perplex mankind and that, thereafter, there ill be universal peace. We are sorry that we cannot believe this dream is real. We do not see how any amount of religious re-ligious virtue, in the people of this country, would have restrained re-strained the rapacious greed of the Germans and the Japs. We can see room for improvement in Japan and Germany and we do not think we are unduly prejudiced preju-diced against these nations. Until the day comes when our enemies wish to live in peace with us, it is necessary to "carry a big stick." It is quite a burden and can be lightened only throuh association with other powers willing to carry a part of the load. If we expect them to help, we must be willing to contribute con-tribute our full share. |