The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-01
RABBI SUPPORTS
LUDLOW'S BILL
AIMED At WAR
indianapolis Religious Lead
er Backs Bill in Letter
to Committee.

hH mos special
WASHINGTON. June l. r The
great mass Of the people do not
want war nor have they ever sought
il for themselves. Rabbi Morris NJ.
Feuerhcht, Indianapolis, wrote in
presenting his views on the Ludlow
resolution to Gse House Judiciary
Committee today
Upon request of Rep. Louis Lud-
low. Rabbi Feuerucht joined with
other religious leaders from through
out Indiana and the nation
in supporting the Hoosier Congress-
mans plan to provide a referendum
On war and take the profits out OF
It. The resolution. presented by
Mr.. Ludlow. asks for a conStitu-
tional amendment for this purpose.
In supporting it in his letter TO
the committee Rabbi Feuerlicht
wrote:
May I be permitted to record my
hearty approval of House Joint
Resolution No 167 as a sound and
effective means in achieving the
ultimate objective of abolShing war.
The resolution. I believe. covers in
terse yet comprehensive terms those
particular elements which in the
light of history and past eXper-
fence. have been involved in the
nature. cause and prosecution Of
wars.
Despite the persistent contention
of war mOngeTS and war phllOSO-
pliers generally that war is funda-
mentally q matter of emotions and
passion. and is therefore inherent in
the human as we'll as animal breast,
a critically historical and pSvchO-
logical analysis of the popular mind
will reveal that the masses do not
love, but on the contrary abhor. war.
Such a study Will show that as far
back as biblical records. this alb
hOrrenCe was so deep as to partake
of the nature Of superstition. In the
time Of David the masses dreaded
the mere taking of a census. because
they knew that census was the
invariable prelude to a projected
war
when left to themselves, and un-
stirred and undriven by either the
deliberate or hySterical propaganda
of demagogS and misguiding lead
erS, the masses of humanity do not
want war. It is this particular
aspect of human nature, so peculiar
" and profoundly inherent in the
whole subject of peace and war, that
the resolution introduced by Mr..
Ludlow definitely and specifically
covers. as we'll as the more i'm
mediate practical matter Of employ
ing all available resources for the
successful conduct of war if. and
when such a war is finally agreed
upon by the people waging it.
Herein lies the strength. as wen
as wisdom. Of this resolution. other
possible objections are amply met
in the qualifying clause Except in
the event of an invasion and attack
Against the later's possibility intelli-
gent, peace-loYing people Of all
lands are agreed that a normal and
reasonable degree of defense and
preparedness should at all times be
maintained. Such defense can al
ways be proftably utilized for dis
culinary as well as merely military,
purposes.
All other things being equal,
therefore, the socalled populace,
given a chance for reason and sec
ond thought, as in this resolution,
can safely be trusted to determine
the issue of peace or war 1t was
this same sort of trust in the rack
and file that inspired the Fathers OF
the Republic to incorporate the
world ideals of their day into our
Constitution The time is now ripe
to accord the anti-war ideal as ex-
pressed in the letter and spirit Of
the Ludlow resolution, the same &C
ceptance."