Hungarian Church Press, 1968 (20. évfolyam, 2. szám)

1968-06-01 / 2. szám

HOP Vol XX Special Number —• 140 — (07921)

1968 No 2

historic necessity that the present generation of mankind enter the road which is to lead to the just distribution of bread, the necessities and amenities of life among the peoples of the world*

We find it necessary to emphasize at this point that it is precisely in this area of social justice that all the abuses of the idea of coexistence are mercilessly expose« nd must bo exposed* Por this is the area in which coexistence, if it really deserves its name, should be transformed into a higher form, that is, pro-existence, This is /what is to be prepared for and subsequently permeated by the international ethos which we must develop, At the same time, we maintain that this "transformation" is to pro-r ceed parallel to the process of realising the conditions of peaceful co-* existence. It would grievously negate the teaching of Biblical anthropology and also the secular meaning cf the humánum, if the cause of coexistence bogged'dewn in a stage in which the poor, the hungry and the destitute were further to remain the objects of pity for the rich, the well-fed and well-educated.section of humanity®

The tasks facing mankind in this field mainly concern economic policy. Of -these we mention

1) the creation of a free world commerce which would serve, without any discriminations and restrictions, the good of the whole human race. Section III of the World Conference on Church and Society analysed and discussed this problem with the cooperation of outstanding experts and made proposals as to how the Christian churches are to exercise their responsibility in this field« In the interests of underscoring the resolute and specific nature of these expert recommendations we, toe, have to enphasizej economic contacts with the intention to help, efforts to resolve economic conflicts and commercial relations cannot be turned into instruments of psychological warfare of those of the Cold War, neither used as pretexts for meddling in the internal affairs of other countries or for the attenpt to force one’s ideology and social structure on the other® Peaceful coexistence demands that efforts should be made to free commerce and market conpetition from the attempts at establishing positions of political influence and also from the discriminatory methods and measures used in "East-West" trade« All forms of exploitation must be speedily liquidated in international life and the General Assembly of the United Nations concerning the full liquidation of colonialism must be implemented®

2) The economic aid to the underdeveloped countries is the other area in which the well-to-do nations are under the great obligation to take action for the just distribution and fruitful use of the economic resources of our planet» These developing countries freed earlier or recently from colonial rule, did net have, precisely beaeause of colonial rule, at the time of the declaration of their independence, the sufficient economic basis on which to build up their cum independent economics in a way as to help also the solution of their internal social problems« The depressing experiences