Evening star., 1941-12-24
Pope Lays Down Plan
For Peace Based on
Arms Limitation
Pontiff Says Postwar World
Must Have No Place for
Aggression or Oppression

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, Lee. "a ,Official
Broadcast Pope Plus XII. in his
annual Christmas Eve message 10
the world laid down q 1ve-point
plan for future world peace. predl-
Gated on IAN adequate and progres-
sive" limitation OF armaments
The pontiff, broadcasting over the
Vatican radio, said that in the world
Of the future there must be no
place for:
/. Any kind Of aggression.
2. Oppression Of minorities.
;. Designing nations seeking q
monopoly on economic wealth.
4. Total war or armaments races.
S. Persecution directed against re-
ligious sects or churches because
faith is one of the rights OF man
kind"
Millions in Misery.
Christmastide rejoicing. the Pope
said. "resounds in strident contrast
with the events about us whose roar
over hill and dale creates a terri
fving fracas. devastating land and
homes and throwing mil
lions of men and their families into
unhappiness, misery and death.
He said ne looked with anguish
not only on the horrors OF the
struggle but at its wasteful cost.
While the health and strength Of
the youth are weakened by the
present scourge,' his holiness Ia
mented. debts are rising 10 un-
dreamed of Levels and must lnev-
itably lead to contraction Of the
forces Of production in the civil and
social field"
The message was the Pope's Gus
tomary reply to Christmas greetings
from the College of Cardinals
The very idea of force he said,
"stifles and perverts the rule OF law
and offers the possibility and free
opportunity TO individuals and TO
social or political groups to violate
the property and the rights OF
others and permits all the other
destructive forces TO upset and agl-
tate the civil atmosphere until 1t
becomes a raging tempest and you
shall see the notions of good and
evil or right and injustice lose
their well-defined outlines. become
blunted and confused and finally
threaten to disappear
Arms Limitation Urged.
There must be a progressive linn
itation of armaments." he said.
True respect for treaties must be
! observed. -"
The principles of freedom and
equality of rights for all people must
underlie the new day of peace, he
added.
Great responsibilities for the fu-
ture of mankind rest on statesmen
Of the world he said. We need
men of courage, vision and con-
science to reconstruct the world
The Pope outlined a program for
the world when its great states or
ganize 1t in the interest of all
when there is respect for the rights
OF minorities, Just control OF its raw
materials so no nation shall suffer
unfairly and when there lis no
! place for oppression"
! Ruins of War Evident"
Now, he said, there is an un-
bridled impulse toward expansion.
the idea that force creates right"
In some countries" he declared,
the atheist anti-Christian idea Of
state is spreading its tentacles. This
war. far from mitigating these evils,
aggravates them.
The ruins of this war are only
too evident
The pontiff spoke of men who
have turned from Christ" and OF
souls without faith with the resul,
that all of civiliZa tons values are
endangered"
His holiness said the whole earth
is awaiting the triumph of Christ
I'VE are torn with anguish for
your sufferings." he went on.
1T Is not the first time" the Pope
said. that people are involved in a
fight for something which they
think will be a new and better