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‘we BEST O ( O. If we accept the first view =the view that communists are evil people, ‘bent on destroying ‘us = then we must accept and ouprart the Truman doctrine and we must follow it through to its logical conchusion, The conclusion is ware It means support for the Forrestal pla of increased arms, the militarization of: Anerica, and the restriction of civil liberties here at home. It means support for any reactionary or fascist from Chiang Kai Shek to Francisco Franco, a8 long as he is Gedicated to onposing communists. . I don't like that Course. It doesn't make sense to MBe . . I don't want to see our youth thrown into the eager arms of the generals for indoctrination in military philosophy. | I don-t want to see all our resources and energies consumed in the unproductive, wasteful business of building munitions, bombers; battleships, and atom bombs. | . If we take the second view; if we recognise that the Communists and Socialists of Eurove arghot evil men, nor even, yet, desperate men; if we recognize that their mumbers are a reflection of basically rotten economic and social conditions, then we shall seek a, policy which will mest the needs of these peoples in rrotest. , , . If we are to meet those needs and encourage freedom and reconstruction, the Truman Doctrine must be repudiated. OO If we are to befriend the people of the world, we must stop spending two dollars for arms for every dollar we spend for foreign aid. If we are to meet the legitimate needs of freedam-loving people, we must not attach political strings to our aid, tie can't in good conscience = or with hopes of peace — use bread as a bait for votes; use hunger as a - political weapons ~~ (MORE)