The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-24
WE'RE FOR ENGLAND BUT WHY?

WE'RE FOR ENGLAND
 BUT WHY?
 Under the above title very sen- sihle editorial Is published in the June issue of the Holy Name Journ- aL Out of the welter of words be- ing written about the narrowing struggle which is affecting so much of the world, this editor brings be- fore us considerations most suitable for the immediate and serious thought of those Americans who be- lieve in cod and insist upon pre-. serving the Christian foundations of our country. We would like to quote all of 1t but space allows only few paragraphs.
 we are told" the editor writes, 1t is our war Very well we've picked up war. But we would like to state some of the things we would be willing to fight for and get 6 statement as to whether our AL lies are fighting for the same things. We are not particularly interested In the white cliffs of Dover or any other bit of sentiment. But we are bound in conscience to determine the justice of any urge to kill, and England has to answer some ques- tions before we are convinced"
 Then expressing the universal sympathy for the people of England and Q deep admiration of their pluck, he asserts that his sympathy for England Is mot because of her traditions, but in spite of them. We are In sympathy be- cause 1t is Christian to forgive. We believe that England IS fighting to save civilization but in the case of some of her leaders that Is quite ace cidental. They are fighting to save the Empire and the status quo and we are not sure that 1t is worth dy- ing for ...
 "What does that mean2 Here are some very possible ingredients in that tasty dish with which we hope we are through. A resurrec- ton of the French form of govern- ment of recent years with It's ma terialistic ring of leaders. Aside from Its intrinsic goodness or god- lessness 1t fell and 1t will fall again: the punishment of heroic Belgium because of Leopold's surrender; the perpetuating of the machine to op- pose the church in Czecl1o- Slovakia, Italy and spain-in fact the rebuild ing of the bodless house of cards that will blow over again.
 If 1t Is to save the Empire with what that has meant for centuries, let us 60 back to much needed na- tional defense, and shift the battle ground upon which the world wins or loses. If England wants to join us, not on our terms, but on what we believe to he the terms on which God will give an enduring victory, we'll answer the call. Let her bow before the logical consequences of c financial and industrial situation which she helped create. Let her think less of international monopol- les (which goes for America just as well) Let the white cliffs of Dover symbolize something worth dying for God rather than money"
 
 SEVEN MARTYRS
 A story of Christian heroism has come to light in a recent issue of the French publication Les Missions Catholique. In the recent conflict between Indo.China and Thailand seven natives of Indo- China were martyred because they refused to re- nounce Christianity and return to Buddhism. Two of the seven were native sisters, one c catechist and four lay-wosnen.
 Lined up before Q firing squad they were commanded to renounce Christ. Calmly and firmly they rec fused. The guns were raised, the command given, but the first volley was sent over their heads. Again they were ordered to deny Christ but again they refused. A second command was given but again the bullets passed above them. Five times this procedure was followed and five times they refused. Then deliberately the rifles were turned on them and they fell dead -- seven