Basic English Institute
From ' The Morning Record: '
Is it possible to put an end to war, and if so, what is the best way of doing it ?
What does the Record say ?
It says, "Is it possible to put an end to war, and if so, what is the best way of doing it ?"
There have been a great number of letters about this question . . .
What have there been ?
There have been a great number of letters about that question.
. . . and we are certain that it is one in which all our readers are deeply interested, . . .
What one is it ?
It is one in which all their readers are deeply interested.
What are they certain ?
They are certain that it is one in which all their readers are deeply interested,
. . . so we sent someone out from this office to see what the views of the public are.
Who did they send out ?
They sent someone out.
What did they send someone out from ?
They sent someone out from that office.
What did they send someone out from that office to do ?
They sent someone out from their office to see what the views of the public are.
He put the question to a number of representative persons,
What did he put ?
He put the question.
Who did he put the question to ?
He put the question to a number of representative persons.
and we are printing here a selection of the answers they gave him.
What answers and where are they printing a selection of ?
They are printing there a selection of the answers they gave him.
Mrs. S., a mother: "War doesn't make anybody happy . . .
What doesn't make anybody happy ?
War doesn't make anybody happy.
. . . and it is as unnecessary as it is cruel.
How unnecessary is it ?
It is as unnecessary as it is cruel.
Private persons like you and me do not make wars.
Who do not make wars ?
Private persons like us and her do not make wars.
Governments make wars . . .
Who make wars.
Governments make wars.
. . . and they have the power to give us peace.
What do they have the power to do ?
They have the power to give them peace.
It makes me sad, as it makes every mother sad, to see what war has done to our young men.
How does it make her ?
It makes her sad.
How does it make every mother ?
It makes every mother sad.
How does it make her sad ?
It makes her sad as it makes every mother sad.
What does it make her sad, as it makes every mother sad, to do ?
It makes her sad, as it makes every mother sad, to see what war has done to our young men.
You see them in the streets every day, young men whose faces have been so damaged by
burns that girls take no interest in them, young men with one arm, with one leg, with eyes
which do not see.
Who do we see ?
We see them.
Where do we see them ?
We see them in the streets.
When do we see them in the streets ?
We see them in the streets every day.
What young men do we see ?
We see young men whose faces have been so damaged by burns that girls take no interest
in them, young men with one arm, with one leg, with eyes which do not see.
The last war took one of my sons from me.
What took one of her sons from her ?
The last war took one of her sons from her.
My other son got a wound in his chest . . .
What did he get ?
He got a wound.
Where did he get a wound ?
He got a wound in his chest.
. . . and still has a bit of lead in him.
What does he have ?
He has a bit of lead.
How does he have a bit of lead.
He still has a bit of lead.
Where does he still have a bit of lead.
He still has a bit of led in him.
He's never without pain,
How is he ?
He's never without pain.
I am certain that everyone who has seen the effects of war would give his support to a
government which gave up the use of arms and kept the country at peace."
Who would give his support?
Everyone who has seen the effects of war would give his support.
What government would he give his support to ?
He would give his support to a government which gave up the use of arms and kept the country at peace.
What is she certain ?
She is certain that everyone who has seen the effects of war would give his support
to a government which gave up the use of arms and kept the country at peace.
Mr. G., a business man : " There is only one way for a country to keep out of war, . . .
What is there ?
There is only one way.
What is there only one way for a country to do ?
There is only one way for a country to keep out of war.
. . . and that is by making itself so strong that it is safe from attack.
What is it by doing ?
It is by making itself so strong that it is safe from attack..
Why are the laws of a country generally respected ?
What does he say ?
He says, "Why are the laws of a country generally respected ?"
Because force is used against anyone who does not keep them.
What one is force used against ?
Force is used against anyone who does not keep the laws.
In the same way, force is necessary for keeping peace.
How is force ?
Force is necessary.
What is force necessary for doing ?
Force is necessary for keeping peace.
How is force necessary for keeping peace.
In the same way, force is necessary for keeping peace.
Agreements are of no use.
How are agreements ?
They are of no use.
They are so readily broken.
