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Victims Of The Terror
THE institution and establishment of a Socialism, they still could not agree to totalitarian regime in Germany led to place their consciences unreservedly in the much persecution, and caused many Ger-keeping of its leaders. mans to seek a refuge in foreign lands. A case in point is Karl Barth, who has
So drastic a change, not only of Gov-a European reputation as a theologian, ernment, but of political theory, it might end who is held in affectionate regard by almost be said of religion, was bound to all who know him, for his piety and Chris- affect individuals..
tian charity.
Different loyalties, different values, a When Hitler became Chancellor, he was wholly different attitude of mind, was ex-Professor of Theology at Bonn, and in pected; and thore who re- sisted, or were half-hearted, |în approving these changes,
were made to suffer.
Revolutions invariably
by
MALCOLM
MUGGERIDGE
1984 was told that if his appointment was to be re- newed, it would be neces- sary for him to swear an
oath of allegiance to the
Fuhrer. This he refused to do, since, as he explained, he had other than earthly obligations, and would be failing in these if he ac-
I have such consequences. The mighty are put down from their seats, and the humble and meek exalted; and the many who are nei- ther mighty nor humble and meek, have to knowledged the infallibility of any moral adjust themselves to the new situation. man or the spiritual authority of any What is peculiar about the Nazi Re-temporal power. He was, in consequence, volution is that those who were persecuted, jdeprived of his professorship, denied all or felt their position to be so intolerable means of earning a livelihood, and forced that they chose to become exiles, repre-to leave Germany.
sented the most cultivated and high- ROMAN CATHOLICS, not less than principled elements in the community. Protestants, found it impossible to recon- What was demanded was no less than cile their religious duties with the claims a total submission to the State, the totall
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. values and beliefs in favour abnegation of all personal
of dictated ones; as the Patriarch of Lisbon has well put it. "Caesar is once more deified, and everything to deism be- comes law, once again the To-day the position of the human being becomes the United States is far clearer than slave of the State;
the World War. Greater determine standards of jus which claims the right to interest and improved means of tice and morality, and out- communication have combined side of which no rights to give America possibly better exist." information on the world situa- National Socialism was
America's Position
in
ruin.
Madame Carries On
WAR! I am disgusted," said the old woman outside the Cafe du Centre.
We
UP
AND UP-
AND UP—
AND UP!
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
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MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. tion than any nation in Europe the Truth, "Mein Kampf" "To start with, the butcher is late.
or Asia. The gradual develop its statement, and Hitler its have nothing to eat to-day." Gnarled hands shook out a ment of crisis after crisis had prophet; and to doubt this, focussed attention on the ques-vations whatsoever, was in her grey speckled frock she or admit it with any reser-blue pinafore which had not got rumpled with indignation. tions at issue. Repugnance to crime punishable with loss looked rather like an agitated tyranny and oppression, desire of life or liberty, or, in less hen of the same colour as she to see democracy strengthened severe cases, with social perched on the little chair out- in the world early placed Ameri-
ostracism-and-professional side her cafe.
We are in the heart of France. can sympathies on one side. The
Not geographically, new alignment of Communism or scientist or man-of-let-because the great red wines No self-respecting scholar perhaps, because we are in Bur- gundy, but I call it the heart and National Socialismı hasters or minister of religion pulse through it. And its people crystallised them.
could accept as valid the fare full-blooded and full of race. claim of a political move- I know that old woman and Above all, by the attack on ment to dictate on spiritual her meals. If I had asked her Poland, the German Government matters; and it was then lunch, she would have leaped Jut that moment for a five-course has placed itself in opposition to all who were concerned with from her chair to the kitchen. American thought. Americans the disinterested pursuit of She would have produced it, have followed closely the deve-truth, who were, therefore, butcher or no butcher.
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the Nazi regime's particular the mood.
