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E B William Dubois — Part 2
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Rab nian: daw ea» "eT EP Eo ps TurROUS"
an av eciveia by
a DA, 0.3.5. DaB OFS 7
Q et the dérmistice Gervice of the Commnmi urch ef Boston
+ MaimpeniimnNR Hein . @obn Hancock Hall 7
Monday, Bovember 11, 1951- 10030 4&.
Peace is dangerous! mot to ali felk, but certainly te those whosn 7° OT
power ani standerd of living éspend upon eur. On the other hand the
of war to the mjority of wen fa a1 too obvicus. When we realize that at
least 30 willion of the best epecinens of the world’s gouth have tear -
killed in wars elnoce 1914 ani many more alllicos crippled in body and soul,
., 0 can get acme partial Aisapt fhe Jess of moderna civilisation through war. _.
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“Why then Goes war peratst?! Whet decisive interests Promote and wi ac
continns At against elmoet irretrisvable loss on the pert of the majority —
of men? Those who gein From wer and loss through peace are easlly discern ;
“aie eX cursory glence: the monitlon mkers; end those whe furnish wor meter-
dele end machines. Bet ao reefily seen era those who profit by the finenciel
hinges which wer inevitebly brings ebout. Still further in the beckground
ere invectore end workers vhose income is reiped by usr intostries.
Been these large rnfi importrnt groups do not explrin the populerity
of urF or rt lorat the werk resistence to wrr hysteris. Vor explenction
of this phenomenon we must look further to thrt wret number of dmericrns to
thor present conditiona tring camfort snd ertiefrction, Thie mess of intelli-
. €e0t persons either know or ferr thrt if the present aystem of socisl ent
—tmiustrirt otg: nisrtion preveleat in Western Forope cod North americs under-
@oce roy essenti:] chrngs, they my not be rble to enjoy whet they consider
the "dm ricen Wy Of Life®. Tie atrm-rd of living deem not neceserrily
erll for luxury or conspicuous expenditure. It sake for 2 corfort ble hom
with het rod refrigerstion: enough guitrble elothing ind eufficient sourlah-
ing food; not necesa:rily en rutomodile, Bit convunient ter naportrtion
fecilitice; ¢ telephone; medicrl cere rnd : yeertion: educetion for children
tad proviaion for ¢ decant old -ge. Thie is why t the trerrge dmeric:n of
intelligence expects froc tho dmuricin wey of life, or wrnots to be eble te
ampect. It la mot to be eure ehrt the reer: go dmericen gete, Probrtly tro- 2 |.
thirds of dmeric:na frmiitus do not gct this -md: third do net dere hope for
it, rithoug: it racyine their idorl, Bot e lerge end influenticl pert of
tie Aariccn middle cleas do got thee things: they talleve they dceerva
ther snd they ero willing to fight to kcep thos.
The breic questions nav is must tnis wey of life-rctwl or
tellovcd poseitle, for r lergs minority or even ; m fority of fccric: 58—
be defendeq by aero or be aurfously endingersd by perce. Our farr tod y is
thet porce da dingcrous fer tnis wey of life to ¢ lrrge mumbcr of dmuricena,
rma fer the hop: of it by tho mejority of our citircca. This furnishes the ror-
on behind tho Fugu or Jority of the m tion nov roe’.ing towrrd ¢ third ind
firs) vorld wer.
Tria then de the tim of 11 tices to exmino this theele end
“dYacYoee Gta truth or frleity, Wirat of +I) eocxe decric. na ere convinced
thotecor indcstri:] ayeter da so geod thet thy mre axistence of cny other
System de: thrert. kost intelligent pergcne do not ge thie fr. They
reno letee thu aborteorings of our c¢cnomy but sttli think it th bust,
Trey Gre hover giite chliing for otters te tre otter orye, bot they furr
Hnobee
vo wers: or deprecticcl wrys tricd on peopica ths do not went them.
s@-d axpeneio on cf Communiss de arr t is todo, ecering mest #> ricine
”
met fe it tran thet exy. ming Courier le thre tealng our vey
PI, cr thet en the centrory, paretetouce 47 cur teduetrtet Mm t!icie is
: S.rine to keep the mess af the werld's pople. not only blo. ocr
t
er tb rderd cf living. put avon bla te. line of ordinory decencty cnd
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reaursdved? Tt ds this capact of world aor chien Aeurter lo tedy refeae
vam, dndeed de nut pornitted eft.n to diecuss. Fest of ua b>
tienoend deck of inferr. tion flrrip bliove thet the pescrty end dictrese
of thors jerity ef tare n boings fo prin: riiy thedr own frult, end in cil
preh tdiaty dtc nev yr be entircly ellvi ted. Wo ovre willing ts do
Soka thine de nor. vigrs "Foint Four" or by utecicns te help the beceorra
SS an G hoN gy Gen our Ge lth de nat rel. te gupport tlc world. Weon
tie ouroers. ro mA te this, we do net try to roply. Tous first encacr ts
thet Fo oc nturi.e .go tee eristuer-ey of Us socrld belfiivd tits
toesort of Faf suck ce aeurices workers lvve todey could not bu cchieved
witoevt bo. mean ef civilig: thon. Towes teugt in big’ echool ct the close
2 ote lest coatury thet lnber upiens wero futhle, atricce wrong cod ine
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