Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-07
BEWARE OF BIG ARMIES
Cardinal Gibbons Points Out National Evil
Resulting from Their Maintenance.
HIS STRONG PLEA FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE
Hitherto America Has Presented n
Beautiful Spectacle to the World,
and He Hopes Other Countries
VIII Follow It's Example.

BALTIMORE, Jan. cardinal Gibbons
today delivered a sermon at high mass in
the cathedral, in which he reviewed briefly
the events of the century just closed with
special reference to the wars which have
been waged during that period, as pre-
face to an urgent plea for universal peace.
He incidentally touched upon the subject
Of the proposed increase of the standing
army in this country, pointing out the evil
results arising from the maintenance OF
large bodies OF armed men in Europe, and
expressed the hope that similar conditions
may never obtain in this country. He said
in part:
II is a subject of great concern to the
friends of the gospel of peace that Chris
tian Europe presents today the spectacle of
the continent, as well as England, are
armed to the teeth and are living in mutual
devoured by an Unsuitable ambition of con-
quest and dominion or by fear of in
vasIon. When you see heavy clouds sur
charged with the electricity of war hang
ing over these nations you may expect the
thunderclap of battle to resound at any
moment. Armed nations, like armed in
ulvldualS, are n constant menace to one an
| other and are easily provoked to fight.
And these military forces instead of di-
minishing are unhappily increasing every
year. AS soon as one nation augments its
armament its nelghbor feels impelled to
do likewise in self-protection. According to
q report compiled and published in 1887
from official sources. the army list OF Eu-
rope on war footing comprised nearly
il'@ooo men and the annual cost of main
tanning the military establishments even in
time of peace exceeded $500, 100000 At the
present time the cost would probably
When we consider the immense number of
men that are torn from the bosom of their
families fro IN the prime of lfe hat are with
when we see these young men vegetatine
in in idleness ,i in time Of peace and luxuriating
/ rial and social evils resulting from such a
system In contemplating these standing
armies the calm observer migLt be forced
| to conclude that European goyernments
were primarily, established to destroy rather
| develop the resources of a country.
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"'"Pe N"' Z" "e ihi'"'e"'
May God SO guide our legislators and
traved into ''ao imitatig ,Jig HaE ME nearr pe pe-
meSts bv t1 he iitatG astabG nTopean g1Getho
sianding armies Gmd fnrbd Vi tbat ,p' @ LII
selves. flushed with recent Victories i W" sbouid
| ever become intoxicated v,,fb tbo ;uino 10
imperiaiism or miIitarism but ma nev WE we az ~
waVs folow The traditi9ns 90 Tut tbn may we az e
the republic. W ''e -
Hitherto we bave nreserted r.. tho world
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TONED ar homa 10 nleet 'aoi sniidir %
darne ar overv stront cor,or n, orri,.,,Sr -,
this co'ntrv SaYe been iia Viii II,
and admirnti6n tbat n nation of so wast t,n an
a. nd OFF n Gtt,ah Inn, L.
tion contain" an orr,v ne nnI', Ss od0 oan
Thev bave heen forcihi, jr,nrnsSsaJ w;,b IN, H.
fact that tbe, ron yrga,ian Pfre i Wna 'te
California y,itbonf p,eaain ,'J i,I siSia
Thnv see tIai euoru itiS Ss'Sbe th Yi
States 10 soiSicr Nithont nriTorn, iTo i'o a. ~
eaped in he active nnre',its ~ Iifa op1
| ready ar a momert's pnntinn 10 dofnna hiS
co'ntrv a. Tbnv a,,d fooi mo 20 urtefu ~ hia
strnng n,tinnS boco,,eo ra ha,fI, ora. b "a
10 The nnoieStv Of The law onh ara ny cnmy nUm
fported ava intin,idated b, -, ittar, stra,,s
| Mav this fair nint,,rc no,sr hn Jafocad 'P'
| Eyerv c'brisfinn notion af ~ tba ,vorId Il ".
its ou;n natInnai aa oa abt i, n1o h1s L,
| Own cbosan inndors 'fsipSns u'iei ~ ~ ~
| favo-ita war or w i'' '"'
| Rut there 10 ono hornor heforo yhiob
thew ali shouId how and ib,t is Tho hanI
nor of Tho cross there ;s ono nador ' ,rba,,,
they should ali revere and worshin an, and
ia one clarion trumpet TO which tbev al
! should baa rken and Thai ie tbe trumnot ~,
| The DosneI >' '''' '''''' - '''' trumpet VI
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Only One Basis for Peace.
The teachings of tho ,osnal form, tbe
only basis ~ neaca FOR ,5o ir,lsro nf th,
earth All The arts and resources of al
plomacv will he in vain: All The courts n,
arbitra lion and nen ce cor CON farepnes tbat oyo,
shall assnn,bio i,ii o,aW I,t IittIo ,'at n en
perien"e dnmonstrates II III tbnir doiiharS,
lions will he 40 much waste manor miles,