New-York tribune., 1914-11-30
Sees Asia and Africa in
"Holy League" Rise
in Vast Revolt.
AMERICA TO FIGHT
BY SIDE OF EUROPE
United States Will Quickly Be
Drawn Into Battle of East
Against West.

A world war-the East allied against
the West-was the prediction Of DR..
Felix Adler, leader of the Society for
Ethical Culture, at his weekly address
yesterday morning at the headquarters
OF the organization, Central Park
West and Gath st.
"In this war of Germany against the
Allies" said Drs Adler, "is heard the
first mutterings of a holy war, in
which Asia and Africa will be ar
raigned against Europe and America.
The fact that the imperial heads in
india and Africa are aliens creates a
suppressed feeling of revolt, which
will break out. The present war will
not last long and is merely a prelude
20 a struggle involving all ciyiliza-
ton"
The East is subject to exploitation
by the West, DR.. Adler declared. With
its trade enhanced, the West obtained
the idea that it should rule the East.
In this country, he said, there were
two points Of view on the question
either that the East should be self
governed and its integrity and rights
preserved or that the continents OF
Asia and Africa should be ruled by
America and Europe. Sooner or later
the United States would have to de-
eide its stand on one side or the
other.
The war in Europe does not indicate
the failure of Christianity. according
TO Bishop Luther B. Wilson. who
preached yesterday morning at the
Madison Avenue Methodist Church.
Diplomacy failed and economic sys-
tens went wrong, he said, because the
world has sat at the feet Of other
teachers than Jesus Christ.
DR.. Christian F. Reisner, pastor OF
Grace Methodist Church. in West
l04th St, declared that the horror OF
war had not brought to the people of
New York the thoughtfulness that
might be expected.
Church audiences are not largely
augmented, new places OF amusement
are opening, the gay life restaurants
have not failed, society still holds IT'S
extravagant displays of tlnselied
dresses and decorations with tinkllng
glasses and hollow laughter over silly
stories," said Dr. Reisner.
Harder times than the country was
experiencing at present were coming
warned DR.. Reisner, and they must De
met not with frivolity, but with faitn
and sanity to assure happiness.
Tho Rev. DR.. Hugh Black, at the
Madison Avenue Reformed Church,
Yesterday, discussing civic and spirit,
ual taxation. said people were inclined
TO regard taxation as a species OF
blackmail, when, as a matter OF TACT, II
was a privilege TO pay taxes.
Even the Belgians," said DR.. Black,
from whom tribute is demanded py
the Germans in this cruel European
war. must realize that their taxation
means life TO them"
The Rev. DR.. 5. Parkes Cadman'
speaking yesterday afternoon at the
Bedford Branch of the Young Men s
Christian Association, in Brooklyn, de-
clared that there would have been no
war in Europe had not the Church be-
come involved with the State and IN
its lust for temporal power become
snlit IN and diverted from the path OF
The Rev. DR.. S. Edward Young, speak
inc at the Bedford Presbyterian
Church. Brooklyn, yesterday on seven
blessings of the War;" said that the
first blessing was the increasing multi
tude TO whom the Gospel Of Jesus was
becoming more acceptable than the con
scienceless materialism which sought
to put Germany's military might above .
eyery consideration on earth or heaven.
Other blessings to be derived from
the war. DR.. Young said, were self-sac-
rifice in the home and on the battle,
feld. the worldwide sympathy evoked
bv the woes of the war victims, the
abstention from liquor in the armies OF
some Of the warning nations, and the
Indication that a more nearly universal
rule of government by the people was
to be an outcome. A.
Additional blessings, according TO the
sneaker. lay in the acceleration Oh a
federation of nations as result OF tne
war. and the turning Of the entire
world to God as their only hope OIL
peace.