Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-09
NarlnNs suornn rNITE.
They should Form Defensive Alliance
and No Longer War with Each Other.

and No Longer War With Each other.
EHuOr Gazette aud Jog,Ndl' ! propose
defensive alliance among all Christian
nations.
There Is really no cause for war between
those nations and at this day it is foolish
10 enter into war without just and necGs-
sary cause. II would not detract from the
Independence of any nation; Dut would
conserve the peace.
All matters likely to come in contention
could be left to high court, composed OF
two Judges from each nation. IN case ~
dispute between amy two nations Their
Judges might have q voice, but no vote III
the settlement.
Treaties are made between natiurs that
sometimes go so far ~ MUTUAL defence
This IN seen in the case OF the GsSibuhu'
All that is necessary is to cNtcno ms 70
other Christian nations and the peace VIII
bn preserved. ] know pt no otllcr leans
| by which any disarmament can b. made
in Europe. The example OF the &AlteIi
States is good one, where We ~ al
pledged to mutual defence. Bu. we 90
4 further and are bound for offence also.
nut this is unnecessary in the ALLIANCE
! proposed. Then each nation could make
| vars with outsiders unmuicstcd.
I But why continG it t. Christian nations"
| Because the principle Of Christian nations
| however far they are from living mp TO IT.
i peace and good viii, Not SO wlth others.
| They are essentially aggressive. me
| principle of the MahomeiaH countries IS
! "the Koran or the sword, and they are
| only quirsccnt because they are disnntei.
| They are looking now for great leader TO
| arise under the title of the Mahti to lead
| them to the conquest of the world.
| This name Mahdi is a contraction OF the
Hindoo word MahA nco--tnc great god.
| UnIrr that title the NindOos are looking
1 f.,r "a iArtlnr "a, F,ptr,tDttisI tho
object This belief is based on the prophecy
OF the second Advent, which Is as Old ns
| Enuuh. These MOMmmcdgus hayc driven
Christianity ont Of Asia, africa anda good
part oil Europe, and IN more than ane uC
casion it required all Europe to unite t'
hold them in check
SO, too, is there danger to Chrstenlon
from the heathcns OF Asia. There are iiy'
hundred millions Of them, and repeatedly
have the Chinese tATtarS invaded Europe
On one occasion, under their great chief
Attila. they penetrated through Germany
TO the heart of France, ana i'll the grea
Battle Of the Nations on the tRta
launian plain, II required the efforts Of tn
united Cloths and Romans to drive then
back.
Were Europe united in defensive ALI
ancc there could be no serious danger From
these sources. But ii She should becom
threatened by interneCine war the dange
might be serious enough. The Christian
states of Europe were all SET lp by peop
, having a common origin. There ought
therefore, to be nnusepcrable difficulty ii
/ their forming a league Tor mutual defence
, Il would not interfere " all in each natiOI
regulating its own concerns, We hay
found out that there is somtlch more to b
made by what might be called the con
, quest of nature in Developing the goo
t things stored up for us in this great cart
/ OF ours than IN lighting one another thu
it is time that should cease
i ". Z, QuINDy.
q WILMiSdroN, January 3lst, 1895.