The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-08

- and harbaroue ,sxtpaa Of Persia, As
I ayy1A am India r. tntroiuced the arts
Of huEszndxx amoug tribes ~ hanters ana
shepAefdA II weaned the Scythisn and
Persian from some cruel and hcentious
practices Ia = more csvil way of life. and
brought different families Of the human
race together
''waf - the father Of all things
-Heraclitux
Some grand results. In the interests Of
civilization. have resulted from wars In
ancient times. One free state Of ancient
Greece broke the power and destroyed the
prestige of that redoubtable warrior, DA-
rius. fought and won from the Modes at
Marathon and thereby checked the Per-
sian invasion OF Europe, and the long
train Of horrors that would have followed.
The flnal and succesxfui struggles Of the
second Punsc war and the vigorous effort
by which the Roman arms shattered Han
nihal and his Carthaginian hosts at zama,
resulted In saving Italy and redeeming
Spain from African tyranny. This had
the effect Of extending the Roman power
tn il eliminated under Titus. The arst
symptom OF decay Ia that vast Roman or
ganixation, which held the world in awe.
was evident when Constantine dedicated
Constansinople to the Christian religion.
thus emphasizing the union of church and
state. Old Rome, heretofore the seat of
the Roman empire, was deserted by Con-
etantine and left alone with Its Pagan
Ism and It's heathenish symbols. The In
curson Of vast horde OF Scythians. I'M
der the terrible Attila, king Of the Huns,
into Italy, resulted in his overthrow Ca
wonderful achievement in itseln. the re-
organization of nations, and led to the
construction of Venice. The establishment
OF the Christian religion in England inau-
gurated new era-the repulse OF the
Saracens in their attempt to overrun Eu-
rope and the Norman conquest of Eng
land. all these seem to have blazed the
way to q community Of interest and 10
enlightenment. period to be followed by
that glorious instrument guaranteeing pro-
lection and liberty to the English people
the Magma Charta. One OF the grandest
achievements In the interest of advanced
civilization throughout the known world
was the British defeat and almost des-
truction Of the formidable Spanish Ar
mazda on the coast Of Britain. When Dip
lomacy falls. ard the pen ceases to be
nightier than the sword, then war be-
comes the arbiter Of our destin.es
Napoleon declared that at Is principle
OF war. that when you can use the thun-
derbolt. you must prefer II to the cannon"
and some other philosopher has claimed
that God IS on the side Of the heaviest
artillery"
Paint war in It's blacklist coloring. with
frames OF intensest red. picture the suffer
ing with the pen Of Dante, and figure up
the tremendous expenditure of money In
the prosecution OF war. even though "our
qaarrels." IA the language of Addison.
have filled the world with widows and
orphans" and exclaim with Shakespeare,
IL you please:
mo more shall trenching war channel
her fields.
Nor brilisa her HawsratS With fha arued
hoofs OF hostile PAGES"
Yet the fact remains that civilization
in her forward march has made rapid ad-
vancement and men have grown better by
reason of war-war in its most horrible
aspect War, like revolution. does not
turn backward. War Is the last resort of
men and OF nations to settle what argu-
ment has failed to accomplish. Blood-Iet-
ting, it is claimed. is necessary at times
to purify nations. The system of nations
like that OF individuals sometimes becomes
surcharged with poisonous bile and re-
quires cathartic and grim visaged war;
is invoked to cleanse the nation. France
today is stronger and better because of
her overwhelming defeat by the Prus-
slams, and q republic rests upon the ruins
of q monarchy. Waterloo prevented a re-
markable change IN the map OF Europe.
With the armies operating In Africa and
with those threatening the continuance OF