How are they broken ?
They are so readily broken.
We have to have more guns, more airplanes, more mines, and so on than the nations which
might go to war with us.
What nations do they have to have more guns, more airplanes, more mines, and so on than ?
They have to have more guns, more airplanes, and so on than the nations which might go to
war with them.
Yes, I'm conscious of the danger of a competition in making arms, . . .
What is he conscious of ?
He is conscious of the danger of a competition.
What is he conscious of the danger of a competition in doing ?
He is conscious of the danger of a competition in making arms.
. . . but the most important producing countries have a desire for peace, . . .
What do they have a desire for ?
They have a desire for peace.
. . . and it is possible for them, by the development of their
industries, and by forming themselves into a group, to make themselves strong enough to
keep the rest in order."
What is it possible for them to do ?
It is possible to make themselves strong enough to keep the rest in order.
How is it possible for them to do so ?
It is possible for them to do so by the development of their industries and by forming
themselves into a group.
Miss M., a writer : " The impulses by which men are moved in war are as old as living things.
How old are the impulses ?
They are as old as living things.
What are men moved by ?
They are moved by the impulses.
What are they moved in by the impulses ?
They are moved in war by the impulses.
What impulses are as old as living things ?
The impulses by which men are moved in war are as old as living things.
From the start of their history, long before man came into existence, there was war among the animals.
What was there ?
There was war.
What was there war among ?
There was war among animals.
What did man come into
Man came into existence.
When was there war among the animals ?
From the start of their history, long before man came into existence, there was war among the animals.
They put one another to death for food, . . .
Who did they put to death ?
They put one another to death.
What did they put one another to death for ?
They put one another to death for food.
. . . and male animals had fights with one another about the females.
Who did they have fights with ?
They had fights with one another.
What did they have fights with one another about ?
They had fights with one another about the females.
Though man is a reasoning being, his reason has never overcome the
deeply rooted impulse to make use of force, . . .
What is man ?
He is a reasoning being.
What has his reason never overcome ?
It has never overcome the deeply rooted impulse.
What has it never overcome the deeply rooted impulse to do ?
It has never overcome the deeply rooted impulse to make use of force.
In spite of what condition has his reason never overcome the deeply
rooted impulse to make use of force ?
Though man is a reasoning being, his reason has never overcome the
deeply rooted impulse to make use of force,
. . . and there has never been a time in history when there has not been
some country with a desire to make a change in the divisions on the
map.
What has there never been ?
There has never been a time in history
What has there not been some country with a desire to do ?
There has not been some country with a desire to make a change in the divisions on the map.
What time in history has there never been ?
There has never been a time in history when there has not been
some country with a desire to make a change in the divisions on the
map.
I have little hope that we will ever become wiser.
How will they ever become ?
They will ever become wiser.
What hope does he have ?
He has little hope that they will ever become wiser.
The trouble is that new developments in science have put the
destruction caused by war on quite a different scale.
What have they put on quite a different scale ?
They have put the destruction on quite a different scale.
What destruction have they put on quite a different scale ?
They have put the destruction caused by war on quite a different
scale.
What is the trouble ?
The trouble is that new developments in science have put the
destruction caused by war on quite a different scale.
In the old days, wars were the business of small armies of trained men.
What were wars ?
They were the business of small armies of trained men.
When were they the business of small armies of trained men.
In the old days, they were the business of small armies of trained men.
When a nation was at war, most of its men and women went on living in the normal way.
What was at war ?
A nation was at war.
How did most of men and women go on living ?
They went on living in the normal way.
When did they go on living in the normal way ?
When a nation was at war, most of its men and women went on living in the normal way.
But now things are different.
How are things ?
They are different ?
When are they different ?
Now they are different.
The range of guns has been increased so that they may be fired
at a town from a great distance, . . .
Where may guns be fired ?
They may be fired at a town.
What distance may they be fired at a town from ?
They may be fired at a town from a great distance.
How has the range of guns been increased ?
It has been increased so that guns may be fired at a town from a
great distance.
attacks may be made on ships from under water, . . .
Where may attacks be made ?
Attacks may be made on ships.
