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Letter to Editor
June 11, 1941
The Tacoma Times
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
What is this article about?
A letter to The Times editor criticizes isolationist arguments against U.S. involvement in European and Asian wars, emphasizing the need to protect families from greater catastrophes and downplaying financial risks like debt, which could be handled by inflation or repudiation.
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CATASTROPHES AVOIDED BY ACTION AT SOURCE
Editor, The Times: After reading for the past year some few arguments, pro and con, have come to the conclusion that many of our most sincere citizens lack imagination. All that they ask is that we remain aloof from other sections of this small world because if we enter the conflict in Europe or Asia there will surely be a loss of male beings. Of what value are men? Surely of no value if they refuse to risk a little for the protection of their mothers, sisters, daughters, sweethearts and grandparents without exposing them to such a holocaust as war.
For those of us who have seen conflicts of the past, the desolation is easy to remember. Of our getting into a shooting war, according to the experts. They admit, too, that such an overhanging debit will jeopardize the nation's finances. But in the same breath they say that debt must be the least of our worries at the present moment. Depending upon the outcome of the war, the huge bill may be liquidated by inflation or repudiation.
Editor, The Times: After reading for the past year some few arguments, pro and con, have come to the conclusion that many of our most sincere citizens lack imagination. All that they ask is that we remain aloof from other sections of this small world because if we enter the conflict in Europe or Asia there will surely be a loss of male beings. Of what value are men? Surely of no value if they refuse to risk a little for the protection of their mothers, sisters, daughters, sweethearts and grandparents without exposing them to such a holocaust as war.
For those of us who have seen conflicts of the past, the desolation is easy to remember. Of our getting into a shooting war, according to the experts. They admit, too, that such an overhanging debit will jeopardize the nation's finances. But in the same breath they say that debt must be the least of our worries at the present moment. Depending upon the outcome of the war, the huge bill may be liquidated by inflation or repudiation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Emotional
What themes does it cover?
Military War
Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Isolationism
World Conflict
Family Protection
War Holocaust
National Debt
Inflation
Repudiation
What entities or persons were involved?
Editor, The Times
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Editor, The Times
Main Argument
the letter argues against isolationism, urging citizens to risk involvement in european and asian conflicts to protect loved ones from greater war holocausts, dismissing concerns over loss of life and national debt as secondary worries that could be addressed post-war via inflation or repudiation.
Notable Details
References Conflicts Of The Past
Cites Experts On Shooting War And Finances
Mentions Protection Of Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Sweethearts, And Grandparents