uThe Spiritual Significance of America’s Armageddon” for December 22, 1941

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~ M first front cover of the Galileanyu Weekly, depicts a home of the i average resident of Galilee not only today but in the times of

Ma t h 1 Cfirist. It is, in fact, a reproduc­tion of the type of home to which Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus on their return from the tax registration at Bethlehem. In such a domicile, Our Lord grew to manhood. The raised dais in the foreground was occu­pied by the family. The steps over the arch led to a storing-place for grains and herbs. Dried fruits hung from the rafters, especially garlic, which was supposed to ward off the entrance of evil spirits, precisely as in the huts of the Mediterranean peasants of today. The rude recess on the left contained mattresses, cushions and coverlets which were brought forth at night when the family sought repose. The round pit at the left was the charcoal oven where the cooking was done. Cows and swine were sheltered at night under the same roof that protected their owners. In such an en­vironment, the Golden Scripts tell us, the Boy Jesus was sleeping one night when a Resplendent Being aroused Him by a gentle touch on the eyelids, told Him to arise, put on raiment and follow up onto the desert plateau behind Nazareth. “There he did read to me from the Great Book,” say the Scripts, “tell­ing me of my mission among men!”It is a far cry from such a home to our modern bungalows of the present.

H E R E e x is ts in these embattled *"* U U n ite d S ta te s a sizable group of

e n lig h te n e d people who have m a d e a te n -y e a r exam ination of th e c a u se s th a t prom oted the w o r ld ’s p re s e n t turm oil. For at

le a s t a d e c a d e th e y h a v e w a tch ed the step-by- s te p d e v e lo p m e n t o f in te rn a tio n a l hostilities. N o w a t th e e n d o f h a lf a score of hectic sum­m e rs a n d w in te rs , th e y u n d e rs ta n d with the a c c u ra c y b o rn o f in te ll ig e n t research why the M ik a d o ’s G o v e rn m e n t sh o u ld hav e begun war w ith th e re c e n t a s s a u lt o n P ea rl H arbor, fol­lo w ed w ith in th e w e e k b y declarations of war o n th e p a r ts o f G e rm a n y a n d Italy . These en­lig h te n e d p e o p le do n o t see th is w orld confla­g ra tio n in te rm s o f th e fo re s t fire tha t is set f ro m th e c o o k in g e m b e rs o f careless campers. T h e y o b se rv e a c o m p o u n d in g com bustion from in e sc a p a b le in c id e n ts th a t, once provoked, m u s t b u rn till a ll in f la m m a b le m ateria ls are ex­h a u s te d . T h e y h a v e d isce rn e d m a n y sequen­ces w h e n th is h o lo c a u s t cou ld have been b ro u g h t b e n e a th c o n tro l o r ac tua lly extin­g u ish ed . In s o fa r as th e U n ite d S ta tes is con­ce rn ed , it co u ld h a v e b e e n tu rn e d by reason­a b ly e x p e r t f ire w a rd e n s . B u t it w as neither c o n tro lle d n o r tu rn e d a n d n o w th e flames of it b e g in to se a r A m e ric a .T h is g ro u p o f e n lig h te n e d peo p le have like­w ise co m e u p o n e v id e n c e in such research th a t th e re is a S u p e rv is in g C elestia l Intelli­g en ce o p e ra tin g b e h in d th e g re a t b u rn in g and th a t Its p la n s a n d p u rp o s e s a re increasingly k n o w a b le . B e in g e sse n tia l C h ris tian s of the o rig in a l te n o r, th e y m a y b e n a m e d fo r w an t of a m o re d e fin ite label, m o d e rn G alileans . They a re u n ifo rm ly fo llo w ers o f a C h ris t w ho was fu n d a m e n ta lly a n ti-Ju d a is tic a n d w h o foretold w ith su rp a s s in g sa g a c ity w h a t w a s to accrue a m o n g m e n " a t th e en d o f th e age.R e a d th is pe rio d ica l th e re fo re as an advanced e x p o s itio n o f a m o re a c c u ra te C h ris tian M ys­tic ism th a n h a s b e e n g ra sp e d b y m o rib u n d so­c ie ty to da te . M a y h a p y o u w ill find in it, no m a tte r if y o u as re a d e r a re o n e o f th e se m odern G a lile a n s o r n o t, cu es to th e cosm ic kaleido­scope th a t w ill so m e w h a t le ssen y o u r despair a n d p o in t y o u r u n c e r ta in fe e t to w a rd firm te r­ra in o f c o n s tru c tiv e re n o v a tio n s th ro u g h o u t so c ie ty as a w ho le .T h e tim es fo re to ld b y th e p ro p h e ts o f old are a t h an d . W e are p riv ileged to live in th e m and b e a p a r t o f them . T h is jo u rn a l is th e reco rd of th e ir c o m p o u n d in g b en e fa c tio n s!

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“The Spiritual Significanceof America’s Armageddon” TOT D6C6mD6r 22, 1941

V O LU M E O N E N U M B E R F IV E

GALE OVER GALILEE .

R U T A L , m erc ile ss a n d a ll-o u t w a r m o v e s in o n th e U n ite d S ta te s n o w fro m b o th E a s t a n d W e s t.T h e a t ta c k b y J a p a ­n e se flyers o n P e a rl H a rb o r , S u n d a y , D e­c e m b er 7 th , w a s b y n o m e a n s a cause . It w a s ra th e r a n effect.

So w ere th e tw in d e c la ra tio n s o f h o s tilitie s m ade b y G e rm a n y a n d Ita ly th re e d a y s la te r. W hen th e C o n g ress o f th e U n ite d S ta te s u n ­qualifiedly a lig n ed A m e ric a n re so u rc e s b eh in d em battled B rita in , it a b a n d o n e d th is R e p u b ­lic’s n e u tra lity a n d m a d e th e H a w a iia n c a ta s ­trophe a n item o f tim e . T h a t it w as e n a c te d a t the beh est o f N ip p o n ese officials w as in c o n se ­quen tia l detail. E v e n th e m o s t u n le tte re d a lien is aw are th a t N ip p o n is a n a lly o f B r ita in ’s con tin en ta l enem ies . N ip p o n , in o th e r w o rd s, bore m uch th e sam e re la tio n sh ip to G e rm a n y and Ita ly th a t th e U n ite d S ta te s b e a rs to w a rd G rea t B rita in . T h a t su ch allies o f e m b a ttle d adversaries c lashed th e m se lv es , is a n a tu ra l and ra tio n a l h ap p en in g .It shou ld be reg a rd ed as ch ild ish to seem ap-

w h e n it cam e. R a th e rw e o u g h t to be a s to n ish e d th a t it w as so long d e lay ed . J a p a n " w a s ” th e A x is , to all in te n ts a n d p u rp o ses , in th e O rie n t. W e h a v e b y ev e ry a c t a n d deed p e rfo rm a b le , ag g ress iv e ly so lic it­ed w a r w ith th e A x is.T h e A x is , in th e ag en c y o f J a p a n , has re sp o n d ­ed. W h y n o t?N o th in g is re m a rk a b le a b o u t such d e n o u e m e n t.

A V /E A S K E D — th ro u g h co n g ress io n a l ap p ro - ** b a tio n o f th e P re s id e n t’s fo re ig n policies

— th a t w e b e p e rm itte d to p a rtic ip a te in E u ­ro p e ’s conflic t n o m a tte r h o w e x te n s iv e its w orld -w id e o p e ra tio n s . W e sh o u ld n o t, b y th e w a y , re g a rd th e F a r E a s te rn o rg asm as m uch else th a n th e ex ten s io n o f E u ro p e ’s conflic t in ­to th e O rie n t. H a v in g its ram ifica tio n s in to th e O rie n t, an d ev en d o w n in to th e S o u th S eas o f th e Pacific, it is still an a sp ec t o f E u ro p e ’s w ar. T h e la tte r is e ssen tia lly th e s tru g g le fo r n a tio n a l su p e rio rity b e tw ee n th e m ig h ty e m ­p ires o f G re a t B rita in a n d G e rm a n y .In su ch s tru g g le , G re a t B rita in h as h a d to m a in ­ta in h e r in te re s ts , re so u rces a n d su p p ly lines b e tw e e n th e m e m b ers o f th e B ritish C o m m o n ­w ea lth o f N atio n s. A n y in v o lv e m e n ts con-

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cern ed in such e ffo rt m u s t still b e a s p e c ts o f th e o n e g re a t m a jo r c o n te s t.S agac ious s tu d e n ts o f h is to ry w ill see in th e w h o le ca tac ly sm ic d ra m a th e b e g in n in g s o f th e in e v itab le sh o w -d o w n as to w h e th e r o r n o t w orld -w ide p re d a to ry M a te ria lism sh a ll d o m i­n a te th e b e h a v io r o f n a tio n s , o r th e a s p ira t io n s an d necess itie s o f p eo p le s b e c o n s id e re d a s a basis o f th e ir d e m a n d s o n in te rn a tio n a l so c ie ty , eco n o m ica lly a n d c u ltu ra lly .T h e p re se n t p o litica l o ffic ia ldom o f th e U n ite d S ta te s h as e lec ted to d e c la re th is R e p u b lic a s b e in g fo r th e c o n te s t o n th e s ide o f th e c o m ­m erc ia l a n d fin an c ia l s ta tu s q u o .T h a t is th e s ide o f D o m in a tin g M a te ria lism as re p re se n te d in te rn a tio n a lly b y B r i ta in ’s fa r- f lu n g tra d e em p ire .W e h av e n a m e d o u rse lv e s— th ro u g h th a t offi­c ia ldom — as “ fo r” it, b e it r ig h t o r w ro n g . P e rh a p s w e co u ld n o t do less a n d k e e p o u r o w n eco n o m ic a n d fin an c ia l s t ru c tu re f ro m c ra s h ­ing in to d eb ris a t hom e.

