Weapons And War

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31111, 14 July 1966, Page 14

Weapons And War

Sir, —Apparently the lesson of two world wars has not made it clear to everyone that appeasement leads to war. The psychology of international rivalry, or the tribal complex, should be taught in schools. Racial aspiration is even more powerful than the law of self-preservation. The AngloAmericans have not been defeated in war. This is a thorn in the side of those sometimes called the lesser breeds. As with Germany, an opportunity for a smash-and-grab is sought. The surest way to preserve peace is thus to present

a powerful and determined front to the potential aggressor.—Yours, etc., T. M. SHAW. Westport, July 11, 1966.

Sir, —Poor homo! When will he use some of his muchvaunted sapiens to take charge of his own destiny? Every quarter century or so, obedient to the propaganda directed at him, he goes forth to kill his fellow man, against whom he has no personal animosity but who has been selected as the “enemy.” The enemy, having been subjected to exactly similar propaganda and equally convinced of the rightness of his cause, fights back valiantly. Greatly does it profit the arms manufacturers, the exceedingly shrewd, truly international, untouchables.—Yours, etc., REALIST. July 12, 1966.