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Page Six THE S A L E M I T E. March 9 Shooting War Is Unlikely If Free Nations Use Ideas By Anne Blackwell The spring of 1951 looks critical. Tlie threat of war hovers over the world; however, tlie best opinion holds that immediate general shoot ing war is unlikely. Whether this threat will materialize or not de pends upon how the free nations manage their forces and resources. They must utilize the right weapon at the right time and the right place, or it is useless. The three kinds of forces and resources are armies, arsenals, and ideas. Different parts of the world of fer different types of defense against the s))read of communism. For instance, Asia can contribute the world’s greatest pool of man power. The Asians are very strong spiritually, and can work for sal vation or destruction. Politically, they are poor; militarily, they are poorly etjuipped unless they are supplied by an outside ally. Their war materials can be used for war or for peace. Rtissia is now in the process of establishing her roots in Asia. She is being temporarily halted by force of arms in Korea; however, force of arms wall not stop Russia permanently. Victory for the free nations deiiends upon the use of psychological warfare, the same type of warfare that Rus sia uses. Ideas must also be tised to fight the spread of communism in South America and Africa. There are many on these continents who are starving, or almost starving. These people are willing to seek means to improve conditions. If the free mitions do not do something about it, the communists will. Africa is a continent of world in terest geographically and scienti fically. In the north, Fgypt stands at the gtitcway to the Suez Canal, necessary to world comimmication. From the Belgian Congo and the gold reigon of South Africa come chrome, manganese, and vital uran ium. It is the last source that may eventually stipply enough power and identy for the population of the entire world. Xorth .\mcrica and Western Fiu- rope are two great military arsen als of freedom. If Russia shotild a.Itack Xorth .America, she A\ould more than likely attack Alaska first. Iler primary inirpose 'would be more of a iisychological nature rather th;in a military otie. She '..'otihl watit to- destroy Americati tnorale, tiot her artned forces. Ritssia’s ptirpose in attacking Furopc, however, would be to ob- ttiin military \ict0r3a She may at tempt to gaiti control of the Ruhr cotil titid steel, which would in- cretise her productioti tremetidously .’ltd give her strength to challenge the war potetititil of the West. ' The defense of the world's free tiations rctiuires new weapons, psy chological rather than actual bul lets and bombs. 'Stalin, attacks with ideas. Fitzgerald Plan’s (Continued from page two) less perfectly conceived, is perhaps an even more significant novel. Its central character, a physician whose submission to wealth and luxury smacks of a self-indulgence much like Fitzgerald’s, is himself a “spoiled priest.” To quote a current movie ad, Dick Diver strtiys and he pays; but to watch his payment through F'itzgerald’s eyes is to realize that corruption is tiot necessarily so simple as the classical struggle between good and evil. Back of corruption, in F'itz- gerald, we always sense incorrup tibility; it is that which gives body and strength to his work; and it is that, father than simple cor ruption, which we should cherish. For that is the quality character istic of the novelist’s life as well as his fiction. It is defiance in the wake of submission, pride in the face of weakness, spiritual serenity in the face of utter torment. And it, this winter, we are to indulge the fascination which Fitzgerald’s liyrotechnic life holds for us, we owe the memory of his defiant spirit an equal respect. X'or should w-e, through fascina tion with the exjilosive and acrid asiiects of his life, niagnif}' his sta ture- as a novelist beyond its just proportion. The danger is im minent, but we should seek to avoid it. Fitzgerald produced a pair of brilliant, moving novels, but we serve him poorly if we persuade ourselves the}" form more than a limited contribution. Fitz gerald was great, let us not deny it; but let us see that, like his for lorn Gats6y, he was only a little bit great. I * pj f-om page five) des Vardell, Little Theatre Skits, soloist Peggy Ann Alderman ac companied by Sara Ellen Honey cutt, barbershop harmony, and more composed the hour and a half long program. Charles E. Norfleet, secretary of the 'Winston- Salem Foundation, announced that the foundation was ready to lease a temporary arts center in the 800 block of West Fifth Street. An other member of the Council said that six of the fourteen council ; members had already subscribed to be responsible for specific amounts of money to be used to build a real arts center here, a place which will house a complete Little The atre, music rooms, arts and crafts workshops, and all the other artis tic activities of Winston-Salem. The Winston-Salem Ministers Association voted unanimously to have the Preaching Mission again in 1952. Dr. Julian Lake, chairman of 'this years mission, said that over 36,000 people attended the seven days of services. He also reported that the mission came out financially on top and that in ad dition $657.07 was turned over to the Ministers’ Association to buy X'ew Testaments for men and wo men entering the service. Students Air (Continued from page one) The students were reminded that if they desire to have rules changed' petitions must be submitted to the Student Council. TOWN STEAK H0US£ S. Hawthorne Rd. 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