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Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1939, Page 4

The American isolationist, Senator G. P. Nyo i writes: Of course it is fantastic to say that the United States is in danger of an impending attack from abroad. And it is just as fantastic 'to contend that America cannot keep out of another war if its people are determined to do so and if its Government pursues a course of caution and wisdom. The knowledge of what happened between 1914 and 1917 should forearm us against the dancers which overwhelmed us in those earlier years. Because of that experience, we should now be able to steer a course which would avoid the whirlpools

which sucked us into war some 20 years ago. These factors, along with our geographic isolation, make it ridiculous to talk about -.inerica facing an impending threat, either of actual invasion or to' its institutions from beyond its borders, unless we deliberately ally ourselves with the affairs of Europe. It must lie obvious that participation in another war by the United States would mean the end of those American institutions of liberty and freedom for which we now are being urged to fight. We can keep out of war by keeping aloof from the hatreds, greed and ambitions now rocking Europe. We can isolate ourselves from war, not by burying our heads in the sand, but by pursuing a course ba§ed solely on what is for the best interests of America and spurning pleas to become the moral policeman in other lands. The job of saving democracy in this country is task enough for this generation of Americans.