Evening star., 1952-11-10
l-26 THE EVENING STAR
War in Korea Is Real,
Dr.. Sizoo Declares
After Month al Front
' washington, D. G.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1882

"A pIOLulilcIlC washing tOII CICl Sy-
man today warned that we must
not regard the action in Korea as
"a minor holding operation"
"It is really war;" DR.. Joseph
r. Sizoo, former minister of New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
and nov a professor at George
Washington University. declared.
The clergyman recently returned
after spending one month in the
front-line area of Korea. He spoke
today to a meeting of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews
in the Mayflower Hotel.
"I learned that this is no phony
war;" DR.. Sizoo said. ut is war
grim, cruel, costly"
The speaker pointed out that
there was a feeling among many
over there of Illustration, of be-
wilderment and sometimes even
of bitterness because they feel that
it never should have happened.
Yet during all the time that was
over there I never once heard al
whimper or a personal complaint
over personal suffering"
Three Faiths Sponsor Chapel.
DR.. Sizoc also told the gathering
that members of the three majorI
faiths work harmoniouSly together
in Korea. He cited one instance
where a chapel had been built
through the joint efforts of Cath
olic, Protestant and Jewish serv-
icemen.
Approximately 500 delegates
and visitors are attending the con-
ference's convention, which opened
yesterday and will close tomor-
row.
Religious leaders taking part in
the panel discussion today include
the Rev. Edward v. Cardinal,
Bishop of Shells School of Social
Work. Chicago. and Allyn Robin
son, director of the Commission
on Religious Organizations of the
Conference, OF New York.
Speakers on Other Panels.
Speakers at other panel discus
sions today will be Wayne A. r.
Legs, dean of faculties. Roosevelt
College. education; Harold Riegel-
man, New York attorney, COM
munity Harold E. Fellows. presi-
dent, National Association of Ra-
dio and Television Broadcasters.
communications, and Sherwood c.
Chatfield, director of personnel.
Bristol-Myers Co.. labor manage
ment.
Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin of
Maryland and Rabbi Abba Hillel
Silver. spiritual leader of The
Temple, Cleveland. addressed a
luncheon meeting today.
National co-chairmen of the
conference were reelected yester-
day. They are Benson Ford, vice
president of the Ford Motor Co..
Protestant co-chairman; Thomas
E. Braniff. president, Braniff In
ternational Airways. Catholic, and
Roger w. Straus. chairman.
American Smelling & Refining
Co., Jewish.
United Front Urged.
A united front to meet the ten
sions of our times was advocated
yesterday by speakers at the open
ing session.
Declaring that goddess and
bloody Communists are poised,
ready to take over our world" the
Most Rev. Mark K. Carroll, Cath
olic Bishop of Wichita, said that
''it is only common sense that we
Americans who from the last bas-
ton of religious freedom in this
world should put up a united front
to halt a scourge which has al
ready enveloped more than one
third of the world.
National unity is more impor-
tant to America today than at any
other time in our history" George
Meany. secretary treasurer, Amer
lean Federation of Labor, told the
gathering.
There is perhaps no greater
threat to our unity as a people
than bigotry and its vicious by
products" he added. Every act
of racial and religious discrimina-
tion that takes place in America
provides material for the propa-
ganda mills of those who would
destroy America"
Methodist Bishop Speaks.
Methodist Bishop William c..
Martin of Dallas, Tex, said: "Ev-
cry major document of our early
history breathes the spirit of faith
in God and in His purposes for
mankind. =. These God-sent as
pirations are imbedded in the basic
structure of our National life, and
we cannot forsake them without
changing the very nature of true
AmericaniSm. Never has there
been a time when there was a
greater need for the reaffirmation
of these convictions, and Tor the
faithful and courageous practice
Of their demands"
Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, presi-
dent. Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, said mankind has not
yet achieved it's goal of human
brotherhood because many of us
lack the ability to make sacrifices
for God" But, he added, there
is still hope that people will "ulti-
mately rise to the level of loving
also those far from themselves,
and even God, Himself"
Ambassador Carlos P. Romulo
of the Philippines said the free
way of life" will establish its su-
premacy over communism de
cisively." and make 1t possible ito
attain a true world brotherhood