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THE
WATCH
TOWER
of
Sacrifice,"
together
with
the
subject,
"The
Two
Parts
of
the
Harvest,"
I
am
fully
B88ured,
dear
hrethren,
that
the
Lord
Is
using
the
same
channel
in
giving
the
necessary
food
for
the
upbuilding
of
his
people.
Our
prayers
have
been,
and
are
yet,
on
your
behalf
that
the
dear
Lord
may
continue
to
guide
and
direct
your
work
and
labors
of
love
to
the
praise
of
the
G1>d
of
all
grace.
In
the
Nov.
15th
issue
the
article
on
"Self-Denial"-in
fact,
all
the
articles
are
exeellent;
Ilnd
we
feel
that
we
could
not
do
without
the
"meat
in
due
season,"
"things
new
and
old,"
from
the
storehoU6e.
With
love
to
all
a.t
the
Watch
Tower
office,
I
remain
Your
Ibrother
in
Ohrist,
J.
0.,--01140.
BAIL
DENIED-APPEAL
PENDING
Applieation
for
bail
in
the
case
of
Brother
Rutherford
and
associates
was
denied
by
the
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals
on
De·
cember
3rd
last,
probably
without
a
full
review
of
the
facts
and
circumstances
by
reason
of
the
near
date
of
argument.
The
case
is
expected
to
be
reviewed
in
the
Appellate
Court
within
thirty
days,
and
an
early
decision
is
anticipated.
of
the
paper
from
which
the
clipping
is
taken.
REQUESTED
of
J.
F.
Rutherford
et
al.
Please
mark
the
name
and
date
NEWSPAPER
CLIPPINGS
The
Society
would
be
pleased
to
receive
newspaper
clip
pings
bearing
upon
the
subject
of
~eneral
Amnesty
for
political
prisoners,
and
particularly
anythmg
in
reference
to
the
case
LOVE
AND
LOYALTY
resolution
and
pledges,
with
the
assurance
of
our
deepest
ap'
preciation
therefor.
Pwblication
of
as
many
as
p()ssible
will
be
made
from
time
to
time
in
THE
\VATeR
TOWER
columns.
RESOLUTIONS
OF
So
many
resolutions
of
loyalty
to
the
Society
and
pledges
of
co-operation
have
been
received
from
.classes
within
the
past
few
days
that
it
is
impossible
to
publi80h
them
all.
We
lWlk
that
the
dear
friends
accept
this
as
acknowledgment
of
any
such
A
CORRECTION
An
unfortunate
reference
to
"a
Brooklyn
sister,"
whose
name
howlWer
was
not
given,
appeared
in
the
second
para
graph
of
a
circular
letter
sent
out
from
this
oftke
under
date
of
Dec.
12th.
We
now
learn
that
our
information
was
inac·
eurate;
and
so
far
as
we
are
aware
no
Brooklyn
sister
is
re
sponsible
for
false
report.~
as
described.
Vile
are
glad,
there·
fore,
to
make
this
correction
at
this
time.
\'01..
XL
PITTSBURGH,
P
A.,
FEBRUARY
I,
1919
No.3
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
N,ow
that
the
great
war
has
come
to
an
end
and
the
war
is
over,
and
we
have
scrapped
the
rest
of
our
machinery
definite
conclusion
of
peace
seems
to
be
a
near
reality,
the
of
conscription,
is
there
the
slightest
reason
why
we
should
year
1919
appears
big
with
possibilities
from
practically
every
keep
this
least
defensible
part
of
our
machinery
in
motion?
viewpoint.
Men
who
have
been
grappling
with
momentous
Is
there
the
least
ground
for
subjecting
to
further
privations
problem.s,
and
who
have
often
been
on
the
verge
of
complete
and
tortures
the
men
who
have
committed
no
crime
against
de!lpair
during
the
four
years'
struggle
just
ended
now
we
the
state?
new
eourage
as
they
emerge
from
the
world
chaos
and
look
"No
crime?
But
how
does
it
come
that
they
arc
serving
out
into
the
immedIate
future.
