The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-17
Defeat Nazism With Plan Better
Than Killers or Mussolini's

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stead ~ lying In some mne's
gravel ! would thank my God that
I had been able 10 reach over these
lines 81 bayonsta. farther than any
bomb could 20 Into the heart 81
an earnest mani
whether thls happens or not. ]
thank Gcd that yaadsr IN China
and India and Japan and In nus.
50 and In Turkey and even IN
Germany. there are nihiss that !
helped to print ana 10 distribute.
And soms day. whom men and
women like you and me. open those
pages for comfort and guidance
tss We % often dol. my mssssxs
viii reach . heart. and something
~iil happen. on. yes. We Christians
have made = mess cf thinks. HE
everyone else has. hut al least we
have done this we have hslpsd 10
sst the stage for peace
Finally. what the worid win b.
like. and what kind ~ peace wiii
come. IL the question that disturhs
30 many NJ us Some are saying
wait for talk about peace tai ws
win this war"
nut " these usru have ~
greater ecseept u pesce shss
the overthrow NJ siities b. NJ
crushing Of Japan. shes ws
wish for hotter seedcrs. n
hundred tinses betess bessg
your enemy Ia his hsses--be-
fore Coz. Let him hseel. nst
"a yen ~ . eeaqusses. but ~
him kpeei with yea ~ ssesh-
~. and wars win essss.
the world Of tomorrow" dc.
ponds probably On the relative
power Of ststism and Christianity.
The idea that the State 10 rupfsms
In close 20 the heart ~ all the
folilss % international conflict
Only God IL suprsmsl
Where are the poets and the
song writers and statesmen ana
others who have The miraculous
facilities Of radio. printing press.
sirplsnes. and other means Of
swift communication : These are
the man and women who can reach
behind the ilnss. far over the hsyo-
meta and farther than the bombs
Why not take the eternal truths
~ all tins ages and apply them 10
this world siustionT Why not b.
A. adept with vords and idess ~
ss are with engines and suns7
Tksushts ere wssid -ehasG-
lag. Somewhere there n .
lawyer WHO could pteal this
esse for human welfare bsfsss
the jury sf . thsssssss1 sss-
srntlsa.
Somewhere n there - aa-
thor who could write sssss<s
useie Tssn's Cshss thai ~eut1
move suiIitsss " Team go 70
prayer.
ssss~wk~v there h . ssssss
Whose ssles esaiA psaks ssuiti-
fssdss pssss So iistes $50
worship.
Somewhere there h . States
m.s shs riIi ksss The simple
honestly and the eisstty 81
mind - bslaK ists pssspssssss
that Which Ne al ksss, sst
shieh Ne have s~sss pet
harmed ~ sppiy.
believe with ell my hsarf. that
the chsiisnse ~ this fatefa bo,Ir.
when a nsS World Ia in the making
10 the challenge ~ fhs Almighty
20 the finest thinking. ami the
sansss liying. beyond the baro-
nets AMI ths bomfs ," Yea Tbs
war silI only b< settled In the
thinking of men. and IN thsif
cbnsen course Of action. not driven
BY fear. bit notlyatsd Dy . desire
for hosorabis dealings and q an-
e<re goodwill toward All msn.
The whole Christian world needs
new statements Of "cHEieTfAs
WATCH wohDs VINO ~flI cay
them Who viii spread them ?
Who ~ili make this greatest eos-
trlbuti0n IN al tina earth 10 world
Of justice and 81 abiding pescsY
DO We want the German people
70 have rsstofsd 10 them thssr
churches and paSors. their uni
vsfsitiss rebuilt. their workman
happy and prosperous Do ue
want the japanese people 10 nave
good homes and opportunities 10
work and 10 receive the profits Of
their iaOorsY DO Ws want our own
people. black. white. yellow. brown.
N have equal chance ~ ali the
privileges Of . great Christian ma
tion II -. let ns Pot II into
words. q new statement of religion,
Of . courageous and militant faith