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A NEW APPROACH TO PRESENT AND POSTWAR PROBLEMS

CATHOLIC, JEWISH AND PROTESTANT
DECLARATION ON WORLD PEACE

Ever since the beginning of the war there
have been endless statements on "What Are
We Fighting For.” Not until the fall of
1943 was there a joint declaration of
basic principles by Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish religious leaders. At that
time 144 of these men put their names to
a document embodying the ideals which
must underlie any action which will be
undertaken towards the solution of our
present and future problems.

Six of the seven points of that declara-
‘tion are derived from the first one -

that moral law must govern the world order.

From that moral law would come the as-
surance that the rights of individuals,

of the oppressed and of minorities would
be secured, that international cooperation
would maintain peace and justice and an
equitable economic standard, and that 4
just social order would exist within each
state.

These are not novel or unexpected ideas,
but they are thought-provoking, emphasiz-
ing as they do the ideal approach to what
are, and will be, very practical problems
to solve.

take part.

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An Whi Geice ting club program can be built
around this declaration on world peace
in any one of several ways. If the

club is small enough have a general dis-
cussion in which all of the members can
If it is of average size or
more, have a panel discussion by a
previously selected group of men. Or

no matter what its size, have just one
member who is particularly well informed
speak on the topic, with perhaps some
discussion from the floor afterwards.

If the club would like to have outside
speakers, it might carry out the reli-
gious unity manifested among the signers
and. invite Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish leaders to present a symposium.

Once the desired kind of program is de-
cided. upon the speaker (or speakers )
should be presented with a copy of the
declaration well in advance so that he
(or they) will be thoroughly acquainted
with it. If there if to be a general
club discussion, print the declaration
in the club bulletin or in some other
form so that all the members might have
a& copy.

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