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“THE GERMAN WHITE PAPER”
We have just received a book carrying the title above, j
This book was printed and distributed by Howell, Soskin
– Co., Inc., of New York City.
It claims to print certain documents found in Poland]
and in other ways tries to justify the conduct of the Ger
man people in prosecuting the present war and their oc
cupation of Poland.
It is a rather expensive pamphlet and we would judge i
that it cost considerable money to print and distribute it;
throughout the United States. As it was sent to us it was'
probably * J sent to every J editor in the United States and
probably every person who deals in forming the opinion j
of the general public.
W might consider it activity , . of the so-called
e as an
"fifth column.” Certainly no one who has not something
to gain would go to all this trouble and expense. This is
only one of several of like nature that has come to us !
through the mail and other editors have received them
likewise.
A . paragraph . tries , . , to place , the ,, . blame , ot the I olish
occupation upon the American people as follows: “In this
fashion the documents are used both to clear Germany of
guilt in precipitating the war and to accuse American dip
lomats of assisting and encouraging the Allies to precipi
tate it. It is not known whether a complete collection of
documents would lead us to either conclusion.”
The book carried several references purported to
have been remarks of Ambassador Bullitt. At one point it]
stated: “About Germany and Chancellor Hitler he spoke 1
vehemently and with great hatred.”
Another paragraph ends with this emphatic state
ment: “It and not these few papers will on some fateful
tomorrow get the American people * ^ into really serious
i trouble. li m These papers are , but , straws • in the ,, wind. . j
It criticised President Roosevelt and called him a
"connoisseur of American mentality,” and also referred to
him as a clever player of politics.
We believe this book is concrete evidence of an at
tempt to influence the American mind in favor of the ac
tion of Germany. You may call it “fifth column” or any
thing you choose, but we refer to it only as un-American.
Those of you who scoff at ’’fifth column” activities
have not studied the situation now existing in all of Eu
rope. The statement made by Hitler that he was not in
terested in America was also made regarding every other
country that he has pillaged and overrun. j
He stated at Munich that he had no further ambi-l j
tions in Europe after he had outwitted Chamberlain and)
the French ambassadors. He said this of Belgium, Hol
land and the number of other countries that he has sub
dued with an iron heel.
We must not overlook the fact that both France and
Britain laughed at the statements Herr Hitler made in his;
honk book pruned nrinted several seterai years years ago airo regarding retrardimr xne the present piesent war \\ at ;
which IS now being made into history flat >\ day.
We must guard our country as never before and take
the slogan of “America for Americans” as pronounced by
Adolph Hitler and make it literally true. We are in dan
ger and those who do not agree are likened unto the os
trich who hides his head in the sand when frightened.
The vivid term “Fifth Column,” has an ominous sig
nificance these days. It first came into use during the
Spanish Civil war, when an insurgent general announced
that he had four columns of soldiers driving toward Ma
drid — and a Fifth Column, consisting of spies, saboteurs
and other enemies of the Spanish Republic, within the
city. And since then, we have seen Fifth Columns oper
a ting With ‘ almost demoniac efficiency and success in oth
’
parts of the , world. , , I he -xt Nazis • have 1 de\elopet , , j ,, e p-,,, l t
®r
Column technique to an extraordinarily high level—to a
Very large extent, the collapse of Norway, Holland, Po
'and, and Relgiurn was due to the activities of Nazi syrn
pathizers and purchased terrorists within those besieged
nations Somber rumors of Fifth Column work have even
come from France—as witness ihe recent wholesale dis
missal of lo or -0 French geneials \\ lo uu , acton i g o
Premier Reynaud, blunders. made And inexcusable, in the British and Isles, impossible-to- the author-]
understand
ities have gone to unprecedented ends to feret out and ar
rest any and all persons who might be expected to aid a :
German invasion tremen-j 1
That the high officials of the United States are
dously worried by the specter of Fifth Column activity
here, goes without saying. The President has mentioned
it in a speech, and it is widely believed that his suggestion
that he be empowered to call out the National Guard in
peace-time was based on a fear that some such step might
soon become necessary to put down Fifth Columnists at
home. At the moment, the potential U. S- Fifth Column
consists of avowed Hitlerites—the bulk of whom are » r -
ganized in the German-American bunds and similar socie
ties — and, to a lesser extent, the Communists, who have
been running around in circles attempting to justify Len
in’s denunciation of imperialism and conquest with Stalin’s
Communist-Nazi pact and the Russian invasion of Finland. ]
The expected Fifth Column technique in this coun
try is simple and rational. Ill the words ol the J lesirtent,
the Fifth Columnists would attempt to create confusion
of counsel, public indecision, political paralysis and, even
luaily a state of panic.” In other words, the purpose
would be to prevent the attainment of anything resembl-
111 ing K national unity. • Group 1 would be set against group,
class against class, jealousy . a t , a 1 in 1 fnnmnjnrl
. *
. .
