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Monday, June 28, 1948
BATTLE LINE
(New World News)
ISSUE MARKS the tenth anniversary of Moral
ne-Armament and the 70th birthday of its founder
Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman. To give this occasion its
fullest significance a group of 51 Senators and Con
gressmen from Washington sent the following cable
to leaders abroad.
"As Americans who believe in the urgency ol j
ideological preparedness for the democracies, we
cordially invite you to speak at a World Assembly
lor Moral Re-Armament in the Hollywood Bowl
beginning June 2nd and 3rd. In our view, the de
veloping world situation puts an over-riding priority (
on skill in ideological warfare. The skill demands
intensive training for governments and peoples.
Economic aid is essential to world recovery. Military j
strength is vital. But without the force of a suoerior
idea neither economic nor military strength of itself
holds a solution. Millions the world over are looking
for a positive, creative answer to totalitarianism in
any form. The education of our countries in this field
in a grave responsibility. We feel your presence in
California would be an invaluable first step.
This past decade has perhaps been the most con
vulsive in the world's history. It has seen the sec
ond World War and its aftermath, the preparation
of scientific instruments of mass annihilation, and
the threat of a ruthless, totalitarian ideology with a
passion, a philosophy and a plan to conquer the
world.
Frank Buchman's achievement is that, under God,
he has created a world ideological force that may
be able, not only to preserve our heritage, but to
turn the tide and remake the world.
This June issue of New World News presents, ag
ainst the background of the ideological forces in the
world today, the facts of the work of Moral Re-Arm-1
ament on the continents of Europe and Asia; the
story of its development over the years and the steps
by which anyone can become part of it.
Moral Re-Armament is a way of life to be lived,
an ideology to be possessed by, and a world battle
to be fought. Its aim, in Dr. Buchman's words is: "To.
restore God to leadership as the directing force in
the life of men and nations."
The point today is not lust to applaud the achieve
ment and a great pioneer. The point is to save civil
ization and usher in a new world; and to make the
valiant decision to make that possible.
BRITISH OPINION
WESTERN GERMANY:— German affairs are giv
" en a great deal of space in some papers. The
Times leads on the meeting of Western German
leaders with the British and American military gov
ernors at Frankfurt. The paper's correspondent says
the meeting opened what may be a decisive week
in German post-war history, and he adds that the
restiveness of the German leaders over the present
economic situation may go to the lengths of a threat
to withdraw their cooperation. But, the correspon
dent goes on, the military governors met a stiffened
attitude with equalfirmness. They pointed out that
German advice has always been taken on the many
questions at issue but that Germans seem to for
get that other countries in the international field
PETER AND THE WOLF_
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were not always ready to accept Anglo-American
compromises. The News Chronicle features General
Clay's statement that the Western Allies meant to
stay in Berlin at whatever costs and his assurance
that they would see that food and fuel were sent,
to the Western sectors whatever the financial sac
rifice. The Daily Telegraph gives a big place to the
announcement by the Benelux countries that they
accept the London proposals for the future of West
ern Germany.
APOLOGY TO CHURCHILL:— Several British pap
ers feature a letter by Mr. Morrison to Mr. Churchill
disclaiming any ill intent in a reference he made
during a weekend speech to Mr. Churchill's Parlia
mentary salary. Mr. Morrison says the reference was
made in a bantering spirit and that he accepts Mr.
Churchill's correction of his remarks. The Conser-,
vative papers and the Left-Wing News Chronicle
have headlines calling Mr. Morrison's letter an apol
ogy. The labor Daily Herald has the heading: "Mor
rison Writes To Churchill." !
EGYPTIANS SNUB BEVIN:— The Daily Express feat
ures the disclosure in the Commons by the foreign
under-secretary that, as the Egyptian government
has made no resporse to the British invitations for
cooperation in proposed constitutional reforms in
the Sudan, the Governor-General has been instruct
ed to go on with the reforms. The Daily Express gives
the story the headlines: "Egyptians Snub Bevin."
BRITISH FILMS:— The papers give much space to
the statement by the president of the Board of Trade
that British movies will henceforth have to show
twice as many British feature films as they have
been doing. The Daily Mirror leads on the story
with the headline: "Hollywood Gets Mad At Us
Again." The paper quotes American opinion that the
British government is violating the Anglo-American
film pact. The News Chronicle and the Daily Mail
feature opinions by British film producers that the
new quota will give home-produced films the big
gest chance they have ever had.
U. S. CONGRESS:— The Daily Telegraph leads on
a dispatch from its Washington correspondent out
lining the big issues which faced the United States
Congress before it adjourned last week, to complete
action on several which are of vital importance to
United States foreign policy. The correspondent
listed the bill to draft men aged nineteen to twenty
five into the Armad Forces, the extension of trade
agreements and the funds for the European Recov
ery Cooperation Administration.
AUSTRIAN ELECTION:— Opinions reported in the
matter of the election of Mr. Gottwald as President
of Czechoslovakia suggests ’that the Republic has
turned its back on the Liberal Democratic tradition
which emerged from the narrow confines of the
Hapsburg Monarchy.
LOOKING
AHEAD
GEORGES. BENSON
Pretldent—Wording College
Seoreg. Jlrkons.it
NO IRON CURTAIN
The Communistic attitude is
getting to be pretty well known
to Americans. Even the Iron Cur
tain has not been able to hold
behind its barriers the ideas and
thoughts of men. Wp have come
to understand what the Russian
Communists think by watching
the actions of their American com
rades. Everybody knows the Com
munist Party in this country
watches Moscow closely. We can
believe that Moscow keeps them
in line, too.
Everybody knows also that the
Communist party in the United
States is not very powerful. In
terms of what it can do legally
as a party, the average American
gives it very little attention. How
ever, what the party would do
if it thought it could get away
with it—that is another thing.
In this respect, home-grown Com
munist opinion is very enlighten
ing.
OUTSIDE THE LAW
Recently, William Z. Foster, top
man for the Communists in Am
erica, told the Senate his party
.would not support the nation in
event of war with Russia. He was
testifying before the Judiciary
Committee on the Mundt-Nixon
bill, which would put strict con
trol on Communists. Foster de
fiantly told the committee that
if the bill should become law
the party would not register with
the Department of Justice as re
quired.
Foster shouted that Russia would
never attack the United States.
His reason: Russia is not an im
perialistic nation. At the same time
he said that America has em
barked upon an imperialistic pro
gram, the greatest in history. (Im
perialism means the practice of
seeking control or dominion over
other lands and peoples.) The
way the American Communists
have the situation sized up bears
no kinship to the plain truth in
international affairs.
WHO'S IMPERIALISTIC?
Any school boy knows that
America has no ambitions for the
control and dominion of other
countries. On the other hand, what
Russia is doing in eastern Eur
ope looks like the most obvious
kind of “taking over.” It is this
same William Z. Foster who once
wrote that the Communist party
would take over the United States
government and liquidate the free
enterprise system, along with the
Republican and Democratic par
ties and our religious institutions.
The rankest kind of imperial
ism known today may be seen in
the Communist Internationale, to
which all world Communists are
responsible. This world organiz
ation exists for the purpose of
| satisfying the imperialistic am
i bitions of Russia’s rulers. It works
by boring from within. It uses
Communists wherever they are.
It plots the overthrow of other
governments by force. It incites
revolutions wherever Communists
stand to gain.
WATCH THEIR TACTICS
What would the Communist
party in the Uunted States do in
the event of war? It would cause
as much dissension and create as
much friction as nt could. In fact,
t has done this already, both
in peace and in war. Communists