Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-01
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW J
Written for the Times Republican.

II has been said many times that
there is such q thing as m.staking old 1
age for virtue. SO 1t Is on the part Of I
what is known as the peace partly
Not one man in q thousand is ali advo-
cate OF q peace policy. e.. peace at I
any price. till he has begun the down
hill trip. To be sure, we have an or
ganization known as the Quakerx that |
noninally favors such doctrine, but
they are only in less percentage than
the figures above used. Again, ilomi-
nally, peace turning the other cheek
is a part OF our ethical Christian re-
ligion. OF this later on. Suggestive is
the following from a writer in the Bos-
ton Transcript:s
More important for England's future3l
than any nf the army bills called for by
the present war and more significant OF
the poor prospectssof permanent peace
among the nations than the compare
tive failure of The Hague conference is i
Ia step that the British government is
about to take, but regarding which al
|5most nothing has vet been written. Its
| design is to6Iriake every public school.
boy in the land a semi-otIicial adjunct
lsof the British army, compelling him to-
Etake thorough military training under
government inspection so long as he re-
mains in the public schools and pIovid-s
for the establishment of schoolboy
! militia in the shape of cadet@corI,s and
1 battalions under the direct control OF
the war Office, and receiving therefrom
! $500, 600 a year by way of support In
less some unforeseen circumstances
come up to change present arr ange-
4 ,nents the resolution VIII be presented
4 to parliament within the next few
4 weeks 1t will be preached in connec-
4 tion With the civil service estimate
sl9twhich follows those of the army and
i navy, in the house Of commons by.
/ Sir James Ferguson. a Crimean vet
A eran, and in the house Of lords by Earl
Brownlow. formerly under secretary
4 of state for war;
4 England issnot The only foreign ma
A ton that flavors baby food with gum
4 powder We need not 60 out If the
4 United States. If one can not wait for
Fourth OF July to listen to the Grafton
sof the day. look around at the numer-
Gus soldiers homes in this country. On
Decoration day the schools are dis
missed TO enable the children to listen
Y TO deserved words of praise FOR t,e
= 8old soldiers of the wat8of the rebellion
I Think of a candidate for public office
: failing to let the voters know That he
was out during the Spanish war Ever
Mr.. Bryan is proud of his war record
Z while all of the time he is PREACHING
THE consent of the governed " Doctrine
Z AS though Col. Bryan expected such q
( consent in this eventof his military sue
8 cess Societies are being formed il
many places to inculeate in the mind:
of the many what may be called ths
ethics of good citizenship or patriotism
: and again the staid Old eonseryativ.
$ Transcript will be quoted from. /
$ says
n .Unquestionabiy these association.
i have been beneficial influence upor
: the religious and social life of the nfsni,
i bers. There is opportunity however
e TO utilize them in a still larger, wa.
:, than has yet been done. 70 promot
e good citizenship In the community an
IS the nation Systematic Instruction i
d national patriotism might We'll be mad
4. q part of the program Of these sosi
d cites They should be schools for tn
le teaching of Christian ethics. not mere
Ely in the abstract or in application I
Il individua4- conduct. but III relation Z
!, political questions and national poi
Z tcies. The utterly ufi- shristian clamof
Is ings for bloody retribution upon III
80 Chinese employing the full forge Q
a modern science for the des truetiun .
human life which have recently be-
Il generally heard furnish a timelv w
posure of the thinnesss of ihe nenlinall
= EChristian civilization Anong IN
nal young especially the need of such ed
L ucation has been fully demonstrated
- even among the. English speaking pee
rel Pies
,e Now it wduit! Seem befor. We 6
much farther into the theoreiies
beauty Of ,ha doctrine of peace tfs
we adjust8ont actions "a conform
! man IN earth talks peace today MOS
8 than the pres e,3t German emperor, s.
&. & Christian religion. OF which this IN
=. peror is a devoted follower and an q
- ! casional preacher. places the deesrin,
- Of love and peace prominently osfo
4 the weird. Ana set the two stea e a "
:, !, tiarl nations OF The World.-En GEL
= and the United states Of Arle:s! q
Is not only stultffsing their christian. -
ia mutations b, aGts Of Wat, but as mnl
al as the Zulus 81 Hotentots are endrn
ling their tshtlsteen to become delatei
IN These children not only $50 he siea