Peninsula Enterprise

THE GOOD LIFE

President Truman, in his V-J day address, pledged the servicemen of America that everything possible will be done to see that they come back to the "good life". It is a pledge which the American people echo with all their hearts. They are determined to do all in their power to see that the conditions they find at home, and that they do not feel that the home folks have "let them down."

What is the "good life" which our people thus so ardently desire to assure these men who have done such great things for them? First of all, it is a life of peace. The servicemen know from terrible experience the horror and misery and bitterness and suffering of war. They do not want any more of that thing, and they want their children to be freed from that fear.

To provide that safe and sure peace, the United States will have to cooperate with peace loving nations to stop war preparations by the powers that started this war.

The second requisite of a good life is the opportunity to work. The servicemen who have to wait around for many months because they cannot find employment for their energy and ability have not been provided with the good life. It can not be wondered at under such circumstances if some men feel sore and bitter, and feel that they have been forgotten.

To produce this good life, there needs to be more team work than ever before. The clashing of contending factions, the rivalries of competing sections, have frequently prevented the people in the past from attaining this ideal of the good life.

Let us hope that America's star of destiny will inspire all our people with that willingness to work heartily for common ends, and to be fair and just in all dealings.