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To the Editor of the Crimson:

The outburst of militaristic doctrine in "The Mail" yesterday is indicative of the perverted sense of patriotism possessed by most Mil. Sci. students, except those who go out to ride the horses. It shows that there will always be a certain half-backed, deluded element who are the sheep led by the militarist higher up. Mr. Bertsch states that modern warfare is worthless without the proper, modern equipment to practice it with. He lays this grievous oversight to the American people and their lack of what he calls sense of preparedness. Just what does he mean by that? Of what great danger must we beware that we must become an armed camp? These generalities often quoted by militarists have no meaning whatsoever. Mr. Bertsch says, "We aren't practicing because we haven't the right equipment". It amounts to this, "we aren't succeeding in getting the country keyed up to a violent state of militarism, because there are enough sensible people who would rather spend their taxes on schools, and other internal improvements than on supporting a very modern army". If this be pacifism, I am a pacifist. It appeals to me as a common-sense and non-fanatical point of view. James H. Lakeman, '40