New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
VOUFN As PEACEN4k ERS.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD RELIEVES THEY
COULD IT THEY WOULD, ABOLISH
WAR FOR ALL TIME.

..,- o-d during the last week has more
frequently upon the lips and In the hearts OF an
than the sweet word Peace. says sir fo"In
Arnold In The London Daily Telegraph 10
r,o,,an esneciallv its mere sound must always be
dear and welcome since It is the watchW"rd or
their social dominion. the password or their power
the master of their best interests ana hEheS
desires And IL is a curious fact TO reflect upon
tbat women if they were so minded and were reso-
Iute and united could probably make universal
peace sooner and more certainly than II al the
powers had the millennium for their policy pr
Rusbv said wisely and truly. when reproach"d for
wearing his hat before the King that in the schoo
room, he was the greatest man in the realm. be
cause quoth he, govern the boys; the boys gov
ern their mothers, and the mothers govern the
men in authority Now and again women have
shown examples Of their irresistible strength as
peacemakers. Everybody knows that splendid
picture by Rubens entitled The Rape of the Sa-
bines, where the Romans are shown carrying away
bv force from the country of their enemies beVy
of madens destined be the unwilling brides of
the rnarauders. But Rubens ought to have painted
the noble incident which resulted from that ancient
deed of violence There came a day when the proud
Romans and the angry SabiEes were drawn up in
battle array against each other. At the moment
of conflict. however, the captive Sabine women.
with their babies in their arms. rushed between the
opposing ranks and rendered fighting impossible
ON our side they said are our husbands and
children: the other side stand cur fathers and
brothers. From whatever veins II flows. the blood
vou are about to shed must he blood and
whatever victory is gained. ii is only with tears
that we shall witness it So that particular
war stayed. The Sabines and the Romans became
one people. and the memorial of that triumph of
womans political mastery IS still to he in the
Eternal city when your vetturinO drives you over
La Sahna. the quarter where the Sabine
people came to dwell
If women We're of their power there is
many which they could and would stop in
some way other. AS for the methods to be
ployed. there is need enter upon those; ii is
enough that she who rocks the cradle rules the
world and the prOVerb says with truth that that
which women wish the gods also wish. The differ
ence between and peace for them IS greater
than is for one of our most famous paint
ers left behind hirl pair of mastery CanvaSes.
which put the contrast between peace and war in
eloquent colorS BY one was depicted the shat
tered gateway of hesieged city, amid the smok
ing ruins of which. together with many other signs
of fierce combat lay the dead body of a gallant
avalry officer his silver helmet shattered and his
uniform laced with his lifebood while at his side
his splendid warhorSe breathing out its life
work showed a lovely landscape by the seashOre.
pla cid sea rpplng in silver upon the yellow sands
and the happy life of a neighb0ring fishing town
going forward in the middle distance. with many
charming group of rural people and pursuits. In
the foreground old piece of artillery. dSmount-
ed and rusty. lay half buried in the grass and pop
nies while a young lamb. lying down in front of
The disused gun. laZily nibbinG at bunch of
daisies and buttercups which one of the children
had pIaced in the muZZle of the piece What
woman is there who would not feel and respond to
the ideas suggested by the artist?''