Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-26
PEACE AND WAR

Max Nordau sees bloodshed ahead'
He thinks It viii come when the 18TH
milan canal Is completed. In a Vienna
paper he predicts a mighty conflict In
the Pacific ocean. The Anglo-Saxons,
he says, win conquer the Germans and
the French, and then cross over TO
Asia and tight the Russians, for the su-
premacy OF that continent.
Against this forecast 1t is said that
the trend Of the world now is for peace
and not for war The love OF conquest
is no more considered legitimate among
nations. as II once was Civilized man
no longer Stays for the love OF killing,
He is educating the tiger out OF his
system. In schools, colleges, millions
OF homes the great lesson OF peace Is
being instllled into the minds Of new
generations and the world Is forced
away from strife. The peace army is
growing stronger every hourin Europe.
and in America.
AS one evidence Of this fact, It can be
stated that the American peace society,
with headquarters In Boston, has taken
steps for the introduction In Congress
Of resolution requestng that body to
authorize the President 70 invite the
worlds governments 80 join In estab-
fishing, In whatever way they may
judge expedient, a regular international
congress to meet at stated periods
say every seven years to deliberate
upon the various questions Of common
Interest to the nations aud to make
recommendation thereon to the gov
enments.' The idea is evidently to
pave tho way for the establishment OF
a world legislature, for from an inter-
national congress 10 make recommen.
dations 70 the governments, there IL
short step to an international leglsla-
ture. And the time should be ripe for
some such preliminary step. Az stated
by the poece society: "The nations are
united as never before. in commercial,
economic, scientific. social and phllan-
thropic relations, and their material in
forests are constantly ana rapidly in
creasin, The questions constantly
arising which concern them all so intl-
mately, require ihelr united action for
proper solution, as the governments
themselves have long practically rec
ognlzed,'
with such potent influences for peace
at work predictions OF coming wars ap.
pear without good foundation. But 1t
is probably true. that before The Hague
tribunal win I've universally acknowl-
edged. and before an International leg
islaturc can be established. there will be
some great conflicts Permanent peace
ond good win are hardly possible un-
al the various acts Of injustice to ma
lions and races, committed by means
OF wars In the past are undone, How
this can be done without great wars is
not apparent because the nations are
not willing TO arbitrate important mat
ters IN which they clearly are wrong,
except FOR the right OF powder and
shell. Put when the final adjustment
has taken place, there ia a chance for
permanent peaoe, guarded by interna-
tional legislatures and courts.
In the meantime, the idea Of the
American peace society should be en-
ceuraged Congress should authorize
the President 10 issue the Invitation,
International congresses are not so
rare that the invitation could be con-
sldered extraordinary Such an assem-
bly, would almost be deemed necessary,
after the establishment OF the court at
the Hague. Every effort Tor peace win
hung the Millennial day nearer.