| Show I CHURCH COUNCil URGES MOVE TO HEAD ff WAR AR of Christ in U. U S. S Issue Message Calling on Government to Take Partin Part Partin in International Affairs DEBT PROBLEMS ALSO INCLUDED Failure of Financial and Diplomatic Efforts for Settlement Called Direct Challenge t to the Church w WASHINGTON F Feb 27 By A. A P. P Expressing fear that thai the world Is drifting toward war ar economic ruin and moral disaster that tha may possibly cause the eclipse of ot civilization for tor centuries the Federal Council of or Churches of or Christ In America today addressed a message to the Protestant churches of or thirty communIons ions making up Its membership urging them to call upon the government to adopt a policy of ot cooperation with foreign foreign for tor eign nations and take a larger part In international problems The Tho councils council's administrative com corn In issuing the appeal on the recommendation of ot the organizations organization's commission on international Justice and good will especially urged that the government go renounce the poll policy C of ot aloofness In International affairs and take the initiative In calling an International International international Inter Inter- national conference to consider the whole econ econOmic and political situation in Europe including Including- reparations debts I and armaments It also o ad advocates atell that the United States record a definite definite nite protest against any settlement of ot the Near Eastern question on a a. basis I of expediency or comm commercial advantage tago tage an and without some amends tot for tragic wrongs TongS which have resulted Inthe In iii L the persecution and practical destruction lion tion of ot the Armenian people and the tho C confiscation of ot t their pro property DEBT QUESTION UP The message insists that the ques question QUes ues tion of ot debts be Included for tor discussion discus discus' sion slon at the tho economic conference it proposes pro pro- poses expressing the opinion that the United States should declare as it didat did dk didat at the opening of ot the conference on the C reduction of ot armaments that we ar are C Cready ready to make In common with other othes nations whatever concessions financial financial finan man mancial cial or otherwise wise may bo be necessary to C bring brins- about an ordered International 1 life It also urges Chat that in an any further fur tur- ther conference on Near ear East problems lems lesne our government should give full tull I power r to Its delegates in all matters t tin in which the rights of humanity are at I stake and should share with the allied I powers the r responsibility for reaching z r conclusions based baaed upon righteousness I and justice If It the Lausanne conference Is not nol renewed says sas the appeal we be be- live that our government should cooperate cooperate coop coop- erate crate and It if necessary take the tho in initiative In- In e in the appointment of ot an international in international In commission which would woud i deal with the whole subject t of ot the tin refugee and orphan problems In th the C I Near East and antI that it should offer otter to te C bear its share in providing whatever er I Imay may be necessary ry financially to establish 1 lish Ush these people in some place ot of ot r I safety and opportunity CALLED CHURCH CH CHALLENGE The message copies of or which have hat been addressed to President Hard Harding Inc Secretary Hughes and members member of ot r congress declares Growing unrest political Intrigues physical distress and suffering a dIsordered disordered dis die ordered economic life lite increasing die trust suspicions and hatreds all at i point to great disaster The failure of ot diplomatic and financial efforts effort to tc C bring about a a. satisfactory settlement L constitutes a direct du challenge to the Christian church We believe belleva that the United State I should hould accept its full share of re responsibility re- re for tor bringing about an effective ef ef- settlement of international problems problem The churches have d declared de de- dared and must d declare Clue against their oe conviction that generous Cooperation Among the nations ie is absolutely necessary sary ry to cope with the prevent present hunger strife uncertainty and despair of ot the world The J participation of ot the UnIted United Unit UnIt- ed Sd States State la Is i Indispensable to uc success success- tel tat cooperative action An attitude of or aloofness exposes expose our foreign policy to the charge of timidity and Our plans plane for reconstruction It continues continue should hould Include not only our ourI allies atu but our former enemies I |
