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PAGE TWO jj WASMNGTONJ HOW READY ARE WE TO FIGHT THE REDS? The people of the United States are apparently overwhelmingly in support of any action by the government which will control Communist activities in this country and check aggressive ex pansion by Soviet Russia throughout the world. With this idea in mind, the public will support the action of Congress in passing a Communist-espionage-sabo tage control bilr over the veto of President Truman and the congres sional proposal to shut off financial and economic aid to nations that ship potential war materials to the Soviet Union and its satellites. The test of this legislation, however, is not the declaration of purpose out lined in debate or described in textual preamble. It is the effectiveness of enforcement after the legislation is passed. There i considerable differ ence of opinion as to the workability of this legislation, indicated by the ac tion of the President in vetoing the bill submitted by Congress. We are not concerned with either of the legislative matters referred to because, after all, if enforceable, they may do some good and if unenforce able, may do little harm. The danger that arises, however, is that the public, despite its firm intention to oppose Communism and Soviet aggression, may conclude that much more has been accomplished than the future will disclose. Consequently, there is the danger that an aroused public opinion may sit back and take it for granted that the menace of Commu nistic aggression has been adequately cared for. In this frame of mind, the people are apt to overlook the importance of universal military training to strengthen the national defense. De spite the high-sounding declarations that accompanied debate on the two measures, the oray sensible prepara tion for stopping Communistic aggres sion is to be prepared to use force. Without universay military training, one may doubt whether this country will ever have an adequate number of trained men, ready to fight for individual freedom and to block Soviet aggression. Speaking after his appointment as Secretary of Defense, General of the Army George C. Marshall pointed out that, after World War I, a bill was introduced in Congress to provide for universal military training. Os course, the bill did not pass but General Mar shall expresses the opinion that if i Congress had enacted the proposal,! Hitler would not have dared to pro-! voke a second World War and the present menace of a third war conflict would have been averted. If the people of this country are in earnest in their declarations against Communism, they will demand that * _ .__ RAIPH BIUAMV NADINB CONNfR /yj j# # # IjmiwAwHwiMi OptiAinMnAßAAiM NANim FAIBAT ' BOISIWN I : Ki <Rui.cal-eo.nßj liar BcpAu ipaiMniMl CEMENT AMERICAN MANUFACTURED Penn-Dixie & Louisville Cement Co. $1.35 Per Bag CEMENT WILL ADVANCE AFTER JAN. 1, 1951 (HffiUpi AND ENTIRE PLANT Will BE CLOSED FROM SATURDAY, DEC. 23 UNTIL MONDAY, JAN. 1 ❖ M. G. B rown Co., Inc. I Phone 9 Edenton, N. C. I the country follow the advice submit ted to the first Congress in 1790 by President George Washington. He gave a plan for complete national de* 1 sense based on the principle that in aself-goveming republic, every able bodied young man should foe trained 5 to defend his country. The advice of t General Washington was not followed 1 but, if it had been acted upon by Con -1 gross, the chances are that the coun ’ try would have been prpared to meet t every military emergency that has confronted us in our subsequent his : tory. 1 It might be interesting to call at " tention to the statemens made by f General Marshall in connecion with . national defense since 1920. When 1 Congress passed a National Defense ’ Act, omitting the proposal for uni -1 versal military training, it was a marked improvement over the policy ’ followed previous to World War I.i j The law authorized a standing army ‘ of 280,000 men and provided for an , elaborate Reserve Officers Training] 5 Corps system in colleges and univer sides and instruction and training ini r the National Guard. ’ General Marshall then points out! that this was “reasonably sound ac-: . tion” except as to universal military] , training. It was based upon long , hearings, held when memories were . fresh with the experience of the terri-, . ble war, and it appeared that the na | tion might, at last, take a long step [ I forward in the matter of prepared ness for defense. ! Some nine months later, however, ; Congress was confronted with the po i litical problem of the national budget ! an dan increase in taxation to support • its defense program. What happened ? . Congress cut appropriations, making r necessary a reduction of the Army from 280,000 to 185,000. Eight months ! later, the Army’s strength was cut to r 150,000 and still later to 125,000. The i program of training was continued . and the Army had to assign some of ! its officer personnel to this task which i meant its combat effectiveness was • decreased. Continuing his recital of compari . tively recent developments, General , Marshall pointed out that the move r ment to build up an air force resulted • in the recommendation of the Newton •D. Baker Committee. No provision ; was made, however, for the personnel of the Air Force and the result was i that infantry, artillery, the tank corps s and our higher elements were de ; pleted. By 1933 “there literally was i no ground force worthy of the name ■ of the Army.” , The extent of the emasculation is to • be understood fro man example cited : i by General Marshall. A regiment was ,! ordered to move about twelve hundred ■ miles in order to consolidate com i mands. There was no money for trans- j portation, so it marched, “with its ! dwindling companies.” It lost several ] units before it was half way its des , tination and when it reached the new post “the entire regiment was elimi THE CHOWAN HERALD EDENTON, N. G, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1980 - nated." This was pretty much the t picture of the ground forces of the i Army” when General Marshall arrived > in Washington in 1988. 1 General Marshall points ou that, ' “despite what most people said, the 1 Congress and the people had not leam f ed their lesson from the firt World I War.” And, “what is more important, ' again after 1945 and 1946, we demon ' strated that we still had not learned t our lesson despite another catastrophic 5 World War.” This brings us to the observation with which we started this rather long - discussion. Have the people of the f United Staets, in the light of events i of the last year, made up their minds ito adequately prepare for self s defense? Is the public prepared for the per i sonal and financial sacrifices that will J be necessary to adequately prepare? .j Or, will we be satisfied with a few pieces of legislation which, despite i their declared purposes, do little more jjhtan create the impression that some thing big has taken place in conwec- II tion with our well-nigh unanimous de j cision to oppose Communism and Sovi et aggression? rl Right / Tourist—“ What are those church ; bells ringing for, my lad?” Urchin —“Cos somebody’s pulling .’’em!” CLASSIFIED ADS i > . ■ SEE DENTIST REGULARLY t Clean teeth reguiarly with sanitiz t ing Olag Tooth Paste, made with ’ soothing, protective oils. Olag ; Tooth Paste. At all drug stores. [ GAS FLOOR FURNACE FOR SALE Used only four months. Reasonable , iprice. Call 154-J. Itp 1 FOR ISALE—NO. 30 WESTOVER - Heights. 3 Bedroom brick, on land 1 scaped corner lot, large living room, ' 5 fire place, adjoining screened-in- ■ porch, tile bath, oak floors, modern kitchen. 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