Notwithstanding
this
happy
penitentiary
terms
of
ten,
twenty
and
twenty-five
years
1
That
aspect,
however,
serious-minded
statesmen
of
all
nations
seem
is
a
result
of
the
infinite
stupidity
of
our
war
policy,
which
('onscious
of
the
fact
that
the
greatest
precautions
must
be
we
ought
not
to
seek
to
justify,
but
for
which
we
ought
to
taken
in
the
manipulation
of
the
world's
affairs
at
this
make
amends.
juncture,
lest
there
arise
international
jealousies,
suspicions
"Men
have
been
manacled,
confined
for
outrageous
periods
and
misunderstandings,
and
a
general
discontent
on
the
part
in
solitary
confinement,
thrust
into
a
dangerous
condition
of
of
the
masses
that
may
lead
to
grave
difficulties
in
all
lands.
physical
debilitr.,
driven
insane.
To
what
end,
in
G<Jd's
name?
Bolshevism
is
a
terror
to
every
conservative
statesman
the
In
order
to
stnke
terror
into
the
hearts
of
draft
evadeI"S
out
world
over.
Particular
concern
is
being
expressed
in
the
side:
that
was
the
only
plausible
reason.
But
then,
why
were
public
press
of
England
and
also
of
America
that
delay
in
not
these
tortures
conducted
in
the
open,
where
they
might
dealing
liberally
with
political
prisoneI"S
now
being
held
in
have
exerted
their
supposed
salutary
effect
Y
Why
did
not
penitentiaries
and
disciplinary
,barracks
beyond
the
period
of
Mr.
Baker's
War
Department
bulletins
run
something
like
hostilitfes
abroad
may
breed
such
wide-spread
dissatisfaction
this:
'The
Department
reports
with
satiMaetion
that
C.
O.
as
would
prove
detrimental
to
the
best
interests
of
the
.John
Smith
has
been
so
successfully
harried
that
he
is
now
a
state.
raving
maniac,
and
the
chancea
are
excellent
that
he
will
We
quote
from
The
Nero
Republic
(N.
Y.)
of
Jan.
11,
never
recover"
1919,
as
follows:
"Let
us
for~et
it,
grant
amnesty
to
ourselves
for
it;
wc
"In
England
there
is
already
on
f60t
a
movement
for
the
WHe
only
stupid.
not
depraved.
.
..
Let
us
not
leave
it
to
release
of
all
persons
held
in
prison
for
conscientious
refusal
the
radicals,
the
spntimentalists,
the
sympathizers
with
doc
to
do
military
service.
It
is
not
a
radical
movement.
Nor
trinary
pacifirism.
to
make
the
first
move
in
the
matter.
is
it
a
sentimental
movement.
Among
the
signers
of
the
peti-
This
is
not
a
radirnil
issue,
hut
an
issue
as
old
and
as
tions
for
amnestv
we
find
such
names
as
thoee
of
Viscount
respectable
as
political
liberty."
Bryce.
Viscount
')lorley,
Sir
.John
Simon,
Lord
Buckmaster,
From
the
same
publication,
under
date
of
Jan.
4,
1919,
we
etc.
These
men
have
been
wholehearted
supportl'rs
of
the
war
quote
the
following:
and
of
the
mealilures
necessary
to
render
England's
war
policies
"The
fighting
is
ovpr.
America
is
alilking
the
nations
to
effective.
They
would
be
among
the
last
to
urge
any
action
consent
to
a
peace
resting
upon
justice.
With
what
possible
that
would
be
prejudicial
to
the
good
order
of
the
state.
grace
oan
we
appear
before
the
conference
table.as
a
cham
They
recognize
that
no
civil
purpose
is
advanced
in
the
least
pion
of
liberty
when
some
300
conscientious
objectors
and
hy
further
penalties
infiicted
upon
conscientious
objectors.
more
than
1,000
prisoners
under
the
Espionage
Act
are
can
Therefore
whv
not
lilet
them
free?
fined
in
abominable
prisons
under
sentences
of
five,
tt'n,
"No
froo
state
can
possibly
make
a
crime
out
of
ref
uRal
to
twenty
or
thirty
years
for
no
other
crime
than
loyalty
to
con
serve
in
war
when
such
refutlal
is
actuated
by
sincere
con-
viction?
