Show The Sentinel tinel BOMB AT GENEVA THE ATHEISTIC SOVIET I MET WITH SU SUSPICION j THE IRONY OF IT To the nver average ge observer things ara are pretty vell Well mixed up in the world today Th The representative of ot Russia Maxim Litvinoff hurled a bomb into the midst of or the assembling assem assembling assem- assem bling delegates to to the preparatory disarmament t commission at Geneva Switzerland by proposing that aUland all aU land marine and air forces forces' of the various nations of the world be immediately abolished I If one were to walk down the streets of Moscow v this thia evening he would notice a large sign displayed wh re ev every ry passerby could behold and read lead it It as follows Religion is the opiate of the tho poor Back Dacle of that sign is the contention of the pr present sent soviet so regime in Russia that religion has been used for centuries by the capitalistic class to keep in poverty and helplessness the millions of poor In Russia and other countries on the globe It is the announced intention of the so sovIet soviet soviet so- so viet vI-et authorities to eradicate all ve vestiges ves ve- tires of religion from the minds of the rising generation in Russia The soviet government in Russia is avowedly atheistic FOr Toi centuries the nations of Europe Europe Eu- Eu rope lope together with England have been pronouncedly Christian Citizens Citi cm- z zens ns from every everyone one of these nations nations nations na na- na- na have at some time 01 or other drawn the sword for their faith Their Theft institutions are nominally Christian Churches Chuiches and religious schools abound in every everyone one of f these countries a The United States of America is isan isan isan an avowed Christian nation The Themen Themen men and women who laid the foundations foundations foundations foun foun- of our government did so soIa in Ia the hope that the nation so founded would be bo for all the masses of earth eaith a haven of Christian liberty lib Hb- erty eity and an example of ot true Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian government Periodically through the years eats this initial ob objective objective objective ob- ob has been restated in no Uncertain uncertain un Un- certain terms S Today wo we face a paradox The so called Christian nations nations' of ot the earth are arc armed aimed to to the teeth Among the larger of them what practically amounts to a race lace in armaments is now in progress On all sides men are clamoring for supremacy in this or that military line Une Various excuses are advanced for this activity in the construction of armaments Ivo No one of these nations nations nations na na- na- na seems to be willing to reduce its armaments materially The very schools of the United States are be being belag be- be ing lag militarized in many instances The principle of disarmament is Christian in history and Intent The doctrine of peace on earth and good goodwIll goodwill goodwill will among men was announced by the angels of heaven at the birth of I the founder of the Christian re- re ligion Since then millions of ot His followers i in Id succeeding generations have hoped and prayed for the time to come when all aU men would dwell together in Ia a a. spirit of love and mu mu- thai understanding What sort of a reception is the proposal of Russia receiving from the representatives of the so called Christian nations of the world In England th the papers are Inclined to regard it with suspicion To them I it is insincere e They call it a cynical I ical attempt tr to bluff Muff th th nth r nw ers eis In the thed disarmament d Isar l e itc it c commission i n In t the e main the various nations ar- ar have been rendered sort of speechless They must have time to get et their bearings before framing framing framing fram fram- ing a a. In the light of RussIa's Russia's Russia's Rus Rus- sias sia's recent experiences there seems to be a general tendency to discount discount dis dis- count her hei present move 0 And yet drastic as the proposal is Is it not the only way disarmament disarmament ment meat vIl ever become a fact In human history The fallacy of a I war to end war has been demonstrated demon demon- I to the satisfaction or every person but the most obstinate nationalIst na na- na- na partisan Just as long as men build fighting machines just so long will vili th the world be periodically drenched with blood The way to end war wai war is to quit fighting And the way to quit fighting is to stop developing fi fighters and the tho fighting spirit and the hu Implements of war To this writer at least things seem pretty badly mixed when an avowed atHeistic nation will propose to a group of avowed Christian countries that they destroy all Imp im implements Im- Im p of w war wai r. r |