O U R A m e ric a n eco n o m ic a n d fin an c ia l in ­s titu tio n s h a v e b e e n — a n d a re — so in t i ­

m a te ly e n ta n g le d a n d tied u p w ith B r i ta in ’s w o rld -w id e co m m erc ia l m a te r ia lism th a t in ­ju ry to th e o n e m e a n s d a m a g e to th e o th e r . It m e an s m o re th a n d a m a g e . It m e a n s s tru c tu ra l co llapse.W e a re ca lled to d e fe n d B rita in a n d to figh t J a p a n , G e rm a n y a n d I ta ly b e c a u se if w e do n o t, o u r v a s t in d u s tr ia l life co m es to su d d e n halt. In d u s tr ia lly w e h a v e b e e n m a d e a m e m b e r o f th e B ritish C o m m o n w e a lth o f N a tio n s . W e m a y re se n t it, b u t o u r eco n o m ic c u l tu re seem s to be in te rch an g ea b le .L o o k ed a t fro m th e e le v a te d cosm ic v ie w p o in t, A m e ric a n po litica l o ffic ia ldom h a d to ta k e p a r t in th is w a r to sav e its f in an c ia l sk in alive. W ith o u t th e a c tu a li ty o f w a r to a s s u m e th e re sp o n s ib ility o f o u r eco n o m ic s tru c tu re g o ­ing h a y w ire a f te r th e b o o n d o g g lin g d e m a n d s o f th e p a s t e ig h t y e a rs u p o n it, its fe a rso m e b u rd e n m ig h t h a v e fa llen u p o n — a n d c ru sh e d — its e rs tw h ile su p e rv is in g in d iv id u a ls . M illions o f A m e ric a n s all o v e r th e n a tio n h a v e been ex c la im in g th e p a s t five y e a rs —“ T h in g s c a n n o t go on like th is fo re v e r . T h e crack m u s t com e e v e n tu a lly .”P e rh a p s th a t “ c ra c k ” h as b e e n c lo ser th a n th e co m m o n c itizen su sp e c ted . A t a n y ra te , w h a t b e tte r w a y to escap e re p risa l fo r it th a n to tra n s fe r it u p o n th e ca p a b le sh o u ld e rs o f M ars, G o d o f C a rn a g e ?A s th e em b ro ilm e n t b r in g s its w h o le sa le a l te r a ­tio n s in th e m o d es a n d p ro sp e r itie s o f p eo p le s

— s o m e th in g th a t c a n n o t be escaped even in the n a tu r a l o rd e r o f th in g s — individuals will be a u to m a t ic a l ly a b so lv e d .I t is o n ly h u m a n n a tu r e to w elcom e such an

o u t . .S o th is w a r a g a in s t J a p a n , a n d alongside Brit­a in , w o u ld s e e m to s e rv e tw o purposes—It p re s e rv e s th e A n g lo -A m e ric a n economic and f in a n c ia l s t r u c tu r e f ro m collapse, and it per­m its th e e r s tw h ile b o o n d o g g le rs to offer the n a t io n th e d is tr a c t io n s o f ca rn a g e in lieu of u n d u e c r it ic ism o f N ew -D ea l econom ics.S o th e s to rm th a t h a s b e e n curdling, breaks o v e r th e G a li le e o f a n A q u a r ia n Spirituality!

Real Meat In the Cocoanut of W ar . .

E T us discern the - J th in g happening th e n , in the un­fo g g ed light of em­b a ttle d economics. W e as a people to th e m o m en t have b u il t o u r dem ocrat­ic e m p ire upon the p rin c ip le th a t it is

th e u n a l ie n a b le r ig h t o f e v e ry m a n an d every n a t io n to b e c o m e a s a ff lu e n t a s each chooses, p ro v id in g e a c h o r b o th a re c a p a b le o f retain­in g su c h g a in s a f te r th e y a r e w o n .T h a t p r in c ip le se e m s n o w to h a v e m oved up in to th e in te rn a t io n a l o c ta v e , a n d e th ics for the m o m e n t is th ro w n o u t o f th e w in d o w .O f c o u rs e h u m a n k in d — e sp e c ia lly political hu­m a n k in d — s u g a rc o a ts su c h g ro ss m o tiv es with h ig h -s o u n d in g id e o lo g ie s , s in c e m e n can only b e p e rs u a d e d to je o p a rd iz e th e ir p h ysica l lives fo r s p ir itu a l o r e th ic a l te n e ts . T h is , how ever, is o n ly a n e x p e d ie n t c o n tr ib u t in g to , o r assist­in g in , m a in te n a n c e o f th e m a te r ia l s ta tu s quo. It c a n b e s e t a s id e a s su ch .A ll th e n a t io n s n o w in v o lv e d a re d em o n stra ­t in g w h e th e r o r n o t th e y a re c a p a b le o f re ta in ­in g th e ir g a in s , w re s te d f ro m o n e a n o th e r by fo rc e o r tr ic k e ry — o r f ro m M o th e r E a rth — in th e a sp e c ts th e y p re s e n te d as th e cu rren t c e n tu ry g a in e d to m o m e n tu m .W e a re ca lled to fig h t im m e d ia te ly fo r our c itie s a n d o u r h e a r th s to n e s . T h a t call is p ri­m o rd ia l. B u t in th e la rg e r se n se w e a re p re ­p a r in g to b a t tle on th e w h o le sa le sca le fo r our c o n tin u e d p laces in th e su n o f m a te r ia l p ro s­p e ritie s , le tt in g w h a te v e r e th ica l b a t t le s m ay be

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involved, go in to a so rt o f m o ra l c o n c e n tra tio n camp for the D u ra tio n , th a t th e y do n o t h a m ­per M aterialism ’s w a r till th e g a u g e o f b a ttle has tu rned b ey o n d m is ta k e fo r o n e side o r th e other.This battling to p re se rv e th e m a te ria lis tic s ta tu s quo is know n a n d s p o k e n o f in p u b lic p r in ts as Realism . It seem s to b e a w o rd in specia l favor am ong th o se w h o d o u b t th a t e q u ita b le Providence ru les th e a ffa irs o f n a tio n s .W e m ust first, last, a n d all th e tim e be R e a l­ists, say th e su p e rv is in g officials, po litica l a n d military.W e m ust, in o th e r w o rd s , ta k e th e im m e d ia te profit and let th e lo n g e r in c re m e n t go h a n g !As for D iv ine P ro v id e n c e — w ell, it seem s to be upon th e side o f th e s tro n g e s t b a tta lio n s .

M E V E R T H E L E S S , it seem s to h a v e b een th e ^ essence o f th e p h ilo so p h y ta u g h t b y th e

O riginal G alilean th a t w h e n th e se tw o m ig h ty codes of M ate ria lism a n d E th ic s e v e n tu a lly came to g rips— as co m e to g rip s th e y m u s t as science an d in v e n tio n p e rfe c te d th e veh ic les— m ankind w o u ld h a v e d e m o n s tra te d th a t M a­terialism a lien a ted fro m E th ic s w o u ld n o t b e able to m a in ta in itse lf.D epredation as a sy s te m , w h e th e r it b e co m ­m ercial, financial, o r c u ltu ra lly n a tio n a lis tic , m ust inev itab ly a n d a u to m a tic a lly call u p in ­stru m en ts a n d fo rces th a t n o t a lo n e cha llen g e b u t n eu tra lize it.M aterialism h as fo r its s lo g a n : “ M ig h t M akesR ig h t!”Ethics has fo r its s lo g a n : “ N o th in g Is S e ttled U ntil It Is S e ttled E q u ita b ly !”The U n ite d S ta te s g ird s h e rse lf , a n d m u s te rs all her s tu p e n d o u s fe c u n d itie s a g g ress iv e ly to susta in th e s ta tu s -q u o s tru c tu re o f econom ic dom inance th a t h as h ith e r to d is tin g u ish e d th e British C o m m o n w e a lth o f N a tio n s. E co n o m i­cally if n o t p o litica lly , th e U n ite d S ta te s h as been a p a r t o f it.G e rm an y a n d Ita ly u p o n th e c o n tin e n t, a n d N ippon in th e O rie n t, p re su m e to ch a llen g e it. W e m u st k eep o u r v is io n fixed u p o n th e se m igh tier fu n d a m e n ta ls o f th e fight.W h en w e sh ak e th e h a n d s , o r em b ra ce th e shou lders o f o u r b e lo v ed so n s a f te r th e la s t b reak fas t a t h o m e b e fo re h e leav es fo r cam p and e n tra in m e n t to A fr ic a o r C h in a , w e w ill w a n t to u n d e rs ta n d c lea rly w h y o u r po litico s are d em an d in g h is life fro m th o se o f u s w h o have sp e n t o u r o w n lives c o n se rv in g a n d m a ­tu rin g h im fo r th a t m o m e n t . .T he po litical a g e n ts o f G re a t B u sin ess have in tro d u ced th e s tru g g le a n d su p p lie d it w ith

its w eap o n s . T h e G a lilean T e a c h e r p red ic ted o u t o f H is d iv in e sa g a c ity a lo n g tim e ag o th a t som e su ch c o n te s t m u s t e v e n tu a lly be decided. It m e re ly w a ite d on science a n d in v e n tio n — w h ich is a n o th e r w a y o f say in g th a t it w a ited on T im e to ev o lv e th e in s tru m e n ts .T h e S p irit o f U n re s tr ic te d A c c u m u la tio n s a y s : “ I m u s t em erg e tr iu m p h a n t th o u g h I w a s te e v e ry sou o f m y reso u rces in d o in g so .” T h e S p irit o f D isp assio n a te E q u ity sa y s : “ N o th in g can e v e r b e se ttled to s ta y se ttled till sp iritu a l co n cep ts a m o n g races a re a d ju s te d .”T h is last, h o w ev er, is n o t h a rd -h ead ed R ealism . T h e w a y to a d ju s t sp iritu a l co n ce p ts am o n g m o st races is to b lo w ’em to a to m s!

