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speaking. He talked his GRAFTON in an ar
gumentatlve way and in a voice containing
no suspicion of ring or thrill Giving his
tory Of the origin and development OF the
idea OF arbitration between nations. ne
closed by saying:
THE United States must lead the world
to higher destinies. Especially let US re-
member our membership In that great An
gfo-Saxon race whose past achievements,
whose present xiories. whose progressive
spirit. ard whose determined courage quail.
fly IL for the leadership of mankind Let
us now complete the movement for uni
versai peace by treaties with all other
enlightened nations"
The last young man 10 mount the plat
form. and who proved to be the best. was
George NJ Allen. He came forward with
swaying with easy grace His hands did
not seem to be In the way. nor did his
feet appear abnormaliy large and trouble
some. While speaking in a rather high
pitched but clear voice. his enEnciation v as
perfect. He did not hesitate. His theories
on International Arbitration" were plain
ly In hts head TO stay. He drew in vivid
coiors a picture of the standing armies OF
that mighty arsenal" Europe and Great
Britain.
''Is the angelic strain proclasm!ng peace on
earth. good will to men. less fraught with
meaning today than IL was ZOO years ago?
Have twenty centuries of Christian infiu-
ence developed in man the brute alone?
Is IL possible tina, the nations Of the world
are mastering their armies and sounding
their battle cries for a final contest for
supremacy? Does every great nation
cherish an all-conxuming ambition to con-
uuer and rule The world2 We believe
there lie no evidence In support OF such
a view. On the contrary. the logic OF re-
cent international Developments points to
the conclusion that the problem Of states
manship today Is not the prosecution OF
war. but rather the maintenance Of peace.
-The history Of the past four centuries
has been an unbroken record OF advance
menf. Man has wonderfully awaited HIM
self Of the products Of his own intellect.
Invention and discovery have revolution
lied the conditions OF human life. New
and improved methods have found place.
Is II then. not time that intelligence should
be applied to International Affairs! Is 1t
not tinf that demands for Justice should
receive recognition without resor; TO
arrnsg Has not the world reached a
stage at which the arbitrament OF the
sword may be replaced by the decisions
of courts Of justice,
The Anglo-Saxon race exercises a
moral influence in the world today beyond
calculation Wherever skill. energy. abil-
ny anu afC te"tAaSNs ei4SAN 'teS
representatives are found in the foremost
RANKS. Nothing can obstruct its progress
Obstacles In its path become incentives.
and were this race united In a demand
for any one object. its authority would
be imperial throughout the world Let
Il be proclaimed through all lands: let 1t
be heralded abroad In every tongue; let
Il be placed where every eye shall read
II. that the Anglo-Saxon race has stamped
upon war the seal OF It's disapproval; that
International difficulties hereafter must
be settled by arbitration. What force
could Withstand the influence OF such an
edicts The people OF the world would
welcome 1t. The masses OF Europe. now
crushed beneath the weight of military
rule. would rise as one man to receive
1t. Its triumph would be beyond ques-
ticn. Like the echoes from the musketry
of Lexington, the rcverberations of such
a proclamation would not cease tn every
land had been penetrated. every ear had
heard II. and every voice had been raised
In one grand. swelling chorus. prociaiming
the universal recognition OF the brother
hood OF man. Armies would be disbanded.
the sword would be beaten into the
pioughshare. the dread demon OF war
would be driven into the pit. peace and
prosperity would reign over the fortunes
OF mankind. and the Angio-Saxon would
be ershrined In the grateful heart OF
posterity as that race through whose
genius. intellect. finally and forever. tri-
umphcd over brute force!