What may attacks be made on ships from ?
Attacks may be made on ships from under water.
and airplanes have given us the power of flight.
What have they given them ?
They have given them the power of flight.
A country at war has to become a great military machine,
What does it have to become ?
It has to become a great military machine.
and everyone is forced to take part.
What is he forced to do ?
He is forced to take part.
But it is not possible to put the clock back, . . .
What is it not possible to do ?
It is not possible to put the clock back.
. . . and I see no way of limiting the destruction."
What does he see no way of doing ?
He sees no way of limiting the destruction.
Mr. F., a school teacher : " It is an error to give as much attention as we do to the material causes of war.
What attention is it an error to give ?
It is an error to give as much attention as they do.
What is it an error to give as much attention as they do to
It is an error to give as much attention as we do to the material causes of war.
Certainly there is a connection between war and such facts as the unequal distribution of
goods, the desire for wider markets, and the need for expansion, . . .
What is there between war and such facts as the unequal distribution of goods, the desire
for wider markets, and the need for expansion ?
There is a connection between war and such facts as the unequal distribution of goods,
the desire for wider markets, and the need for expansion.
How is there a connection between them.
Certainly there is a connection between them.
. . . but these material causes are less important than they seem.
How important are they ?
They are less important.
What are they less important than ?
They are less important than they seem.
They are not the root of the trouble.
What are they not ?
They are not the root of the trouble.
We will be unable to make the necessary adjustments without a complete change of outlook.
What will they be unable to do ?
They will be unable to make the necessary adjustments.
What will they be unable to make the necessary adjustments without ?
They will be unable to make the necessary adjustments without a complete change of outlook.
We will not put an end to war simply by making agreements for
limiting arms and supporting nations which are attacked, or by forming a new controlling organization.
What will they not put an end to ?
They will not put an end to war.
What will they not put an end to war simply by doing ?
They will not put an end to war simply by making agreements
or by forming a new controlling organization.
What will they not put an end to war simply by making
agreements for doing ?
They will not put an end to war simply by making agreements
for limiting arms and supporting nations which are attacked.
First, there has to be a desire for peace, . . .
What has there to be ?
There has to be a desire for peace.
How has there to be a desire for peace.
First, there has to be a desire for peace.
. . . and the only way to get this is through education.
What is through education ?
The only way to get that is through education.
War is produced by hate.
What is war produced by ?
It is produced by hate.
If we had more love for one another and a greater knowledge of the ideas, feelings, and
living-conditions of men of other Nations - which we would get more readily if we had some
common language like Basic English-we would be shocked by the very thought of war.
In what condition would they get a greater knowledge of the
ideas, feelings, and living-conditions of men of other nations ?
They would get more readily a greater knowledge of the ideas, feelings, and living-conditions
of men of other nations if they had some common language like Basic English
In what condition would they be shocked by the very thought of
war ?
If they had more love for one another and a greater knowledge of the ideas, feelings, and
living-conditions of men of other nations, they would be shocked by the very thought of war.
I am certain that, with the help of religion, it will be possible to have peace on earth, though
man is still a long way from that
stage in his development."
What will it be possible to do ?
It will be possible to have peace on earth.
How is man ?
He is still a long way.
Where is he still a long way ?
He is still a long way in his development.
What is he still a long way from ?
He is still a long way from that in his development.
In spite of what condition will it be possible to have peace on earth ?
It will be possible to have peace on earth though man is still a long way from that in his
development.
With what will it be possible to have peace on earth though man is still a long way from that
in his development ?
With the help of religion it will be possible to have peace on earth, though man is still a long way from that
stage in his development.
What is he certain ?
He is certain that, with the help of religion, it will be possible to have peace on earth,
though man is still a long way from that stage in his development.
Mr. H., a science worker : " We are living in a time of very great danger.
In what time are they living ?
They are living in a time of very great danger.
There's no doubt about that.
What is there ?
There's no doubt.
What is there no doubt about ?
There's no doubt about that.
Our knowledge is increasing at such a rate that it has got out of control.
What has our knowledge got out of ?
It has got out of control.
What is it increasing at ?
