The Nome nugget., 1949-05-23
DEMOCRACY DEFINED
(The New World NewS)

The city of Berlin is symbol for much that is hap pening in the world today It has two currencies-an Eastern currency and Western currency, and though each functions in its area there is no longer market where currency is an effective means of exchange between East and West.
 In the realm of theology and political philosophy, ideas are currency Politicians often complain they only do business with other politicians and other na- tons if there accepted currency of ideas in which to bargain Especially they say they cannot lift politics to moral level if there moral currency that is valid and accepted by the other nation we'll by their
 Today the theological and political world is working on two currencies-a democratic currency theoreti- cally based moral standard of conduct and 'to- taitarian currency actually based force Our great est need is universal moral coinage that will be the medium of diplomatic exchange for the whole world.
 This has been stated and discussed with increasing intensity for years and the stock has been to create organization People who today put their trust in organization look hopefully to the United Na tionS But organization only provides market place. It does not provide currency The business of dplo- macy goes in different of the market place. not by general agreements in the heart of the market
 The other approach is that of Professor Peters in his short but highly important book just published "Problematik der Deutschen Demokratie.' Professor Peters is Professor of Law in Berlin University in the Soviet Sector of Berlin He has ample experience of the chaotic conditions caused by the breakdown of the rency of commerce and of ideas in that city.
 Professor Peters asked first, What do mean byde mocracy?" He the different forms of government in ancient Greece, Switzerland, Britain France and the Soviet Union
 AS the final point in this examination he writes:
 "A form of democray is represented by the move ment for Moral Re-Armament namely Inspired Democ- racy Here the nation is presented sovereign but hard and fast forms are laid down for the outward shape of the state and it applicable to the most diff ferent democratic states On the other hand aims at change in the external conditions through change in the mentality first of the individual then of the nation and finally of the whole of mankind.
 ''The idea of democracy can only become effective and beneficial to mankind when individuals and nations permeated by four absolute moral principles-Un- selfishness traighforwardness Love and Purityand when statesmen listen to God and let themselves be inspired by Him in their decisions. f #'t e's ..'
 'The essentially element in this is that here de- mocray is conceived of primarily from the moral and less from the material outward side"
 Having established the fact that Inspired Democ- racy is concept, universally valid, Professor Peters continues
 Modern times have seen doubts arise about the value of democray because of the way both democrats and democraces have behaved But this is in way due any of the institutional disadvantages of democray but it springs from the failure of democracy live out its own moral principles. One of the services which MIRA has done the world is the creation of the concept of