Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-23
oLonIEs or PEACE.

~ u almost incredible that IN this
enlightened age can b. found wouid-bc
mouiders, Or nj least Interpreters. ~
public opinion. who regard v permanent
international arbitration tribunal na nm
owl. hut such there are. one ~ these
ohnrnctcrizos the congress ~ Tho
Hague Ne waste u time and concludes
that ito ngrrc 10 send all issues to mr.
bltrution. 30 matter what they may be-.
II to mortgage free will;" and TO agree
10 such tribunal being set up would
mean the surrender ~ liberty In many
cases; that IL to say. II would make
commercially strong nations the die
tntora n terms to weaker ones"
The fact u, however. that that means
n adjusting international differences "
no LONGER an ldoaiistlc DREAM u II no
untfied experiment; II has been proved
and found TO he u success. In this
century about eighty controversies be-.
tween civiilzcd powers have been dis.
posed Of In this way. and II has been
remarked that every dispute 80 set
tied has been settled fof good. while
the appeal 20 arms has invariably re-
suited In the weaker party Withdraw
Ina from the Held of contention with
an Inheritance Of hatred. which. when
transmitted TO children and chlidrcn's
children. has endangered the peace u
the world for years, " no, for centuries.
ON the economic side. too. arbitration
has proved IT, excellence. For. while
armed conflicts always cost millions Of
dollars, AMI thousands u lives. and
often leave the conquercr. no less than
the yanquiahcd. In state of Industrial
weakness. for which war indemnity
IL but poor restorative. arbitration
costs comparatively little. This has
been 10 often demonstrated and No fire.
aucntly pointed out that there should
be no need Of saying II again. n should
be- as nuperiiuouu 10 arguc In favor OF
International arbitration. ns TO show
the necessity among civilized people Of
the existence ~ courts ~ substitutes
for lynch law. or nrtic encounters In
the interest " Justice.
when u II remembered how army
and navy appropriations have increased
of late years In Europe II viii readily
be seen that the discussion ~ aucs-
tIonr connected with that topic has
become almost an Inevitable necessity.
In England the expenditures for arma-
mcnts have during the last 90 years In
creased from is5.oooooo 10 fieo.0oo. 900.
In Russia from ies. 100000 To tibo.o 900.
In Germany from 10000 600 10 iils. 900. .
900. In France from t75,Ooo.oco 60 $3.50.
0oo.ooo. The expenses Tor the nayicr
arr corrcspondlngly large. amounting
now. for Russia to tio,ooo. 600. for Eng.
land. $40 oOo,o 900; for Germany. $50 900.
$50 ana FOR France 10 ts5.so0.0oo
That such expenditures can be- kept
M indefinitely II impossible. one by
one the financially weaker nations viii
reach their limit, and then tho trcmen-
dous armies ana nhvics viii no longer
be "a guarantee u peace. The mad
race viii have been run FOR nothing.
People are commencing 10 realize thni
the war spirit ID destructive In motr
ways than one. They have seen Il
stimulate interruptions speculation ana
create economic disorders. They have
seen " drive wealth To one ridD and
leave poverty and misery on the other.
They have found II n menace 10 re-
publican governments. Hence the out.
cry against II, OF which the peace con.
grcra Is but an echo. II II succeeds In
ita hIsh aims, II win mark an epoch
In history. I, win make II possible Ia
crown with glory and honor those he
roes who live unselnshly ana honestly
for the cause OF humnnity-a glory not
less reaplcndent than that surrounding
the martyrs ~ war.