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SYNO The mail brings a gentle letter from a gentle lady inquiring as to my views on pacifists. Nice letter, and I wish it were in my makeup to tone my re sponse in the dulcet manner of my correspondent. Unfortunately, it isn’t. My opinion of pacifists ap proaches the vulgar. I hold paci fists in such deep-down con tempt I have trouble expressing my feeling. Pacifists are the night crawlers of society, the dirty little cowards who would demean their betters, who feel free to spout their drivel be cause people of character “make allowances”, forbear. Pacifists are the sort who equate liberty and license. They are the back wash, the dross, the misbegot. I have more respect for the Cosa Nostra. Pacifists; the word makes my ears sting. Where do you find them? Where? Only in lands of hard-bought personal liberty, liberty born of the blood of fighting men, men who laid down their lives for others, so that others, even pacifists, might make mockery of their sacrifice. And who are they? Look at them: ‘Way out, for the most part, and mentally flabby, scions of affluence, cringers posing as martyrs. The lowest. Don’t ask me of pacifists. I de spise them. What really gets to me when I think of these scuts is the shal lowness of their arguments, their hypocrisy. They are American born, all I know about, and they should know—do know—there is no jingoism in this land. We fight only in defense of others or in our own defense, and then only upon the greatest provoca tion. Yet, these mongrels would have us uncap our weapons—or so they say. What a safe, self serving posture; how contempt ible. They know very well we won’t quit, disarm, that our men will go on protecting them as they protect us all. And with that inner assurance these effete sheep bleat the day away and make the night hide ous for a million mothers. Since it is fighting and noth ing more — so they say — that gives rise to their choleric mouthings, the question comes, why don’t they give equally of their forked-tongue litany to the Communists. Those godless mur derers are fighting, too, as I reckon: Somebody, sure as shoot ing, is mowing down American men. I don’t propose that they sing song the Commies from the canc tuary that is this land. I mean, go to Hanoi. Tell it to the jaw of the inscrutable, as they tell it to us. Go over there and de cry their war leaders, their war effort, as they ridicule ours. Give old Ho Chi a shot of this group-grope, love-in, sit-in busi ness. Do that, once, and let us know how they make out, the dirty cowards. I understand some 300 or more of these night-crawling, banjo - whanging, draft - card - burning Benedict Arnolds are presently serving time in Fed eral penitentiaries. Good, But 300 isn’t enough. Every last one still unshackled should be bound over. There is no hole too deep, no hell too hot for them. I would cage ’em and let ’em rot. By their actions, by their traitor ous words, they have forfeited the right to live at liberty among WHAT IS THE ANSWER? by Henry E. Garrett, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Psychology, Columbia University Past President, American Psychological Association Q: Dh Garrett, I have heard it said that teachers are born, not made. What is your opinion? A: No one is born to be any thing: lawyer, salesman, garbage collector. A man or woman who is intelligent, emotionally well balanced, patient, well spoken, calm and honest should make a good teacher — with training. But one possessing these traits should make good in almost any thing. Interest is often the cru cial factor. Tom H. Foscue Insurance & Realty "Your Independent Insurance Company Agent" P. O. BOX 685 MAYSVILLE, N. C. 28555 No Mess — No Waiting — Our Ready-Mixed Concrete Is on the Job When You Need It. Also Sand, Gravel and Crushed Stone. 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