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MKMREB AUDIT Bt'HEAU OP CIRCULATION
The Will for Peace
Xdttar'a Not l Tor many fiiri, ttta Chrhttnaa atlltorlat on thlK f ht btn written
BT t local toifilatar. Thl tradition U fulfilled afaia this yrar. The author of today's
adltorlal tl newromer to th parr; ba wrlUa a mmift ol raaaauraaea aaat U welcome
la ihta parlod of doubt and eonfuilon.
By REV. HUGH BRONSON
Pastor, Altamont Community Presbyterian Church
fH this anniversary of the coming of the Prince of Peace
to earth the chief topic of conversation is war. After
almost nineteen and a half centuries of seeking to interpret
through daily living, the gospel of peace, more nations and
people are engaged in war than any one conflict has
brought before. We are told that the present struggle may
be a long one and that even more nations are likely to have
their part in it before the finish. It would seem that Christ
has failed.
' While "Peace on earth, good will toward men" is al
most totally defeated in the light of world affairs today,
yet I believe we are safe in saying that there never was a
time when greater effort was being put forth for peace.
We can say without question that America did not want
war and has tried by every possible means to maintain
peace and I think that Christ and His gospel is responsible
for that attitude. And there are other nations now in the
struggle which did not want war, and it isn't unlikely that
if a plebiscite had been taken in any one or all of the pres
ent warring nations there would have been an overwhelm
ing majority in favor of maintaining peace.
That attitude in favor of continued peace wa3 not pres
ent at the time of the birth of Christ. It has come since. Now
and then national and world leaders appear upon the scene
who deny the authority of Christ, but for the most part,
men high and low accept His teaching as basic and seek to
conform in their dealings together to the great principles
of the. Golden Rule of the Master Teacher: "All things
whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even
so to them."
Our great concern at trie present moment is the winning
of this war into which we have been drawn, along with
others, but even as we follow the daily progress of events,
we are thinking of the peace that is to follow. We are not
living to make war. We are living and giving for peace, a
peace that will be more wide-spread and more lasting than
any peace that has been established so far. Even as we are
giving ourselves and what we have for the purpose of
bringing this war to a successful conclusion, it is for the
ultimate purpose of establishing the order of the Prince of
Peace..
LUZON
GRAVELY
THREATENED B
E
PINCERS
The Christmas Story
. f (From the Gospel According to St Luke)
A ND Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of
V Nazareth into Judea, unto the city of David, which is
called Bethlehem, to be taxed with Mary, his espoused
wife, being great with child.
And so it was that while they were there, the days were
accomplished -that she should be delivered,. And she
brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swad
dling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the inn.
- iiJ?. ?ere was In the 8ame connta7 shepherds, abiding
e ji ' keePin& wtch over their flock by night
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone around about them; and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them. "Fear not fnr T V.rinr .n
food tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
m For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find th
babe wrapped in swaddlin? r.JnMiPu Jtrino.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
iieaveniy nost praising lioa ana saying,
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good
will toward men."
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another.
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing '
which is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto !
UOi
.d lhly c,ame Yith,haste. and found Mary and Joseph,
ana the babe lying m the manger.
' ' And when they had seen it, they made known abroad i
... wincn was toia tnem concerning this child,
nrvi, they that heard it wondered at those things !
" -. wju uicm uy tne snepneras.
FALLS DOWN SHAFT
; SALEM, Dec. 24 (P) Ray.
mond Leonard. Portland Pm.
ploye ot the Otis Elevator com
pany, was killed yesterday when
he fell 42 feet down a shaft at
the state penitentiary, where he
was installing an elevator In the
new dining room and hospital
building.
By, D.WITT MacKENZIE
Wid. World War Analyst
The gravity of our position in
the Philippines has been in
creased by the new Jap Invasion
of the coast of Luzon island,
only 75 miles southeast of Man
ila a strategic move calculated
to place the capital in a pincers
movement through coordination
with the enemy forces already
ashore at Lingayen gulf to the
north of the city.
General MacArthur thus is be
ing forced to defend two fronts
at once a nasty business at best.
A possible measure of the ser
iousness may be seen in the fact
that U. S. army headquarters in
the Philippines today was con
sidering declaring Manila an
open city to spare it as much as
possible not only from air attack
but from ground assault.
It is a matter of vast pride
and some encouragement that
American -and Filipino troops
were reported late today (Manila
time) to be resisting stubbornly
in both sectors, despite the fact
that they were greatly outnum
bered. However, the Japs con
tinued to land forces and we
should be foolishly optimistic if
we didn't recognize that the fate
of the Philippines is on the
knees of the gods.
Lack of air and naval forces
sufficient to meet this onslaught
adequately, at least in its early
stages, is clearly evident. Still,
war can't be all honey and flow
ers, and we must recognize that
the present conflict is bigger
than the China sea or even the
mighty Pacific.
