The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-02
HOW PEACE
CAN COME.
Messrs. Garrett and Welsh
Argue Arbitration as
Remedy After De-
nouncing War.

Tho Delaware Peace Society public
| meeting last night was attended by many
| friends of the organization and the timely
| addresses by Philip G.. Garrett and Her
bert Welsh of Philadelphia we're extremely
interesting. The subject for discussion
was "How eau the war in the PHILIPPINES
be ended most advantageously and honor
ably to all concernedl'
Mr.. Garrett introduced the discussion.
He talked Of The Good time coming" and
said:
There Is class who claim that war is
not an evil but n blessing, that it culti-
Yates courage, endurance and the many
virtues; that it relieves tho world of its
surplus population, and trains men to
face death without fear. Those who ad-
vocate war on these grounds ought also
to advocate railway accidents. psstilence,
famine and other more or less preventabl Bile
evils. But mankind In general know and
do not deny that peace Is great blessing,
and war an awful curse.
"These two most manifest facts are &C.
ceptcd even by governments who main
tain great standing armies, and by the
statesmen who plan and declare war. They
strive to throw the onus of breaking the
peace and bringing infinite misery to their
populations upon the opposite party to the
contest. Honor and patriotism are high
SOuHulOE WOruS HeJ dEo uODo "bLus
when used in theiS truly noble sense. What
is patriotism? 1t 10 love Of country. Let
us not make this love humbug and
farce by substituting the fetish of u striped
rag ot bunting. The Stars and Stripes are
the sy Dol of country and of nationality.
But the only object worthy Of alteration is
tho God, who saves the country in spite OF
its many sins, and in whose ha nds are the
issues OF its life. Genuine patriotism is
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welfare, the common veal. the common
wealth. That Is never war. No, war is
wicksdness and woe. There is hardly Il vice
in the calendar of crime that is not legal
ized by this paradise of permssibles 1t is
u veto of the moral law.
There Is nothing in common with Chris
tianity and war Tho New Testament
cannot be reconciled with war. A man
who is warrior may call himself n Chris.
tian, but 1t is simply for him to bea fol-
lower of Christ. A man cannot be true
minister of the Gospel of Christ and advo-
cats war in any form or under any circum-
stances. Take any portion of Christian
Scriptures, which summarizes Christian
ity, and gauge the piety of war by its test
and the extent of their compatibility will
be manifest. Take tho Sermon on the
Mount for example. Ye haye heard that
1t was snid AN eye for an eye and tooth
LOT u UOGJls )ub say lllO yUu tuuU yo
resist not evil; but whoever shall smite
thee on the ono check turn to him the
other also 1t was said. Thou shalt love
thy neighbor and hate thine enemy. But
say unto you Oisten. ye war-favoring
ministers of the GospnD love your enemies
bless them that curse you; do good to
them that hate you All things whntso-
ever ye would that men should do to you,
do yc even Sc to them.
I,t, IL Al -
SO tie questions Of controversy between ma
tions by the costly arbitration OF battle,
when it is just as easy to adjust them by
the decision OF u peaceful tribunal? What
is the advantage Of pouring out rivors OF
human blood. and wasting by processes of
millions of money to crafty a
wild impression that war cannot be avoid
ed when we know perfectly we'll thnt it
can? All of our traditional limitations
heve been thrown to the winds and the
United States has become fighting ma.
ton. Then the ruler announces that this
is manifest destiny. The voice of the peo-
ple is the voice OF God Meanwhile, an.
guish is borne to many stricken hearts aud
Americas boys lie buried uuder alien
pain trees.
"And now the Gar of all the Russias
appeals to civilized nations to hold con-
ference for seeking without delay means
lOc putting ubiop 10 Ino ProslesslNo iu~
crease OF military and naval armaments.
Now the crusade Is on to obtain q large
for lesser armaments. 1t is no
onger necessary to mince matters. The
Is direct, aggressive and deter. /
nined The aim is the abandonment of 80
lendish aud foolish method as battle, to
,ettle disputes more effectively and eco
by pacific negotiation, or by
'oferees as arbitrators, or us we settle dis
l. and arin !
between sovereign states-by court. Let
he friends Of peace seek to see these things
II the blazing light of truth. and look with
TO the future. Truth will ul.
nately triumph. And whom He, the AZ
,iter Of tho universe, pleases, in the order
y evolution of His will, tho days of war
will be numbered and 1t will cease from
he earth.
Mr. Welsh spoke Of "Tho Philippine
Var" and tho evils resulting from it. A
'ote of thanks was rendered The speakers
or their addresses.