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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February, 15, 1939.
The Overnight News Page: Local and Overseas GREATEST EVIL OF WAR
Prof. Lauten-Schlager's Address
Pledge Union
To Peace
CHRISTIANS & PACIFISM
The greatest evil in war is not the wrecked cities, but what it does to the souls of men. It fills whole populations with fear and hatred. Modern war includes all, brutalines all, and finally crushes the defeated foe with peace treatles, which make the next war Inevitable."
These remarks were part of the address by Prof. S. Lauten- Schlager at the weekly meeting of the Hongkong Group of the Pence Pledge Union at the Challenge Book Shop yesterday. The talk was entitled "Pacifism and International Affairs."
Prof. Lauten-Schlager said:
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than that. We must prepare for a long struggle against the war system. We must remove the entises of war. create a new spirit among men und organize the new institutions which can baiki the world of peace,
Hongkong Refugees
Refugees and destitutes se commodated in the Government camps for the week ending February 11 were as follows:
Urban areas, civilians King's Park 1,425 for the week ending February 11 as compared with 1.335 for the week ending February 4: Matauchung 534 as compared with 623; and North Point 1,018 as compared with 1,002.
Urban arcas, elvilians.-- King's Park 1,425 for the week 21 compared with 24 for the week ending February 4: Malauchung 782, na compared with 778.
Rural area, civilians-Kam Tin 2,584, as compared with 2.708 for the week ending on February 4.
The present conect of nations, in which each mition is sovereign and free to do what is right in its own ryca, and by which nation acts and in expected to act only in Hs own! interest is at voriance with the) Christian idea
that
all men are. children of God and brothers in Christ
A group of nations all act- ing relishly, and all the sole judge of their actions, can never be the day in which we can work for a real basis for a just and peaceful political baila for peace,
postponement
for it lengthens the
Threat of Great War
more
Germany
ENORMOUS WARSHIP LAUNCHED
Hitler's Speech At Hamburg
BERLIN, Feb. 14. SPEAKING at the launching at Germany's first post-war 35,000-ton battleship, the Bismarck, In Flam- burg to-day, Chancellor Adolf Hitler sald, "Six years ago, with my acces sion to power, began the restoration of German armed forces. The Army is now designed to secure the Relch's existence and make it possible t successfully pursue is rightful in- teresis Concomitantly withi the building up of the Army and the Air Force, the reconstruction of a Navy sufficient for the needs of the Refel
undertaken.
ly repudiated, war. I wrote, lectured and raised money to take Cheeloo jorder. University good-will students
The Christian must put humi Japan. I did not believe the world's interests first. A philosophy which
Never have international relations four years of glorious struggle, grips We fate of our Beet, sunk after youth could be rallitarized again. demands that we give all to a class, been inore demoralized. Never has The world had become Intelligent nation or a race and sets up one national self-interest been
our hearts. National Socialist Ger- enough to know the futility of whe, part of humanity against another is cpenly grasping. Never has the many therefore stands for. Its re- Military prepareduces only made not Christian. nor ean it achieve sovereign state given mere proofs of birth with especially earnestness and wars greater and more inevitable peace. National Totalitarianism 15 inmorality. Never has the threat of large ships, bearable In the direum- love. Limitation of the number of All
wars ended in treaties which Just the natural torical outco
and
outcome, World-wide
wir been more im- made the next war more certain. of the Modern Sovereign self-interest minent.
stances and specilied in the Anglo- German Naval Treaty, forces us to I still beiteve this. If we are only state. Christianity
an is a The years 1028-1032 were the great
make cnough
citizenman defent
"but
compromises Atrong
between the an aggressor man first and
Armaments threatened the world deal Justly with him when he is and second a man.
Navy's own tradition and the de- Christianity says with bankruptcy and with war. defeated, we not
of the new ormed forces in relation Treaty of Versailles disarmed Germands which arise from the position many, Austria,
Hungary and Turkey to the people and the National and promised the reduction of arma Socialist State, ments Ly other nations. This "Therefore, only to a limited ex- promise, In spite of Disarmament tent can those men in German his- Conference was never kept. Now tory be honoured again whose we are in the Age of Rearmament. namen
te
second.