Surely
when
Americans
know
the
truth
they
will
scientious
motives.
We
may
consider
such
an
attit'lde
demand
an
aI1lJlesty
as
the
only
possible
proof
of
our
sin
illogical,
absurd.
.
..
But
we
have
passed
beyond
the
point
C'erity
in
waging
a
war
d'or
the
right
of
men
everywhere
'to
of
barba.rism.
To
attempt
by
threats
and
penalties
to
force
rhoo'le
their
way
of
life
and
obedience.'''
such
a
man
into
military
service
would
be
tyranny
as
hideous
Thus
while
statesmen
and
journalists
are
discu9sing
these
as
that
of
the
Roman
proconsul
who
slew
the
seven
hrothers
matters
from
the
standpoint
of
expediency
as
well
as
of
and
their
mother
because
they
refused
to
eat
swine's
flesh.
justice,
the
Lord's
people
are
in
a
position
to
view
matters
"The
conscientious
objectors
in
disciplinary
barracks
or
in
from
an
additional
an~le.
We
are
able
to
see
that
the
present
jails
represent
nothing
but
a
part
of
our
machinery
of
con-
crisis
of
history
is
exactly
that
which
was
foretold
by
the
scription.
That
was
a
hideous
bit
of
machinery
to
use.
but
prophets
of
Israel
centuries
ago.
The
war
and
its
attendant
we
were
at
war
and
did
not
stick
at
means.
But
now
the
sufferings
have
been
depicted
1n
the
Old
Testament
writings,
[6882]
(18 35) of Sacrifice,’ together with the subject, “The Two Parts of the Harvest,’ I am fully assured, dear brethren, that the Lord is using the same channel in giving the necessary food for the upbuilding of his people. Our prayers have been, and are yet, on your behalf that the dear Lord may continue to guide and direct your work and labors of love to the praise THE WATCH TOWER Pirrspurcu, Pa of the God of all grace. In the Nov. 15th issue the article on “Self-Denial”—in fact, all the articles are exeellent; and we feel that we could not do without the “meat in due season,” “things new and old,” from the storehouse. With love to all at the Watch Tower office, I remain Your brother in Christ, J. C.,—Ohio, BAIL DENIED—APPEAL PENDING Application for bail in the ease of Brother Rutherford and associates was denied by the Circuit Court of Appeals on December 3rd last, probably without a full review of the facts and circumstances by reason of the near date of argument, The case ia expected to be reviewed in the Appellate Court within thirty days, and an early decision is anticipated. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS REQUESTED The Society would be pleased to receive newspaper clippings bearing upon the subject of genera] Amnesty for political prisoners, and particularly anything in reference to the case of J. F. Rutherford et al. Please mark the name and date of the paper from which the clipping is taken. RESOLUTIONS OF LOVE AND LOYALTY So many resolutions of loyalty to the Society and pledges of co-operation have been received from classes within the past few days that it is impossible to publish them all. We aek that the dear friends accept this as acknowledgment of any such resolution and pledges, with the assurance of our deepest appreciation therefor. Publication of as many as possible will be made from time to time in THE WatTcH Tower columns. A CORRECTION An unfortunate reference to “a Brooklyn sister,” whose name however was not given, appeared in the second paragraph of a circular letter sent out from thia office under date of Dec. 12th. We now learn that our information was inac Vout. XL PITTSBURGH, PA., FEBRUARY 1, 1919 curate; and so far as we are aware no Brooklyn sister is responsible for false reports as described. We are glad, therefore, to make this correction at this time. No. 3 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER Now that the great war has come to an end and the definite conclusion of peace seems to be a near reality, the year 1919 appears big with possibilities from practically every viewpoint. Men who have been grappling with momentous problems, and who have often been on the verge of complete despair during the four years’ struggle just ended now take new courage as they emerge from the world chaos and look out into the immediate future. Notwithstanding this happy aspect, however, serious-minded stateamen of all nations seem conscious of the fact that the greatest precautions must be taken in the manipulation of the world’s affaira at this juncture, lest there arise international jealousies, suspicions and misunderstandings, and a general discontent on the part of the masses that may lead to grave difficulties in all lands. Bolshevism is a terror to every conservative statesman the world over. Particular concern is being expressed in the public press of England and also of America that delay in dealing liberally with political prisoners now being held in penitentiaries and disciplinary barracks beyond the period of hostilities abroad may breed such wide-spread dissatisfaction as would prove detrimental to the best interests of the state. We quote from The New Republic (N. Y.