New-York tribune., 1919-06-30
Unite in Giving Thanks
for End of War, but
Fear Bolshevism Holds
Menace to A m eri c a
Divided ON the League
Few Find Fault With
Terms, but Agree ON
Hoping for Lasting Peace

New York pulpits yesterday. Most
preachers expressed approval of the
league of nations covenant, though sew
eral questioned the wisdom of some of
the treaty's terms. The clergy was
unanimous, however, in exhorting
Americans to bend all their efforts
toward the solution of reconstruction
problems.
At Trinity Church the Rev. DR.. Will
lam T. Manning said:
"We all of Us give thanks to-day
for the signing of the peace terms
and for the official ending of the war.
We give thanks to God for victory
granted to the cause of righteousness
and for the deliverance from peril
greater than any of Us have fully re-
allied. We thank Him for the noble
spirit of our men III the service on
land and sea and of our whole people.
Warns of Dissension Menace
"We give thanks also to Him for
the splendid courage and heroism of
ola Allies, to whose sacrifice we owe
so much. May no evil influence from
anywhere be permitted to separate or
SOW dissension or weaken the ties be-
tween those peoples who have been
drawn together by the common aims
and the common suffering Of this great
conflict.
eve pray that the peace now agreed
upon may prove a lasting one. Nav
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and honorably fulfilled. As great as
have been the crimes of those who
brought on this war, tragic as are it's
consequences. may we and all men now
devote ourselves to the task of healing
the deep wounds of meeting the great
problems and making the world bet
Ter and far more Christian place than
Il has ever yet BEEN"
Monumental Day of History
Monsignor Lavelle at St. Patrick
Cathedral said: June %, 1919, is
likely to live as one of the monumental
days in the worlds history No peace
20 important, involving such vast in
rcrests, so large a portion OF the
human race, was ever before signed
Let us hope and pray and act so that
We shall prove worthy of our blessings
and that war shall never again dew
'Stdte tHe lace or COdS earth,
Dr. Samuel Schu1man. of the Temple
seth Ell, urged, now that peace has
been signed attention be turned tow
ard combating Bolshevism
although | am in favor of league
or nations, | am not as enthusiastic
about it as | was, for what happened
since the PRONUNCIATION of the cove
nant has much disillusioned me-" he
SAID: But, after all, our country had
TO sign the peace and accept the cove
nant so as to prevent reopening of
questions which fer the sake of the
worlds welfare must be considered
settled. The American people will have
fhe opportunity in the next national
election to voice its opinions on the
whole policy of our rulers and the re-
suits obtained.
Points Out One Lack
The reason that am disillusIoned
about the convenant is that it did not
rise to the high moral idealism which
alone is the hope Of the worlds peace.
! should have liked to have seen in
the covenant, which is the creation of
new world order. a clear and un-
equlvocal declaration Of the rights OF
rehglous minorlties in all states or ma
Nons; Such covenant should have
completed the work begun by the
american Declaration of independence
ano the French Revolution.
Furthermore, should have liked to
nave seen the makers OF the covenan.
and the peace not so exclusively in
Nuenced by world powers that have
'he threat Of force with which to bar
-aln, and Il little more influenced nv
he consideration Of right and Justice
- an American | glory in the unsef-
lshness of the American people. and
am proud OF the service our :, -t-x,
rendered in making possible vic
tory which crushed that doctrie that
might is right and has contributed
in moral leadership to the realjsaf;on
Of peace.
LET US get away from the past as
soon as possible. Let US bury hatreds.
Let us work, let us cherish freedom
and justice, and let US realize that the
greatest danger in the world today is
bolsheyism, which by its terrorisrn
would establish class tyranny and de-
St9oy genuine democracy"
Urges Continued Watchfu!ness
Dr. Ralph W Sockman, pastor Of
the Madison Avenue Church, issued
warning yesterday that the people
should not close their eyes now that
the treaty has been signed, but should
be continually on the watch
1t seems 10 me that there is lots IF
gunpowder IN the treaty" said Dr..
Ssockman yesterday afternoon at his
nome a. 40 Park Avenue "Gerrnany
has signed not because Of any change
n her attitude, bu. because she vas
,.orced % sign. She had 10 other al
Nrnat.ve. Therefore, believe, Ger
TTaany viii try to evade the terms OF
ine treaty. She will not be able to
make any headway in the West, so she
aost probably will turn her efforts TO
'ne East and try to rehabilitate a Ger
man Russia But IL we we're to help
reJnyenate Russia we could do more TO
enforce the terrns Of the peace treaty
.nan by any other means that ! know.
" thus helping Russia In wholesome
fashion the Eolshcviki would be
crushed"
Danger in Lawlessness
A. the Bedford Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, the services began with the
singing os the DoiozoXy and the
.star-spangled Banner" Or. $. Edward
fDang delivered a sermon warning Of
Inc jawleszness that threatens America
"Creeedy, cruel human nature
brought on the war. and, II remaining
unchanged, viii do It again, covenants
Or no covenants. We can not turn men
INTO angels by legal formu!as," de-
eiared the pastor. "What threatens
America is not lack Of law but dig
regard Of the law we already have.
10 solsmnly enact and deliberately vio-
iAts 10 national hYp0crisy. UyDocrisy