C O W E p ro ceed to reca s t o u r n a tu ra l w ay o f ^ life a n d d e s tro y fo r an in te rlu d e , th a t c o n ­s tru c tio n m a y be defended .T h e w h o le fea rso m e d ra m a called A rm a g e d ­d o n w o u ld seem to be n a u g h t th e n b u t th e co­lossal ex p o sitio n to m a n th a t it shall p ro fit h im n o th in g if h e g a in th e w h o le w o rld a n d y e t lose h is o w n soul.T h is so u n d s like re lig ious p la titu d e .It does, h o w ev er, h a p p e n to b e a v e ry rea l a n d v ita l re lig ion w ith so m e peop le .A n d its p rac tica l p h ases seem to h a v e been re n d e re d v e ry a c tu a l th e o th e r m o rn in g w h e n a sq u a d ro n o f N ip p o n ese b o m b e rs ap p ea red off P e a r l H a rb o r a n d se n t tw o g re a t A m eric an d re a d n a u g h ts d o w n to D a v y J o n e s ’s L ocker. B u t as p re v io u s ly s ta ted , it w as an effect a n d n o t a cau se . .

Japanese Gentlemen Most Eccentric • .

T ^ H E M O R E im m e-d ia te m a n eu v e r-

ings to w a rd w e s te rn - w o rld in v o lv e m e n t in th e w a r fo r tr iu m p h ­a n t R ea lism shou ld b e n o te d , fo r a clear in te rp re ta tio n o f th e ev en ts still in fu tu re . O u r J a p a n e se a d v e rsa ­ries w o u ld seem to h a v e o p en ed h ostilities fo r a reaso n m o re rac ia l th a n econom ic o r p o liti­cal. A n d it has to do w ith th e p ecu lia r re la tio n ­sh ip b e tw e e n th e J a p a n e se E m p e ro r a n d his su b jec ts . T h is is d e fin ite ly eccen tric .H o w e v e r w e w es te rn -w o rld peo p le choose to re g a rd it, it rem a in s a fa c t th a t th e N ip p o n ese E m p e ro r is acc ep ted b y th e peo p le o f J a p a n as h av in g descen d ed fro m a v e ry a n c ie n t line o f

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gods. In co n seq u en c e o f th is , o n ly a c h o se n few — a n d th o se m o s tly w ith ro y a l b lo o d in th e ir o w n v e in s— m a y a p p ro a c h h im o r d ire c t­ly add ress h im .W e s te rn re lig ious p sy ch o lo g y d oes n o t g ra sp th is w ith th e se rio u sn ess th a t in v ite s th e F a r- E a s te rn m in d , ex ce p t in its s o m e w h a t v a g u e a n a lo g y to th e P o p e o f R o m e . .In d ip lo m atic re la tio n s th e re fo re , it h a s a lw a y s b een c u s to m a ry fo r en v o y s fro m fo re ig n la n d s to ca rry on th e ir n e g o tia tio n s w ith th e d u ly a p ­p o in ted re p re se n ta tiv e s o f th e E m p e ro r a n d n e v e r w ith th e su p re m e p o te n ta te h im se lf . T o d ev ia te fro m th is p rac tice h a s b e e n e v e r re ­g a rd ed b y th e J a p a n e se as n o t o n ly a se rio u s b reac h of d ip lo m atic e tiq u e tte b u t a m ild fo rm o f re lig ious b la sp h em y .T a k e it o r leav e it, th a t is h o w th e N ip p o n ese re g a rd it.

IN R E C E N T fra u g h t nego- * tia tio n s w ith N ip p o n ’s e n ­v oys, m a k in g th e p re se n t w ar an ac tu a lity , b u t lo o k in g to ­w a rd th e M ik ad o ’s w ith d ra w a l fro m th e A x is , th e W a s h in g ­to n c o rre sp o n d en ts h a v e to ld us th a t th e h ead s o f th e S ta te D e p a r tm e n t, desp ite b e in g fu lly a w a re o f th is cu s to m , p e rs is te d in se n d ­ing so m e w h a t m a n d a to ry n o te s d irec tly to th e E m p e ro r w h ile still a ffec ting to ca rry o n c o n ­v e rsa tio n s w ith h is du ly c o n s titu te d en v o y s in W a sh in g to n .T h e idea seem s to h a v e b e e n th a t th e A m eric an h ead s o f S ta te w e re likew ise descen d ed fro m a lo n g line o f gods a n d goddesses w h ich th e N ip p o n ese peop le shou ld likew ise h a v e deem ed w o r th y of ad u la tio n . H o w e v e r—T o m a k e m a tte rs so m e w h a t com plica ted , so it is re p o rte d , th e c o n te n ts o f such co m m u n i­ca tio n s seem to h a v e b e e n p e re m p to ry co m ­m a n d s to th e M ikado to w ith d ra w h is tro o p s fro m C h in a , an d su g g es tio n s th a t th e soldiers o f J a p a n b e rem o v e d fro m fo rm er F ren ch p o s­sessions w h ich h a d b e e n ceded to Ja p a n by th e la w fu l F ren ch g o v e rn m e n t u n d e r M arshal P e ta in . M o reo v e r, th e in sis ten ce w as p la in th a t N ip p o n sh o u ld p roceed to s e p a ra te h erse lf fro m th e G e rm a n -Ita lia n A x is an d a d h e re to th e fo rces o f A m e ric a a n d B rita in .T h is w as all la id d o w n in th e a sp ec t o f a n u lti­m a tu m . If th e Ja p a n e se fa iled to com ply , ‘ell w o u ld be to p a y . .C an w e im ag in e th e P rin c e o f P eace h im se lf e n g a g in g in such “d ip lo m a c y ’’ w ith o u t su s­

p e c t in g th a t in te rn a tio n a l troub le might re­s u lt w h ic h w o u ld c o s t th e lives of hapless and s u b s e rv ie n t A m e ric a n s ?A n d th e W a s h in g to n co rresponden ts will tell y o u th a t e v e n so , th e M ikado ’s royal repre­s e n ta t iv e s w e re k e p t co o lin g the ir heels in ante­ro o m s fo r o n e to tw o h o u rs a fte r being allotted a p p o in tm e n ts . In d e e d , w h y n o t? W ho were th e N ip p o n e se , th a t th e y shou ld presume to c o n s id e r th e m s e lv e s u p o n a p a r w ith New-Deal O c c id e n ta ls ? N a tu ra lly , th e representatives of th e M ik a d o w e re re p o r te d as considering that th e ir so v e re ig n w a s b e in g regarded shabbily. S e v e ra l m o n th s o f th is , a n d troub le was in­e v ita b le in th e P ac ific . .

TH E IN S IS T E N C E S o f A m erican official­d o m , in fa c t, w e re n o t u n lik e a demand

th a t th e U n ite d S ta te s w ith d ra w her forces f ro m th e P a n a m a C a n a l Z o n e , desp ite the mil­lio n s o f d o lla rs sh e m ig h t h a v e invested in that in te rn a tio n a l w a te rw a y , m e re ly because Japan m a d e th e d e m a n d o n h e r to do so an d promised ’ell if sh e d id n o t, a lo n g w ith th e fu rth e r insis­te n c e o n N ip p o n ’s p a r t th a t w e forthw ith re­p u d ia te G re a t B rita in a n d com e in to the Eu­ro p e a n e m b ro ilm e n t o n th e side o f the Axis. T h e q u e s tio n seem s to b e a n in te restin g one: H a d th e N ip p o n e se la id d o w n such concise and irrev o c ab le u lt im a tu m s , e x p e c tin g th e United S ta te s to ac t o n th e m o b e d ie n tly w ith in a given tim e, w o u ld th e A m e ric a n G o v e rn m e n t have p re p a re d im m e d ia te ly to a s s e r t its sovereignty o r w o u ld it h a v e acced ed to N ip p o n in all its in so le n t d e ta ilin g s?A p p a re n tly re c e iv in g th e A m e ric a n proposals as so m e w h a t in th e lig h t o f in su lt, an d further fee ling th a t th e re w a s little to b e ga ined by con­tin u in g th e “ co n fe re n c e s , th e M ikado s G ov­e rn m e n t d ec la red w a r a n d a t o n ce a ttacked us in o u r m o st v u ln e ra b le s p o t in th e Pacific.A s th e C h ief E x e c u tiv e h as s ta te d , desp ite the a lleged c o n d u c t to w a rd th e M ik a d o ’s represen­ta tiv es , it w as an ac t o f in te rn a tio n a l treachery a n d deceit.U n d o u b te d ly th e N ip p o n ese , b e in g an inferior peop le in th e e s tim a tio n o f W a sh in g to n , ought to h a v e e n d u red th e S ta te D e p a r tm e n t tre a t­m e n t an d if w a r w as to b e th e o rd e r, te leg raph ­ed th e A m erican g o v e rn m e n t th a t it m e a n t to com e ov er H aw aii a n d a t te m p t to sen d A m eri­can w arsh ip s to th e b o tto m . T h is w o u ld have g iven o u r H aw a iia n co m m a n d e rs tim e to p re­p a re th e ir d efenses an d k n o c k th e m arau d ers o u t o f th e air.W h e th e r o u r ow n C h ris tian officials a t W ash-

