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Show Letters To The Editor Word Is 'Pacifism5 Dear Editor: Pacifism seems to be the favorite fav-orite word among student groups now protesting the war in Viet Nam, when they are not involved in the civil rights movement some even say civil rights is a problem in Viet Nam too! WEBSTER defines pacifism as "the belief that international disputes should be settled by peaceful means father than by war." As a regulating premise for the conduct of human affairs, belief has failed miserably throughout history. As a dream of mankind, it has weathered every war so far, coming out each time with better-adorned words, and more chest-pounding from more men for more everlasting peace. WE QUESTION the sincerity of this periodically resurrected pacifism. Words are many, but only one idea is involved: no war. Nations have always cared little 'for that much. This is a Slavery, Profits Dear Editor: Ever since Dr. Mulder's letter let-ter appeared in the "Chronicle" denouncing the LDS doctrine concerning the Negro's status in the human race, there have been some "Tom Sawyerish" attempts to white wash a dirty fence that refuses to come clean. THEOLOGICAL racism was not denied by Gustave O. Larson, Lar-son, professor of church history at BYU, in an actile tilted, "Utah and the Civil War" in the current issue of the "Utah Historical Quarterly," he states: "The Mormons were not much disturbed over the slavery slave-ry question . . . Brigham Young explained the Mormon philosophy philos-ophy toward slavery in an interview in-terview in Salt Lake City, Horace Greely asked the questions ques-tions and Brigham Young replied. "H. G. 'What is the position of your church with respect to slavery?' "B.Y. We consider it of divine institution, and not to be abolished until the curse pronounced on Ham shall have been removed from his descen-dents.' descen-dents.' "H.G. 'Am I to infer that Utah, if admitted as a member of the Federal Union will be a slave state?' "B.Y. 'No; she will be a free state. Slavery here would prove useless and unprofitable. I regard re-gard it generally as a curse to the masters . . . Utah is not adapted to slave labor.' " Thus Brigham Young apparently appar-ently viewed slavery not as a question of morals, but as a question of profit. THE NAACP will have to stop clamoring for a statement from the LDS Church they have already stated their position, posi-tion, "heaven is for LDS," (Light not Dark Skin). Shirley B. Andersen reality that pacifists have to bear in mind. Nothing is going to be changed, no matter how long they protest. Perhaps it is not a matter of demonstration, but one of education. It is not policies poli-cies that need to be overhauled, it is men's minds and characters. charac-ters. So far nobody has found any practical way of doing that. TURNING BACK toward our student pacifists, we question their impartiality. Disputes involve in-volve several sides, and so must pacifist pleas. Wars happen all the time, and pacifism must not be a part-time movement. So far only the U.S. has been asked to stop the war in Viet Nam, and North Viet Nam and Communist China have been the privileged countries using American students' slogans slo-gans for their own propaganda. ALMOST THE same groups which protest the "murder of women and children in Viet Nam," remained silent when China invaded Tibet, or even lobbied for the U.S. to aid Israel in her war with the Arabs. And of course nobody said anything about World War II, but all agreed that Hitler was a monster to be defeated by all nations. THE SAD fact is, there are no just wars, only war. And whether we like it or not, we have to cope with it. N. T. Hien |