The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-11
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. WORLD POWER COSTLY
THE BIG FOUR
. FANATICISM
. BAVARIAN HOUSE PAINTER

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First: increasing humanitarianism
rising ethical standards
Second: waste and expense of war
and its byproducts-
Third: remaining fields of conquest
are not worth while
Except the all-embracing project of
wOrld-conquest-
Aiming at control of over two billion
people in all lands
Which, by reason of time factor, Civ
ing chance for organized opposition
Becomes costly in material and man
power
Fourth greater wealth is now pos
Sible, by production and commerce
Than could be gathered by processes
of war and loOting-
Both Germany and Japan were doing
very well in commerce
Until mad obsessiOn of world power
seized their leaders
X X x
But democratic peoples come of
fighting stock
That is why they occupy the places
of power held by them
India'S races, in the main, have not
been successful conquerors-
India has been repeatedly conquered
by outside peoples and armies
From before the time when Alex
ander conquered them
Divided, by race, religion, language
customs, traditions
Compelled to peace by the British
for 200 years
Non-resistance is a logical outcome
Of their history
But it condemns them to continuing
submission and sub bjection-
Japan could, and would easily re-
peat the stories of lndia's conquests-
But democratic nations are ready to
fight for their way of living
And, they have gained by that way
of life, resources with which to fight
The Big Four
America, Britain, Russia, China
These are emerging as the core of a
new world order
Committed to democratic and free
ways of life
These people must, and Will, police
their neighborhood-
Creating new conceptions of SOY
ereignty, liberty and culture.
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Gandhi stands for noncompliance
But coupled with that his creed of
"Non-reSiStance"--
That is Il form of fanaticism al
which the world smiled
Until it was applied to the threat
ened invasion of India by japanese
But Gandhi meant it; and with him
are many other people of India
Just how far they could carry their
doctrine, in face of Japanese force
Is something of which Gandhi must
have thought very deeply
But also something to which the Jap
aneSe VIII give short Shrift-
For the japanese are also fanatics
X X
Hitler declares himself fanatic
His fanaticism is Il complete com
mitmcnt TO the use of force
Plus Il racial arrogance which brooks
no rival
Just how this Bavarian took over
the PruSsian pattern
Is something which perhaps the Ger
man General Staff could explain
How Il iourneyman house painter be
came Il great military power
Is one of those things which calls
for fanaticiSm-
llitler's anti-Scmitism is ano h er
phase of his fanaticism-
Which he has used ruthleSsly, and
made it pay
Exploiting something inherent in the
German blood
Hitler has played up his own ego, as
iuehrcr of the German race
AS only Il fanatic, obsesScd by his
own ideas, could have done
X X X
Between these two extremes
Trying To hold II middle point of
moderation
Stand the Anglo-SaNon peoples, demo
| cratic, desiring 10 be free
Tolerant of fanatics; but not caring
to share the fanaticism-
Approving Jesus teachings; practic-
Ing them, with reservations
Opposed to force rs Il political policy,
for complicated reasons
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