The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-10

water tower Is TO tho lllimitable stars
Humor Is the true gauge Of life. Pr,h,.
and follies. which no sober arglmen. -
expose or dislodxe, are revealed and ~
demned by it 1t is the best weanon ~.
can be used in the family. II can 49,
order out OF chaos. and peace ont OF z.,,.s
II heals dissensions. builds up friendsAlo,
and unfolds the deeper and truer aspcrts
of life 1t can transform the world II l,
no, mere laughter, though It loves laurA
ter II is not mere checrfulness, tbos-s
this daughter Of the gods follows sss.
close behind H. Il is not mere JOY. II /,
the highest and nohleSt measure ~ ~.
righteousness and beauty and sanity =
any scheme or anybody, especially dlse,os,
ing al the relations OF people and even.
and their significance. and iuciting to thei-
right regulation Is not this what Broan.
ing meant when he said:
u think this is the authentic sign and
or Godship, that it ever wakes glad
And more glad until gladness blossoms.
bursts
Into rage to suffer for mankind"
But" you say. think Of the glorie, a,
war; How poets and essayists have SUM
and extolled 1t! Think Of De Quineeys
magnificent encomums upon it-and Rus.
kin's and Carlyles and Emerson's, They
say that all progress has been mAds
through war-that without war Is no sol.
der: without enemies. no hero; and that
war is the foundation Of all the arts -
Of all high virtues and faculties Of men,
Very true. IL was necessary to fight with
claws and teeth before men had anything
else. They were hrutes or semi-bru,ss
then-many OF them are hrutes or semi.
brutes now. and such creatures love fight.
ing with claws and teeth But for tva
civilizations to so TO war with each other
Is a monstrous travesty upon progress
and Christianity. II is that "reversion 10
type" which is the constant peril OF the
higher orders Of plant and animal life.
and which is only the principle OF life.
which should be raising us. II is true
that greatness and nobility and progress
have sprung from war. but II was simply
because war had It's place In the chain
of progress. 1t was glorious In its PLACE.
Just as 1t was glorious when the ana
rose on his hind legs and stood erect
one of the most thrilling moments in all
time for the genuine scientist to con-
template. Ru, we do not consider now
that 1t is a noble and glorious thing mere
~ for man to so upon two feet--the
time is past when that was a fine and
wonderful thing That was llnl-and
well worth remembering--one without
which no further progress could have
/. been made-and so the foundation Of all
future greatness. But that link has been
long left behind
You appeal to literature to sound the
| glories Of war. Look again. and read of
! the beauties OF peace Search the Jewish
| Scripture, and you Will find the most sx-
! qulsite paeans In it's praise Nothing in
World hpu auA
| psaimist-and she hath her victories moro
| renowned than war My friends, | be.
| lieve that II only we women In this house
| at this moment such Is my faith IN the
/ influence of good and intelligent women
/ II only those OF us who are here should
! set our faces against this war and detcr-
/ mine for peace II We would only stand
| like martyrs for our convictions. ! be-.
! lieve that We could honorably stop al
| wars within ten years. and prevent for
| ever their future recurrence among CIV.
| llized nations.
| Before leave this subject wish 10 ray
1 one word upon a phase OF the ape-ani-
! tiger-outcropping in our civilization watch
! may not have occurred TO some OF ywi in
that light. | allude to what Ia known AZ
! the game" OF football. We all love alh-
! letic games aud approve generally Of Inc
! modern reYivals OF them. but have you
| seen football games? Have you oven read
/ about them? In recent college story, Ia
which "A football match IL naiyely de'
/ scrlhed with most bloody and reptAslve de-
tails. the writer says there is always 4
| charm in the spilling Of blood" and hs
goes on with: ITO thosA whose veins rsia
! water instead OF blood who have been
I refined and weakened ~ cumming The
shock 81 life tn heir minds shrink al
L.. ls.aE sat. a
things seem brutal and out Of place. but
for those whose arteries are warm vita
tne vigorous low Of prlmeval strength.
the conflict Of strong, healthy bodies "
glorious thing. and they enjoy II "a ths
Homeric hards enjoyed tho clash 81 com"
bat. long befcre hrutaltty became catch.
word OF weak knecd uSortals
THIS susinds valiant but does this frank
youth think that the rearing ~ boys "a
done by weak kneed mothers whose veins
run water instead Of hlood2 Does he go
any heroiHm in a moral conflict Does
he know anything OF the nerro battles ot
the soul. 70 which these ANAL apd s'e-
mental atruRgIes, "primevsl "a be right
~ calls them. are as moonlight unto ean-
lightl such Passages as that which haA
been quoted make one despair q ons
race. Has ihat writer ever heard ~ ihs
superb doctrine Of ev0iBtl3n7 Does
know what ia meant by tha pft@wrA'
from lower unto higheT2 Dpes BE- even
know hat there iv any higher ha'
he any conception Of 70 G0d7 Docs "a
know the value 81 edtoaiionY Does -
zoe that an educated youth Is o. any nor
value - community than r0FAf sea
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