Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-27

ms IS OF course, IN accordance with the Christian
concept that reform OF societies revolutionary process
which starts by change Of beayi from wbiq he ind.
Taaai HoRepe, ibis CbrIfias teaching Is fbs direct
0bPo5ds Of tbs MarxH Theory, Wbieb or Roperamert
eoHeepf Of foreign aid parallels.
Marx held that societies are changed from pitb0at and
that individuals change from within but rather in
material.
Frederick Engels, Marx collaboration, wrote:
The ultimate Of all social changes and political
revolutions are to be sought not in the heads of
men, not IN their better insight into eternal truth and
Justice but in the changes in the methods Of produc
uon and exchange; they to be sought not in the
philosophy, but in the economies of particular
epoch"
our foreign aid program curously for Christian peo
pie follows the ManiSt Teaching. Foreign aid is ex.
presses IN terms OF money production and maerialism
Inc money tor foreign aid is gift from our people
10 foregn peoples Foreign Aid is money extracted from
ne american people BY eonfseafovy income taxes and
men 6eS0~ed BY our governmental bHyeaHerdts Rbon
at0'es" government TO do Uitb it as it bieases.
Missionaries serving in countries receiving foreign aid
report grave concern about the adverse effect of our aid
among the people with whom they work One is COM
PEELED to conclude that religious leaders endorse COW
ernmental foreign aid only because its materiasc mott
vatlon has not yet been disclosed to them
Americans are crusaders 1t is our American trait to
endeavor to create others own image Whether or
not other peoples want to reflect image fails to deaden
our zeal Through foreign aid we have attemped IN Sune
impose our modern highly ndusalized fast moving sys.
TEN upon underdeveoped countries with less complex
living standards, slower tempo and different cultures 1t
has taken It's years reach our present standard of
living Foreign aid seeks lift underdeveloped countries
10 parity with us in decade two 1t is most unreal.
istc
Foreign aid reflects patronizng attitude toward foreign
peoples 1t IS sly attempt to buy their allegiance which
is presumed to be for sale.
o In the recipient countries our foreign aid program
results IN confusion, misunderstanding and sometimes
chaos after nearly IS years of foreign aid ue are byob.
ably The most GiJliked nation in The uoylI!
There is also human principle which strongly in.
huences the reaction of recipients to foreign aid pro-
gram II one country is made recipient how can aid to
others be denied? If recipient is granted more than
others, all recipients then camor for more The war
devastated Philippines, trusted wartime ally is now
understandable turmoil for the reason that others less
deserving are higher on our foreign aid totem pole.
Unless foreign aid is soon terminated. our country
faces economic peril This peril is inevitable because
neither tb nor any Ober Congress ~ reduce or rslrain
ypeHd'1S al home 50 long it pote5 eOionai foreign
bandORI.
Our Congressman know that so long as they dsspate
billions OF dollars overseas to be reelected they must
also continue expensive domestic benefits Foreign aid
IS street without end unless the street is barricaded
1t long continued, it will result in an ever expanding
bureaucracy of careersts dedicated passing out Amer
can taxpayers dollars all over the globe.
The fate of our foreign aid program is matter which
the American people must decide now No matter how,
much we spend is clear that we cannot buy world
leadership and good will If are to lead we can lead
only by example We force our image upon others
We must resume our progress and pursuit of liberty
under the Constitution Then and only then will others
respect us.