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Henry a Wallace — Part 5
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lake County have had a rude awakening. After World War IT,
who exrmed forces, those of us who were on the production lines —
8 WSlL as those of us who wore in achool, locked forward to the end of World War II to
@ post dod af peace and prosperity where we could further ow education, achieve
a measure of security, and build our future. The realities of a warld preparing for a
wer, of a world filled with soaial and econamie inequality has blasted our dreama of
peace, prosperity, and oppartunitye
Instead of peace we find fear, distrust, and preparedness for war, Nowhere is it
asked will there be & war, and when will it come It is common knowledge that the
Russian people don't want, and ere in no position for ware And we surely know that we,
the american people, don't want war cither. Qu adiinistration telis us that they w ant
peace; yet we cannot understand how one can have peace when a nation proposes to draft
young men, hes the highest war budget of any nation in the world, breaks its solem
word before the United Nationa as in the ease of Palestine, and ita press and radio
constently beat the drum for war, This contradiction betwoon the desires of the
dmerican people and the actions of the Truman administration has clearly shown us thst
bers Truman administration has departed fron the Roosevelt policy of peace and friend-
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Instead of the prosperity we had hoped for, we find millions in the world starv-
ing, end at home soaring prioss which almost bring the very necessities of life out |
of reach of the average young porsais pe
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“Instead of the opparturity we had hoped for, we find every doar closed to = /
millions of young citizens because of the color of their skins or their religtont.
Instead of opportunity, opportunity for a deccit future, wo face the death and -
destruction of another Hordd Wars. -
Yet the wie ¢ that hiested our dreams has also awakened us to @ new and ereater
responsibilitys We know we ean and must fight back, far we have bought the rigat”
We have cane tec fer under President Roosevelt to again go back to the army of the
jobless, When Democracy had to be fought for we the call, and it te our /
right to now Gemand Demccreoy for all our yoople regurdless of race, color, or ore!
WE MIST RETURN. 70 THE RRAGR AND FRIGNDSHIP FROGRAM.OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AIG)
(THAT END WE ISSUE A CALL TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE OF LAKE. COUNTY see VETERANS, WORKS
HOUSEWIVES, AND STUDENIS TO JOIN US-UNDER ‘BIE BANNER OF HENRY AS WALLACE IN 7
TO KEEP BLACK, ACHIEVE SHOURTTY, AND BRING DQMORACY TO ALL "OUR
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