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TWO DOLLARS A YEAR News materùdl must reacll editor by Tuesday noon. Contri butions should.-bear,.author's name, required for reference and not necessarily for Publication. SEPTEMBER 7, 193 The War Sunday brought an end to speculation a s to whether thé long threatened Europeain war could, be averted. Events, movirig rapidly toward, the opening of hostilitieS, left no hope of peace, Germany -had. in- vaded Poland. Britain had declared that a state of war existed between the empire and Germany,. closely followed by a like announcement by France. Thewar was on. Even now it does not appear possible that waT is a r.eality. [t sems more likea . horrible nightmare, from which one might return to consciousness to find the nations* of the earth living in peace and amity, the shriek of shelis and the boom of cannon but the sounds of a night wind. For it passeth understanding that. any sane gov- ernment, with its own and other hospitals stiîl filled with the permanently disabled casualties of the World war, and its eco- nomie and financial structures still out of plumb, could. thrust' such a monstrous tragedy upon the world. -But the, war is on, anid whatever it does to Europe and the rest of the world must be accepted and borne with whatever fortitude can be commanded. Even noncombatant nations may be required to undergo priva- tions and make personal and national sac- rifices. .-1 What is Àm-erica's course to be? Is it our war, or do the miles which intervene be- tween here and its active scenes set it apart as something in which we have no concern? 'rime and the progress of the con- FIVE CENTS A COPY mawi sucvtesi in tis struggle means a tre- mendously increased influence of the totali- tarian states throughout the world. The philosophies of these states are coldly prac- tical, cruelly material., They are -anti-re- ligious. anti-culItural. Ithem'spiritu'ality, finds no place. Their peoples are> without individual freedom: Thestate is predomi- nant. These philosophies are dia metrically, op- posed to the American ideology of exalta- tion of'the individual above the. state, of. freedom and justice' for, all, of the right to -life, lib erty and the pursuit of happiness." If in order to defend these prînciples it be- comes essential to form- an alliance of arms with Britain and'France in a conflict which May determine whether they can long be preserved, America* could scarcely stan d aloof and still retain her pride. In any event, it is imperative tht our government proceed at once toward com- plete preparation for any eventuality. Even* though we may be determ.ined to stay out of the war, something may happen that will change that sentiment over night. The sink- ing of an Arnerican passenger vessel or an attack upon American representatives or citizens in other lands may be the spark that will arouse the flaming spirit of war. As a part of this preparation it is sug- gested that all men between the ages of 19 and 25 years at once oifer themselves for military training, in the Nat ional Guard, the R. 0. T. C. units, or in colleges wherever possible. Should they be1 required to per- form military service, they will then have at least the rudiments of military tactics, and be better prepared to serve their coun- try and to protect themselves. Should they happily not be compelled to fight, at home or abroad, the benefits of discipline, of physical training, of knowledge gained, will remain with tlhem- through life. Let. America keen out of wàrq-qnv . n by speeches and resolutions b are the mighty problemns of U solved, but by blood and iron."' age 'to be sustained, and the offending mnotorist jat philoso- cornes contemptuous of his authority.. Tlie world series now in the offi out" the war for a time. Baseba interest to nothing. September, you are welcome. 9WIll "black- 3ields publie TEPHIANTOMREORE Cetrali aoen tcoe o ug .~lL*A .Sm or 'J4jU veAAL Jit .'.Airo waII dering to the scenes of conflict, We might as well become accustomed to it, for it is likely to be with us for a long, long time. Not ýso long this year between Labor Day a nd Thanksgiving. Workers may be. thankful 'for that. A one-legged holdup ma n has been giving Chi- cago police a few worries. He makes his get- away in aiq automobile which he drives himself. To add to ail the other tro ubles of this part of the world, the. Indian.s have gone on the war- path.. They are after the scalp of Secretary of the Interior Iekes, demnandingan apology, for a. reported charge that the Amierican Indian feder- ation is swindling its mfembers. No casualties at this writing.* What sort of world this is depends upon -the. viewpoint. Many.think it is a very bad vo'rld. in which there is no evenhanded justice, no equality of opportunity, no freedom fromn the ,vicissiue-s of lfe~. But there as one lady who asserts that it is the most beautiful world that even God could create. She told her story on a receut radio broadcast. Born blind, she was told early in.life that there wvas jUst one.chance that she Would ever see. A possible operation after she had. passed age 60 might bring the gift' of sïght. Patiently she waited. and at age 63 underwent the operation, which 'proved to be successful. Since then she has been reveliug in the beauties arouud her, the sun an-d trees and flowers, and sky, the imposing buildings and ail those things that seem common to those blessed with the gift of sight. Especially does she gaze in rapture at her family, her children and grandchildren.' To the science o f surgery is she indebted for a very great -blessing that came to her late in life. Patty Berg playing golf at Iudiarn Hill club Saturday g.,ave a local respite. from War jitter 1s. The Dies commfittee has dubbed leaders of alien ideologies in this country "Peewee Hit- lers:' *They should be kept iu that class. Qne way to aid strict nÀitraitv, 4-' .'-.