DICTATORS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 September 1938, Page 10

DICTATORS.

The world was to be made safe for democracy; as events turned out it has been made safe for dictatorship. Communism in Russia. Fascism in Germany and Italy. Socialism in Xew Zealand. It is contended that the coercion of the individual life by the will of the dictator is immoral, but the question arises—what else in the present circumstances can be done? We are certainly not goin-jr to clear up thie economic chaos by iesuinjr a few finely-worded ethic*, because as a whole man has no intention of responding; almost invariably he places personal ambition I first, and thie selfishness has for ever shown itself as the baeie syetem in national welfare infinitely more eo "where the State ie under a dictator. Take, as an outstanding example. the statement of Mr. Savage, "We will isolate the country." This, considering it is made under the guise of "Christianity," out-Caesars the Caesars of Europe. Be that as it may. one is driven to the conclusion that in spite of the immorality of preeent-day dictatorehip. a 'dictator is necessary. We require one "who will act not simply for his own State, whether that State be Russia, Germany or Xew Zealand, but one who lias a world outlook and universal sympathy; in other words, a perfect moral beinjr and one who would be sufficiently powerful to demand a complete conformity to his dictate*. That, I feel sure, we can all agree upon. Can that one be found 1 An increasing number of people of all nationalities are standing on the tip-toe of expectancy, believing he is not far away. It has been prophesied of Christ that He would return again. "This same Jeeue shall so come in like manner a* ye have seen Him go," Act*, i., 2. At His second advent He will come to Teign in power. Hie seat of government being Jerusalem (Micah. iv., 1-7). It is a remarkable fact that the whole of Biblical prophecy relative to world event* up t<. the present date has been literally fulfilled, hence one need not heeitato to .anticipate the climax— the return of the Universal King. A suffering and distraught people, with arm* thrown out into the night, will yet eee the return of He Who alone can straighten out a world which is bad physically. verv bad economically, and desperately bad morally. WM. BRADY.