The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-17

tiA tdhHti permit NefSeIf 10 De ififDWll
May ii be said that the treaties
do not go far enough. This. peraaps
is the judgment of not few of the
tried advocates Of international arbi
tration. Blu is il nor much 10 have
what those treaties do offer? Arf
not many of the disputes. likely Ia
henlture 10 arise, many OF the dis
puIes thai did IN tho past arise, dis
putes of judicial order or relative
to the Interpretation OF existing
1 treaties?'
Let Us be Practical.
Mean ahile let us be practical. w
are ye. far from the ideal, America
may strive for the best; bat until the
best is secured beyond peri she nusl
be ready for tae wort; and SO long
as war is SIN possible, so long as il
remains the sole arbitrament in de
fensa of vial interests, So long musl
America put faith in her army ann
navy.
The army ana the navy, We homo.
them, We praise them. Their prov
ess was ever heroic. when In the past
America needed their service; il viii
ever be heroic, should America neea
| L in the future. But, because We hon
or them, we wish that seldom in the
future need shall be that America bid
them 10 the fray. THO army and the
navy. glorious They are when jus
tice and righteousness invoke their
sword. Glorious they are when in
heir aim Is peace and honor. Peaca
| and honor Is he sole justification OF
war, and only until peace aid honor
cannot otherwise be secured should
The soldier unsieath MI. sword. The
home ever of the brave may Ameri,
ca be no less the home ever of jus
lice and OF peace-a blessing 10 her
people blessing TO all other people
tho realization upen ear h of the
reign of Him al whose coming angels
sangZGloryi % God on Hga. and on
Earth, Peace 10 Men of Good win "
Letters from Grover Cleveland and
Carl Schurz and John Mitchell we're
read,
Mr. Schurz's letter was as follows:
Mr.. schurz's Letter.
y am very sorry | cannot comply
with your kind invitation summoning
me TO speak at the meeting 10 be held
in behalf OF international arbitration
The appeals of that cause to the in.
telligence and moral sense of man
kind have of late been SO effacaaal as
70 put to shame the dreapg pes 4snism
which had SO long stood in ITS way.
For what else is II than downright
pessimism dull dismal and mischiev-
GUS pessimism- which, no faith in the
elevating influences of progressive
civilization. insists that there always
Will and must be wars. and plenty OF
them to satisfy the combative and
british impulses of human nature, or
TO keep up the yirility of the human
race; pessimism, which with cynl-
cal aifectation of superior wisdom.
sneors al Abe advocates Of peace as
sentimental and weak-mnded dream.
ers; which not many years ago belit-
tied international arbitration as a
feeble contrivance applicable only to
petty chickering's about trifes, but not
TO really dangerous disputes among
nations; which scoffed at the idea Of
e permanent international peace tri.
bunal as barren ideality" because
II would have no power behind Ii to
enforce its decisions or awards, and
which necessarily conjures up imagin-
airy dangers TO our safety, to prove
the necessity of constant preparation
for war, and Of keeping up. TO this
end, vast and costly armaments even
In time OF peace.
Wars Have Grown Less.
How does this pessImism stand in
the light Of day? II is true, war has
not yet been abolished. But who viii
deny that the number of wars has
grown less from century to century
and that many and many troubles
which at earlier periods would sure
Iy have led 10 war, have been peace
lbly composed? Who will deny that
The adherence of war as the cruel |
scourge of mankind and as an odious
relic of barbarism Is growing more
universal in civilized society every |
lay, and that the terrible conflict 4
now going on in the far Eas;, has i'm
nensely intensified that abhorrenca
ind bids fair TO serve as a tremend- /
'us warning example for all time?
And now behold international ar.
Iitration, not many decades age rare |
y resorted TO as a doubtful expert !
nent, become practically the fash
on" Of the time, as an English states
nan recently expressed it.
Behold the Hague court Of peace /
risen into practical activi. 1
Y as by enchantment, and turning /
he ridiculs upon those supervise /
'essimists who hut yesterday. as Il
vere, pronounced snch a permanent /
tribunal an inrossihli-
s, dreamed Of only by fantastic Wis
onaries?
Behold the prompt reference to
hat tribunal Of such case as the
lloody attack by Russian warships
lpon British fishermen. which at a
inc not long pass would have been
cry likely to SET he guns Of the in