Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-19
Babson Appeals For
Spiritual Awakening
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and other oil fields in the Near East;
Japan wants China, French Indo-
China and the Dutch East Indies,-
not forgetting India. Franco hopes
to get Gibraltar, French Morocco,
Portugal, and its Latin American
possessions. Hitler has no immediate
objections to these wants, provided
he controls what they all get Be-
cause men want things is, however,
no reason that they will get them.
Watch Russia.
Actually, Stain does not want the
fall of the British empire unless
Germany and Italy fall with it.
What he wants is a Europe SO weak
ened that Russia can communize it
all without fighting. He fears Ger
many's rise to power and may take
all of Finland as further protection
| in the Baltic. This program was
fully outlined to me when 1 was
last in Europe.
Meantime, Roosevelt's America
draws closer to war. Without United
States aid to England, it will be
very difficult for the British empire
to survive the attacks to come. l
believe we will give that aid-who-
i'' er Is elected on November fifth.
We certainly will if Mr.. Roosevelt
is reelected.
Let's Be Frank.
Of course, America is arming for
defense Of her soil, her way of life,
her island possessions, and for the
employment of her people at home
and abroad. In this connection, she
must support England with all that
she can spare from her own arma-
ment program. The theory Of the
United States government that the
maintenance Of British fighting
power is Americas first line OF de-
tense is sound from every viewpoint.
1t must be known that America
would not be arming if the threat
from the shave not" nations against
the "haves", which are Britain and
America, was not indeed extremely
Iserious. Further than this, America
is most DESTROYS of maintaining Bril-
fish power in the world to the eX-
tent at least where balance will
be arrived at and maintained. Then,
no single nation, or group of nations,
can take advantage of their less
powerful brother states.
Importance of the "Status Quo"
The upholding of the status quo is
the only possible insurance against
the attempt of any man to rule the
entire world. This matter of the sta
titus quo is so vital to the right OF
people to live their lives in their
own way that, in itself, it becomes
sufficient as reason for the armlEg
of America-and if need be, to die
| in its defense. But the question OF
time in which to arm weighs heavily
upon us. That is why the President
took power into his own hands and
sent fifty destroyers to England. If
England falls, America must stand
alone against the world, which has
no respect for our American right 10
: live as we please.
| But let us remember that the might
of Hitler and his allies may not as
yet have been set in motion. Thous-
ands of German naval officers are
being sent to Brest, Nantes, and
Toulon in France to man all avail
able French fighting ships. Points
along the Norwegian, Dutch, Bel
gian, and French coasts are occupied
with German barges, motor boats,
and all sorts of small craft intended
to transport German troops to Eng
land. No! Hitler has not abandoned
his intentions Of invading England,
and, when the blow falls, it may
fall at the same time against the
British empire in all parts of the
world. So, let us not slacken our
work toward defense Of the status
quo and the shores of our beloved
United States and our Canadian
cousin.
Airplanes Not Enough.
| Aiming, however, with only guns,
tanks, and airplanes is not enough.
Selecting recruits only by their phy-
steal fitness, without regard to their
faith or behavior, will not do. I 60
further and say that for our de-
Tense program to succeed, the en-
tire country must experience 4
spiritual re-birth. Too many defense
planners, government officials, and
business leaders today are acting
without any regard for the church
and the causes Of Righteousness Tor
which it stands. When listening to
| them, it seems as if the religion, to
which this nation owes so much, has
been thrown completely out Of the
window.
i People often ask me: "HoW can
Just God let this war continue with
all the suffering and destruction
which it is causing?" l answer that
God may be showing us that the
world cannot get on by ignoring
Him. If we can have peace by con-
tinuing in our present selfish ann
pleasure-loving ways, why should
y,o e,,nnort churches and their good