The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

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tional soyereignties, we must have
enforceable international law. 9th
erwise, he said, aggressor nations
will always be violating the soyer-
eighty of other nations.
Italian Defense Minister Paolo
Emilio Taviani said just recently
that the Communists are promot-
ing the false issue" denounced by
Mr.. Hammarskjold.
Taviani said that Europe's Com
munists have adopted loud nation
aiism as their tactic to prevent the
union of Europe.
Taviani added that il is IAN ar
tificiai argument to place nation
aIism and European unity in Oppo-
sition to each other. He explained:
European unity does not mean
elimination of nations or national
sentiments. The Marxists of yes
terday made the idea of elimina-
tion their own. II was and is in
human.
Marxists today, Europe Marx
lists that is, have suddenly donned
the cloak of nationalism fol-
lowing their established axiom
that the end justifies the means"
The Communists have gone ma
tionaliSt Taviani remarked, be-
cause they know that a united Eu-
rope means the salvation and
strengthening of the individual
nations"
Thus we see that there is no con-
flict between the right kind OF in
ternstionaiism, and the right kind
of nationaliSm. Both are neces-
Sary.
Neither the Pope nor any senSi-
BILE person proposed that all the
world become one state, with one
government. No, what is proposed
is a community or family of CO
operating free nations, acting To-
gether under international law to
establish and preserve peace and
the common good.
WHY DO THINK it is possible
to accomplish this?
| think so because ] trust in
Gods Providence. We have His
special promise that He will help
us in this matter of peace.
He sent His Mother to give lis
that promise when she appeared TO
the shepherd children at Fatima.
She pledged that in the end my
Immaculate Heart will triumph:
Russia will be converted, and an
era OF peace will be granted TO
mankind"
Why, then, should we not be
confident? Why should we not pro
ceed TO follow the Popes program,
and work for international law and
order?
you POINT TO Soviet obstruc-
tionism, perhaps. But Russia is go
ing TO be converted-perhaps in
this Marian Year. When that mo-
ment comes, then will be our great
opportunity.
We must be ready for that mo-
ment. We must resist the temptat-
tion to retreat into surly exag-
gerated nationalism-- to become,
in the end, obtsructionists like the
/ Soviets.
We must be prepared, upon Rus
sia'S conversion, TO transform the
UN into the complete Family of
Nations for which the Pope is call
ing.
When that Family of Nations
is functioning, the world will
know such peace and prosperity
as il has not dreamed OF. We shall
be able, with atomic power, to
raise standards of living every
where. We will bind up the worlds
wounds, feed the hungry, instruct
the ignorant, heal the Sick--we will
spread across the earth the cor
poral and spiritual works of mercy.
l know as we'll as anybody what
a brutal, horrible age We live in
But / know. too, what heroism that
age has produced. Our martyrs
have not died in vain. Our Lady
has not in vain appeared for our
guidance and inspiration.
/ think we are approaching I
Toldan Ace of Mary and | hplnvs