The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

J thought OF the SICK anu Wouuucu
lying in hospitals and prisons.
We are unmindful OF S0rrowing
wives and mothers at homes weep.
ing aud signing for the loved
ones far away. We do not pict-
ure to ourselves the homes made
deSolate, the 'RachelS bewailing
their children and would not be.
cOmforted because they are InOt.s
is it not a mockery Of Justice
and a scandal to the Pagan
world to see two Christian\ ma
tons cutting each others throat
in the flame Of Christian ctvili-
zatiOn9 Is it not an outrage to
contemplate one nation forcing
by the sword her laws, her gov
eminent and political Institutions
on another nation, in the inter
eStS of trade and commerce, as If
merchandise and dollars %nd
cents were Of more value than
human lives! Is it not mOnstIlous
to see a strong power invading
weak one, and Selling her terri
tories on the hypocritical plea of
rectlfying her boundaries? This
rectiiication of boundaries is a
very old practice, and is a polite
name for robbery on a large
scale
The old Roman Empire 1000
years ago was Constantly engaged
in rectifying its boundaries. 1t
did not stop until it had annexed
all of Europe and good slice
of Asia and Africa. But the day
of retribution came at last. The
warllke tribes of the North
Swooped down like avenging
eagles on that decaying and cor
rupt body-the Roman Empire,
and rectitied her boundaries over
again. The empire was dismem-
bered and the map of Europe was
changed.
EUROPE ARMED TO THE TEETH.
sit is subject Of great con
Germ to the friends Of the Gospel
OF peace that Christian Europe
presents today the spectacle of a
huge military camp. All ii g ma
lions OF the Continent, as well as
England. are armed to the teeth.
and are living i'll mutual dread
and distruSt of each other. They
are devoured 10y an Unsuitable
ambition of conquest and domin
ion or by a fear Of invasion.
When You see heavy clouds sur
charged with the electricity of
war hanging over these nations.
YOU may expect the thunder clap
of battle to reSound at any
moment. Armed nations like
armed individuals are a constant
menace to one another and are
easily provoked to fight.
And these military forces in
stead of diminishing are unhap-
PLY increasing every year. AS
soon as one nation augments its
armament, its neighbor feels i'm
PEELED to do likewise i'll self pro-
lection. According to a report
compiled and published in 1887,
from official sources, the army
list of Europe on a war footing
comprised nearly l4,000,000 of
men, and the annual cost of main
tanning the military establish
mentS, even in time of peace, ex-
ceeded 5000, 100000 At the
present time the cost would prob.
ably amount to one thousand
millions.
pRAYs FOR AMERICAS SAFETY.
wv hen we consider the I'M
meme number of men that are
torn from the bosom of their fami-
lies i'll the prime of life, that are
withdrawn from active, industrial
pursuits, when we see these young
men vegetating in idlenesS in
time of peace, and Illustrating in
license and dissipation in time of
war, we may form some idea of
the moral, material and social
evils resulting from such "a system.
May God so guide oar IegjSld-
tors md statesmen that they mag
Rerer be betrayed into initiating
European Governments By the eS-
enlistment Of formidable stand
ing armies. God tOrbid that ne
oarSelces, flushed ,cith recent eic-
tories, shOHld eper become intO,ri-
c0ted acith the wjRe Of imperialism
or miiitdriSm, but may zee atrayS
toitoW the traditions Of the Fathers
Of the Republic.
"HlthertO we have presented to
the world beautiful spectacle.
Europeans accustomed at home
TO meet soldier or gendarme at
every street corner, on arriving in
this country have been filled with
surprise and admiration that a
nation of so vast an extent and
with such an immense population
contains an army of only $4,000
men. They have been forcibly
impressed with the fact that they