The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08

best beginning that can be made
is for all nations and individuals
to practice the Golden Rule to-
ward each other. 1t certainly can
not come so long as nations treat
each other as Hitler's Germany
treated the nations around them
and as Russia has treated Fin
land, and some other countries.
Why should the aggressive poll,
cies of Russia receive so laucf,.
more consideration than the
rights of small nations, who only :.
ask to live and let live? Why
should the goddess doctrine o.
communism be put over on the
world, to cause strife and discord
wherever its unholy influence il.
felt? If communism is what the =
Russians want, why don't they
practice it quietly and peacefully
within their own borders, and let
the rest of the world alone? in.
this connection, suppose a grouI
from a democratic nation were
discovered at work inside Of.
Russia, teaching the principles OF
democracy. what would happen
to them? And yet communist
agents make themselves free to
spread their poisonous propa-
ganda the world over. e,
It is said that someone asked
a man who vas making a sue.
cessful living how he did it. He
answered that he spent one half
of his time attending to his own,
business, and the other half let
ting the other fellows alone.
The Russian leaders are over,
looking no points in the political
advancement and safety Of their
country. but from their viewpoint, "
it seems to be a terrible thing for
other nations. especially America
and Britain, to take any steps or
make any moves for their own
protection and safety.
Someone has said: Your
actions speak so much louder
than your words that l cannot
hear you" If accounts appearing
almost daily in the press are cor
rect, the Russians are mainly
concerned on how much they can
get out of other countries; en- the
contrary, America has stinted
her own people in order to
respond to the cry for help from
all parts of the world.
by their fruits we shall know
them" said Jesus. The fruits of
communism are too evident to
be specified at length. In the case
of Finland alone. if the treatment
given to this gallant little people
by its big neighbor is a sample
of the benefits" of communism,
the world may well take warning
in time.
There was once a spider, ac-
cording to the story, who invited
a fly to enter his Beautiful little
parlor'' in such flowery language
that she fell a victim to his
greedy and cruel clutch.
The Russians want a huge loan
from this country, for all they
have been so persistent in their
criticism and condemnation of
everything American, despite
past favor. During the period be-
tween the wars, the United States
made large loans to Germany.
These so-called loans helped to
build up Hitler's war machine to
where it nearly succeeded in
over-running the world. Is it safe
to take chances on history re-
peating itself? %
AS a preliminary step to dis
armament, why not all nations go
on a probationary period of good
behavior, proving their ability to
treat each other as they want to
be treated? Bring forth fruits
meet for repentance" said John
the Baptist, the forerunner Of
the Prince of Peace.
One thing is certain: the world
cannot stand in its present on
dition. All signs point to the fact
that we are rapidly speeding On
ward to a great and significant
change in human destiny. How
or when it will come. only God
knows. Is Armageddon waiting
just ahead. as the beginning
stage of the final sitting? Or will
God establish His Kingdom Of
Righteousness and Peace without
it? In either event none Of us
know how short may be our time
for setting our houses in order,
either a S nations or individuals.
"Traveler, it is later than you
think"
F, H. Willard.