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ington accredited th a t N ip p o n w o u ld risk w a r at this stage o f th e w o r ld ’s m a rtia l d ep le tio n , later h istory m u s t d e te rm in e .We are concerned o n ly w ith th e sp ir itu a l a s ­pects m otivating o u r d ilem m a.Right or w rong , d ip lo m a tic o r u n d ip lo m a tic , cause sufficient fo r w a r h as b e e n ac c e p te d b y the N ipponese, th u s sw e e p in g as id e fu r th e r obstacles to a fo rce fu l im p e llin g o f th e M ik a ­do’s people to su b sc rib e to o u r w e s te rn id eo lo ­gies w hether th e y h a v e e v e r d es ired to do so or not . .

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Who Are These Baleful Japanese?

L T O G E T H E R to o little is k n o w n o f th e rac ia l o rig in s o f th e d if ­fe re n t ty p e s in J a p a n to fu rn ish p o s itiv e a n sw e rs as to ju s t w h ere a n d h o w th e p eo p le o f th is is land em p ire m a y h a v e o rig in a ted . It

has m ore o r less baffled th e m o s t e x p e r t a n ­thropologists. T o th e J a p a n e s e th e m se lv e s th e question is sh ro u d e d in th e m ists o f a n tiq u ity . There are, ro u g h ly , says D r. E. B aeltz , E m e ri­tus of M edicine in th e Im p eria l U n iv e rs ity a t Tokyo, th ree rac ia l ty p e s a p p a re n t o n th e land, w hom he classifies th u s —First, th e M an ch u -K o rean , fo u n d in th e trem e n o rth , w h o a re c o m p a ra tiv e ly ta lle r th a n the Jap an ese o f th e so u th . O th e r a n th ro p o lo ­gists believe th a t th e se a re c lose ly re la ted to th e original in h a b ita n ts o f th e K o re a n P e n in su la , and som e J a p a n e se sc ien tis ts c o rro b o ra te th e claim.Second, a n o th e r ty p e is th a t o f th e p u re M o n ­gol, w ith a b ro a d e r face a n d s h o r te r as to physical s ta tu re .Third, in th e e x tre m e so u th o f th e is lands a re found Ja p a n e se w h o c lass ify as M a la y a n o r Indonesian .W h at a p p ea rs to h a v e h a p p e n e d is, th a t th e several racial s to ck s fo u n d w ith in th e p re se n t em pire had th e ir o rig in s in races liv ing c e n tu ­ries ago on th e A sia tic m a in la n d . W h e n th e y cam e to J a p a n , e v e n th e ir o w n re co rd s fa il to su b stan tia te .D ue to lo n g d isa sso c ia tio n w itji th e ir fo re ­bears, ho w ev er, th e se s to ck s h a v e b eco m e d if­fe ren tia ted , g rad u a lly d ev e lo p in g th e ir o w n p e ­culiar racial ch arac te ris tics .T h e Ja p a n e se th e m se lv es h a v e a leg en d th a t w ould te n d to ex p la in th e ir d e riv a tio n fro m the A sia tic C hinese .

T h is legend has it th a t ages b ack in a n tiq u ity a c e rta in M ongo l nob le a t th e C o u rt o f C a th a y b eca m e ad v ised o f fab u lo u sly lu x u rio u s a n d w e a lth y is lands to th e eas tw ard . H e so re ­p o rte d to h is so v ere ig n . T h e re a t th e p o te n ta te o rd e red th is no b le to p re p a re a n ex p ed itio n a n d ex p lo re th e ea s te rn seas, th e idea b e in g th a t if such is lands w ere located , th e y sh o u ld be a n ­n ex ed su b se q u e n tly to th e E m p e ro r’s d o m in ­ions. S tra n g e to re la te , th is ex p ed itio n w as to in c lu d e w o m e n fo lk o f th e ex p lo re rs a n d such liv esto ck as m ig h t be n ece ssa ry fo r th e ir su b ­s is ten ce if th e y w ere su ccessfu l a n d w e n t on shore . P e rfe c tly eq u ip p ed in sev era l vessels, th e p a r ty sa iled aw ay . T h e y w ere n e v e r heard fro m a fte rw a rd .T h e y w ill te ll y o u in J a p a n th a t th e nob le an d h is fo llow ers fo u n d th e m y stica l is lands in ­deed a n d th a t fo r b e a u ty a n d fe c u n d ity th ey su rp a sse d all ru m o r. W h e re a t th e p a r ty w e n t a sh o re w ith w o m en a n d supp lies an d rem a in ed to fo u n d th e M ik ad o ’s K ingdom .

" \y T H A T seem s to be th e m o re ra tio n a l ex- ” p la n a tio n is, th a t th e Ja p a n e se a re th e

p ro g e n y o f th e a n c ie n t L em u rian s , rem a in in g on th e ir s tra n g e little ea rth q u a k e -r id d e n island a f te r th e g re a t Pacific c o n tin e n t sank , d o w n in to p re se n t tim es.Y ou can find a le n g th y a n d w e ird ac c o u n t o f th is long-lost c o n tin e n t a n d its peop les in th e G a la h a d L ec tu res , p a rticu la rly th e F o u rte e n th . T h e earlies t c o n tin e n t o r c o u n try on w h ich a n y s tre ss is la id e ith e r in p re se n t w isdom or an c ien t eso terics , a n d w h ich dev e lo p ed a n y deg ree of e th ica l c u ltu re a ffec ting h u m a n ity o f th e p re s ­e n t, is L e m u ria — a land th a t once occup ied th e a re a filled n o w b y th e tre m e n d o u s b asin o f th e Pacific O cean .It g o t its nam e , L em u ria , fro m th e L a tin te rm “ le m u re s” m e a n in g ghosts . In o th e r w ords, th e im p lica tion is th a t a g rea t g h o st c o n tin e n t o r a c o n tin e n t th a t is n o w b u t a p h a n to m o f rea lity , o n ce ex isted on th is ea rth , its o rig in a n d h is to ry lo st in a n tiq u ity .L em u ria , as e ith e r th e secu la r o r eso te ric scho l­a r u n d e rs ta n d s it, w as a v a s t c o n tin e n t th a t occup ied w h a t is n o w th e so u th te m p e ra te zo n e in th e Pacific, reac h in g fro m E aste r Is land off th e coast of S o u th A m eric a acro ss to A u s tra lia a n d p e rh a p s n o r th w a rd as fa r as th e em p ire o f N ippon . T h a t it b ecam e e v e n tu a lly su b m erg ed till o n ly E a s te r Is land a n d A u s-

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tra lia rem a in ed ab o v e th e o cea n s su rfa c e , is accred ited n o w b y m o st g eo log is ts .In th e o ldest l i te ra tu re o f th e s tra n g e J a p a n e s e peop le— th e K o jik i, o r J a p a n e s e B ible- -w em e e t tw o o f th e ea rlie s t L e m u ria n gods, Izan a g i a n d Izan am i— so m etim es ca lled th e " s u n -b o rn p a ir”— tw o " g re a t l ig h ts " w h o s to o d u p o n th e F lo a tin g B ridge o f H e a v e n a n d b y ro ta t in g a ja d e sp ea r in th e cosm ic w a te rs , b ro u g h t th e first la n d to s ig h t— an is la n d ca lled O n o g o ro , m e a n in g " th e C u rd led D ro p .”T h e fac t th a t th is so rt o f th in g is in th e K o jik i a t te s ts to th e a n t iq u ity o f th e J a p a n e s e p eo p le . T h e te rm " J a p a n e s e ” b y th e w a y h a p p e n s to b e a s tr ic tly o cc id en ta l d es ig n a tio n . P r io r to th e com ing o f th e A m e ric a n ad m ira l, P e rry , to th e M ik ad o ’s k in g d o m in 1858, h is su b jec ts n e v e r h e a rd o f it. T h e A m e ric a n s fo u n d th is u n iq u e is land fo lk en g ag e d in th e m a n u fa c tu re

. o f a n e x q u is ite k in d $ o f la cq u e r k n o w n to

w e s te rn e rs as “ ja p a n - / / n in g .” T h e y th e re fo re

n a m e d th is race th a t f y r ) ^ d su ch w o rk th e “ jap -

~r ’ a n n e rs ” o r Ja p a n e se .T h e tru e n a m e fo r th e M ik a d o ’s su b jec ts is th e N ipponese . T h e y re s e n t th e w e s te rn a p p e lla ­tio n as a m isn o m er.

