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Show VV Europes burden to the shoulders of the American peo-- e consideration would be Europes determination to do jilty EH , . that would prosper the. whole world. Is Great Britains proposal that w$, remit the: debt so that t remit the. debts other nations, owe her. The proposal false charity, , for genuine charity includes justice. It would nations little to have their debts remitted if the ancient ibal feuds edges out justice. vorld will be better off if we insist that our billions be paid tai is and continue our insistence until Europe sees the light rit'Snly disarms but resolves to reconstruct the nations on a bfustice. propaganda for proposed legislation. .. Such activities are not confined to Utah. We saw the tendency all over the; nation while the "League of Nations was under discussion. Church people persuaded themselves that it was a moral question: They permitted themselves to be deceived by a false aspect of the covenant, a covenant which was afraid to mention the name of God and provided for a military alliance. But having once assured themselves that the issue was a moral one, the churches, through their organizations, took an active part in politics and, with the best intentions, advocated a treaty which would have placed a over the United States. Some of the church people, in our awn state and elsewhere, even went so far as to declare the covenant divine. We are not quarreling with their conclusions, but we are pointing out the danger of using church influence in politics. No doubt, in an argument, such people could split hairs into one thousandths to show that a man cannot and ought not to separate religion from politics, but the American people long ago decided to keep churches out of politics and the average American is disgusted and rightly indignant when zealous churchmen try to foist the influence of their church, especially in a doctrinal way, into the political arena. . ' super-governme- long as the controlled by their hates and by their greed for stolen oiyfand for power and riches there will be no genuine general iist&e is a condition precedent to prosperity. that church people are only doing their duty when they engage in So lie trumpets to lips and boldly blow that send their armies swinging into the Rhineland and iddipted to superficial reasoning will see in this exhibition of r tlie speedy capitluation of Germany and the prompt restoration but it is perhaps the first step toward world ttaS&and :e'5reai Britain and France set is well-bein- g, iit;jv$This is not to defend Germany or to beg mercy for her. irc ifcher'a rational plea for justice and mercy to mankind, for $fte nations can find their way to Christian fellowship they inptomvard to destruction. nt , .. countries ,?,?... of South . . Someone asks what America do not touch Brazil. We 'do not know, but we do know that all countries touch the United States. SENATOR SMART REBUKED , a V- - extremely stupid of Senator Smart to cite the doctrines "BfSjn church as a reason why the legislature should pass an law. It was preposterous and fantastic when he tried to i art. income tax divine by comparing it with the payment of 'to his church. . jbai he was rebuked by fellow solons who are members of his church is gratifying because it reveals the disposition of all rftffiklngr Utahns to escape a revival of religious antagonism in C$No one wants political division along religious lines and iany people are talking about a third party like the old American 'Uvrks lie-tfi- ,e p. f Perhaps there were some Harding men in that crowd that cheered when Wilson went back to private life. Germany must pay, but she should cheer up. She has Bergdoll. ; ! Ml t iy)uld be a deplorable outcome of our golden era of good feel-t- f .rjdigious issues should become once more the warp and woof Division of that kind hurts in many ways, )litical campaigns. untry, a state or a community that is divided on religious lines permanently in a business way. The commercial ( )t prosper til as the social and political machinery is in hopeless confusion is retarded. f irogress are to get along together wisely we must not hesitate jndcjinn the pernicious religiosity of those who cannot keep their church or its doctrines out of politics. i:Dnce before Senator Smart offended. When the tobacco bill rejbeiug discussed he cited the sacred writings of his church to Hnstrate that tobacco was good only as a medicine for animals. Thejimplication in both of his speeches was that the particular Ure-lifavored should be enacted into law because it conformed ? e teachings of his church. And the fact that he holds a high siastical position tended to confirm voters of other faiths in belief that he was speaking for the higher authorities of his e 11 consummation devoutly to be wished that some of the ators of his own faith should call him to account and all of n rejoice that they performed such an essential task. f reform Vhether the activities of church societies for affon is an interference of a church in politics is a different who con-I- 1 jv:ion! Obviously the cases are not parallel, but those Senator Smart are jipt to condemn the church societies also, J Frederick Harrison says the British empire should be remodeled. The Hindoos, the Egyptians and the Irish are doing their best. t was a so-call- f!jl All the world will soon rejoice this which will soon glorious Easter-tid- e be here. Send your message of the good things you carry in stock to the readers of THE CITIZEN read the columns of this They from cover to cover. paper They anxiously 'await every issue. 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