Telegram-herald., 1890-06-02

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which they passed. aud tbs blue flowers q
Illustrative q the skloS through wLicA they
asoeuded
THs SWORD Is DOOMED.
But the sword Is coou4ed There Il one
word that uee1s q be written IN erery
throne TooLl. IA every war oEioe IN every
navy ward IA every national council That
word is Disarmament Bat DO govern
uent can afford 70 throw as sword away
until al the great goverpme have
agreed 70 % the same, Through TIE 81.
fuence of the recent convention q North
and South American governments 81
Washipg,on. aud through the peace con
venuon % he helc next July IN London.
and other movements IL which prime uin-
listers. and kings, and queens, and sulgsns,
and cEars shsu take part all civilized Ia
tious viii come 20 disarmament and u
few barbarian r4ces decline 10 quit war.
then al the decent nations wlil send cui
force of continental police D. wipe our
from the face II the earth the niscgeants
Bot until disarmament and consequent
srbitrarion shall be agreed % by al the
great governments. suy single government
that dismGntles its fortrrsses aud spikes
lis guns. and breaks SIS sword would
simply invites is own destruction Sup
pose, bofo7e such general aeree.lcut. Eng
land should throw away her sword, think
YOU France has forgotten Waterloo sup
pose before such general agreement, Ger
many sh0rl1 throw away her sword, how
long would AlseCe and Lorraine stay as
they ares SuDpOee the car 81 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 q the Russian
bear Suppose the United States without
any such general agreement OF disarna-
mcnt should throw away her sword, f.
would not be long before the Narrows OF
our harbor would be ablaze with the buut-
ing Of foreign navies coming here 10 show
the folly Of the Monroe doctrine"
ALL MUST ARA TILL ALL DIsAEM
Side by side the two movements must go.
Complete armament until al agree 20 dis
armament At the saIne command Of
"HaltF' all nations halting. At the same
command OF Ground arms" al muskets
humping. At the same command OF
Break ranks" oil armies dlsbanding.
That may be nearer than You think The
standing army is the nightmare ot pa-
tons. England wants 20 get rid Of IL, Ger
many Is being eaten up 10y Il, Russia is al
most taxed 70 death with 81 Suppose that
the millions of men belonging 10 the stand
Ing 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 prosperi-
ties improve and the worlds morals be
bettcr' Or have you the heathenish idea
that war is necessary 20 kin of the sur
plus populations Of the earth, and that
4 i 4 4
there would soun be no reserved seats and
even the standing room would bo exhaust
ed All, think we can trust 70 the pneumo
Mas. and the consumptions. and The fevers,
anG the Russian gIippes 70 XII the people
fast enough
Beside that, when tic world gets too ful,
God viii blow up the whole concern and
start another world and better one Be.
side that, war kills the people who cen
least lie spared. II takes the pick Of the
nations. Those whom we could easily
spare 10 60 20 the front. are IN the pcniten-
tiary. and heir duties detain them in that
limited sphere. No; IL Is the pa bic spirit
ed and the valorous who 60 out 20 die.
Mostly are they young men. II they were
aged. and had only FIVE or ten years a. the
mos 10 live the sacrifice would not be 50
great Put IL Is those who have forty or
fifty years 20 live VINO step into the jaws
Of battle In our war Col Ellsworth fell
while yet q mere lad Renowned McPher-
con was only 55 Magnificent Reynolds
was only 50 Hundreds OF thousands fell
between twenty and thirty years Of age.
looked into the face Of the French and
German troops as tbeT Eent out 70 fight
Gt Sedan, and they were for The most part
armies of splendid boys So in all ages
wag has preferred % snCridce the young
Alexander the Great died ~ 80 When
war Stays the young It not only takes down
that which they are. but that which they
might have been.
THE coon INT COMING
50 we are glad 81 the l-4abic prophecy,
that the time is coming when nation shall
not lift up sword against nation. Indeed
both swords shall 20 back into the scsb-
bard-the sword bathed in heaven and the
sword bathed 10 hell r. "a war IN SPs5u a
soldier went on a snrmisAing expedition.
and. secluded in g bush. De Lsd tho oppor-
tuuity Of shooting a soldier q tbe other
nrusy who he'd sfrollci away from his tent.
lie took ain and dropped him Running
~ n the fallen msB be took his kn8psaCk x
for spoil b7d letter dropped oot of 81,
md Il turned ont 90 ~ q letter signed By
lis own fstber ia other words. be bad SHOT
his brother II the bnOtherbood of Enhn be
true doctrine. then bs who shoots tD-
other usn always shoots has op,0 brDfber
What horror Il war md rs Crr1sities we're
well illustrated when The Tlrta-s. Hffsr
swsspinN through Russia sod Poland cls
played with pride nine rresf sarks filed
v-ish - right ssrs a the fsllan and vteu
correspondent q Tie London Tirass.
writing a the vv~r-yir-4 sffrr ttys Fpe.ftle q