w as so m ew h ere in th e v ic in ity o f th e p re se n t N o rth P o le . A s th is w as m a d e b y cosm ic ro ta ­tio n , it is p la in ly in p lace as th e o rig in a l po la r isle o f ligh t. F o r it is a lso s ta te d th a t th e tw o L ig h t D eities to o k u p th e ir ab o d e the re . A s it w as m ad e b y ro ta tin g th e ja d e spear, it shou ld b e easily seen th a t it m u s t h a v e been th e po la r- o p en in g o f " w h ir lin g la n d .” In o th e r w o rd s, th is N ip p o n ese m y th o lo g y goes b ack to th e tim es o f th e " th o lo s ” u n d e r th e E den ic w a te r can o p y . T h e se d ie ties b u ilt th e re a go lden tem p le , u s in g th e jad e sp ear as a cen tra l p illar p o s t, s ta n d in g p o in t-d o w n a n d p ie rc ing th e e a rth . A s scho lars see it, th e y h a v e in th is th e p o la r o p en in g , w h ich in th e la titu d e o f Ja p a n m u s t h a v e b een egg -shaped— a n d s tan d in g on its p o in t a d o m e-shaped , su n lit fea tu re .T h e m o st s ig n ifican t re fe ren c e in th is co n n ec ­tio n is th e s ta te m e n t in th e K o jik i th a t w h en th e se “ ch ild ren o f th e s u n ” ru led th e ea rth fro m th e F lo a tin g B ridge , th e h e a v e n s a n d th e e a rth w ere v e ry close to o n e a n o th e r . B u t a f te r a lo n g tim e, Izan ag i se n t N in in ji to ru le th e e a rth , a n d th e s ta te m e n t is : A f te r h is de­

sc e n t, h e a v e n a n d e a r th , w hich had already s e p a ra te d to c o n s id e ra b le d istance, receded ut­te r ly .” W h a t h a v e w e in all th is b u t evidence th a t th is p a r t ic u la r p e o p le hav e been in exis­te n c e f ro m th e re m o te s t an tiq u ity ?

T "1 H A T in th e ir ra c ia l characteristics and cul- tu ra l a t ta in m e n ts th e Jap an ese resemble

n o o th e r p e o p le o n e a r th , is conceded by all e th n o lo g is ts . A n a s tu te o bserver of the Nip­p o n e se sa id so m e tw o h u n d re d years ago that " th e i r p r id e a n d w a r lik e h u m o r being set aside, th e y a re as c iv il, a s p o lite a n d curious, as any n a t io n in th e w o rld , n a tu ra lly inclined to com­m e rc e a n d fa m ilia r ity w ith fo re igners and de­s iro u s to ex ce ss to b e in fo rm e d of their histor­ies, a r ts a n d sc ie n c e s .”A n o th e r fa c to r n e c e ssa ry to an understanding o f th e p e o p le o f N ip p o n , is th a t th e imperial fam ily , s e r io u s ly c o n s id e re d as be ing descen­d a n ts o f Iz a n a g i a n d Izan a m i, is th e oldest ex­is tin g ro y a l h o u s e in th e w o rld . T h e present e m p e ro r is th e 1 2 4 th o f th e im peria l line. R e m e m b e r th a t th e im p e ria l fam ily is still the e m b le m a n d e m b o d im e n t o f n a tio n a l immor­ta lity , a n d J a p a n e s e p e o p le b e liev e they have a d e s tin y in e a s te rn A sia . T h e y believe this so fa n a tic a lly th a t th e y w ill risk exterm ination in a n a t te m p t to rea lize w h a t th e y accept as th e ir “ m a n ife s t d e s tin y .T o th e J a p a n e s e , th e c o n tin u e d existence of th e im p eria l fa m ily sy m b o lizes a na tio n that h as n e v e r b e e n c o n q u e re d a n d n e v e r has lost a w ar. If e v e r a p ro u d a n d fearless people ex is ted o n e a r th w h o sh o u ld h a v e been ap­p ro ach e d w ith th e ac m e o f ta c t a n d diplomacy, it w as th e J a p a n e s e in th e se q u e n c e closed on S u n d a y , D ecem b er 7 th .B u t th e ta c t a n d d ip lo m a c y w a s n o t displayed. T h is p ro g e n y o f O ld L e m u ria , p robab ly the m o st a n c ie n t ra c e o n e a r th , w a s m ade to feel th a t u n le ss th e y b o w e d to th e R ooseveltian d ic ta tes, th e y sh o u ld fo r th w ith b e trea ted like W P A A m erican s . So w a r is u p o n u s— stark, cruel, trag ic. M o re ’s th e p ity !

A C H R IS T IA N a d m in is tra t io n , en te rta in ing a fu n d a m e n ta l re sp e c t fo r race s w ith tra ­

d itions p ecu lia r to th e m se lv es , w o u ld have so n eg o tia te d w ith th e N ip p o n ese th a t a t least th e y w ou ld h av e b een ab le to m a in ta in " face .” A s S en a to r N ye h as re m a rk e d , a p p a re n tly it w as d e te rm in ed n o t to p e rm it th e m to do it. So A m erica e n c o u n te rs h e r A rm a g e d d o n — an d th e N ipponese a re " p ira te s ” w h o m u st be "d isc ip lined” w ith can n o n .A n d w ill w e d iscip line th e m ! . . .

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America Comes First For W hat She Means to W orld Society • •

J H E W E E K L Y k n o w n as “ R oll- C a ll” h as s u sp e n d e d fo r th e D u ­ra tio n . A f te r p rec ise ly o n e y e a r o f c o n tin u o u s a n d p ro sp e ro u s p u b lic a tio n — a lm o s t to th e w e e k — it te rm in a te d c u r re n t p u b lish ­

ing w ith the N ip p o n ese a t ta c k o n P e a r l H a rb o r. W hile peace m a in ta in e d in th is c o u n try , it h ad exercised its c o n s ti tu tio n a l p re ro g a tiv e s to criticize th e po litica l a u th o r itie s w ith all th e vehem ence a llow ab le to a n o p p o s itio n jo u rn a l. But w ith w ar b re a k in g o n tw o A m e ric a n fro n ts its characteristic c o n te n ts w o u ld h a v e b e e n o u t of true p a trio tic te n o r. B e tte r to su sp e n d o n the h igh an d fo rc e fu l n o te th a t d is tin g u ish e d its issue o f D ecem b er 8 th th a n to su ffe r a w a ­tery em ascu la tio n o f th e p u rp o se s it se rv ed . To take th e p lace o f “ R o ll-C a ll,” so lo n g as publishing c o n d itio n s th ro u g h o u t th e n a tio n perm it, th is n u m b e r o f th e n e w W e e k ly G a li­lean goes fo rw ard to su b sc rib e rs . In it w ill b e found th e w ritin g s o f th e sam e g ro u p o f ed i­tors and c o n trib u to rs , b u t e le v a te d in to th e oc­tave of th e co n s tru c tiv e -sp ir itu a l. It sh o u ld go w ithou t say in g th a t su b sc rib e rs to th e fo rm e r G alilean M o n th ly w ill h a v e th e ir a c c o u n ts a p ­p ropria te ly ad ju s ted .T he G alilean m a y be q u as i-re lig io u s in its o u t­w ard no te , b u t its in n e r m o tif is to b r in g a tru e spiritual co n so la tio n to m illions w h o a re go ing to be w rack ed b y th e o rd ea ls o f th e c u rre n t conflict. It w ill a t te m p t to do th is b y a n in te r ­p re ta tion o f th e g re a t a ffa irs n o w tra n sp irin g , bo th a t h o m e a n d ab ro ad , in th e lig h t o f m o d ­ern ra tio n a lism a n d C h ris tia n m ystic ism . C hrist h im se lf w as th e w o r ld ’s firs t iden tified G alilean, a n d as such H e h as re m a in e d o v e r the p as t 1900 y ea rs .This W ee k ly w ill a d v o c a te th e ap p lic a tio n o f His p rincip les to a m e rc ifu l conflic t a n d a ju s t and early peace.

rT 'H E S E N T IM E N T S o f th e p u b lish e rs o f th e su sp en d ed “ R o ll-C all” a n d th e c u rre n t

G alilean— as w ell a s th e la m b e n t sp ir itu a lity of th e C h ris tian N ord ic in w a r tim e— a re b es t

ex h ib ited in th e s ta te m e n t issued th is w eek b y th e h eads o f th e C o m m ittee to K eep A m e r­ica o u t o f W a r. In c id en ta lly th e s ta te m e n t b e ­sp eak s th e fee lings o f m illions o f A m eric an s w h o m th e a c tu a l o u tb re a k o f w a r has silenced. H o w lo n g th e y m a in ta in such silence w ou ld seem to d e p e n d o n th e official in te g rity w ith w h ich th e conflic t is p u rsu ed ." W e a re in w a r! T h e re w as n o th in g fo r C o n ­g ress to do b u t to declare w a r a n d p ro v id e fo r its b e in g ca rried o n T h is s ta te m e n t is n o t m a d e in ex u lta tio n . It is m ad e in sad n ess an d so rro w a n d le s ig n a tio n o v er a n accom plished s itu a tio n . It is m ad e b y m en w h o h av e been e y e w itn e sse s to th e su ffe rin g s a n d to rtu re s a n d d e a th s o f w ar.

