Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-14
Americans
Regain Faith
In Religion
Not 4efy4ntetesfed
in Socialist World
By PAUL MALLON


WASHINGTON, May IA
Propaganda for some kind Of
socialist, anti-religious postwar
world is rising again.
In circulation here is a state
ment by a minor British econo-
mist and cotton authority, Dud-
ley Windel, who is supposed TO
have put into words what is in
the minds of many people in
Britain and Europe today, the
overflow froth of which is also
evident in the United States.
Russian schievements-milI-.
tary, political. economic - are
having a profound Influence on
western Europe" he says. Faith
In Europe today Is based on
belief in the supremacy az eeo--
nomic man. Scientific advances
have given man the power to
control his destiny: no longer Is
he subser,ient TO the divine law
or the immutable laws Of nature.
Social planning by national
and international camn1issa-=
rats will free all humanity
( from the fear OF want"
Around here, the war seems
10 have brought greater belief
in God and less in economists.
The profession of econoriisticy
is truly at a low Washington ebb.
None of them seems 10 be doing
much in an important 49,
toward winning the war.
THE VAST success of Amer
lean productive effort in planes.
tanks. munitions and men cannot
be attributed 10 any Of their
| devices. but rather 10 simple
American spirit and ingenuity as
displayed by both capital and
labor as whole. No commits
Sariat and no socialism have had
anything 10 do with H.
Yet the opinion seems 10 be
held in some agitating American
quarters that the totalltarian
system has won the war despite
the triumph Of the democratic
productive effort.
Not even our own totalitarian
ally. Russia, could hope TO stand
without the superior production
leased or lent by democracy.
Moscow papers have announced.
for instance. that they have re-
cclved more American planes
than Macarthur.
a resurgence Of democratic
spirit Is more likely 10 come out
Of the war from this area than
! a voluntary enslavement OF the
! individual TO the service OF the
state. as Windci says Euro
pcans expect
AS far as the religious angle
! of IL goes, the best selling books
! in this country during the last
/ several years have been such
religious novels rs ne Song Of
! Bernadette, The Robe" and
The Keys TO the Kingdom,
and ALI churches now have
greater attendance than ever
before in their history.
ENDELL WILLKIE'
friends and foes are still ar
IDENTIFY debating his "one world
notions in their letters 10 me.
His advocates, vary in their =
terpretations OF what he mea
Many contend he wants 70
prove the whole world is look
ing toward us for Inspiration
and help and wants coalition
with US. Others think he wants
only postwar co-operation-not
coalition with other nations.
AS he left his deductions In
gencraliZed terms. he seems 10
have won support from people
who want TO go in opposite di-
! rections.
There can be no doubt, how
ever. upon one principle of in
dividual and international ma
ture, which Willkie did not men,
ton - unity and friendships
which are genuine are not
founded upon either transporta-
ton or help.
We helped Japan before this
war, furnishing scrap iron and
oil. Financial help was given
Germany in the Dawes and
other plans. Also, the Zeppelins
offered excellent transportation
to and from Germany just be-
fore the war.
UNITY CAN come only
through an assimilation OF GUS
toms and ideals. 1t requires a
long process with years Of care
full application and earnest mu-
tual cooperation. II has never
been done before.
For generations erous
countries have lived next to each
other in the Balkans. with over
night transportation but without
ever obtaining a single year of
peace.
Willkie lives in a New York
apartment house where, despite
the nearness Of his neighbors.
he probably knows not one of
them, although the elevator