Evening star., 1943-04-12
Religious Aspect Of Problem
OF Racial Tolerance Discussed.

10 the Edltol OF ne Stdl
Apropos of the timely and excellent
letter of Herbert NJ. Shenkin on racial
prejudice may add further. and after
all the deepest consideration, j. e., the
religious?
All men are made by the same God
and ali men are destined by God for the
same eternal happiness-it is the ndi-
yiduals fault if he fails to obtain it.
mans worth does not depend on the
color of his skin, but on his heart.
With Gods help we can and must solve
this racial problem.
CLARENCE T. SPRINGMANN.
Single Taxer and President
OF Chamber of Commerce Contrasted.
To the Editor OF The Star:
IN The Star of April 2 there appeared
two items which attract attention by
reason of the different conclusions
reached.
Reference is made to the news item
wherein Eric Johnston, president OF
the United States Chamber of Com
merce, insists upon the capitalistic svs-
tenn Reference also is made to the
letter of D. A., in which he sets out
the causes of war and names among the
causes the private monopolistic grip on
the earth which he says can only be
abolished by imposing single tax upon
land values.
In The Star of February 18. Mr..
Johnston had full page on Your
Stake in Capitalism In this article
he took advanced ground for an econ
omy of abundance, for planning and for
full employment.
Now. who is not in favor of all these?
Certainly, no one who can think straight.
And yet in all the history of the
capitalistic system. who has ever known
it to have planned full employment in
peacetime? 1t is only in total war
that there is total employment. And
who wants war to last forever?
But again hear D. A. He says: Peace
never can be assured by maintaining
large standing armies. so long as the
causes of war and human suffering ex-
ist. An international police force in
itself will not prevent a busy minority
from spreading unemployment and
hatred. and disseminating the germs
which incite nations against each other"
OF course, D. A. has this in his favor:
His remedy has never been tried and
as he only asks for one tax, that on
land values, and is then willing to give
Mr.. Johnston the green light to do as
he likes. it would seem that the two
might get together and remedy the
woes of the world. S. L. HOOVER,
Reasons for Independent Campaign
Stated by Easter Seal Chairman.
To the Editor of The Star:
At this time. when the Easter seal sale
by the District of Columbia Society for
Crippled Children is we'll under way. it
seems advisable to give to the citizens
of the District, thousands Of whom are
generously supporting our efforts, our
reasons for remaining independent Of
the Community War Fund.
l. The Easter seal sale for crippled
children has been built up to its pres
ent point of popularity through the long.
hard struggle and sacrifices of people
who believe in this national movement.
1t is effective because we have built up
an Identity and if We were to abandon
the seal sale, specific interest in the
crippled child would be submerged. and
We would have to start all over again to
gain the confidence and the support OF
citizens in cause that has become per-
sonal t. each of them
2. The educational value Of the seal
sale, because Of the publicity 1t gen.
crates not only through aeYspaper' and