<<rT"lH IS is no tim e fo r hyste rics. It is tim e fo r p a trio tic w isdom , calm an d courage .

B ecau se w e a re fo r G o d a n d C o u n try , w e m u st w ith in th e lim its o f C h ris tian m o ra lity a n d ju s tice , su b o rd in a te ou rse lv es to th e d e fen se o f th a t c o u n try a n d to w ard s th e w in n in g o f th is w ar. T o w in th e re m u s t be u n ity o f th o u g h t, p u rp o se , ac tio n a n d loy a lty . A b o v e all, th e re m u s t be no d iv ided loyalties. W e m u st g e t rid o f all a g e n ts a n d a lien re p re se n ta tiv e s o f fo r ­eign n a tio n s w h o teach an d p reach serv ice to som e o th e r g o v e rn m e n t. W e m u s t d ischarge th e C o m m u n is t an d his fe llo w -trav e le r from o u r g o v e rn m e n t em ploy . T h e u n ity m u s t be an A m e ric a n u n ity beh in d a n A m eric an g o v ­e rn m e n t to w in th e w a r fo r th e LTn ited S ta te s o f A m e ric a a n d fo r n o o th e r p u rp o se a n d fo r n o o th e r g o v e rn m e n t.“ In th is w a r w e m u st d ev o te th e reso u rces o f o u r c o u n try un d iv id ed ly to w ard s rep e llin g a t­ta ck a n d w in n in g an ea rly peace. W e c a n n o lo n g e r affo rd to d iv ide w ith a n y o th e r n a tio n th e reso u rces th a t n o w m u s t be u sed in p ro ­m o tio n c f a w a r th a t is o u r o w n . A n d w ith m a n y o th e r A m eric an s w e jo in in su g g e s tin g to

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th e P res id en t th a t he call u p o n C o n g ress to re ­peal the L end-L ease A c t so th a t w e m a y h u s ­b an d all o u r resources, m a te ria l a n d w e a lth , and have th em read y fo r in s ta n t u se in u n ified defense of th e U n ite d S ta tes .“ T h is w ar m u s t n o t be th e m e an s o f c re a tin g b loa ted m illionaires, g ro w in g rich o u t o f w a r p rofits an d o u t o f th e dead bod ies o f A m e ric a n figh ting m en . If o u r figh ting m en m u s t b e called u p o n to sacrifice life— G o d ’s g re a t g if t — th en le t th o se w h o do n o t figh t m a k e sac ri­fices also. W e su g g es t to th e P re s id e n t th a t he call u p o n C ongress fo r th e p assag e o f law s th a t w ill ta k e all p ro fits o u t o f w a r a n d p u t e v e ry ­b o d y engaged in a w a r in d u s try in th e a rm y , n a v y o r m arin e corps.“ W e a re in w a r! L e t n o o n e cap ita lize o n it, a n d le t th e re b e ab so lu te e q u a lity o f serv ice a n d sacrifice. M ay G o d g ive u s w isd o m to b e ju s t, an d co u rag e an d s tre n g th to w in !”T h ese a re th e ab so lu te a n d u n e q u iv o c a l s e n ti­m e n ts o f th e m en w ho issue th e p u b lica tio n s o f F ellow sh ip P ress.F o r e igh t y ea rs— b efo re w a r ev er cam e to th e peacefu l an d p ro sp ero u s U n ite d S ta te s— it b a ttled fo r an A m eric an ism free fro m fo re ig n influence.N ow th a t w ar h as en co m p assed us, w e so u n d th e call of th e im m o rta l W a sh in g to n —

“ P U T O N L Y A M E R IC A N S O N G U A R D T O N IG H T !”

It is a d a rk so m e n ig h t.W e n eed all tru e A m eric an s!

The Real Reason tor the Earth's U nrest. .

E S H O U L D ge t it th ro u g h o u r heads th a t w e h a v e n o t b een d raw n in to th is s ta te o f w a r b e ­cau se th e N ip p o n ese a tta c k e d P earl H a rb o r a n d san k tw o sh ips o f th e Pacific b a ttle fleet. T h a t

w as m ere ly th e inc id en t in re su lt o f w h ich o u r m artia l s ta tu s b ecam e legal an d official. W e find ou rse lves in th is w a r b ecau se all th e n a ­tions of th is ea rth a re in p rocess o f fu n d a m e n ­ta l re n o v a tio n a n d o v e rh au lin g , su b m ittin g th e ir in s titu tio n s a n d sy stem s to a te s t o f s tre ss as to w hich be h o n es t a n d m e rito rio u s en o u g h to co n tin u e an d w h ich a re fa llacious a n d o u g h t to be d iscarded . A ccep tin g th is b asis fo r o u r partic ipa tion , w e cou ld n o t h a v e h e ld o u t of th e s tram ash p e rm a n e n tly .G e rm a n y believes th a t she h as a specia l p ro v i­

d e n c e to e x e c u te u p o n th e co n tin en t of Europe.J a p a n b e lie v e s sh e h a s som e so rt of divine or h o ly b re v e t to r e g u la te th e affairs of Asia. In th is w e s te rn w o rld , w e A m erican s are equally s u re th a t G o d h a s a p p o in te d us to take charge o f, a n d d o m in a te th e a ffa irs of, all the smaller n a t io n a ls f ro m A la s k a to th e A rgentine. Men d ie b y th e m illio n s in c o n seq u en c e of these fix­a t io n s . B u t w h e re d o su ch fixations come f ro m in th e f irs t p la ce? W h o or w hat insti­g a te s th e m ?A ll th e m a jo r n a t io n s o f th e ea rth are groping fo r so m e th in g th a t seem s to be greater than t r a n s ie n t s p h e re s o f po litica l or economic in­fluence . F o r five h u n d re d y ea rs the might of m a ritim e B r ita in h a s p re v a ile d across the seven seas. O n ly re c e n tly c o m m u n is tic Russia was a t te m p tin g to m a k e re g im e n ta tio n under the J e w ish S o v ie t th e m o tif o f all w orld culture.N o t to b e o u td o n e in th e se g es tu res in univer­sa lity , o u r o w n A d m in is tra tio n ran g the tocsin o f F o u r A m e ric a n F re e d o m s to app ly from pole to po le . I t is n o t p o litic a l silliness th a t is be­h in d th e se p h ilo so p h ie s . .

AS T U T E L Y e x a m in in g th e h u m a n ra c e in th e se

h ec tic y e a rs , th is is w h a t w e find—T h is w h o le g lo b e , fo r th e firs t tim e s in ce A tla n tis , h a s n o m o re f ro n tie rs . A g re a t m y s tic a l w a v e o f sc ien ce a n d m e c h a n ic a l in v e n tio n h as m a d e it p o ssib le fo r e v e ry sq u a re m ile o f th e p la n e t to b e ex p lo re d , c h a r te d , a s sa y e d a n d c la im ed as p ro p e r ty b y o n e peop le or an­o th e r. T h e s itu a tio n fo r th e w o rld of conti­n e n ts is n o t u n lik e w h a t h a s h a p p e n e d since th e C iv il W a r r ig h t h e re o n o u r o w n continent. T im e w as w h e n a m a n w h o b eca m e dissatis­fied w ith th e c u s to m s o r a b u se s o f eas te rn civi­liza tio n cou ld p ack u p h is c h a tte ls , collect his fam ily , a n d “ go W e s t" — se ttlin g in regions w ith o u t social p re s su re s a n d w h e re h is initia­tiv e co m m a n d e d c o m p e n sa tio n s . B u t w hen th e la s t sq u a re m ile o f w e s te rn la n d w as taken a n d th e su rg e o f A m e ric a n m ig ra tio n reached th e Pacific sea-coast, th e n C a lifo rn ia becam e as a g re a t lim itin g w all b e h in d w h ich m en had to a d ju s t th e m se lv es to m e tro p o li ta n com pact­ness . It w as a fra u g h t lim ita tio n .It is p la in , o rd in a ry h u m a n n a tu re fo r th e per­son w h o is h e d g e d b y a n in su ffe rab le en v iro n ­m e n t, to “ p ick u p an d go p la ces .” So long as m e n cou ld do th a t, a n d su rg e o u t o f th e O ld

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World to the N ew , a n d so lo n g as th e re w ere uncharted areas b e y o n d th e M ississipp i to r e ­ceive the m a lco n ten t w h o h a d fo u n d e v e n N ew World congestion n o t to h is lik ing , th e re w ere safety-valves o f fe c u n d te r ra in to k e e p th e so ­cial boiler from to o d isa s tro u s a p re s s u re le ad ­ing to explosion.

