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RALPH H0LS1NGER WRITES - -There is no Real Reason U. S.Should Fight With Soviet Russia(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).jHofofSchwab Gmund Geimany Juh 3, 1945 There will oe another war with-a generation ” agreed the men this cattalion during the course a discussion of the San Fran-cisco Conference Chief among the several potential enemies identifiedwas Russia Tms conclusion was based on statements such as these “Men nave alwa's fought ar.d always will ’ You cant 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 togetnei’ 'It is perfectly true that the Unr^d Nations Charter will not in ’self prevent war Future conflict can be avoiaed onlv o* constant and willing cooperation among the nations of theathletes foot germKXLXi IT TOR 35cI\ n\L HOUR if not piea^d \out c h?lt; i- -V-k »pv druggist foi thilt;*oowprfu u^-Kide TLOt lt.s '^')rc s.!coho* mRj lt;v it PL.NET RATE Ihfc g-prm'ia t rr tilled uni esc reached y eel t PEN M R A. I F s caches moi e etmc -vRPb’V Ft EL STRENGTH or it r. cwt or «mell\ feet To-rfa\ at tank'hi T 'it tit Store — A.d\nworld ana more particularly be-tw een Russia and tne United States Realistic View Despite the seeming tension between our government and that of Premier Stalin, there is no real season whv we should fight with Russia A realistic look at the situation will show this to be true We Americans do 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. j abundantly given, mat, won the war for the allies Our fleet and our air forces can not now oe tnaiienged bv any conceivable coalition of powers 1Our armv may not be the laig-est m the world but it is certainly the best equippeaUnderstanding VitalIf we are to resolve our differences with the Russians we must attempt to understand their atti-. tude The Soviet government has oeen secietive it has been arbitral 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 I accusations of such have been made .Twenty five vears ago Russia be- } gan its emergence from serfdom the last western nation to makeegetablesANNING PEACHES T WEEK!berta Freestone Peaches starting e sold at AAPs usual low prices! y . . , Come in and get them . . . as a complete line of all canning ng needs . . at a saunas'VRTERS or WHOLE MELONthat step Rebounding from centuries of oppression, the people chose to express their freedom through the communism of Marx as interpreted by Lemn 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 certainJv appreciates our great pow-er It does not yet know how wej are going to use this power jRussia needs peace far more de'Jperateh than we do. Half |her industrial resources were jdestroyed 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 piincipal 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 we 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 these differences rests squarely uponmaividuals Only when we learn to trust and respect others can we expect good will m returnIf 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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