But let her go on. She is in
lopments of recent months. They victims. Even when, as was
"Yesterday, if you please, the
were as outraged as the people the objectives of National pork butcher told me that he of England and Franco when
Bohemia and Moravia
were.
seized. They have seen through Freedom
the technique of cooking up
crises and attempting to ter- Party's 11
rorise civilian populations. They'
have read the record, know that New Rules
Poland never saw the proposals
had no raw sausage. No raw sausage!" The misty blue eyes stared out at a void world.
Well, now, I admit, madame, that there is nothing more to be said. No raw sausage.
The bottom has fallen out of Burgundy.
Or would have done, if it were all as bad as it seems.
A FURTHER series of "command-
THE ill-informed obser- which she is supposed to havements" to the German people were
ver, stalking through rejected. They have thrilled to Nail
repeatedly broadcast by the
anti-France, might deduce that the German "Freedom Station" country was running short of the calm courage with which says Reuter. They are:
food. Nothing of the sort. peoples who have tried to make "If you are a soldier do not fight;} The French shopkeeper never workman work carries heavy stocks. If the peace, have answered the latest slowly;
weekly supply lorry is late or challenge.
"Wherever you are broadcast the falls to turn up, then he soon runs short of goods. Just at the moment, transport is a trifle disorganised. But only temporarily.
all where
"If you
are a
truth about Hitler's abominable deeds;
"Do not belleve Hitler's Hes; . "Do not belleve any Nazi news- paper;
I bet that the pork butcher supplies to-morrow. Burgundy for, rather, his wife) will have does not go without raw sausage three days running.
Why did I say "Or, rather, his wife"? Because the pork butcher has been called up of
There can be no question then the sympathies of America rest. They are more clearly marked than in carly
"Do not allow the Nazis to rob 1917 just before the United you of your money, de, not give it
to a bank: States entered the World War.
HELP THE VICTIMS But there is also in America a
"Make no difference between your resolve not to enter this war.self and your neighbour on racial or
religious grounds, President Roosevelt voiced the
"Help all victims of the Nazis; major sentiment of the country "Help to organise systematically
the fight against Hitler; in his speech when he said the
"Beware of false friends; Government would bend every
Fight against Hitler with all your effort to keep out of war and mit German thinkers, murdered the left in it but women and chil- might beenuse he has expelled the There seems to be nothing foator true neutrality."--Chris. workers leaders, slaughtered the dren and a fow old men and
Jews. tian Science Monitor.
"Down with Biler!”?
course.
In a country where every man : is automatically in the army until he is fifty, a general mobilisation thins the village out.
youths."
You do not see much of the
"He wants me to give up my career and devote all of my time to making a fool out of him.”-
old men and youths because anyway), and they are working in the vine yards in the daytime.
In the night you see nothing at all.
A0 is Mme. Dangler at the corn merchant'sy and so are scores of women at other trades.
The old woman who drives her four, cows up to the
BUT the women are left sparse hill pasture every day just carrying on. Do has never had a husband, and you see that one in the little has been driving cows over since cart drawn by the brown she can remember. donkey? She blows vigorously Mme. Pacotte, a little lower down, upon an antiquo horn, hollowed henra no guns, but she sees a lot of out from the natural horn of a soldiers. bullock. She is announcing her roadside cafe with a mid-morning Often I have snt alone in her. approach with the milk...... snack of sausage and, bread and red That other one who comes wine, but you cannot alt plong there round the bend in a dusty, tour: all the place is so crammed with now. You can hardly alt there at ing car, pressing hard upon a soldiers who have halted, in the more modern and more hideous village. horn, is doing the same thing. The milk runs in a thin stream Pacotte seems to have a YOUNG, dark, vivacious Mme. from a leaky churn at the back. word for every one of them and Both women, in their different never misses or bingies; un order for ways, are plying their absent wine or bear, strate husbands trade. Bo is Mmo.cobbler, and alia mobilised allor, And the postman, who is also a Matin at the cafe (though her has promit to catch shark from husband never did much work PLEASE Tom To