but not good enough to forgive and nationalism says man is Best a citizen/ days of disarmament. We were told understandable wish to satisfy the
dead. The greatest evil is what prepare by for only force him to the state exists for man and Nation to break the chairs allem sag, man exists for thNation we have forged but those very chains | If human interests are not put arst, make us the aggressor,
the all-supreme military states will hoped and believed that the inevitably clash and involve us in pence idea would make somewhat war. equal strides in all lands, that the League of Nations would right all wrongs, possible
make peaceful change
and
would protect the
The
and some
the ex-
have adready
been
Perhaps a belter subject for what
going to
would Say
be "Christianity and the Present World Order, ideally speaking, Christians all belleve that the war-system is contrary to
to the Will of God and Anti-Christian. Chrisilang can never agree with the fascist claim that war Is inevitable, beautiful and enobling. The Christion religion nims at the redemption, salvation and exaltation of personality, Wer
Wer exploits destroys personality. greatest
evil in war is not the nor even the war
doc to the souls of men. It All whole populations will fear and hatred. Modern war is mass war, We may not belleve in the totalitarian state, but we can not prevent the
World Government Necessary next wor being a totalitarlun war.
The term Rearmament was Ørst borne by German ships. Among Modern war includes all, brutalizes
The modern state can only become applied to Germany in 1933, when all the men who can lay claim to all, and Anally crushes the defeated
normal by becoming a responsible ter
Iller denounced the disarmament being the forerunners of the new foe with peace treaties, which make victims of aggression. Thus the member of a soclety of nations-by clauses of Versailles and set out to Heich one stands out alone-Bis- the next war inevitable. The war causes of war and the spirit of war becoming subject to law. If vor is make the Reich
test military marck. The life of this heroke man system and the Christian conscience would disappear.
el the greatest not to stay, the absolutely sovereign wer in
Europe. In
the in history is an epoch. In a year cannot live in peace together.
In 1911, in Japan, our good-will group was state must go. There must be some $3,500,000,000. By 1935, the end of the and Germany
world's military expenditure was when joy over the freeing of Prussia There are four different atitudes told by the Women's Peace League kind of a League of Nations.
from the hardest of which Christians take toward war that the
Peace
people were winning
League method is sound
disarmament period, it was $3,700,- yokes begins to mix with the worry First, there are those who believe out. Japon would give up Man-day must win if humanity is not to 000,000. By 1930, it has reached the of the Germans over the absence of that
as citizens they are obliged and
churia politically. She would only fail. The League failed,
the promised freedom of the nation, stupendous sum of $17,500,000,000 nn *ས ST duty-bound to obey their govern- seek The protection of
this child was born in a new German ber vast tent ment in nil matters. When
tent that it did fail, because it did mercase of over 400
per cent. war ceononic livestment
Reich which was there. In aj not put into force is
only visionary, The so-called peace efforts have provisions to comes, the Christian must obey his great schooi, 2,000 Japanese children right wrons and to make peaceful but alleged the fears, decreased the
Thirty-three years later, as Deputy government, right or wrong, and the welcomed 11: by singing anti-war | change possible.
von Bismarck, in the middle of doubts nor It failed because December 1938, France and Germany lessened armaments. In responsibility and gullt, if there a songs. Two months after that the great relfish forces lid not let
revolutionary epoch idealistic in goal ony, belongs to the government. Japanese
marched
signed a non-aggression
Pact and haphazard in method, he stepped Into succeed. These selfish forces are Mukden,
for the first time into the view of the inherent in the sovereign self-Yon Ribbentrop put a wreath uf interest state.
flowers On
unknown the Learne
WH of him," This was not Rive
in Paris. sovereignty Mor dici they put companled
by Germany increasing
Goodwill Message humanity and justice first. Instead standing army from 14 to 10 of along the Erage a real colors and by additional French
"May the German soldiers und government, working for the good of 2,307,000,000 trenes.
military expenditures amounting to vilicers who have been honoured to man this ship always prove them- mankind, they used the League to Britain and Italy have recently selves worthy of the man
down e defeated nations, and signed the Anglo-italiant Agreement name it bears. May the spirit of strvo selfish national Interest. nly Oght in a defensive war, in aj
end Chamberlain and Halifax visited the Iron Chancellor be upon them, war in which their own country wits Spain which has destroyed over make concesions of its own in-, armament and by a doubling of Bri- may he, if it ever becomes neces- has made a civil war possible in an self-interest, no nation is willingdeling her whole economy or Re-their happy voyages in peace, and As our national states are based] Rome. This is accompanied by Italy and may lie accompany them in all invaded or perhaps to defend another country clearly the victim of threatens to destroy the deniteratic change is only possible by war
tes-million lives
terests in
in the
interests of all. Hence! tigh air armaments vion.
