The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-03-14
Chapel Echoes

inhis picture, 'The rGeat Dictat-
or" These lines are spoken by the
prosecuted Jewish barber, lately
escaped from concentration
camp, who is mistaken for the
Dictator Hynlxle, and bring the
great picture to an inspiring close.
The speech is reprinted from va
riety.O
I'm sorry, but don't want to be
an emperor. That's not my bust
ness. 1 don't want to rule or con-
quer anyone. L should like to help
everyone-if possible-Jew, Gen
tile-black white.
We all want to help one another.
Human beings are like that. We
want to live by each others happi-
ness-not by each others misery.
We don't want to hate and despise
one another. In this world there
is room for everyone. And the
good earth is rich and can provide
Tor everyone. The way of life can
be free and beautiful, but we have
lost the way. Greed has poisoned
mems souls-has barricaded into
misery and bloodshed. We have
developed speed, but we have shut
ourselves in. Machinery that gives
abundance has lett us in want.
Our knowledge has made us Gym
zeal Our cleverness, hard and UNI
Kind. We think too much and feel
COO little. More than machinery
we need humanity. More than Gle
verness we need kindness and gen.
deness. Without these qualities,
life will be violent and ali will be
lost
The aeroplane and the radio
nave brought us closer together
The very nature of these inven-
lions cries out for the goodness OF
man-cries out for universal bro
lherhood-for the unity of us ALL
even now my voice is reaching
millions throughout the world -
millions of despairing men, women
and little children-vietims of d
system that makes men torture
and imprison innocent people. To
chose who can hear me L say
do not despair. The misery that
mas come upon us is but the pass
ing of greed-the bitterness OF men
who fear the way of human prog
ress. The hate OF men will pass,
the dictators die, and the power
rhey took from the people will re-
Curn to the people. And so long
as men die, liberty will never per-
ish =.
Soldiersl Don't give yourselves
to these brutes-men who despise
you-enslave you-regiment your
lives-tell you what to do-what
to think and what to feel Who
drill you-diet you-treat you like
cattle and use you as cannon fod-
der. Don't give yourselves to these
unnatural men-machine men with
machine minds and machine
hearts! You are not machines
You are men! You have the love
of humanity in your hearts! Don't
hate! Only the unloved hate-the
unloved and the unnatural!
Soldiers! Don't fight for slavery!
Fight for liberty! In the 18th
chapter of st. Luke, it is written:
"The Kingdom of God is within
man'-not in one man nor a group
of men, but in all menl In you!
You, the people, have the power
the power to create machines. The
power to create happinessl You,
the people, have the power to
make this life free and beautiful
to make this life a wonderful adj
venture. Then-in the name of
democracy-let us use that power
let all unite. Let us fight forsa
new world, a decent world that
will give men chance to work
that will give youth a future and
old age security.
By the promise of these things,
brutes have risen to power. But
they lied! They do not fulfill that
promise. They never will! Dicta-
tors freed themselves but they en-
shaved the people! Now let us
fight to free the world--to do away
with national barriers--to do away
with greed, with hate and intoler-
ance. Let us fight for world of
reason-a world where science
where progress will lead to the
happiness of us all. Soldiers! In
the name of democracy, let us
unite!
Hannah, can you hear me-?
Wherever you are, look up! Look
up, Hannah! The clouds are lift
ing! The sun is breaking through!
We are coming out of the dark