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The problem ultimately iovolves our
standard of living. We need to change
our way of living. Our money must buy
more of life's
needs,
and less of life's
unhealthy side effects,
be
they pollution,
pornography or too maoy "pleasures"
of the kind that kick back. Nothing is
wrong with enjoymeot or leisure, but a
nation passionately devoted to these
ends cannot survive nationaHy, much
less economically.
Economic measures are important.
The U. S. President may have taken
steps that "buy time" for America's sick
economy. But philosophical changes are
more important in the long run than the
technical econornic chaoges that will be
forthcoming in the next few months. A
change of thinking is also necessary.
The philosophy will have to change
from "the way of get" to "the way of
self-sacrifice" for the good of the
nation.
With few exceptions, Americans have
followed the philosophy of sacrifice
"otlly
when it's good for
me."
The "way of get" has especially pre–
vailed in the last three years of wage
demands, recent trade isolationism, and
the especially high inflation in the ser–
vice industries (coupled with less ser–
vice). Management is also a culprit, as
books such as
The White Collar Crimi–
nal
so aptly document.
The months ahead will be a test of
America's character. The verdict is not
in yet. Many are quick to point out that
there are certain
ineqrtities
in the wage–
price freeze, but there are no valid rea–
sons for wholesale rebellion against the
President's Executive Order. "The spirit
of saccifice" connotes that sorne are
"doing without"
more
than others, but
that is only a temporary test of
character.
Will Americans respond to create a
healthy world economy at home and
abroad
?
Through obeying the letter and
spirit of the bold new programs, Amer–
ica can succeed. But by foHowing a per–
sonal code of "get" for me, now,
America will fail before the century is
out to be a leading nation in the world
community.
America can succeed. lt's primarily a
matter of will, coupled with sound
economic policies.
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Personal
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union as well. Such suddcn actioo could
frighten Britaio into deciding to stay
out. But, for their own security, the
Europeans could take in four additional
countries in Europe - becoming the
UNITED BJG TEN !
Thus the "HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE" of
554 to 1814 would be, overnight, resur–
rected - the gigantic new superpower
UNITED STATES
oF
EuROPE!
This sudden, new WORLD COLOSSUS
could have a population of arouod
300,000,000 - larger than the United
States - larger than the U.S.S.R.
The world would stand aghast in
wooder aod amazement. Overnight,
the WORLD'S STRONGEST POWER could
suddenly appear!
With
one single c11rrency
-
perhaps
called "Euromarks" or "Eurofrancs" -
they would replace the United States
dollar as the kingpin currency of world
trade.
They could bankrupt the United
States by demanding repayment in gold
for the surplus dollars they hold.
If
the
United States refused, the Europeans
would be economically powerful enough
to implemeot other drastic measures.
For example, Europe could "nationalize"
America's huge multinational foreign
industries located in Europe, as payment.
With such economic traumas, America
could go into a tailspin of an economic
depression far worse than that which
followed 1929.
This
could
be
accompanied by a
natioowide OROUGHT that has threat–
ened for thirty-five years.
A UNITED EuROPE, quickly develop·
ing unprecedented military strength,
would protect its unprecedented stan–
dard of living.
Visionary idea? NOT AT ALL!
Such a vast European power is in fact
just arouod the cornee - NOW!
You live today in a world fraught
with absolutely tNCREOIBLE explosive
possibilities.
Until humans learn that their "GET"
way of life -
the way of self–
centeredness - of lust, greed, vanity -
of uoconcern for the welfare of others
- of jealousy, envy and hatred - is
not leading to peace, to happiness, to
prosperity, nor to ANYTHJNG good and
desirable, we shall see VJOLENCE
ACCELERATE AND MULTIPLY almost be·
yond human imagioation!
T hat is, indeed, the very TREND that
grips this wodd RICHT NOW!
The
PLAJN TRUTH, and its publisher,
Ambassador College, is a powerful force
on earth FOR WORLD PEACE. But that
can come only by RIGHT education and
right doing!
It
can come only by hu–
manity awakening to the fact that there
is a CAUSE for every result! And the
CAUSE of PEACE and alJ the OESIRED re·
sults
is
to turn to THE WAY of Peace -
the way of outgoing concern for the
welfare of others - the way of cooper–
ation, serving, helping, sharing, the way
of TRUE LOVE - and to the SOURCE of
that kind of LOVE!
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What Our
Readers Say
( Contin11ed from imide front cover)
been a farmer. Tioe average farmer cannot
make a decent living on tbe farm. The
price of wheat is lower now than it has
been for severa! years. Tbe farmers in this
part of our State of Washington grow
strawberries, com and peas for the can–
nery. Well, this year afte.r planting time
we have had rain about every otber day
and the temperature is around 65 and 70
degrees. Sorne farmers will not make
enough to pay for the seed. Taxes on
their lands have tripled, and if they need
a oew piece of machinery they must pay
inflated prices. When tbey caonot make
ends meet, they have to sell, usually at a
1 "
oss.
Mrs. Mabel R.,
Stanwood, Washington
Constructive Criticism
"I believe it is the policy of
The
PLAIN
TRUTH to prior mostly letters that are
complimeotary to the magazine. Ooly
occasiooal letters of mild criticism are
published; seldom is there a correspon·
deoce of extreme disagreement or con–
troversy. 'What Our Readers Say' appears
to be an
tmtmthful
column tbat does oot
live up to the name of your magazine! I
reaJize that the chances of this letter being
published are small. However, 1 honestly
wouJd like to read your reactions to my
preceding statements."
Alan S.,
Queens, New York
•
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e
normally try to print those leners
thaJ romain CONSTRUCTIVE rriticisms,
whether they agree with us or not.
W
e have
a
ronvenienl method of handling the
or–
casional illogical tirade
-
it's called a waste
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