at a cost of sary, light their way in the hours ronscy would make their own!
ind not their govern-
und legally elccted government of
મ £.200,000,000. From 1936 to 1930, of severest duty. ment, the Judge of who the aggres!
by threat of Spin.
war. But changes made ritish ormement expense have risen
"With thi heartfelt wish or is, for all governments going toị
Fascist Nations
by force encourage force. If Just from £122,000,000 to £320,000,000, German people greets its war declare the enemy the agresor nations have at times hat cause for made by force; fores will also be expenses annually have reached the
these militarized
and necessary changes have to be almost 280 per cent, Japan's military battleship Bismarck."-United Press. fascist The problem of aggression is com- plicated but not no difficult as it muy complaint against other nation does ed to make unjust changes,
upendous sum of Y5,000,000,000,
Naming Ceremony Therefore NOTTY0 not change the fact that this have Government is neccamry to make seen on the surface. The
kind of World
Hamburg, Feb. 14. nation whose military forces attack or recently by militarism treated changes possible by law. This world
Conflicting Forces
The naming ceremony was
per- occupy the territory of another nationations much worse than they have government must have power
formed by Frau Dorothee, wife of Physical science brings us daily Vice-Admiral von Locwenteld is the aggressor. There may be made the excuse for inflicting worse oriety of nations individual sitions daily further apart. Politics
ever been treated. Grievances are carry out its decisions. In such a
closer together but nationalism, granddaughter of Bismarck.
und vocation but these anti-aggression
raciallym and militarien drives us Christians generally agree that ties than they ever suffered.
It is understood that a second provocation justifies attack by
Abyssinia, China, Czechoslovakia must
must battleship will be launched early in mili- tary forces, as there are now mony happen in other parts of the world
and Spain are the proof of what
a. Surrender the right to be the adjust itself to goography and the the summer.-Reuter, will
sole judge of their own cause in other ways to deal
science. The military justlees, namely, mediation, arbitra-if this nilitarism is not
an international dispute,
Second, there are those who say all war is wrong, and that there a no meater evil than war which can be prevented by war. Right or
they cannot wrongt
support their government in a war. These are the absolute preifists.
Victims of Aggression Third, there are those who would
went to
דה!
with
clearly
army
Japan, Italy and Germany have succeeded in miliarizing their youth Fascist Italy openly konsts about her conquests in Abysstula and in Spain and talks of the beauty and story of war. Japan has a great army of in vaalen in China,, Germany his brutally destroyed
15 il whole rare which had lived for centuries in her midst. German and Italian support
That
which now
resisted.
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The great nations in older the grave of the world which begins to be conscious
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and delegate police power to Central International Agency.
their
for
of
that brotherliness de-
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into
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whose
the
newest
been
e self-interest slate must disappear. If
WA cannot destroy tion, the World Courts, the League Will not pacifism, which can exist
nationalism and war will destroy extreme nationalism and WOT,
LOCAL ESTATES of Nations and international cons only in the democratic states, weaken ferences. A nation which refuses the cause of freedom and of peace
Science has inade c. Geant to this World Government neighbourhood. It is now imperative left by the late Mrs. Florence Annie these solutions
by handing over whole
Local estate valued at $5,000 was peoples to oggressor.
military violence, to race prejudice
power
facilitate equitable change. Fourth,
peace people to make this Smith, wife of Mr. Peter are those, who would only and to the control of a philosophy in
Young into a brotherhood. neighbourhood an international tribunal or
which pacifism Aght
This would not mean the abolition cannot be preached of nations.