It is increasing at a rate.
How is our knowledge increasing ?
It is increasing at such a rate that it has got out of control.
All our ideas of war have been completely changed by new
inventions and discoveries.
What have they been changed by ?
They have been changed by new inventions and discoveries.
How have they been changed by new inventions and
discoveries ?
They have been completely changed by new inventions and discoveries.
In the past, military operations were dependent on transport.
What were they dependent on ?
They were dependent on transport.
When were they dependent on transport ?
In the past, they were dependent on transport.
Great armies and masses of material had to be got from one
place to another as quickly as possible, . . .
Where did they have to be got ?
They had to be got from one place to another.
How quickly did they have to be transported from one place to another ?
They had to be transported from one place to another as
quickly as possible.
. . . and a country with a good transport system was in a very
strong position.
What position was a country with a good transport system
in ?
It was in a very strong position.
Now, quite suddenly, the need for transporting these great armies has gone,
because new forms of power have made it possible for instruments of destruction
which are more feared even than armies to be sent through the sky and dropped
wherever they will do the most serious damage.
How has the need for transporting these great armies gone ?
Now, quite suddenly, it has gone.
Why has it gone ?
Because new forms of power have made it possible for
instruments of destruction which are feared.
What are they more feared even than ?
They are more feared even than armies.
What are they more feared even than armies to do ?
They are more feared even than armies to be sent through the sky and dropped wherever
they will do the most serious damage.
For years, men of science have been working to make war
more violent and cruel.
How do they make war ?
They make war more violent and cruel.
What have they been working to do ?
They have been working to make war more violent and cruel.
How long have they been working to make war more violent
and cruel ?
For years, they have been working to make war more violent
and cruel.
Guns, poison (for chemical war), fire, mines, and airplanes
have all been used.
What have been used ?
Guns, poison (for chemical war), fire, mines, and airplanes
have all been used.
Now, if the military experts ever make full use of this new
power which science has given them, everything on this earth may go up in smoke.
What power do the military experts make use of ?
They make full use of that new power. which science has given them.
What may go up in smoke ?
Everything on this earth may go up in smoke.
In what condition may everything on this earth may go up in smoke. ?
Now, if the military experts ever make full use of that new
power which science has given them, everything on this earth may go up in smoke.
What are we going to do about it ?
What do they say ?
They say, "What are we going to do about it ?"
There is a strong feeling among men of science that it would be right for them to take some
part in controlling this development for which they are responsible.
What is there among men of science ?
There is a strong feeling among men of science.
What would it be right for them to take part in doing ?
It would be right for them to take some part in controlling that
development for which they are responsible.
What strong feeling is there among men of science ?
There is a strong feeling among men of science that it would be right for them to take some
part in controlling that development for which they are responsible.
It is their belief that they may be wiser than the political
chiefs because they have a greater knowledge of the dangers.
Who may they be wiser than ?
They may be wiser than the political chiefs.
What do they have ?
They have a greater knowledge of the dangers.
Why may they be wiser than political chiefs ?
Because they have a greater knowledge of the dangers.
What is their belief ?
It is that they may be wiser than the political chiefs because they have a greater knowledge
of the dangers.
First, they say, it would be very foolish for any one nation to
keep secret the processes by which the new power is produced
and so make competition stronger.
What would it be very foolish for any one nation to do ?
It would be very foolish for any one nation to
keep secret the processes by which the new power is produced.
and so make competition stronger.
How and what do they say ?
First, they say, it would be very foolish for any one nation to
keep secret the processes by which the new power is produced
and so make competition stronger.
Second, they are certain that the only hope for the future is to put the control of such
inventions in the hands of an organization representative of all nations.
What do they put in the hands of an organization representative of all nations ?
They put the control of such inventions in the hands of an
organization representative of all nations.
What is the only hope for the future ?
It is to put the control of such inventions in the hands of an
organization representative of all nations.
How and what are they certain ?
Second, they are certain that the only hope for the future is to put the control of such
inventions in the hands of an organization representative of all nations.
If we do these things, there is at least a chance of ending war for all time.
What is there at least a chance of doing ?