NO W science, in v e n tio n , tra n s p o r ta tio n a n d lightning c o m m u n ic a tio n call fo r a n a rb i­

trary existence w ith in a re a s r ig o ro u s ly c irc u m ­scribed. A n d th is is th e th in g th a t m e n re se n t, that finds voice in G e rm a n y w a n tin g to o v e r­run Europe, J a p a n to d o m in a te A sia , th e U n it­ed States to “ le ad ” th e le a g u e o f S o u th A m e ri­can republics, a n d B rita in to a ssu m e a n a u th o r ­ity over all. W h e n races co m e fla t u p a g a in s t their ow n con fin ing w alls , th e y p re ss to spill over— or to raze th e m a so n ry a n d d ep lo y b e ­yond . .N aturally believ ing th e ir o w n c u ltu ra l o r eco ­nomic ideologies to b e th e b e s t in ex isten ce , they seek to im p ress th e m b y fo rce o n th o se whom they e n c o u n te r b e y o n d su ch w alls. Facing th e fac t th a t h u m a n b e in g s in re su lt o f the facilities o f sc ience, in v e n tio n , tra n s p o r ta ­tion o r co m m u n ica tio n m u s t n o w le a rn to live peaceably w ith in such w alls a llo tte d to th e m b y Providence, is so m e th in g n e w in d isc ip lines of m ortality.“S tay rig h t w h e re y o u a re a n d b e h a v e !” w o u ld seem to be th e fia t a g a in s t w h ich h u m a n ity is now exclaim ing in th e m ilita ry m a n n e r . A nyhow , th a t seem s to b e w h y A m e ric a is in the braw l th a t en g ag e s th e w o rld a t p re se n t. P robably th e U n ite d S ta te s m u s t likew ise a c ­quire the in c re m en ts o f th is cosm ic le sso n — of "stay ing rig h t w h e re she is a n d b e h a v in g ” ju s t as E ngland , G e rm a n y , Ita ly , R u ss ia a n d Ja p a n are called to p ro fit fro m it a s w ell.R em em ber th is w h e n th e u n iv e rsa l chaos a p ­pears to be u n e x p la in a b le . R aces a re on th e w ay to be ing ta u g h t w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n th e y spill b ey o n d th e w alls e rec ted fo r th e m b y th e Cosm ic A rch ite c t.It really is as s im p le as th a t, th o u g h th e re is no th ing sim ple a b o u t th e m a n n e r in w h ich it registers . .O f course w h e n it co m es to a d ju s tin g g re a t racial w ro n g s w h ich h a v e b e e n in flic ted u p o n nationals, as H itle r seem s to h a v e d o n e in th e rectification o f th e in fa m o u s V ersa ille s T re a ty , the a d ju ra tio n does n o t ap p ly . In th e case o f Japan , w e h av e th e in s ta n c e o f a c o u n try w h o se p opu la tion is m u ltip ly in g so fa s t th a t its n a t­ural te rra in c a n n o t su s ta in it a n d it m u s t look

e lsew h ere fo r a re a o f a c c o m m o d a tio n fo r such overflow . B u t B rita in , R u ss ia a n d A m eric a a re p re ssu re d b y no su ch n a tu ra l d ic ta tes . In B r ita in ’s case it is G a in a lo n e th a t sends her seek in g em p ire to th e en d s o f M o th e r E arth . A ll th e sam e, it is th e “ c h a rtin g o f th e w h o le w o r ld ” a n d th e en d in g o f fro n tie rs , th a t has b edev iled m a n k in d in th e c u rre n t sequence . C an m a n le a rn th e lesson o f “ s tay in g in one p lace a n d b e h a v in g ? ”T h is w a r m a y teach it!

Shall We Have an Honest W ar?

EN o f o u r o w n b reed a n d k in a re d y in g now , o n th e lone ly w astes o f th e Pacific o r in th e fa r P h ilip ­p ines. T h e q u e s tio n as to A m e ri­c a ’s p u rsu a n c e o f h o s tilitie s is

n o lo n g e r academ ic. It is dead ly b u sin ess . P re se n tly a tta c k s m a y com e to o u r sho res. O u r seaco ast cities m a y k n o w th e a tro c itie s o f d e s tru c tio n . T h e m o st v en o m o u s o f b lack h a te s w ill b eg in to g ro w a t th e s ig h t of su fferings o f in n o c e n t peo p le w h o w ill hav e d o n e n o th in g o f th em se lv es to m e rit such o r­deal. T h is is K ism e t’s v erd ic t.It w ill ta k e a b it o f tim e fo r A m eric an p sy ch o lo g y to a d ­ju s t itse lf to th e a c tu a litie s o f w ar.M en c a n n o t g ive u p th e ir re se n t­m e n ts a t in v o lv e ­m e n t in a m o m e n t o r a n h o u r. P ro b ­ab ly th e m o s t sa ­gacious th in g w h ich th is W a r A d m in is tra tio n has d o n e d u rin g its te n u re o f office has been to p re se rv e a d eco ru m in th e m a tte r o f ro u n d in g u p n a tiv e c itizens w ho m a y h a v e b een sc a th ­in g c ritics o f th e R o o sev e ltian s— or an ti- S em ites— b e fo re th e y h ad c o m m itted ac ts th a t p ro v e d th e ir p a trio tic d ish o n es ty . A s a m a tte r o f fac t, a tta c k s on th e A d m in is tra tio n in th e p as t, to g e th e r w ith a tta c k s on h o rd es o f Ju d a is ts , h av e b een g ro u n d ed u p o n th e m o st ag g ress iv e p a trio tism , th e k in d th a t m a in ta in s w ith o u t w a r to a u g m e n t it. In tim e o f rea l crisis y e t ahead , it w ill b e fo u n d th a t th e an ti- A d m in is tra tio n a n d an ti-Jew ish e lem en ts can be re lied u p o n fo r a m o re s te rlin g e x e c u tio n o f A m e ric a n d e fen se th a n th e to le ra tio n is ts o r

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jingoists. If th is w ar is p ro se c u te d h o n e s tly and efficiently, a n d fo r A m e ric a n p rin c ip les and A m erican o b jec tives— th e g re a te s t o f w hich is m a in ta in in g a fo rm o f g o v e rn m e n t on th is side o f th e A tla n tic th a t does n o t ta m p e r

w ith n o r abo lish o u r C o n ­s titu tio n a l B ill o f R ig h ts — u n ity am o n g o u r peo p le w ill be a u to m a tic a n d in ­s tinc tive . If on th e o th e r h a n d th e tim e b eg in s to show w h e n th e w a r is u ti l­ized fo r th e a c h ie v e m e n t o f a sh ee r p o litica l o r

racial d ic ta to rsh ip a n d th e so v ie t re g im e n tin g o f o u r c itizenry , th e n it is reaso n ab le to c o n ­je c tu re th a t th e b lack h a te s p ro v o k e d b y s ig h ts o f su fferings w ill reac t ag a in s t th o se w h o m o st ass iduously p ro m o ted it. It is a tim e fo r th e w ar-m ak ers to w alk on eggshells.T h is is n o t 1917. O u r peop le h a v e n o t a lte red th e ir m inds in reg ard to w a r in v o lv em en t. T h e y hav e becom e silenced b y th e ex igenc ies o f the m ilita ry s itu a tio n , a n d sobered a n d o u t­raged th a t an ac tu a l a tta c k h as b e e n la u n c h e d ag a in s t o u r te rr ito r ia l possessions. T h is is d e m o n stra ted b y th e c o m m e n t to b e h ea rd on ev ery h an d th a t w h ereas w e h a v e a jo b to do in respec t to Ja p a n , th e tim e h as g o n e p a s t fo r o u r officialdom to d iss ipa te o u r m ilita ry s to res o r e q u ip m e n t in fu r th e r a id to o v e rseas n a ­tions. N o th in g is g o ing to p ro v o k e m o re ran co r n o w th a n fo r th e av e ra g e A m e ric a n to ge t th e idea th a t h is g o v e rn m e n t is d e n u d in g h is o w n c o u n try o f w a r s tocks a n d o rd n an ce w h e n invasion o f th e h o m e lan d is ev id en t. If th is co n tin u es to be th e po licy o f th e A d m in is ­tra tio n a n d th e in te g rity o f th e h o m e la n d s u f ­fers in consequence , p re v a le n t officialdom w ill find co o p e ra tio n b y th e ra n k a n d file p ro g re s ­sively ragged .

How Long a Time to the Peace Treaty?

H E R E a re th o se in a u th o r ity w h o fo r th e sak e o f s tre n g th e n in g m o ra le fo r a g re a t m ilita ry o rg an ism , ad v ise th e ir n a tio n a ls to p re p a re fo r a lo n g w a r. S u ch co u n se l m a y b e a s tu te in th e

com m on ru n o f p re p a ra tio n s fo r ach iev in g decisive v ic to ry , b u t th e v e ry m a g n itu d e of th e o p era tio n s in v o lved ap p riz es th e tru e G a l­ilean m ystic th a t it w ill n o t b e a lo n g w ar. It

