Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-06-13

L disarmament. But no government can af-
ford TO throw its sword away until all the
great governments have agreed TO do the
same Through ths influence OF the recent
convention OF North aud South American
Governments at Washington, and through
the peace convention TO be held next July in
London. and other movements in which
prime ministers, and kings, and queens, and
vultans, and czars shall take part, all civil
ized nations will come to disarmament and
II q few barbarian races decline to quit war,
then all the decent nations will send out
force OF continental polics 10 wipe out from
the face Of the earth the miscreants.
But until disarmament and consequent ar
bitration shall be agreed to by all the great
governments any single government that
dismantles its fortresses, and spikes its guns,
and breaks its sword. would simply invite Its
own destruction. Suppose before such gen
eral agreement, England should throw away
her sword: think you Francs has forsott en-
Waterloo, Suppose before such general
away her sword, how long would
-Alsacs and Lorraine stay as they
ares Suppose the Czsr OF Russia be.
fore any such general agreement should
throw away his sword; all the eagles and
vultures and lions Of European power would
gather for piece OF the Russian bear. Sup
pose the United States without any such
general agresment Of disarmament, should
throw away her sword; IL would not be long
before thu Narrows Of our harbor would be
ablazs with the bunting OF foreign navies
coming here to show th, folly OF the Mon
roe doctrine
Side by side the two movements must 60.
Complete armament until all agree TO dis
armament. At the same command OF "Holtp
all nations halting. At this same command
OF Ground arms!" all mussets humping.
At the same command OF Break ranksw all
armies disbanding; That may be nearer
than you think TIE staining army is the
nightmare Of nations. England wants to
get rid Of it, Germany is being eaten up by
Il, Russia Is almost taxed to death with it.
Suppose that the millions of men be
longing to the standing armies Of the
world and in absolute idleness, for
the most part Of their lives,
should become producers. instead Of con-
sumers Would not the worlds prosperities
improve and the worlds morals be better?
Or have you the heathenish idea that war Is
necessary to kill OF this surplus populations
OF the earth, and that without II the world
would be 50 crowded there would scoa be no
reserved seats, and even the standing room
would be exhausted All! / think we can
trust 10 the pneumonias and the consmp-
tons, and the feverS and the Russian
srippes to hill the people fast enough
Beside that, when the world gets too fun
God viii blow up the whole concern and
start another world and better one Do.
side that, war kills the people who can least
be spared. 1t takes the pick Of the nations.
Those whom we could easily spare to go to
the front are in the penitentiary, and their
duties desain them in that limited sphere
No; 1t Is the public spirited and the valorou,
who 60 out TO die. Mostly are they young
men. If they were aged. and had only Ave or
ten years at the most to live, the sacrifics
would not be 50 great. But it is those
who have forty or fifty years to liT
In our war Colonel Ellsworth fell
while yet mere lad. Renowned McPher.
son was only IS. Magnificent Reynolds was
only %. Hundreds OF thousands fell be
tween twenty aud thirty years OF age.
looked into the faces of the French and Gsr-
man troops as they went out to fight at Sc
dan, and they were for the most part armies
Of splendid boys SO in all ages war has pre-
ferred TO sacrifice the Young. Alexander the
Great died at 81 When war slays the young
II not only takes down that which they are,
but that which they mivht have besn.
SO we are glad at the Isaiahic prophecy,
that the time is coming when nation shall
not lift up sword against nation. 1udeed
both swords shall 60 bafk into the scabbard
the sword bathed In aeaven and the sword
bathed In hell. In a war in Spain a soldier
went on skirmishing expedition, and, Sc
cluded in a bush, he had the opportunity Of
shooting q soldier Of the other army who
had stroiled away from his tent He took
aim and dropped him. Running up to tbs
fallen man he took his knapsack for spoil.
and letter dropped out Of it. and it turned
out TO be a letter signed by his owr
father; In other words, he had shot his
brother. II the brotherhood of man h
true doctrine, then he who shoots another
man always shoots his own brother. What
horror is war and its cruelties were well H.
lustrated when the Tartars, after sweeping
through Russia and Poland, displayei With
pride nine great sacks filed with the right
ears Of the fallen, and when a correspondent
of the London Times, writing OF the wounded
after the battle of Sedan. said: Every
moan that the human voice can utter rosa
from that heap Of agony. and the cries OF
'Waterl For the love OF God, wateri A
doctori A doctorr never ceased"
After war has wrought such cruelties,
how Glad we win be 10 have the Old Monster
himsslf dis Lat his diving couch be sprsad
In soms dism,ntIed fortress. through which
the strrmv winds howl, Cyiva him FOR n nil
Low . hs tferad shield and lst his had be hard
with the rusted bayonets Of the slain. Cover
him with ths eo,rssst blanket that picket
ever wore and let his only cuu bs the
blaanhed hone Of one Of hi, war charger. aud
the last taper by his bsdsids exuire as the
midnight blast sighs into his ear. ''Ths can.
die OF the wicked shall be put OUT
Tonight against the sky Of the glorious
future see a great blaze. It is foundry
In full blast. The workmen have stirred tas
| fires until the furnaces ars seven times
heated. The last wagon load OF the worlds
swords has been hauled into the foundry,
and they are tumoIed into the furnace, and