The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-27
THE CLERGY SPEAK

DR. Temple Archbishop of Canterbury, few years ago
made the following ridiculous statement, g. it true
that the has, the less there for Others that
each mans represents corresponding failure in his
neighbors"
For this learned (?) Prmate of the Church of England
would recommend of reading in American history
1t would astound him. He would that when the white
man first what now the United States there
just few hundred thousand Indians occupying the
territory struggling existence Today four CEN
tures later so million people, including 3250OO Indians
live in this sesame territory and have achieved the high
est standard of living the world has ever known.
Yes the country but the white pioneered
TITLED the fertile and developed its natural
The IF PoRT c E snd Np 9f
RICHER THAN WAS THE RICHEST INDIAN FOUR CEN
TURIES AGO. That would to knock into Cooked
hat Dr. Temples absurd that mans sue
represents corresponding failure in his neighbors
But Dr. G temple not the only clergyman t or religious
socialist drive In their zeal for the welfare of the
man. all too many church dignitares msgudedy have
been advocating form of socialism coectivism for
the United States 1t is refreshing therefore, know that
there are some churchmen who bitterly onnos the
economic falaces of others of their the
vineyard One such is the Reverend Theodore Graebner
concordia I Theological Seminary St Louis Missouri In
"A feeling exists among certain religious people that
If no is allowed to make profit, individual
will start enterprise which hires others to produce things
for sale
sonal service wage salary position productive
industry. Without profit there will be productive
dustries under private ownership control for the
that would have reason for starting such
industry If there private industries furnish jobs
making jobs for Others there would be only way out
That would be for the to take all Industries
and find jobs for everybody which would be Communism
The late Pope Leo Kill in his encycical letter, "The
Condition of Labor wrote in part regarding the nterfer
of the State into the affairs of the individual family
"Such interference is not only unjust but quite
tain to harass and disturb all classes of citizens and to sub
jec them to odous and noerable slavery 1t would
the door to envy, to evil speaking and to quarreng; the
sources of wealth would themselves dry for one
would have any interest in exertng his talents his in
dustry; and that ideal equality of which much is said
would in reality be the eveng down of all to the same
condition of misery and dshonor
"Thus it is clear THAT THE MAIN TENET OF So
CIALISM, THE COMMUNITY OF GOODS, MUST BE UT
TERLY REJECTED for it would njure those whom it is
intended benefit would be contrary the natural rights
mankind and would introduce confusion and disorder
into the commonwealth Our first and most fundamental
principle therefore, when undertake to alleviate the
condition of the Masses must be the nvioaby of private
property"
DR.. Temple has lived to witness his native England
fall into the of Socialism, with its devastating e
feet upon proud and free people With Englands
messy experiment confronting surely not going
to let the United States fall into the trap Surely
will reject the false economic philosophy that leach mans
represents corresponding failure in his neigbors
We know better than that All that America has been,
and will be- definitely disproves that ridiculous statement
George Peck