Evening star., 1923-05-13

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is a hundred million times as bad.
We have even seen false witness or
warfare until all OF us have been left
beclouded, left unaware Of the facts,
but blistering with prejudices. Even
as individuals we allow ourselves
racial prejudices which permit US to
bear false witness against races.
I'VE are admonished by command
ment not to covet our neighbor's 8
house. But what about his territory.
what about his oil fields and his
ports? There was coveting Of ter
ritory in Europe which has resulted
in 25,00o.000 refugees. driven from
their homes. Compare that to coveting
they neighbors house. There was in
Europe a coveting Of oil wells which
world and brought fresh threat to
civilization.
I'VE are told by commandment that
we shall not kill. Yet we are still or
ganized to kill-and the church has
blessed the killing.
1--WE are told that we shall not
steal, yet all the harm done by all the
stealing in the world in a century has
been outdone by the acts OF a Few
governments in Europe since the war
Measure of Crime.
IT have been struck by the puny
character Of personal fnfractions or
the moral code as compared TO the
enormous losses in international re-
lationships which come of" f"infractions
by nations. This may be terrible
theology, but when l think OF what
comes to millions of people through
the inordinate ambitions OF states
men of nations and what may flow
from deceptions in political matters.
as compared to the simpler and more
direct acts Of an individual, 1t seems
to me that We ought to nave nam
ing sword to go after these infrac-
tions that affect nations and whole
peoples. II a harmful thing is an I'M
moral thing, why isn't the degree of
immortality the amount of harm done
Among individuals we have come
a healing thing it is: but we do not
recognize 1t when it comes to good
will between classes, between sec
tions and between nations
Mr.. Vanderlip paid his respects to
the egotism and narrow-mindedness
Of the 100 per cent American" and
added that amy one who provokes
Ill will by carelessness in his Ian
guage, or otherwise, is accountable
for an immoral act" Turning again
to the European situation, Mr.. Van
derlip continued.
Hatred Out of Peace.
IT am one Of those who think that
Germany should have been assessed
damages for the war. At the time
Of the armistice that was the general
feeling-even in Germany. But the
treaty of Versailles assessed dam
ages which Germany could not pos
sibly pay. The peace had no healing
bonds, no good will. The result is
that years after the armistice we have
a blazing hatred which some day Will
find expression-and excuse, too--in
today. In turn we shall go back to
the injustice done by Germany to
France and Belgium and so on back
to the very beginning of time. I'm
less we get away from that sort OF
thing-demanding an eye for an eye
unless we get a better spirit In In
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