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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
, May 17, 1P51
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Which Shall It Be: Swords Or Plowshares?
like men of (jced will everywhere, we Americans know how we
would choose. For ourselves and for others we want freedom, friendship,
peace end security. .
Our notion', foreign policy has been directed for several years pri
netlly ot the "containment of Communism". Our reliance has been placed
ineteosingly on military force to deter possible aggression. It has been
wswmed (hot this is the only means by which we can achieve an honor-
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r,hops the me has come when every American should soberly re-
consider this essvmption. ...
Where do we stand today? We talk of rearming the countries we
fought to disarm. We are losing the confidence o eur friend In f urepo
and in Asia. Absorbed in trying to checkmote- a hondM cf men In he
Kremlin, we have forgotten the millions of humon be.nSi for whom the
real enemy is hunger, poverty and lack of opportunity.
Even for ourselves the hope of security, freedom end peoe 8'cws
more remote, and the danger cf losing our bosk liberties lncr?ji. fy
choosing the way of the sword we face only two oltemotives One Is tj,e
possibility that we may be hastening the very wor we would everf Thr
olher, hardly less grim, Is the prospect of o globol stolemato of indefW.
duration-years of fear and hate, in which two great powers, otmed to
. the teeth, wait for one or the other to crack under the siren.
Is There No Other Way r
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On our country end en each citizen falls the moral responsibility of
answering thoi question-of coming to grips with it again and again,
whatever o'Kers do. Fundamentally, we are a generous and peace-loving
people. We Americans must do all in our power to find a better way.
The American Friends Service Committee believes there U a better
way,- a way consistent ot once with the law cf Cod ond the precepts cf
democracy. It recommends to America a brave and positive pooce offen
sive. "For God gave us not the spirit of fear but of power ond leve end ct
a sound mind." '
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I STEPS TO PEACE
. .". . 7 -AuUi' A new approach to disarmament now. hi the three years since effective
1A new kind of negotiation. America should seek not m " W L was Fwl studied, the nature of
STSlr" be slfuotton demand that we ' " V the problem has changed. Some earlier objections to detailed disapr
pride, vituperation ond formalities in a strong """ , hove on both side, been recently withefrawr,.. The time b ripe
A new approach to negotiation might melude. a. m tabor fP' vndertakii in good faith, with the Men on of proceeding
U prftfcftr during sessions but Ml publicity of Ntflh, fjd ' 5? rapidly as agreements can be achieved. All parties stand to
given negotiators; more use of skilled, "'"jJS goin from reducing the burden of an rmi race. And jfl-eement. mod. m
ledst on our side an open minded approach to matter at issue as problems g sef.in,e,esf a.e longest kept. Such action would quicken the hope
to fee solved rather than as public debates or contests to be won. ; ' and faith of millions.
Lv,vThU - A Economic, financial ond technical assistance, Through the tMted Notions,
2, rtjrfjh A XVealheTplan increased co-operative effort to erad.cate
hS'than waging war, waToTiginal purpose. Th. UNId include jmweo in ,
, without prefudice, as was tint intended, all 0verrmenllll",,oa"?f ' ef our money! manpower and materials could be pledged to th. purpose. Such
the responsibilities of membership. Fully a dozen such oH, not un mg J, genuine friendship would build co-operation, courage end I W
cOkmiesVere not yet members. M art armed and divided world, the United. op 9 v &mrwise suspicion, hostility and deJpair are likely tt
, SJLi act as o mediator, witb greatly B.'" ;: KXffibsL. plowsJe. for sword butter for omtrucbon
i, posT. Amk d tWtnei.gceat ond It h , SSSrvettfi, friendship for enmity,
to give in ii role than as a partisan or belligerent.
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, i u a i lature The Americnn friend's Service Committee kellevei
-t ... iirat Thu mniiira t6 surrender ef moral principle! no. loss ot itature. ne mernn
tW repreMRt tie voice of feoson. - , that a bold Initiative In this direction would to" forth vidDrwd
MiiwwttfcwMtiie in Ameriw's Mti U id in oovernment 'or om9 our citljienry, to turn the tide of tKtfofened differ. Now,
' We fvvo deep feilh that, such Itedershlp will be found, in flevernmenr or nmwni w
If tvtf, i thne for Bretnen.
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