Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

retrieve. He issues his proc
lamation when America must
60 from strength to strer9@',,
and speak from strength, II
any negotiations are TO be
anything less for US than a
tragic ocking Waterloo.
This leader" dares to say,
The church Is charged with
the responsibility Of awaken
ing public opinion to the
utter folly and futility Of
spending billions Of dollars on
a system Of defense that never
in this world can defend US"
From such a source that sort
Of talk is indeed a big boost to
the dedicated men on Capitol
Hill who. under fearful ten
sion. are determined TO de-
fend all that America means
by both spiritual ard material
might. This preacher who
claims to speak for organized
Professionalism adds, The
gospel of Jesus Christ knows
nothing Of retaliation
Well. then, the policemen on
the nearby corner and every
where else. ready to give
their lives to "retaliate"
against hoodlums-those SOL
diers Of the peace who guard
our homes and dear ones
from the aggression Of thugs
and robbers-had better be
called of. Their role Is ir-
religious. Let the gangsters
have their way. What q
travesty of the Christian re-.
ligion! Here in my hands is
a publication edited by re-
ligious leaders in America,
but its unsupported sheepskin
carries a line which the
morally bankrupt masters of
the Kremlin would not want
TO change in any particulars.
1t quotes. approvingly, the
boss of the Moscow den Of
thieves as he says, in effect,
now that We have q pre-
dominance of deadly arms so
that We can enforce our
desires and designs on the
rest Of the world. If you in
so-called free nations go on
arming and joining together
to defend your Liberties 1t can
only lead to q new and bloody
war" This article then goes
on to speak with obsequious
respect of the Soviet peace
offensive" After that, how
refreshing TO read, in an Eng
lish paper which speaks for
the people called Methodist"
in that valiant land, The
Western nations have sought
TO come to terms with Russia
on this very matter of atomic
missiles and have been re-
buffed because Russia refuses
to accept the one condition
that would make agreement a
reality. Until Russia is ready
TO do this its protestations
about BAD faith are nothing
but the rankest hypocrisy"
Then. q real church leader in
England says what a great
many church leaders in
America. We are grateful to
record. are also saying. "All
the most recent propaganda
including the showers Of
letters has. under a very
filmsy facade OF reason and
sincerity, had one outstanding
purpose-to put the Western
nations in the wrong. and to
set forth Russia as the kindly
and peaceable though mis-
understood victim of evil
rulers Of other countries.
But when We remember-and
they must not be forgotten
Hungary and Poland. the
Latvian countries and Bull
garia the assumption by Rus
STA Of the role Of the injured
innocent induces an almost
catastrophe feeling of nau-
sea-" In the light Of that
realistic diagnosis let us read
again with even greater EN-
phasis the New Testament
lesson for today-the words
Of Jesus of Nazareth who
raised His voice against cry
ing peace. peace when there
is no peace. Remember you
are as sheep in the midst Of
wolves. Be We therefore as
harmless as doves but as wise