The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-07

p''5ie 20 anu me naval conflict may soon
" IO SEQ ana accepted for setting inter
"'',0uSi disputes winch seem TO make
-, - we ,'"ul ana the occasions eminent
- s"''apt Tor pressing home upon the
heartS ana consei,nces Of all lovers OF hui
N'@Ti the hiSh ella ms OF arbitration.
ne queS idn OF arbitration naturally
uiN'ueS NSeH INTO TWO subordinate ques-
''o'S. Is afoittalon desirable? To this
question thele can he but one answer, Ii
J"9HCe' OF anything Ike an approXima-
tlou 10 justice, can he secured by submit
U"s me cases IN controversy TO the honest
JuuSment OF dlsinlertsttd par les IL aggvcs-
SION can he wardcd off, ana he rights of
t"e lv1p'e 10 thens AYES or their ms i.uuen
or Iheir territory can be maintained; 81
freedom ana he precious opportunity Of
freedom can be either held or won by this
process then the method Of arbitration
must oe eonceitei 10y u we'll disposed Ter
sons 60 be preferable 20 the method OF
war AS 4 Is better for individuals 10 set
lie their .llthcuties in this quiet way than
10 resort 10 blows OF TO rush Into court,
so " must be better for communities of
individuals to fan back on This same sim
PIE, natural Ilan.
In the first place war is an immense
~ expensive method of harmonizing differ
euces, ana reaching agreements between
nations 1t IS expensive in money outlay
The thirteen years of war In which Ma
po.eon was engaged cost France alone ST.
WHcW~O; add 20 this what these wars
cost England, Italy. Austria. the German
states, Russia, and other uationalities
which were more or less involved in these
terrific struggles, and the grand total is
a sum well nigh incompreheusibe. Sup
preston Of the Southern Confederacy cali
ca Tor an expenditure Of not less than %,-
WOOW.@0 by the United States govern
ment while the ConfederaCy put out at
least $1,000 0oo0 00 more, or everything with
IN reach. into the venture to dis
rupt the union and establish new sys-
TEN of civil order on the explosive corner
stone OF human slavery.
1t is expensive in human life The
Crimean war cost 100000 lives. The Fran
co-German war was at an expense of 2l5-
600 lives. Our civil war called for a sac
riilce of 10000 men, Within he fifty
years now rounding out to close. more
than 100000 soldiers have surrendered
Their lives to the stern necessities of war.
~ ~ enls NUMBER were to be increased by
eases ana accidents u,bicb a ~ CiiS nta
to war tbe liet uo,Id he sr,,otht,a, -, W.
Mailing 70 conter,,Iat =. ,,, t''',i7 , ~
taking the state Of NJicbiean ANA a.5iire-
10 il the state of Maine ana ,boo 1890
" wipink out every bIyenan beine man
woman and child within tbstr hl,,,3or
In the second Mace war NOT aIor, q,
its prosecution. but in the nrenaration
imposes enormous burden mon ~ 500
and in this way seriously binders The ma,
teriaI nroaress and comfort Of tho ,nonla
First of an immense aanronrta',l,t,', ar,
REQUIRED ia keen IN standing armies con
slider for a moment Ubar tba LEADING ,,,-
lions of the old world are having out vaar
by year for the sllpport OF their military
establishments. According to The Latest
available statistics these are about The
average figures for each succaedino
twelve monIhs. Russia s175 OOo 600. France
$500 coo: Germany. $l25. 600 900; Austria
500 coo, 600: Great Britain. $500 600 900.
IN the third place. war means a largo
| number of the soldiers of the countries
engaged in war hardships and sickness
and wounds and lifelong disabilities and
deaths and 10 the friends of the soldiers
consuming anxiety and heartaches and
| binding tears, and The bitter sorrows
! which are associated with broken plans
| and baffed hopes.
An Att.cL on Roherts
| me mormon question was treated by
| - - Nli,"nl auuoi VI Ar''' I'm N,I
mar Co,,srassr,,ar, Potar,s ~ Psddon
insisted that a majority of the people of
| Utah believe IN polygamous marriage, and
beyond doubt such marriages are still
! being consumma tied. He closed with eX-
! hortation to all Endea vorers to join
! (through their congressman in bringing
about the deposition of Utahs new con-
| Gresham.
Frederick A. Wallis of Hopknsville. KY,
| outlined progress of our Prison Work, a"
and urged the earnest prayers and active
work of Christian Endeavor people in be-
! half of prisoners
William Shaw. treasurer of the United
| Society. made hit in his appeal for
"Floaling Christian Endeavor." He said:
1.-THE heroic dead of Santiago and the
living heroes Of Manila bav have called
| our attention 70 the heroic stuff Of which
onr heroes are made. but long before
This our christian Endeavor had appre-
| ciatad the nossihiIitv or orr sailor bows
and Antoinette p Jones brought Chris
tian Endeavor 10 the sailors. and succeed
"a IN eniisting lack in the navy Of the
Tara Iesi,s yyhrist
| ,Tf,t said Mr. shaw 1T were 10 rehearse
.,,o - ,,iotaries Iacl has won The vie
.n.tan of Ssntiaro ana Man;la wouId he
o1',do,o - taLes co,,ra % ~ Which vo,
49, ~, le,oar,tton 10 he a cbriet,ap on
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