It is apparent that a start has altcadx been made to tills
end by alien groups. And, according to Dies Committee
evidence, it is a fact that both the Moscow and Berlin gov
ernments have paid Fifth Column agents actively at work
here. .TuSlftaWtarkrt
And ’.hiTh
v m • see this befoie long, as the armament pro u am
S'wngo inco high gear. I inally, once the country was thor-
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oughlv disorganized, minority groups would attempt
take over the government.
We are now embarked on a war against the Fifth
Column. The Government has moved cautiously, but it
moving. Registration and observation of aliens is likely
come soon—the proposal that the Department of Justice
be given control of the Immigration Service shows the
the wind is blowing. And far more severe measures are
visioned.
There is an obvious clanger in all this—and a
that is exceedingly hard to avoid. That danger is that
Fifth Column work may become a hysterical witch-hunt.
People would exploit personal grudges by unjustly de
nouncing others to the authorities— vigilante groups,
erating outside the law but supported by enraged public
opinion, would come into being. The experience of the last
war should be recalled, when we went to ridiculous
in prosecuting people of German and Austrian heritage
whose patriotism was unqualified Responsible government
officials say that every effort will be given to protecting
the innocent as well as apprehending the guilty — and that
is one tough job.
Sunday School Lesson
MALACHI DEMANDS HONESTY
TOWARD GOD.
Lesson: Malachi.
Golden Text: Bring ye the whole
tithe into the store-house, that
there may be food in my house,
and pro ^ e me now herewith, saith
the Lord of hosts, if I will not
open you the windows of heaven,
and pour you out a blessing, that
there shall not b e room enough to
it- Malachi 3:io.
Malachi arose to prophesy
amon s bis people when their re
life had become sterile and
dead. They were presenting blem
offerings in the temple, liv
j ng j n comfort themselves, and
depriving God of the gifts He had
commanded. The picture was that
of a nation which had forgotten
God.
Into the midst of their dead re
ligious life God sent his prophet
Malachi to rebuke them and re
ca ii them to the privileges of their
“From the days of your fathers
ye have turned aside from mine
ordinances, and have not kept
the ™.
1 was ® c barge, made
doubly , so by the fact that their
infidelity had become habitual ; n
the days of Moses, the people had
turned from God to worship idols.
Israel had long been a backsliding
P e °P le > and even God’s mercy in
returning them from exile had
failed to call forth their gratitude.
The first generation of those who
had returned praised Him; their
children and their children’s child
ren sank into the koft arms of com
fort and were satisfied.
Backsliding is not confined to
antiquity. Modern life witnesses
all too often the tragic spectacle of
a godly generation being followed
by indifferent and godless child
ren and grandchildren
The Jews had everything for
which to thank God, but they dem
onstrated the sad truth that grati
tude ls a rare virtue. Dealing
treach erously with their brethren,
intermarrying with the heathen
doing deeds of violence they had
roused the r i gb teous anger of God.
Judgment was imminent. The pa
tience of God had about come to
an end.
But God never punishes man
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wiU retuin U nto you ’
This is the solid spi ri t ual prin :
ciple upon which God’s forgive
ness rests. It is the principle of
reciprosity. God is awaiting the
opportunity to do great things for
“ s ’ b * w « must first make our
hearts ready by being willing to
do every t b j n g we can for our _
selves. He will meet us half way,
but we must meet Him half way.
Man must be willing to return
to God before the righteous God
can turn to him and save him
Malachi encountered an arguing
rebuke 0 f Q od witb argument, it
is an indication that they are seek
ing to excuse themselves in re
sponse to Malachi’s accusation that
they had turned aside from God’s
Iaw ’ people in an insolent fash
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charges> « What > s lhe matte r with
U s?” was their question,
The prophet summed up their
sin in one word—robbery. You
would abhor the idea of robbing
said ’ yet every
br i ng your tithes and offerings in -
to God’s house, he continued. This
law has been among you since the
days of Moses, instead of doing
!his ’ you bi 'in£ less than a titne
and very ^f ten not l he best you
The iews t ZTthe .
were only peo
p j e br i Pg a pittance, a blem
ished offering into the temple
Many people today, who willingly
Tend many dollars a week on
lheir own comforts and pleasures,]
duty to God when bave they done put the-r dime full]
a
on the offering plate on Sunday I
JC SOfrie Malachi were to arise to- j
day and speak as frankly as did!
the prophet of God five centuries
before Christ, he would either re
form the Church or be driven from |
its doors with curses.
T, bou t When people in the Bible
are invited to come to God s
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tuary, the command to bring a
gift of the best they have
either explicitly stated or implied.
In most places in the Bible,
making a trial of God is forbid
den. Through the prophet Mala
chi, however, God invited men
to make a trial of Him. He urged
them to put their trust in Him and
await results. The implication
was that these results would
so glorious that every divine
claim would be vindicated.
They were to bring the whole
tithe into the storehouse that there
might be food in God’s house.