There is at least a chance of ending war for all time.
In what condition is there at least a chance of ending war for all time ?
If they do those things, there is at least a chance of ending war for all time.
But let us see that science is given as much support in peace as in war.
What is science given ?
Science is given support.
When is it given support ?
It is given support in peace.
What support is it given ?
It is given as much support in peace as in war.
What do they let them see ?
They let them see that science is given as much support in peace as in war.
In the last war there were important developments in a
number of sciences.
What developments were there ?
There were important developments.
What were there important developments in
There were important developments in a number of sciences.
When were there important developments in a number of
sciences ?
In the last war there were important developments in a
number of sciences.
The land was made more fertile, . . .
How was it made ?
It was made fertile.
. . . medical men made the discovery of new ways of overcoming
disease,
What did they make the discovery of ?
They made the discovery of new ways.
What did they make the discovery of new way of doing ?
They made the discovery of new ways of overcoming disease.
new materials were produced by chemical processes, and so
on.
What were they produced by ?
They were produced by chemical processes.
Public money and government help made all this work
possible.
What made all that work possible ?
Public money and government help made all that work
possible.
It would be sad if it did not go forward on the same scale in
peace time."
How would it be ?
It would be sad.
How did it not go forward ?
It did not go forward on the same scale.
What time did it not go forward on the same scale in ?
It did not go forward on the same scale in peace time.
In what condition would it be sad ?
It would be sad if it did not go forward on the same scale in
peace time.
Mr. T., in the army : " Only those who have been under fire have a knowledge of what war is.
Who have a knowledge of what war is ?
Only those who have been under fire have a knowledge of what war is.
If governments were formed of men who had been at the front, I am certain there would be no more war.
What men were governments formed of ?
Governments were formed of men who had been at the front.
What would there be ?
There would be no more war.
What is he certain ?
He is certain there would be no more war.
In what condition is he certain there would be no more war ?
If governments were formed of men who had been at the front, he is certain there would be no more war.
Though I have a great love for my country, I see that the existence of a number of
completely separate nations is a great danger to peace.
What does he have a great love for ?
He has a great love for his country.
What is a great danger to peace ?
The existence of a number of completely separate nations is a great danger of peace.
What does he see ?
He sees that the existence of a number of completely separate nations is a great danger to peace.
In spite of what condition does he see that the existence of a
number of completely separate nations is a great danger to peace.
Though he has a great love for his country, he sees that the existence of a number of
completely separate nations is a great danger to peace.
If every nation would give up some of its rights and put itself under the authority of a
common organization which had control of strong armed forces, this danger would be overcome.
What would every nation give up ?
It would give up some of its rights.
What organization would it put itself under the authority of ?
It would put itself under the authority of a common organization
which had control of strong armed forces.
What would be overcome ?
That danger would be overcome.
In what condition would that danger be overcome ?
If every nation would give up some of its rights and put itself under the authority of a
common organization which had control of strong armed forces, that danger would be overcome.
Punishment would then come quickly to any nation which made
clear by its acts that it was ready to go to war against others.
What would come to any nation ?
Punishment would come to any nation.
How would it come to any nation ?
It would then come quickly to any nation
What nation would it then come quickly to ?
It would then come quickly to any nation which made clear by
its act that it was ready to go to war against others.
But till such an organization is formed it is necessary for the
peace-loving nations to be united and strongly armed.
What is formed ?
Such organization is formed.
What is necessary ?
It is necessary for the peace-loving nations to be united and
strongly armed.
Till when is it necessary for the peace-loving nation to be united and
strongly armed ?
Till such an organization is formed it is necessary for the
peace-loving nations to be united and strongly armed.
Arms are quite as important as bread or clothing, . . .
How important are they ?
They are quite as important as bread or clothing.
. . . and we will have to go on producing them even if we are able to do so
only by giving up other things."
What will they have to go on doing ?
They will have to go on producing them.
What are they able to do so only by doing ?
They are able to do so only by giving up other things.
Even in spite of what condition will they have to go on producing them ?
They will have to go on producing them even if they are able to do so
only by giving up other things.
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture