Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
It's News
To Me
By O. ]. Pecord
Mohandis K. Gandhi is dead.

Mohandis K. Gandhi is dead
The frai little body which the temple of the intelli-
gent resolute will unquenchabe of of the
worlds leaders has returned to the dust from which
it
Though Gandhi the is dead the things for which he
stood strengthened having ideals which
he devoted his life and for which he truly his life reflect
back the brilance of who put the to shame
1t may ironic that who had repeatedly dem
onraed that moral persuasion potent than force and
violence should last become victim of violence The
impression strengthened the light those who after
violence finally quietly
beds surrounded by their sorowng friends and relatives
And yet really isn't strange that Gandhi should have
died the thing which he fought with great effective
for Gandh knew the of force and long
recognized the value of nonvioence His lfe from the
time he organized passive resistance against England down
his most recent victory the Hindu advocates of violence
constant struggle against force and violence.
KNEW VIOLENCE
Gandhis of struggle against brute force
accident He abhored violence because violence He
recognized better than leaders the seeking
by force what could reason
of his of the of violence made him sincere
foe of force in all its forms.
Men who of the fallacy violence and few
men in history occupying place similar to that held by
Gandh understood it we'll he did, do require long
period of time which themselves for death The
justice and spirituality of their lives pre-
paraon and reminder that the greatest threat their
is the force and violence which they combat
What living who has used force and
violence instrument of policy afford willing
die from the instrument which he
lence have always been and will always
towards Blatant egoSic fools who themselves
their chests and boast of their
lie violent hands upon those who disagree with them
Look to the dctators of all you will
whose personal valor conditioned
amount of force and violence which they upon
their fellowmen
Men like Jesus Gandh other great advocates of peace
die by violence while the gangsers of ages are most
cases permitted time to prepare for the grave And they
need It,
IDEAL LIVES
Gandh dead the ideal lives and sheds its light upon
world which is sorey in need of peace and tranquility
Could violence have brought Independence to India
sooner?
Could force bloodshed settled the centuries of
caste building which have caused millions ndas
people misery and suffering?
Could civil settle the religious differences existing
between the Hindu and Mohammedan in India?
In all of these issues Gandhi no weapon his
his will and the
beges violence and that the only which
be truly effective moral force and reason.
Gandhis life back the lie those who believe
the only certain instrument He
time again that Justice greater
than might and violence Truth mgher than
Gandh proved to all mankind that these
arrayed against force and violence they win
Out of the life of the great Gandhi comes a lesson
which the world to be forced witness repeatedly
to pull it short when is bent its self destruction
Christ taught the lesson and he cruced and
by the devoees of might whom he
through truth and justice
The Gandhis history who their time
and lives to the sought bring
ing tolerance patience and kindness their eowmen cannot
be annhlated They be tortured murdered
but they do not die.