Two articles on Roral Re-Armament have recently appeared in Salient. The first, by James Baynard-Smith, dealt with the real issue in the world today—how to bring an answer to the divisions if ideology, class, race and nation—and gave evidence on a global scale of the uniting power of MRA.

The second, by Conrad Bollinger, did not attempt to grapple with this basic issue of division, which, unless solved, will drag all nations to nuclear catastrophe.

Instead, Mr. Bollinger strung together a motley collection of smear-stories that are too ludicrous to be taken seriously. One needs only to cite his description of George Seldes as "the American Roman Catholic journalist." The man to whom he refers produced a weighty volume bitterly attacking the Catholic Church.

Again, informed labour men would speedily reject Mr. Bollinger's picture of Burma's Socialist Prime Minister as being far removed from the truth. Similarly, those men and women of MRA from Norway, Holland, France and other European countries who suffered for their faith in Nazi concentration camps would quickly give the lie to his attempts to associate MBA with fascism.

MRA anti-Nazi

Himmler's Gestapo, in a lengthy report, denounced MRA for "uncompromisingly taking up a frontal position against National Socialism," in that "they encourage their members to place themselves fully beneath the Christian Cross and to oppose the cross of the [unclear: swaseka] with the Cross of Christ."

In the same way the Communists have recognised the radical challenge of MRA to materialistic philosophies. Radio Moscow described it as "a global ideology, with bridgeheads in every nation, in its final phase of total expansion throughout the world. It has the power to capture radical, revolutionary minds."

It is this fundamental change in human nature that is the distinctive mark of MRA's superiority over other ideologies. Without it, socialism will follow the historical path of all movements which, though starting out with high ideals, have failed to answer the materialism in man.

In the words of Robert Edwards, leading international Socialist and General Secretary of the British Chemical Workers Union: "The process within the Labour movement can be summed up in four words—sacrifice, struggle, success, and then stagnation." This stagnation, he continues, can be attributed to "'failure to deal with moral questions."

MRA meets this need in socialism but it does not stop there. It is not interested in preserving the status quo, but in uprooting self-interest wherever it exists.

For Frank Buchman (who last month has been decorated by three Asian Governments for his work for world peace) recognizes that any philosophy which sets out to change the world without changing the motives of men is too cheap. Only an idea powerful enough to revolutionise human nature is able to unite all men above their differences.

Universal application

Edwin Gooch, chairman, of the British Labour Party, summing up the evidence he had seen of this idea at work, said. "MRA is breaking down barriers of division all over the world, and establishing the basis for permanent peace.

MRA meets this need in Socialism, but it does not stop there. It fights without fear or favour for change in every party, class, race, nation or individual needing change. It is universal in its application and total in its demands. That means everything—our lives, our time and all our possessions—given to the task of re making in the world.