The focal point of thij world
war is incongruous though it
seem the charming old-world
village of Berchtesgaden in the
Bavarian Alps, meaning the
abode of the creator of that ab
normal code we know as Hitler
ism. Our first and main Job is to
smash the axis in Europe. Any
other operations axe subsidiary.
So we shouldn't thoughtlessly
criticise the allied leadership for
not stripping the European the
ater of fighting arms in order to
meet this new emergency in the
Far East That's exactly what1
Hitler wants the allies to do, so
that he can recover from his
Russian disaster and strike an-
other blow elsewhere. It is ore-!
cisely to maintain an even bal
ance in the direction of the whole
allied effort that the areat eon-
ference is being held in Wash
ington.
Whatever disposition of forces !
may be decided upon by the I
allied supreme council, we have
this to remember:
If we should lose the European
side of this war to Hitler, we are
done for; but a temporary tri
umph of the Japs in the Far East
wouldn't beat the allies. Nippon
could be taken care of in due
course, and there is no possible
doubt that it will be smaslveu
whatever the vicissitudes of the
fighting may be.
Evidence accumulates that
Herr Hitler is plotting further
trouble for the allies, but his
objective remuins obscure. Even
the far-seeing British Premier
Churchill has said in Washington
that while he expects a new of
fensive he doesn't know where
the blow will come.
Some signs point to a possible
resurrection of Hitler's plan of
reaching new African bases
through Spain. This presumably
would involve French colonies
and the French navy. Some
color is lent to this idea by the
report that Marshal Petain,
French chief of state, is about to
resign because of German pres
sure for concessions which he
doesn't want to make. However,
that report hasn't been confirm
ed. No matter what may be the
nature of the attack, the allies
have this satisfaction; Germany
has far less striking power than
it had when it embarked on its
disastrous campaign against the
Muscovites. Not only have there
been huge casualties among the
nazl shock troops, representing
the best which the fatherland
could produce but can't immed
iately replace, but the amount
of war material and supplies
claimed by the Reds as destroy
ed or captured is colossal.
Hitler likely has a lot of strik
ing power left, but it isn't the
same old fuehrer who strode
onto the sweeping plains of
Russia last June.
L FETE
PENDLETON, Dec. 24 CP)
The Indians of Umatilla reserva
tion will beat long-dusty drums
and shout old war chants In ear
nest at the tribal long house to
night. Although It will bo a part of
their annual Christmas celebra
tion, braves, women and chil
dren alike expect a slightly dif
ferent atmosphere as they beat
out the traditional rhythm pat
tern with moccasined feet this
year.
"We're sharpening ud our tom
ahawks," explained the solemn
brave who announced the danc
ing with n gesture toward the
Orient, "Just in cose they're
needed over thore." Already a
number of young men from the
njjency are in some bronch of US
military service.
Tom-toms will start the danc
ing about 9 o'clock and Christ
mas day will be well along be
fore the last headdress and bead
ed Jacket Is put away. High
spot for Indians and their guests
alike are the contest dances for
war-paintod toddlers, chubbv
diminutives of the older Indians
who have been looking forward
to this full-dress celebration.
Besides specially originated
dances for the Yuletlde, husky
lunss will chant for ancient fes
tival motifs and there will be
the Indian version of ballroom
dancing a shuffling clrclo of
quick rhythm and laughter with
both braves and women choosing
partners. And no one will ho
surprised If drummers call for
tho old war dances, "Just In
case."
Tomorrow tho Indians will
hold their annual Christmas
feast, winding up tho celebra
tion. Courthouse Records
TUESDAY
Docrooa
Chris Noll Madison versus
Marie Paulina Mud nun r.rnnli.,1
divorce. Don. F. Hamlin, attor
ney for plaintiff.
Justice Court
Loren F. Meeker, rmrklnff nn
highway. Fined $5.50.
Clarence L. Crapo, no chauf
feurs license. Fined $8.80.
Robert Mead, no u-nrnmu H.
vice. Fined $5.80.
E. M. Marsha, over limit nn
geese. Fined SH2.S0.
fc. M. Marsha, shnotlnu on In
closed land. Fined $32.50. I
Mrs. E. M. Marsha, shooting on '
Inclosed land. Ninety days, sus
ponded.
Officials say the U. S. navy's
new Ilolldlver Is the answer to
thn German Stukn and will out
perform any foreign inmlu dlv.
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LA GRANDE, Dec. 24 () A
rugged Utah State basketball
team defeated Eastern Oregon
College of Education here last
night, 55 to 44.
In a rough game which saw
37 fouls called, 19 of them on the
victors, Utah State took com-
mand of t h e backboards in the i
early minutes and never rclin-
quished the lead.
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