The Brunswick daily news., 1904-04-22
WAR AND PEACE.

The scene Of the war being far away
it is to be expected that only the
ehief events win be brought Dromi.
neutiy TO the attention Of Americans,
and that such events wiz be regarded.
simply as events more or less to the
exclusion Of thought as to wba; tire
events cost to the nations concerned.
The war is looked upon something as
though It were a grim tragedy. me
Stage machinery Of which is well hid
zen and the actors Of which are criti
cally regarded, the object of praise 81
blame accordingly as they seem 70 40
their parts well or badly. It is a play
that VIII gradually approach its crisis
a crisis that VIII undoubtedly be Of.
mighty significance. How as the mat
ter Of course other announcements Oil
disasters is received. Row litua hu
name feeling, for instance. was an
reused by the sinking Of a great 0attle.
ship with the loss Of hundreds Of mem
It is impossible to enter into The
pain and bringing to many hoaseholas
and it would not be right TO enter 1870
II were it possible. Each nation as
its own work that must he dea.a Il
cannot lose sight Of its own aRaIrs
in contemplating those Of IT'S ne. b
bors, nor can it give way to grief og
Others woes when duty calls to cheer
ful performances The las Of life, too.
forbids individuals to despair because
Of the griefs Of others. There is work
to be done, and the only way to accom-
plish anything is to go forward with
stout heart Yet one need not steel
himself against sympathy. and some
thought should be given now and then
70 The fact that The war in the far
East is a hard reality to aussians ana
Japanese; that countless households
await every item Of news In fear that
they may learn that loved ones have
Iperished or are in positions Of great
peril, What indescribable agony the
sinking Of the Petropayloysk must
have caused in Russia No matter on
which side Justice lies persons wholly
innocent are compelled to bear the
|grieyous results of disaster. Let no
one therefore regard the war lightly.
Frome every point of view 1t is a terri
Die thing It is no play staged for our
amusement but a mighty event ln reel
life that, ore 1t eliminates Is likely to
Danish happiness from q myriad Of
homes. Let no one lose sight of the
price Of war; it abounds IN death
death by battle by disease. by acct
dent. War means perpetual strain
to members Of nations engaged In It
The war between Russia and Japar
coming when this nation is at peac,
and enjoying the full fruits Of peace
affords an opportunity for contrast BE
tween the conditions Of peace and con
lditions Of war TO ysant them woulC
be foolish But to consider the bene
ITS Of peace and 10 measure them b,
| the visible curse Of war IS right an,
proper The result should be. not 81
much eongratulatlon that we have NJ
war cloud in sight as a determination
to work consistently to prevent wa
clouds from appearing 10 do VIA
little we are able to foster the spiri
OF arbitration, the peaceful setuemen
of difficulties without the sacrifice 0
human life, When honor bids tn
sword may be unsheathed, but calm
ness and thoughtnlness. il properE
cultivated, win make quarrels an.
misunderstandings, which offead hon
or. extremely rare, SO rare that peae
land friendship may be the estabishe,
rule among other nations.
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