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day and presided over by the presi-
dent, Spencer Lindsay, DR.. ]. Turn
bull Spicknall, minister of St. PauPs
Methodist Church, was the guest
speaker.
The program was in charge of DR..
N. E. Osborne, and John Porter, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, was the guest at the
luncheon.
DR.. Spicknall spoke on Our
World Crisis" and during his address
he stated that we in America must
recognize that: Russia is not the
only factor that stands between
peace and the world.
Every leader of Communism in
Russia, - the speaker continued, land
the satellite countries, could be liqui-
dated and the problem of world rev.
olution would persist. When we see
Russia, we see tyranny. When they
see Russia, they see escape. Their
principal problem is misery, and
they want change. We must offer
a better solution than Communism
if Asia is to be helped. We of the
United States have missed the point.
We have given billions for armies
and peanuts for mankind's welfare.
The complete text of DR.. Spick-
nall follows:
There has never been time in
our history more important than
now. This is not accidental. It is
the inevitable sequence of history.
eff we look at shaded map of
the world we will find that two
thirds is colored in black, which
would indicate something like this:
the White section, 1913 million peo-
pie; the shaded section, 1874 million
people; and the black section, IL
billion people. It is a study that
stretches the mind, heart and soul.
In the map groups we find the de-
veloped, the intermediate and the
underprivileged peoples. Two-thirds
of the worlds population falls into
this latter group of hungry, famine
ridden, illiterate and oppressed peo-
pies, who are now rising against the
white man and who hate the West
and hate the United States. Let us
see some of the factors underlying
this Revolution.
"First-Let us ask ourselves why
they hate us? We greatly resent this
feeling of hatred towards us, es-
pecially because we feel we have
been very generous with these peo-
pie in sending missionaries and other
worthwhile assistance, particularly
to China. The barrier between us
is a psychological one. What is
realism for Asia is not realism for
us. We, who have lived 1000 years
in 200, think of physical achieve
ments, such as the building of our
great cities, our industries and the
like. Asia would like this, too, but
they value good relationships, peace
of mind and such, more than rail
roads and factories.
asia doesn't want us on the old
terms she insists on equality
Here is where history is working
against us now. The United States
had no empire, it did not plan one,
and it wants none, we haven't the
patientce to build an empire, for it
takes time, and patience is not in
our makeup. Yet we inherit the
past. Every Asian country, whether
as a colony or semi-colony, was an
empire, and while we had none, we
took advantage of all that they gave
us, be it special privileges for the
whites, exploitation, or what. We
inherit 300 years of all that, and
that is why they hate us. They feel
that all whites are alike. Asia great
ly resents white snobbery. They
feel that we do not consider them
as human beings. They resent this
sense of superiority. I believe that
the Exclusion Act of 1922 had a
great deal to do with this.
Second, let us see that the focal
point of the world is Asia. It has
become terrifyingly alive and ur-
gent, and this has had marked
effect upon the United States. As a
matter of contrast we note that Asia
is five times the size of the United
States and has nine times the popu-
lation we have Six great nations
dominate Asia: China, aga million;
India, 346 million; Pakistan, IA mil
lion; Russia, so million; plus Japan
with 83 million and Indonesia with
80 million. Asia is unable to feed its
people but is not densely populated
like Great Britain. For example:
Asia's problem is turning waste to
use and distribution. Asia is back
ward continent, but TODAY is