People realize that every other
institution has to be
but they often fail to apply this
very obvious principle to the
church. They will give if they
have it to give, or when they
tend, or after every comfort and
pleasure has been satisfied. Upon
the Jews, God had enjoined the
giving of a tenth. Thi* did not
mean that God owned one-tenth
and the worshiper nine-tenths,
God has made all things and
therefore owns all things, and the
tithe is only an acknowledgement
of this ownership.
People sometimes
declare that reward has no place
in religiou. Our Lord Jesus loved
to dwell upon the prospect of re
ward for the righteous. He de
clared that for every good thing
we do we shall be rewarded,
as for every evil thing we do we
shall be punished. Now the re
ward of generosity in the work of
God’s kingdom is that God will
make it possible for us to be more
generous. Those who give gen
erously to God’s work always find
themselves taken care of by a
power above their own.
When we put everything we are
and have into His hands, He
ministers it for us and there is
plenty for both of us and for the
work of His kingdom.
God opens indeed the windows
and pours out blessings far
yond human dessert. This does
no t mean that people can
their support of the Church with
a confident epectation that God
Will improve their financial con
dition- It does mean, however,
that when people have the open
hearted disposition to give to God,
his blessings flow into their hearts
to enrich them in every way.
We get what we give in this
world, and he who gives all to
God gets all God has to give.
It is hard to remember through
trouble and pain that God is the
rewarded of them that diligenly
seek after Him. Many lose heart
‘n every age and turn aside
the preferred fellowship of God.
One sin leads to another. When
faith fails, we are in
danger of slipping down into posi
itive unrighteousness. Religious
doubt frequently leads to
We begin by distrusting the prov
by downward; spirals to the place
where we first distrust and then
disdain his moral principles.
In contrast to those who were
on this downward path, Malaclii
presents the picture of them that
fear Jehovah: “Then they
feared Jehovah spake one with
another; and Jehovah harkened,
and heard ■ .
Here is a picture of true relig
ious fellowship. We strengthen
our faith when we associate with
people of like faith, and a church
which pleases God is one in which
the believers comfort and streng
then each other.
A book of remembrance was |
written before him (God), for
them that fear Jehovah, and that
thought u pon his name.” The
nanies of such people are aIways
written both in God’s great book
Of remembrance and upon the
minds of their fellow men. Verses
16-18 give us the picture of a
little group ot Malachi’s day who
did not yield to the doubt and
apostasy which surrounded them.
When most men were questioning
the goodness of God, these people
sought the fellowship of those
who believed in God and patiently
awaited his reward. "They shall
be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts,
even mine own possession , . - I
will spare them, as a man spar
et.h his own son that serveth him.”
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The following is the sixth in
stallment of a sermon. “The Wea
ver,” by Rev. Athol D Cloud, pas
tor of the Porterdale Presbyterian
Church.
WEAVING TO A PATTERN
And then, once more, the loom
reminds us that a weavre follows a
pattern. And God intends that
our H V e* and characters be woven
to a pattern. That person i* a
mighty poor disciple of the Mas
ter, who is content to live aimless
ly, who chooses no lofty goals
1 which he wants to reach, who for
gets that he has a Divine pattern
after which to shape his life. The
apostle John was thinking of a
nobler disciplesbip than that when
he declared, "If we say that we
abide in Him we ought also to
walk even as He walked,” John
knew that the invitation, “Follow
me,” with which Jesus calls all
His followers, meant more than
that men should simply repeat
His words and mouth His com- j
mandments and tag along so far 1
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behind Him that others could not
reeognize them as members of
Christ’s company. When Jesus said
••Follow me," He meant what he
said. "Emulate me,” “Take me as
your pattern." "If any man would
come after me,” He said, "let him
deny himself and lake up his cross
ar)d follow Me." And let us hasten
on to say that the disciple who
takes Jesus at His Word here is
no t content in this business of
Christian growth just to compare
himself with himself or with his
neighbor- He is not content to be
a member of Ihat tribe whom Paul
describes in II Corinthians 10:12
(a great many of whom are still
abroad today) who, “measuring
themselves by them selves, and
comparing themselves with them
selves, are not wise.” Instead a
sincere disciple keeps on measur
ing himself by that Divine Pattern
wheih is Jesus.
An overseer in a small weaving
room was given the pattern or
master draft of a certain kind of
cloth which his firm had agreed
to make for a large manufacturer.
After he had made a few samples
from this original pattern, this
master draft was somehow
laid. He though tit would be just
as well to set every machine after
the last sample he himself had
made. So without reporting it
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the office, that is what he did. But
It happened that in his first copy
of the master draft he had made
a slight difference in the pattern,
and as each succeeding machine
was set up this error was not only
copied but grew greater, because
the man had no original pattern to
follow but only different samples
of his own faulty pattern. And
the result was that hundreds of
yards of goods were made, only
to be rejected by the would-be
purchaser because the weaver had
not followed tire right pattern.
In Jesus, my friends, God has
given us the right pattern for our
lives. If we look upon Jesus’ life
and character we shall see what
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fixed upon that Patt$j
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and striving obeying
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the Father.
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