South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-25
TODAY'S TALK
CHRIsTMAS-BUT ONCE 4 YEAR
BY George Matthew Adams


used to love the Christmas IN the little town,
where We all the little church and had
Santa Claus and a Christmas tree-an' everything!
But there Is to me something most insrfring about
the Christmas time OF the great city Crowds and
crowds and croN'ds-N1th arms full Of packages,
going here and there, standing up for hours-think
ing, thinking OF others
I think too OF those Who stand for hours and
hours serving those who come 20 buy.
But each and all with only one thought in mind
70 make somebody happy with stft be It simple
or great.
Ny mind goes back however. 20 a crude manger
in a strange country. A baby has been born. And
for miles around simple folk have TO pay
honor in gifts this little child. whose birth had
been foretold by wise prophets for 50 long.
And then 1 think OF this child grown into
hood-going about making people happy. I thinl1
OF the significant fact that He made His entire life
one OF service others.
wish that Christmas into the hearts OF
people every day IN the year instead of just at
Christmas time. Why not?
That was the meaning to the world OF this re-
markable birth-the birth OF one who could come
into the world to thoughts and feelings
and actions OF folks and make them gentle and gem
erous every day
Jesus went everywhere. lie touched hearts, and
It made no difference to Him where those hearts
OF squalor or blessed with plenty
Let's have Christmas every day in the year!
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up an international body which might rectify wrongs
and which might change some OF its terms.
Only the treaty prevailed and it today finds Ger
many on point OF bankruptcy, France greedy for
It's loot and for power England unable to any
of benefits which she IN the terms laid down
IN that document.
This government knows the situation. It knows
that within three months two of the great nations
OF Euro-e will be food 1t knows that
they can buy only on credit and that credit is
possible as long there hangs the situation
the menace Of victorious nations selling and taking
any aid that might be given the PROSTATE lands
which might buy and pay later.
The first question that be discussed at any
financial conference is the amount of the reparatons
which Germany will be forced to pay.
Unless this country is willing to send another army
across the seas to enforce its opinions upon that
subject it will be safer to express opinion
The next question that would inevitably arise would
be the forgiveness of debts this nation by
England, France and Italy.
Until this nation and the people who Liberty
Bonds are willing wipe that debt off the boards
it viii be far more Diplomatic TO enter con
ferences IN which this demand will be pressed ana
from which an open refusal would mean only addi-
hold towards this country.
Senator Borah four years too late-or four years
to soon.
Every nation of Europe looks with eager eyes upon
the dollar the only currency which has its normal
value
Every nation believes that this country win sooner
or later its gold its goods to retsore the
depleted lands and purchase with these subsidies
the export trade which may need for its surplus
products.
The only people who welcome such a proposal are
the holders Of those obligations of foreign govern
rnents which now stand small chance OF redemption
until this country consents to ray the German repair
ations directly or indirectly, and wipe off its loans
to the triumphant allies further donation to the
causes for which boys fought.
Until the spirit of the League Of Nations not its
letter operates in the hearts of Europeans America
can safely stay on this side of the water.
After everybody gets well educated there will be
nobody left to do work for
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never can understand one has had