Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-20

Of such loss OF life, but claims mat wal
IL necessary. This idea Is looked upon
rs mouldy fragment OF bafbarlsu
rather than fundamental part Of th'
fabric OF our civilization, II being
fact that since 1915 arbitration has beer
the means OF adjusting over seventy
disputes between nations; formerly, oil
course, war would have been "necoa'
sRry."
When the United States was piepar
Ing to fight Mexico, one Of the humor'
Gus poets OF tho day wrote homely
protest in verse against 1t, verse OF
which IA a. follows
II you take a sword and drorit,
And 80 stick Teller through,
COMMENT won't answer for II,
Godli send The bill 10 you
There In something 10 think Of in
that, for tho sentiment contained ex-
tended and put In more forceiul shape
IL an appeal to mans Christian and
therefore his better nature. II all men
or any considerable proportion Of them
would refuse TO fight at the bohest Of n
ruler or congress, OF cuurso there
would DO no war and arbitration might
then follow. But how woull this be In
the case Of an arrogant, insolcnt and
greedy nation pounciug upon an-
others citizens, property or terri
tory without justification and re.
fusing TO recede, make amends or
even to say that II Ia sorry? Surely
there could be nothing wrong In em-
ploying the stern agency Of fjrce to
accomplish Justice, and force In such
acase would mean war, and the met
Of the land, many OF whom would
DO slain, would have to carry It on.
This Is not the trend OF the EooHoDifs,
article by any means. The writer asks
how, from purely religious point OF
view, war can bo considered necessary
~ the laws OF the state and govern
ment are modelled upon the laws Of
CID, the aospelo Of peace" Never, per
haps, did that little emphasized pre-
position occupy 10 Important place In
chain Of words. War, under such
CIRCUMSTANCES, could not De considered
necessary, because 1t would not only
not be necessary but would not figure
In mems computation anu considera'
lion NJ ALL The Gospel OF peace
teaches men 10 do unto others
M they would be done by, and
with even that one golden preeept
hved up 10. such situation as that we
nave Imagined above could not arise;
nations would not pounce upon the
property or people OF others, because
that Is mol the way they would have
others do with them. And ~ IN would
doubtless be Inevitable Mt times, mis-.
Understandings or complications were
to arise, tho same feeling would
prompt the one or ones seeking "a set
tlement to do 30 In n way that would
take from no other what rightfully
belonged 10 II, aud the war spirit could
hnd no place OF lodgment In the midst
OF such condition.
The Ecoaomisi points out that "nevor
with word or an alluslon does Christ
recommend war" This Is less than n
truism, because 1t does not measure the
iull standard OF the subject. Christ
did more than negatively oppose war;
His who, life, His every act, HIS
spoken words were OF themselves u
continued, glowing discussion from
war. Let him that doubts read with
discrimination and thought the words
Of the Master, some OF which are
quoted by the publication named.
"lhey that take the sword shall perish
with the sword." "Blessed are the
peacemakors, for they shall be- called
the children Of God" while engaged
In citing portions OF that beautiful
sermon, 1t might DO Ms well to produce
one somewhat more pointed and im-
prratlve-"rhou shalt not KIM"
The Econom,,t concludes that the
civilization OF tho present needs re.
established aud u rehabilitated Chris.