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May Be Landmark to Peace
The United States, acting under President Truman’s orders.
Is moving with high courage and great good sense to answer
the brazen challenge flung in Korea by the Soviet Union.
This was a moment of grave import for the whole free
world. It was a moment that recalled the fatal milestones leading
to war in the 1930s—Hitler’s mafch into the German Rhineland,
Mussolini’s strike against Ethiopia, the Japanese invasion of
Manchuria.
Actirig with the support and concurrence of the United Na
tions, Mr. Truman boldly demonstrated that freedom-loving peo
ples have indeed learned the brutal lessons of the 1930s.
Spineless appeasement of aggressors only emboldens them
to strike harder and harder. Each time it is more difficult to halt
them, until finally only global conflict can crush their ruthless
ambitions. The time to stop an aggressor is the first time, and
this we and our friends abroad are clearly resolved to do.
Mr. Truman ordered our na'iy and air force to the aid of
South Korea. Few days later followed elements of our army.
He insisted that our military effort be strictly defensive, that
there be no attack on the territory of the invading North Kor
eans. No Russian clamor that this is "American aggression"
will likely impress the world.
The United Nations, itself under its greatest test, voted cour
ageously to impose military sanctions against the aggressor. The
action is unprecedented, but it is supremely worthy of the UN’s
purpose to preserve world peace.
In these moves, coupled with our announced intent to pro
tect Formosa, the Philippines and Indo-China with varying de
grees of assistance, there is more than the learning of old lessons.
In a brilliant stroke we are showing Asia, Europe and the
whole world that the United States means what it says when it
speaks for freedom and peace. We are showing that we do not
let our friends down in time of need. This demonstration already
is having a tonic effect everywhere on the globe.
Moreover, we have vastly improved our strategic situation
in the Far East by drawing Formosa back into our defensive net
work. We have added another fort to our Pacific defense line.
Neither President Truman nor anyone else cognizant of the
realities would deny that there is risk of war with Russia in the
course we have chosen. No one doubts the Soviet Union ordered
North Koreans to attack, since their government is a supine pup
pet of Moscow’s.
But it is the considered judgment of our top military and
diplomatic experts that Russia does not want another war, at
least not now.
That convection unquestionably entered into our decision
to act firmly, and also to approach Russia directly in an appeal
to her leaders to call off the Korean offensive.
But even had we fallen the chance of war was greater, we
still would have had to make this gamble. For war is not halted
by encouraging an aggressor. It can only be prevented by the
concerted demonstration of peace-loving peoples that aggression
cannot succeed.
Our decision is historic. It may prove to be one of the great
# landmarks in the cause of world peace.
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War, tornadoes, floods—the big news over the weekend. Holt
county appeared to be comfortably removed from all of them.
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Prairieland Talk —
Does Little Korea, Country of
Orientals, Sway Destiny of Mankind?’
By ROMAINE SAUNDEHS
LINCOLN — Is this the start
of another blood letting to en
velop the hemispheres of earth?
Is little Korea, not much big
ger than Nebraska, to set the
world aflame with another
global baptism of fire?
Bugles call marching armies
to the slaughter They say the
success of communist forces in
Korea means the death knell
to liber t y
every
where.
So?
Does that
little country
of Orientals
sway the des
tiny of man
kind? If so it
is time we re
sign the role
of world
leader
ship, call our
armies home
and stay for
ever out of
Romaine
Saunders
the turmoil of nations, tribes
and peoples.
If Korea sees red is that
their business or ours? "They
say" — who are they? Well
meaning editorial writers,
statesmen presumably guard
ing our American heritage, j
military leaders.
When will the fathers and
mothers, the sons and daught
ers who pour out the blood and
j treasure when the drumbeats
sound the call to another trage
dy have their say?
# * *
Calling up memories of the
long ago, a friend in a distant
state who as a youth was in and
about Atkinson more or less,
| has a kind word now and then
for the pioneers To be sure not
all pioneers are remembered
kindly. But none stood higher
' in community favor than those
my friend recalls.
He says:
“Well do I remember "the
1 Sturdevants. Brantley wore a
gorgeous pair of sideburns. I
can see him now parading with
the Atkinson band, with a heli
can tuba around his neck. Joe
and Charley were fine fellows
too.”
And there comes trooping out
i of memory’s treasured store of
youth's bright days another
! picture:
“You mention trips to Dry
creek,” writes my friend. “What
cost-free fun we used to have.
It was the discovery of the little
out-of-theway things in nature
that lured us to stream or hill
or the creatures usually to be
found there ”
The mystic chords of memory
reaching over the trail we have
come, so we live again the hap
py days of yore and also hear
the mighty thunderings of things
that made us afraid.
* * *
"I find competence low, and
growing lower, in the affairs
of all mankind, and lhal in
cludes us.” Warning words
heard by the graduating class
of Washington university in
St. Louis, Mo. Striving now
among all classes is not to ex
cell at your job but for less
work and more pay.
• * *
An official representative
from the United Nations setup,
himself a native of old Leban
on, has been telling some things ‘
to summer students at the state
university. What he has said
about our handouts to over- |
seas people should sink in with
the Washington spendthrifts. ;
Our money is not needed, he
says, and is not wanted. United ■
States representatives can help
much in agriculture, trades, san- j
itation and organization of ed
ucation in various lines, he lets j
us know, but keep your dollars
* * *
This matter is by decree of
the watchers, and the demand
by the word of the holy ones:
to the intent that the living may
know that the Most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men and
giveth it to whomsoever he will,
and setteth up over it the bas
est of men. — Daniel 4:17.
the frontier
PHONE 51
_ _
Ants are legging it about.
Other insects are on the go. A
mosquito whispered in my ear
while I worked in the garden
this morning. A black, shining
bug poised for a moment on
the gold tinted lettuce leaf of
a bunch I had gathered for the
morning vitamins and was gone.
Of all the insects the ant
is the most amazing, some
large, some medium and some
no bigger than a pin point.
For industry, organization,
sagasity and community spirit
the ittle red ants are some
thing of a marvel.
A scout strikes out on the
hunt, comes upon a morsel, may
be a crumb, a grain of sugar or
a fallen mate. It hurries away
and presently returns with a
retinue of other ants. If it is
either feast or labor the whole
community is in on it They do
a lot of things — have gardens,
harvest grain, store up food,
milk cows, the cows being plant
lice from which the ants extract
juices.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
! consider her ways and be wise,
was the advise of wise Old Sol
omon.
The habits of these lowly lit
tle insects teach us lessons of
thrift and cooperative endeav
or. It was Cowper who said, I
would not enter on my list of
friends, though graced with
polished manners and fine sense
yet wanting sensibility, the man
who needless sets his foot upon
a worm.
Maybe this includes ants.
* * •
Nimrod is dead- Born in slav
ery he was Zl-year3-old when /
the proclamation of President
Lincoln forever wiped out Am
erican slavery. He was known
as Charley Ros6 and died the
other day at his home in Lin
coln’s negro quarter at the age
of 106. He claimed that his
mother attained the age of 125.
Among those of his race Char
ley was a leader, a clean, up
standing Christian gentleman.
A gent with a mental slant that
liked to pry into other’s affairs
asked a lawyer who had drawn
up the will of a rich dead citi
zen, if he objected to telling
him how much the dead man *
left. “Not at all,” replied the '
lawyer. “He left all he had.” I
didn’t know Charley left an es
tate But he has left to his chil
dren, to his associates ir. his
church and the community that
(Continued on page 3)
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