Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-07

divine influence the tendency Is toward
harmony, Just az physical evolution
means order out Of what was originally
chaos. When this Is kept in mind,
there is every encouragement to labor
for peace, though to so many that labor
may appear TO be Utopian
Victor Hugo, at the peace congress
held In Paris in lsi9, very well said:
Gentlemen, II four centuries ago, al
the period when war was made by one
district against the other between cities
and between provinces; II, say, some
one had dared TO predict to Lorraine,
10 Picardy to Normandy. to Brittany, to
Auvergne. ~ Provence, to Dauphiny to
Burgundy. A day shall come when
you VIII no longer make wars day
shall come when you Will no longer arm
men one against the other; a day shall
come when II will no longer be said
that the Normans are attacking the Pr
cards, or that the people of Lorraine
are repulslng the Burgundlans; you
VIII still have many disputes 10 set
tie, interests to contend for, difficulties
to resolve, but do you know what you
VIII substitute instead of armed men,
Instead OF cavalry and infantry OF can
non, OF falconets, lances, pixies and
swords--you Will select, instead OF all
this destructive array a small box OF
wood which you will term ballot.bo
and from which shall issue what?-an
assembly, an assembly In which you
shall all I've, an assembly which shall
be- as II were, the soul OF all, a supreme
and popular council which shall decide,
Judge, resolve everything; which shall
make the sword fall from every hand
and excite the love Of justice IN every
heart which shall say 10 each, Here ter
inmates your right. there commences
your duty; lay down your arms. live
In peace, And In that day you will have
one common thought, common interests,
common destiny; you will embrace
each other and recognize each other as
children OF the same blood and OF the
same race: that day you will no longer
be hostile tribes-you will be a people;
you VIII no longer be burgundy, Nor
mandy, Brittany or Provence Will
be France. You will no longer make
appeals 20 war, you will do so 10 clyili-
cation, II, at period | speak OF, some
one had uttered these words, all men
or serious and positive character, all
prudent and cautious men, all the great
politicians OF the period would have
cried out: What q dreamer! what a
fantastic DREAM how little this pre-
tended prophet is acquainted with the
human heart what ridiculous folly. |
what an absurd chimerai"
This is true. Al one time II would
have been considered folly to speak
about the unIfcaton OF provinces. as It
now Is said to be dreaming, to speak |
about the pniicatlon OF nations. And |
yet, In regard 10 provinces, and sec
tons Of country, the folly" the
dream" has been proved the wlsest
reality. In view OF what has been
accomplished It is not preposterous to
say that Victor Hugos prophecy Ut
tered on the same occasion viii be
fulfilled, He said.
I'VE who are assembled here say 10
France. to England 10 Prussia, TO Aus.
tria, To spain. TO Italy, To Russia-we
say TO them: "A day will come when
rom your hands also the arms you
nave grasped viii fall A day will come
when, war viii appear as absurd. and |
BE- as impossible, between Paris and
London, between ST. Petersburg and
Berlin, between Vienna and Turin as
{ would be now between Rouen and
Amiens, between Boston and Phlladel-
)hia. day Will come when you,
France, when you. Russia, you, Italy.
'ou, England, you, Germany, all Of you,
nations. OF the continent, Will, without |
osing your distinctive qualities and |
iour glorious Individuality, be blended
nto a superior unity and constitute a
european fraternity just as Normandy, |
Brittany. Burgundy, Lorraine, Alsace
ave been blended into France. A day |
viii come when the only battlefield viii |
be the market open 20 commerce and
he mind opening 10 new ideas.
lay will come when bullets and bomb
hels will be replaced by votes, by the
universal suffrage OF nations. by the
venerable arbitration OF a great SOW
reign senate. which will be TO Europe
What the Parliament IL TO England. |
What the Diet IL To Germany. what the
legislative Assembly il 10 France. A
lay will come when a cannon Will he
Exhibited In public museums, Just as
IN instrument OF torture Is now. and |
people will be astonished how such a
hing could have been. A day viii |
ONE when those two immense groups,
he United states OF America and the
United States OF Europe, shall be seen
placed IN presence OF each other. extend
ne the hand OF fellowship across the
,cean exchanging their produce. their
commerce. their industry, their arts,
heir genius, clearing the earth peo-
,ling the deserts, improving creation
inder the eye Of the Creator, and unit
nE. for the good OF all, these two ir-
'eslstlble and infinite powers. the fra
ernlty Of men and the power OF God"
Is there any valid reason why this
prophecy should not come true in the
present century? May It not be hoped
hat the general diffusion Of knowledge.
md, stil more, the influence Of the
Gospel Of the Redeemer will bring about
/ uniflcation that appears so natural.
20 benevolent, so full OF hope for the
'uture? Think OF the enormous sums
'pent every year upon war material
and for war purposes, even though the
orofoundest peace reigns, And these
enormous sums are to a very large ex-
ent extracted from the poor laborers
whose burdens are heavy without use.
ess additions. And think OF the moral
Of camp life. that effects
he nations more seriously than does
ne financial incessant bleeding. II has
sometimes been alleged that wars are
necessary for the spread Of clvlllza.
ion. But is that the truth? II is
lime to inquire into the facts. II looks
'ather as II civilization Itself Is seri.
'usly menaced by the barbarian Infused
nto II by wars. and the conclusion is
rear at hand, that not until this eie.
nsnt Is overcome within the boundaries
Il civilization, can barbarlsn BE- elm. A,
mated from the face Of the globe.
There Is a great work for the friends
u peace 10 do. ttah's voice should | .