Smith, retired insurance manager, World government is necessary but who died at the Royal Victoria and The permanent cultural political some higher court declared a nation and much less practised?
agencies and racial values would be preserved. sufficient to heal the ills of mankind. on November 26, 1938. An application alone ara in- West Hants Hospital, Bournemouth, Obsolute paciñam may be ideally They could nourish better because we on aggressor. These people re- pudlate
fighting as soldiers In 1 correct. I may prefer to live or the fear of war
need national army, but they would fight even to dle by this ident rather than removed.
would be largely attitudes as well as new machinery attorney, for seating certified copy
now
motives and new by Mr. H. J. Armstrong, the lawetu! on policemen
world police-force, to prepare to resist the aggressor by
Christian Pacifista
and new methods. to resist
We need better of probate of the will, has [F to punish the law-military force, I may even refuse to
hearts as well as better channels granted. breakers, who make war. They ad- prepare bomb cellars or gas-masks It is not the function of the Churen through which to function. We need vocate a wor
a world government and the to
to show my absolute opposition to to create political instruments. That new apirit of brotherllness as well outlawry of war. Then war would war, but if my living ideally will is the task of experts, But is the ns new organised ways to express military conflicts but world police he banditry and the nation that prevent some others from list at duty of organized Christians to
International fighting an outlawed nation would to the decision fill or will make it easier for military clare
mcral contrary
relations. Judgments.
still be wor in fact if not in name.. of the world government, would be rations to conquer free peoples, Christian Pacifists musi
A world government, abolishing The spirit of national selfishness it- Us protest an outlaw. No one nation
Uve pacifism can still be taught, against could, as where
immoral nation-state, absolute national sovereignty, but in self must be abolished. International in present wars.
be the judge, ne- then has not my pacifism extended which is becoming increasingly im- which cuser and executioner, all in one.
Bach nation still puts self-mindedness as well as international the cause of militarism In These people do not belleve that This is the problem of the world? moral and increasingly dangerous os interest first, would still result in government is necessary for the
nationalisia and totalitarianism more conflict and military police action, achievement of world peace. pacifism. force can be entirely abolished be- No doubt absolute pacifism could and more dominate the modern state. An international police force, instead The meeting closed with a general tween nations anymore than it can defeat an invading military for if it As in war, there is a solidarity of of national armies would within the state, but they do believe were practised
rerluceouscussion on the subject. en masse. But itsuffering, so for the war system and that the anarchy of the modern war would have to be a pacifism with a for the sovereign self-interest state, system can and must be abolished. cross in it all along the line. It there is a solidarity of guilt, For Law and police enn take the place would mean not non-resistance, but this gullt we must call on peoples of anarchy and war.
non-violent mass resistance on a and nations to repent, nation-wide scale, It would
We must not only repent for the require a moral courage and a disciplined old World Order but we must bulid
the new.
We must trala men in-j my lot with number two. I absolute- yet capable of it. If not a single
person helped the invaders, if none whose duty it will be to build the would buy from them, seil to them, new political world order through nor work for them, the Invasion whose Agency Inw and peace can would become futile and unproft-finally take the place of our present able. But it would mean starvation world order of unarchy and war. and prison and torture and death have had 20 wars. Two barbarious presenting extraordinary military budgets including about Yen mantent
Since the inst war to end
war,,
We for many. Only absolute cooperation, non-violent resistance warn are now in progress. Wars in unto death, our death, would drive the last 20 years have been increas
and be redemptive as ing both in barbarity and in number.
yen. All nations are arming for another Armageddon, Peace baseil on
Post War Paciflam
After the World War, I threw in Sacrifice so great that no people arellectually, morally and spiritually. I
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000 for the China Ineldent and another Yen 1,000,000,000 for rearmament Thus the entire national estimates would total over 10,000,000,000 plans.
The Ordinary Budget bill was in- Social Mass Party and the Tohokal. Only mass pacifism could stop in-balance or growing military power troduced in the House of Peers this The Farmers' Couneli, which is vasion and no bunan mazs is rendy is not peace but only postponement morning by the Minister of Finance,also sponsored by Mr. Kotaro Sen-
this. It Is casier to night. of war. We are thankful for this Mr. Sotaro Ishiwata.--Domel,
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Therefore must we not be ready to
of military force, or be ready to be
use the only method we can use, that
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con-vered! But if wo are conquere
by a foe which destroys pacifism,
| roku, Vice-President of the Central Society of Co-operative Societies in Japan. Is exercising a far flung in- fluence over rural communities.
Meanwhile, preparations for the formal Inauguration of the new poli- tical party are progressing smoothly
TOTALITARIAN PARTY
Tokyo, Feb, 14. Providing a fresh impetus to the derides liberty and glories in war, How many of these words are movement for the organization of a have wo not by being pacifists correct and what is wrong with Totalitarian Political Porty, the under the auspices of the organizing betrayed both liberty and peace? the others? This is the dilemma of absolute
pacifism.
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