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RALPH HOLSINGER WRITES - -There is no Real Reason Why U. S.Should Fight With(Editor's note This is another in a series of articles written by Pfc Ralph Holfinger of Covington with the armed forces tn Europe and is used b' special permission).inofofSchwab Gmund Geimany Juh 3, 1945 There will oe another war with-a generation ” agreed the men this oattahon during the course a discussion of the San Francisco Conference Chief among the several potential enemies identifiedwas Russia This conclusion was based on statements such as these “Men nave aiwa's fought and always w ill ’ You can t trust the Russian1: ‘The Reas will try to dom-mate me world ” ‘ The United Nasons Charter is just a scrap of paper The nations can t really wrrk togctner ’It is perfectlv true that the Unr^d Nations Charter will not in iself prevent war Future conflict can be avoiaed onlv cu constant and willing cooperation among the nations of theathletes foot germKILZi IT TOK 35cIN o\L HOUR if not p'ea^rl ■.outt -0?( h -V-k ar\ druggist foi thi*.oowprfu u^-Kide TL ht It*’ ajcoho1 trsRi (•'it PLNETRATE The frerm«rt t rr tilled unless reached f eel t PE’s MIU1F i eaches moi e -VRPlh Ft EL STRENGTH or it r. or feet To-rfa\ .u tank's 1 T unit Store—-^d\nworld ana more particularly be-tw een Russia and tne United StatesRealistic ViewDespite the seeming tension between our government and that of Premier Stalin, there is no real leason whv we should fight with Russia A realistic look at the situation will show this to be true A\e Americans de not yet realize the full implications of the most important result of this war The United States has emerged as the most powerful nation in the world.Our resources and our productive facilities exceed those of all the rest of tne world It was these resources bnlhantlv marshalled and abundantly given, tnai won the war for the allies Our fleet and our air forces can not now oe cnaiienged bv any conceivable coalition of powers Our armv may not be the laig-est in the world but it is certainly the best equippeaUnderstanding VitalIf we are to Tesolve our differences with the Russians we must attempt to understand their attitude The Soviet government has oeen secietive it has been arbitral v and it has been stubborn Yet it has not been entireh ^ without reason nor do I feel that it h s been guilty of baa faith though accusations of such have been made Twenty five vears ago Russia began its emergence from serfdom the last western nation to makeegetablesANNING PEACHEST WEEK!berta Freestone Peaches starting e sold at 4P s usual low prices! . . , Come in and get them . . . as a complete line of all canningrig needs . . at a savings’tRTERS or WHOLE MELONthat step Rebounding from centuries of oppression, the people chose to express their freedom throughthe communism of Marx as interpreted by Lenin and Trotzsky It was a doctrine unpopular with the capitalist nations, who actively opposed the new government The United States was one of the leaders of the opposition American soldiers fought the Bolshevik forces in 1918 and 1920 Until 1933, we refused to recognize the existence of the Soviet government Even since then, thru every means of public expression, Americans have condemned the Soviet Union After nearly four years of war-born alliance these attacks continue.A Possibility So isnt it possible that the Russians reallv fear us’ Isn’t it likely that thev believe that we might represent the greatest threat to their security and to the peace ofthe world’The Soviet government is realistic It knows well the record ofour opposition to communism It certamlv appreciates our great pow-er It does not yet know how wej are going to use this power jRussia needs peace far more de^pcrateb than we do. Half i her industrial resources were j destroyed by the German armies One-third of her territory was devastated.Not only were the cities destroyed and the land torn by war, but the people were carried into Germany She has not announced the number of her casualties, which is good evidence that they were many For manv years the pnncipal concern of the Soviet government will be the rebuilding of the economy Must Act Wisely If there is to be war between us ana Russia we shall provoke it Perhaps not by overt acts but by mistrust and hatred in return All of us know7 from personal experience that w’e can not make friends with a man bv constantly calling him our worst enemy Because the differences between us and Russia are based almost exclusively upon suspicion and hatred which are individual emotions, it is plain that the settlement of those differences rests squarely upon individuals Only when we learn to trust and respect others can we expect good will m returnTf we use our strength wisely there is no reason why we need fight Russia or anyone else during the next generation.
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Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1945
Page 11
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