Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-13
Little Man
In Diapers
BY M. III. Hedges
IPA Columnist

LPA Columnist
After the world recovered
from its first shock over the
death of India's seer, Gandhi,
colorful anecdotes and bio
graphical material drifte d
through. One report had it
that Gandhi for a long time
had considered coming to the
United States. Finally he ruled
against it because he feared
ridicule and contempt due to his
novel appearance. The strange
little man did not want to be
laughed at, and misunderstood.
In one way Gandhi is the
symbol of every alien. The
Italian immigrant of the early
industrial period did not like to
be called a wop or dago. The
Hungarian immigrants did not
like to be referred to as bo-
hunks. The Jews did not like
to be called yids - The Ne
groes, niggers. Granted that
the American propensity for
judging only by the surface
perhaps hastened a superficial
Americanization process, 1t Is
not much to our credit that we
missed the real significance of
the immigrants who came to
our shores. 1t is likely that
such attitudes now stand in
the way of Americas true
world mission and leadership.
Take Gandhi. In his in
fuence upon millions he prob
ably was the greatest indivi-
dual In the world, at the time
Of his death. Gandhi did not
want power, he craved, In its
stead, influence. And he had 1t,
not only with his countrymen,
but throughout the world.
PRINCIPLES
He was the modern embodi-
ment of Christian principles. He
breathed life into the gospels.
He lived them. He made them
work. Gandhi declared plainly
that his policy of non.resist-
nee came directly from the
Christian Bible. He craved for
the war-torn world goodwill
and cooperation. He became
the worlds conscience.
Viewed in this light, the
little man in diapers becomes
a colossal figure of lasting
significance. When the assas-
sin fired into his frail body
three fatal bullets, when the
little man fixed his dark eyes
upon the murdered as IL he
had already forgiven him,
Christians everywhere saw the
reenactment of the living
story of the crucifiXion. Re-
tected Of men.
There is one school OF pres
ent day philosophy that holds
that the world is doomed -
doomed because it has wan
dered far away from the pri-
mary good of life. Certainly,
Gandhis philosophy has more
meaning for a war-territied
world than battleshlps, jet.pro-
PEELED planes and atom bombs.
Certainly, on a hard-headed
practical basis America cannot
hold TO a world made safe for
democracy, and ignore good
will, cooperation and peace.
Millions I'm India have taken
up this torch of civilization
When millions outside of India
where Gandhi dropped 1t.
do so, the world will turn to-
ward peace rather than war.
u. S. Steels net profits
jumped from $88,000,000 to
Sl26,000,000 in l947. Bethle-
hem Steels net pofits jumped
from S4l,000,000 to S51,000,.
600 In l947. National Steel
Corporation net profits imp
ed from S6,O00,000 to $780,
100000. It's become obvious
that the only thing that will
compel the industry to expand
will be the need for bigger and
better steel vaults to keep
these profits in.
From the Washington Daily
News, Jan. 30:
"a committee of Ohio Con-
gressmen met at the Stat
Ter Hotel last night in hush.
hush lobbying party that they
tried hard TO keep out OF the
newspapers.
From the Washington Daily
News, Feb. 3:
Cleveland - The president
OF the American Stock Yards
Association today predicted
higher prices and a shorter
supply during the next IL
months"
What this country needs is a
shorter supply of Ohio Con-
gressmen, less hush and more
hash, more bull in the meat
market and less in the Senate.