Memorial High School - Humanist Yearbook (West New York, NJ)

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TIHIIEME ESSAY VHCTORY Twenty-four years ago this coming November, a crushed, imperialistic European nation asked for terms of peace. The Allies had been victorious-we had defeated the Germans. We had performed our duty. The threat to personal liberty and our way of life had been destroyed. This was, idealistically speaking, reward enough, but actually, that is, in material possessions, we gained nothing. We had fought a hard warg we had wong but we had lost the peace. Was this victory? The League of Nations was formed. We were invitedg yes, begged to join to help extend this plan for permanent international freedom from hostilities. But in our Country isolationism was far too strong, we refused. By reject- ing this opportunity to become the teeth of a toothless watch-dog, we threw away what we had been fighting for. Last December, the evil forces struck their fiercest blow against our peace-loving nation. American soldiers were treacherously and deliberately killed on American soil by the audacity of the Japanese War Lords who tried to defeat us for once and for all. We bent under the blow, but the flawless steel of American courage did not crack, nor was it strained. America became united as it never was before. lsolationism immediately disappeared. In its stead was disclosed a shining sword of deter- mination to avenge the persons killed by diabolical cunning. Once again we are at war, fighting to protect our liberty and way of life, as well as that of twenty- five other United Nations. Our cause is just. Our country was built on the rock of Christian Principles. We are fighting a ruthless common gangster, whose god is his will and whose whims are forced upon despairing weaker nations. Everyone is doing his part. The common soldier, sailor, marine, coast- guardsmang in short, all men and women in the Armed Forces are willing to sacrifice their very existence for the set of principles to which they adhere heart and soul. How can we lose this war when our soldiers and the members of the other branches of our Armed Forces display such dauntless courage and determination to win? The men, women and children on the Home Front are investing their life savings, daily earnings. and allowances in War Bonds and Stamps to assure our VICTORY. Under the leadership of our President, and other able men like General Douglas hIacArthur. Admiral Stark, and Lieutenant-General Jonathan Wainwright, our forces will be led to VICTORY. We on the Home Front are not toiling and sacrificing for defeat! Uur hopes run high-we stand with Righteousness. By the will of God we shall be VICTORIOUS. But, when the war is won, new problems will arise which we must solve. They will be too great for individual countries to deal with alone. We must have world-wide co-operation in the solution of these post-war difficulties. The following might be some of the objectives and problems which we shall face: The first difficulty will be the Winning of the peace. To this there can be only one answer -all countries must gain and profit by a just settlement. The lives and property losses on all sides will be too great to warrant the victor's suppression and exploitation of the vanquished. The second will be that of hard times, depression and inflation as a result of-the War. This can be met by the careful readjustment of business all over the world. With the new labor-saving inventions we should be able to raise the standards of living throughout the world and experience unprecedented prosperity. How can we make the peace permanent? Differences in language encourage intense nationalism and the desire for imperialism. These two difficulties might be met by the establishment of a world language and by the organization of an international police system and World Court. We must extend our system of education to raise the moral standards of the world, and last. but not least, we must remove all existing trade barriers, which might continue to cause unwarranted hardships. As soon as all nations devote themselves to the mutual overcoming of international problems, forget their personal grievances and desires, and take the welfare of all nations to heart, we shall relinquish all use of force voluntarily, and Wonder why We didn't settle our problems amicably long ago. -EUGENE W. FEICKERT. Page Six

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IHIQMIE RCDDCDDM TIEACIHIIEIRS Miss IiS'rm2R CHA FETZ NIR. NICHOLAS LE Rosa NIR.Nlclml..xsI,EssN1aR MR. Gran.-un K. NIQINERNIQY Miss Amen llxmiuk Miss NANCY A. SMITH Pagr Eight