Flemington High School - Memories Yearbook (Flemington, WV)

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 E is abolished. (That is, abolished to an extent where it will not affect the well-being of the nation as a whole.) '.7c have, with the help of our Allies, re- cently succeeded in putting an end to the most disastrous war in history; but our job is, as yet, not finished. V e have all, I'm sure, in some respect felt the effect of the war just passed. Kany have seen the horrors and the destruction as only such a war can bring. Kany have suffered the loss of loved ones. Surely those who fought and died must have had a reason for sacrificing their lives. The reasons differed with the individual, each having his own. Among them were these: They fought for the rights to which they were accustomed; they fought so that these same rights would be preserved for the succeeding generations; and they fought because they hated those who threatened to destroy that which had been built up by those who had fought before them. Through the combined efforts of a courageous people the war has been won. '.7e now must work together again, and win the peace. This too, will prove a tremendous problem unless we can obtain world-wide cooperation. ic fought the past war (in one respect) to prevent other wars; but v c can never prevent such a future disaster unless the effort we put forth toward establishing world peace equals that determination and effort wc have shown toward winning tho war. This will not succeed, however, until wc have a united effort. One nation cannot deal with all the unsolved problems that confront the world today. The problems of demobilization and reconversion are to be conquered and war criminals are to be tried. The problems re many, each nation having its own; but those mentioned arc a few that we all have in common. Due to,their importance, we must solve them together. That would be one. of the main purposes of the U. N. 0. 77c know that a nation is h- lple ss when it is divided; therefore in order to build a strong nation, we must unite and collaborate with one anothe r accordingly. By collaboration the United