} of Jan. 11, 1919, as follows: “In England there is already on f6ot a movement for the release of all persons held in prison for conscientious refusal to do military service. It is not a radical movement. Nor is it a sentimental movement. Among the signers of the petitions for amnesty we find such names as those of Viscount Bryce, Viscount Morley, Sir John Simon, Lord Buckmaster, ete. These men have been wholehearted supporters of the war and of the measures necessary to render England’s war policies effective. They would be among the last to urge any action that would be prejudicial to the good order of the state. They recognize that no civil purpose is advanced in the least by further penalties inflicted upon conscientious objectors. Therefore why not set them free? “No free state can possibly make a crime out of refusal to serve in war when such refusal is actuated by sincere conscientious motives. We may consider such an attitude illogical, absurd. ... But we have passed beyond the point of barbarism. To attempt by threats and penalties to force such a man into military service would be tyranny as hideous as that of the Roman proconsul who slew the seven brothers and their mother because they refused to eat swine’s flesh. “The conscientious objectors in disciplinary barracks or in jails represent nothing but a part of our machinery of conscription. That was a hideous bit of machinery to use, but we were at war and did not stick at means. But now the war is over, and we have scrapped the rest of our machinery of conacription, is there the slightest reason why we should keep this least defensible part of our machinery in motion? Is there the least ground for subjecting to further privations and tortures the men who have committed no crime against the state? “No crime? But how does it come that they are serving penitentiary terms of ten, twenty and twenty-five years? That is a result of the infinite stupidity of our war policy, which we ought not to seek to justify, but for which we ought to make amends, “Men have been manacled, confined for outrageous periods in solitary confinement, thrust into a dangerous condition of physical ebility, driven insane. To what end, in God’s name? In order to strike terror into the hearts of draft evaders outside: that was the only plausible reason. But then, why were not these tortures conducted in the open, where they might have exerted their supposed salutary effect? Why did not Mr. Baker’s War Department bulletins run something like this: ‘The Department reports with satisfaction that C. O. John Smith has been so successfully harried that he is now a raving maniac, and the chances are excellent that he will never recover’? “Let us forget it, grant amnesty to ourselves for it; we were only stupid, not depraved. ... Let us not leave it to the radicals, the sentimentalists, the sympathizers with doctrinary pacificism, to make the first move in the matter. This is not a radical issue, but an issue as old and as respectable as political liberty.” From the same publication, under date of Jan. 4, 1919, we quote the following: “The fighting is over. America is asking the nations to consent to a peace resting upon justice. With what possible grace can we appear before the conference table.as a champion of liberty when some 300 conscientious objectors and more than 1,000 prisoners under the Espionage Act are confined in abominable prisons under sentences of five, ten, twenty or thirty years for no other crime than loyalty to conviction? Surely when Americans know the truth they will demand an amnesty as the only possible proof of our sincerity in waging a war for the right of men everywhere ‘to choose their way of life and obedience.’ ” Thus while statesmen and journalists are discussing these matters from the standpoint of expediency as well as of justice, the Lord’s people are in a position to view matters from an additional angle. We are able to see that the present crisis of history is exactly that which was foretold by the prophets of Israel centuries ago. The war and its attendant sufferings have been depicted in the Old Testament writings, [6382]
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