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...Fear, panic, foolish short-sighted action--thus runs the well-known sequence of words describing the road of human folly. The reserve pattern--courage, cold examination, intelligent farsighted action--is admittedly all too rare, but is always available as an alternative even for the sons of Adam. Listen for the emotional overtones in a group discussion. Whether they portray fear or proclaim courage will usually provide the key to the subsequent course of a bit of human drama...
...Pattern. The five Foreign Ministers turned the U.S. colonial formula over to their deputies, with instructions to give due regard to the views of other nations. The deputies will meet continuously until the peace is written. The Foreign Ministers will probably recess next week, meet again in November...
Later-perhaps not for a year or more -there might be a general peace conference to modify or ratify the treaties written under the direction of the Council of Five. But each deal made now affected future settlements; the pattern was being quietly, definitely set in London...
During the three days of their fourth retreat last week, they followed "a careful pattern of devotion," manual work, discussion and meditation. In the mornings they went to the mountaintop to chop trees and work on their new Kirkridge Lodge, of modern design. Afternoons were spent discussing social problems and sharing "faith-building" experiences. In the evenings, after supper on long wooden tables, they met by the hearth for devotions and evening prayer, after which no body spoke until work time next...
...Pattern. Since last month's stiffening of the U.S. attitude on eastern Europe, Russia had climbed down a little way. It realized at last that the Western powers held a potent threat: they could refuse to sign peace treaties with puppet governments in Eastern Europe. For a fortnight the Russian press raged against Anglo-American interference with internal affairs of sovereign Balkan nations. London denied the charge of Balkan intrigue. Once the U.S. and Britain had taken a firm stand, direct intervention was not necessary to encourage democratic elements in eastern Europe which looked to the West for both...