The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-11-25
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international matters are running true TO form.
Hitler's bluf is slowing down and gradually the AL
lies are gaining strength and momentum. Sanity
is asserting itself and the embargo has been repealed
which virtually agns the United States with the
Allies Those who for moment thought this coun
try going 10 leave England exposed TO Nazi
domination did rot know their international politics
What Is more II the war Is sufficiently prolonged
not only this countrys munitions will find their way
10 The western front but this courtrys men will
fight again In France.
This is rs II should be. The pity is that our coun-
try be fooled Into war instead OF going in with
their eyes open II is too bad that country must be
doped TO fight for its security-doped with propagar-
da The visit OF King George and his gracious queen
TO this country than friendly visit II
was one OF lining up this nation TO help support
Great Britain H. lis war 10 repel Hlersm in Europe.
This country must decide whether 1t is going to fight
fitlerism here in North America or attack II in Eu-
rope on the Eastern Front Whether VIC admit or
not The war against Hiilerism and communism is
our war ard whether We will.fght II ourselves or
let othess feht II for us is matter which must
decide but only one decision Is honorable.
not unmiEdful OF the failures OF our social
cd democracy and its multiiudinous shortcomings
but with thcee hold It is vastly superior to eth
or communism or Hilerism. II il Is merely choice
between evils choose democracy as we have II rs
the lesser evil Certainly we convinced that life
is more endurebe under our present government
tai sci up han under Nazism and communion in
Europe. The suppressed groups and minority groups
fer what has been melted out 10 them in Europe.
rs between the troubles OF the Jews in Germany
and troubles of the Negroes in this country choose
the latter As between the God OF our Fathers and
the dead god Lenin OF Russia. l choose the former
million times
1t is good for us to note the obvious and the sub
tie in this conflict obviously the is for the bal
ance OF power between Germany and England This
we arc going TO grant but his does not solve the
problem II matters much 10 which type of ma
ton has this balance OF power. Although Great
Britain is in many WAYS the interna ona hypocrite
Germany promises 10 be the international tyrant To
flee from the hyprocite know into the arms OF
he yrant do not know is TO take dangerous
chance.
Underneath all the confusing International issues
lies the danger TO organized religion and herein lies
the threat Ii must not be forgotten what hap
pcned 10 the church when Russia was communized
We must never forget what happened 10 the church
in Austria when Austria Hitlerized The same
iatc IS IN store for the world wheE II is sufficient ~
communzed. The eodcseness OF Communism has
been dreadful and no less dreadful has been the
tendencies TO godlessness under Nazism. II such
gcdlessness accompanies these "isms" bidding
for world favor what will il be once this favor
has been attained Who knows hut that the days Of
the lnquisiiion will he returned under these new
"isms" they bid for world mastery?
TO remove the religious capitol OF mankind from
New Jerusalem 10 Berlin or Moscow would drive
millions to despair. The times may yet return when
10 praise God may mean horrible death. To dis
rupt the religious organizations OF the world and
surrender them TO the Hodessncss OF communism
and Nazism Is TO expose mankind more TO the
crrors Of barbarism. II Is easy to point the
failures OF church for these have been many: II Is
quite as easy discard the church and it's minis
tries for these OF The goddess 'isms that threaten
the universal church in it's organization. There
those who seek TO disparage the church but be-
cause It has not ushered If the kingdom with a
ruSh. and because after two thousand years OF
preaching Christ the world is stili unsaved But the
church cannot outgrow the humans who constitute
H. The great threat Is not TO the balance OF power
but 10 the organized religions OF the world