w ill b e a c o m p a ra tiv e ly sh o r t w ar— as wars go b e tw e e n n a t io n s to d a y — b u t fearsom e in its in te n s ity . A s fo r th e U n ite d S tates, the pre­d ic tio n is in h a n d th a t it w ill be term inated for th e U n ite d S ta te s b y M arch 4, 1945. Whether th a t d a te m e a n s th e P e a c e A d justm ent re­m a in s to b e d isc lo sed . F ro m th e sam e sources th a t a c c e n tu a te th is d a te as one of outstanding im p o rta n c e in th e n e w lin e -u p of worldly na­tio n s , cam e th is p re d ic tio n o f Ju ly 21, 1929: “ In th e la s t w e e k o f O c to b e r o f th is year comes a c ra sh o n th e b o u rs e s o f th e w orld , ushering in a p e rio d o f d e p re s s io n a n d fam ine which m a in ta in s u n ti l th e y e a r 1 9 4 1 .”O n O c to b e r 23 , 1929 th e stock -m arket crash cam e o n sch ed u le . A n d tru ly enough, the y e a r 1941 h a s c lo sed w ith th e U n ited States a t w a r a fre sh b u t n o w rin g e d a b o u t by foes of h e r o w n .E v id e n tly in th e h ig h e r sch em e o f things, the o u tb re a k o f w a r m e a n s th e e n d of the “de­p re ss io n a n d fa m in e ” p ro v o k e d b y the crash th a t w re c k e d th e A m e ric a n financial and in­d u s tr ia l sy s te m a n d la u n c h e d o u r R epublic up­o n th e e ra o f b o o n d o g g lin g . C erta in ly a new eco n o m ics is c o m in g o u t o f th is em broilm ent, a n d w e m a y re a s o n a b ly e x p e c t th a t political a n d rac ia l s tru c tu re s a re g o in g to be remedied as w ell.L ea d e rs w h o e x p e c t a w a r to be prosecuted e ffec tu a lly w ith o u t h a rk in g b a c k to the most v e h e m e n t n a tio n a lism , w o u ld seem to be in­v itin g th e m o s t d ra s tic d is illu s ion .A s o u r p eo p le g e t d e e p e r a n d d eep e r in to this w a r, th e y a re g o in g to u p h o ld leaders who lead th e m h ig h e r a n d h ig h e r in to a transcend­e n t A m e ric a n ism .It is e n tire ly w ith in ra n g e o f log ical possibil­ities th a t w h e n B rita in d isco v e rs th e United S ta te s u n a b le to p ro v id e fo r h e r o w n m ilitary necess itie s a n d th o se o f E n g la n d too , she will n e g o tia te so m e so rt o f peace , a t le a st w ith G er­m a n y a n d Ita ly . S he w ill p le ad ex h au stio n of h e r o w n re so u rces in th e sh a tte r in g w ar effort she h as m a d e to d a te . T h e re u p o n th e people o f th e U n ite d S ta te s w ill b e ca lled to stand s ta u n c h ly a n d fea rle ss ly u p o n th e ir ow n legs. A n d th is is as it sh o u ld be.If w e h a v e h a d c o u ra g e to e n te r u p o n a w ai d ec la ra tio n , w e sh o u ld n o t be lack ing in the a u d a c ity a n d s ta m in a to co n sid e r th e ev en tu a l­ity o f p u rsu in g it u n ass is ted .F u rth e rm o re , b e fo re w e h a v e ex p erien ced the fo u r f ra u g h t y e a rs th a t a re o p e n in g , w e shall h a v e in sisted u p o n an effic iency fro m public m e n th a t g ives n o so p to po litics or rac ia l ag g ran d izem e n ts .

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the British ab ility to s ta v e off J a p a n e s e a tta c k s would suffer severe ly . L o ss o f tw o B ritish capital ships has p laced th e B ritish a t a sev e re disadvantage.The same day L eland S to w e — ace fo re ig n c o r­respondent w ho sco red o n e o f th e g re a te s t news beats in h is to ry in b e in g th e firs t to re ­port the G erm an in v a s io n o f N o rw a y in A p ril, 1940— sent a d isp a tc h f ro m C h u n g k in g , China, w hich w as head ed , “ K ey to V ic to ry .” He dwelt a t som e le n g th o n th e co n flic t in th e Far East, say ing th a t th e J a p a n e s e th re a t to Singapore “ is a lre ad y m u c h m o re se rio u s th a n most A m ericans rea lize— n o t b e c a u se Ja p a n e s e troops are n ow fig h tin g o n P h ilip p in e soil, b u t because S ingapore m u s t b e sa v e d o r lo s t w ith ­in a few w eek s .”

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SIGNIFICANT GOLDEN SCRIPTS

Chapter X :(( Gather Ye and Prepare a Place for Me'1A N D N O W , m y beloved , I b e q u e a th y o u a

silence. €fl 2 I say it shall be w ith y o u as it h a th been w ith th e p ro p h e ts th ro u g h o u t all th e ages: m a n y shall be called , few shall be chosen.3 T h o se w ho w a it a t th e o u te r g a te s o f e te r ­n ity ’s m ajesties shall e n d u re fo r y e t a little w h ile ; p resen tly th e n im b u s o f all th e y h ad ho p ed for shall becom e lo u d m usic , th e h e a v ­en s shall ra in it, jo y shall p e lt on th e u p la n d s, a council shall sit an d its ju d g e s be th e r ig h t­eous. 4 H a v e I ev er to ld y o u fa lsehoods?5 Y e do w a it in p e n u ry fo r y e t a little tim e, b u t n o t fo r s tro n g s triv ings, n o t fo r c lean u t ­terance.6 I am h e w ho co m eth p re se n tly b rin g in g d ishes of rich v iands, 1 b rin g th e e a r th a n ac ­co lade; I say to th e p u re in h e a r t : V e rily w ere ye called, v erily w ere y e c h o s e n ; a rise a n d re ­ceive th e p lau d its o f y o u r s tam in a .7 Y e h av e so u n d ed a lo u d tu m u lt u n to q u ie t in th e d in o f e a rth ly w rack in g s, y e h a v e b e a t a s tro n g d ru m h ead u n to tra n q u illity in th e ran k s of m a n y lo ite re rs ;8 Y e h av e h ea rd th e still, sm all vo ice a n d re ­tu rn e d it n o t a ridicule, y e h a v e h e a rd paean s in m a n y su n se ts a n d rev iled n o t th e S p irit co n ­tr ite b e fo re th e ir holiness.9 T h e rich m an has k n o w n h is tim es o f a u ­g u ry , th e signs an d th e seasons h a v e ex p en d e d th e ir c rash ings, th e seers h a v e seen a n d th e p ro p h e ts hav e p ro p h es ied ; beho ld th e ea rth h a th had v o m it as a w o m a n in c h ild b e d ;10 N ow com eth th e re so n an ce w h e n m a n a- rise th a n d b eh o lde th h is lo n g hom e, he ascend - e th to his b irth rig h t, th e lo rds o f e a r th ’s h a r ­v ests adv an ce to em b race him .11 W e are lab o re rs in th e w orld s , I say , an d it d o th n o t a p p e a r all th a t w e shall b e ;12 B u t o u t of o u r lab o rs shall a rise a n ew v a lia n c e ;1 3 T h e lords a n d th e sa tra p s shall b e d ra b in th e ir s p le n d o r;a n ew h e a v e n a n d a n e w ea rth shall w e m old b e n e a th o u r f in g ers ; m a n shall perce ive h im se lf a c rea tio n u n d e r g ra n d e u r; he shall m ake a fa ir ap p o rtio n in g o f h is w in n in g s fro m h is har- row ings, an d go seek in g n ew u n iverses to d iv ide h is

spo ils w ith th e m :14 T h e s e th in g s h a th m y F a th e r promised u n to m e ; I p ro m ise th e m u n to you w ith my e n d le ssn ess as fo r fe it ; c an a n y am ong you do less, m y b e lo v ed ?13 G a th e r y e a n d p re p a re a place for me, th a t w h e re y e a re g a th e re d , I m ay be also.16 In m y F a th e r ’s m a n y u n iv e rse s are man­sio n s to s u rfe it, w a lls n o t b u ilt w ith hands, w in d o w s th a t g iv e o n ae o n s o f sunrises; let it b e sa id o f u s th a t w e s o u g h t n o t such dwell­ings so lo n g as o n e re m a in e d w h o aspired to jo u rn e y w ith u s , b u t w h o se s tre n g th was not a d e q u a te , w h o g ro p e d fo r th e radiance but w h o se m o r ta l e y e s ig h t fa iled h im .17 W e a re la b o re rs to g e th e r in th e worlds,

I say , b u t w e tra v e l a t th e re a r o f th is cavalcade o f m o rta ls , th a t n o so u l fa lle th strengthless w ith o u t o u r p e rc e iv in g h im . . .

P E A C E

Biblical Attestment:R ev . 3, V e rse 6— H e th a t h a th a n ear, let him h e a r w h a t th e S p irit sa ith u n to th e churches. V erse 8— I k n o w th y w o rk s : b eh o ld I have set b e fo re th e e a n o p e n d o o r a n d n o m a n can shut it: fo r th o u h a s t a little s tre n g th an d hast kept m y w o rd a n d h a s t n o t d en ied m y nam e.V e rse 9— B eho ld I w ill m a k e th e m the syna­g o g u e o f S a ta n w h ich say th e y a re Jew s, and a re n o t, b u t do lie ; b eh o ld , 1 w ill m ake them to com e a n d w o rsh ip b e fo re th y fee t and to k n o w th a t I h a v e lo v ed th ee .V e rse 1 0— B ecau se th o u h a s t k e p t th e word o f m y p a tien ce , 1 a lso w ill k e e p th e e from the h o u r o f te m p ta tio n , w h ic h shall dw ell upon th e ea rth .V e rse 1 1— B ehold , I co m e q u ic k ly : hold fast th a t w h ich th o u h a s t, th a t n o m a n tak e thy cro w n .R ev . 1 3, V e rse 1 6— A n d h e c au se th all, both sm all a n d g rea t, rich a n d p o o r, free a n d bond, to rece ive a m a rk in th e ir r ig h t h a n d , o r in their

fo reh ead s:V erse 1 7— A n d th a t n o m an m ig h t b u y o r sell, sav e he tha t h ad th e m a rk o r th e n am e of th e b eas t, o r th e n u m b e r of h is n a m e .”

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