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Editorial
December 24, 1951
Trainman News
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Christmas 1951 editorial critiques global power struggles fueled by resources like oil and uranium, contrasts heavy military spending with limited aid via Point Four, and urges adoption of Christ's love-based power for peace, quoting Napoleon's lament on empires founded on force.
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Christmas, 1951
Struggle for power is a dominant factor in human life on earth today. Nations, like men, love wealth, but vaingloriously they love power even more. Wealth plays a part in today's struggle. Natural resources are wealth. But of those resources, oil and uranium are the most sought after because, from such, great power comes.
Modern armies move by oil and fear of atomic bombs is relied upon to persuade great nations of people to submit.
In this struggle for power, too little consideration is given to the means by which the peoples of the world might together exploit the world's natural resources for the betterment of all mankind. The Point Four program is dedicated to this high ideal, but for every dollar spent, or proposed to be spent, for Point Four purposes, many thousands of dollars are spent for military might.
Even a large part of the Point Four program is expended to "bind up the wounds" that have been inflicted as a result of past struggles for power.
If, in their desire for power and glory, men would turn to a Great Teacher whose birth has been celebrated for 1951 years, they might learn the means by which enduring personal power is achieved. Men have lived ignominiously in history because they sought power thru conquering armies, because they have embraced the doctrine that might is right, only to learn the lesson Napoleon learned. In sorrowful defeat and after drenching the earth with blood in pursuit of his lust for power, Napoleon lamented:
"Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and myself, founded empires. But on what did we rest our creations of our genius? . . . Upon force! Christ alone founded His empire upon love; and, at this hour, millions of men would die for Him."
Christmas commemorates the birth of Christ. It comes but once a year. When the Spirit of Christmas lives each day of the year, men will have found a new and greater Power, in the exercise of which there will be good and prosperity and peace for all mankind. There will be no more Napoleonic lamentations, which come too late to save the lamenters or those whose blood they spill.
In the year of 1951, when men's minds are so sorely troubled, may this be the lesson of Christmas.
Struggle for power is a dominant factor in human life on earth today. Nations, like men, love wealth, but vaingloriously they love power even more. Wealth plays a part in today's struggle. Natural resources are wealth. But of those resources, oil and uranium are the most sought after because, from such, great power comes.
Modern armies move by oil and fear of atomic bombs is relied upon to persuade great nations of people to submit.
In this struggle for power, too little consideration is given to the means by which the peoples of the world might together exploit the world's natural resources for the betterment of all mankind. The Point Four program is dedicated to this high ideal, but for every dollar spent, or proposed to be spent, for Point Four purposes, many thousands of dollars are spent for military might.
Even a large part of the Point Four program is expended to "bind up the wounds" that have been inflicted as a result of past struggles for power.
If, in their desire for power and glory, men would turn to a Great Teacher whose birth has been celebrated for 1951 years, they might learn the means by which enduring personal power is achieved. Men have lived ignominiously in history because they sought power thru conquering armies, because they have embraced the doctrine that might is right, only to learn the lesson Napoleon learned. In sorrowful defeat and after drenching the earth with blood in pursuit of his lust for power, Napoleon lamented:
"Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and myself, founded empires. But on what did we rest our creations of our genius? . . . Upon force! Christ alone founded His empire upon love; and, at this hour, millions of men would die for Him."
Christmas commemorates the birth of Christ. It comes but once a year. When the Spirit of Christmas lives each day of the year, men will have found a new and greater Power, in the exercise of which there will be good and prosperity and peace for all mankind. There will be no more Napoleonic lamentations, which come too late to save the lamenters or those whose blood they spill.
In the year of 1951, when men's minds are so sorely troubled, may this be the lesson of Christmas.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
War Or Peace
Foreign Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Power Struggle
Military Might
Point Four
Christmas Message
Christian Love
Napoleon Lament
World Peace
What entities or persons were involved?
Christ
Napoleon
Alexander
Caesar
Charlemagne
Point Four Program
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Christmas Reflection On Power Struggles And Christ's Teachings
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Love And Peace Over Military Power
Key Figures
Christ
Napoleon
Alexander
Caesar
Charlemagne
Point Four Program
Key Arguments
Nations Prioritize Power Over Wealth, Seeking Oil And Uranium For Military Strength
Military Spending Dwarfs Aid Programs Like Point Four
Point Four Partly Repairs Damage From Power Struggles
True Enduring Power Comes From Christ's Foundation Of Love, Not Force
Historical Conquerors Like Napoleon Failed Through Might
Christmas Spirit Should Guide Daily Life For Global Peace And Prosperity