Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-12

they might attain TO the highest possible
degree Of perfection in their own proper
sphere and thus illustrating the posi-
bilities, aud really helping through the
force Of such beautiful teaching. To
ahape ones course by the Golden Rule
is TO exert a great deal of good inflence;
but undue coercion, encroaching upon
the strictly personal affairs of people,
can only induce rebellion, treachery and
deceit. All records prove that the greater
number of disastrous battles have been
caused 10y the hatred induced through
the endeavOr to hasten, by force, the
natural movements of civilization. Gross
disagreement, and abuse of power
amounting to oppression and cruelty
can alone excuse such impairment inter
terence. When we review the process
of civilization from its known beginning,
with all its losses, as well as gains, can
we really believe that humanity will
ever attain to such a high and uniform
degree of civilization that nations will
dispense with means for insuring the
respect for their rights, the means pro-
viding, as it does, employment of the
activities of thousands of men in the
manufacture of the munitions of war ?
We argue thus: if the millions of men
comprising the armies and navies of the
world, who are accounted non-producers,
were all employed digging" toilers
heed only work few hours day and
the leisure thus justly afforded to all
might be given to the real advancement
of the race. But what man, or set of
men, can in any one age bring about
such happy conditions? With all our
backsliding can this beautiful dream
ever become realized? The young and
sentimental "Czar of all the Russias" is
all tor peace, and would relieve his
people by disbanding portion of his
lighting force, and building no more
war ships. But the real power, operat-
ing in his name, is Numerically op.
posed to such policy. And the German
Emperor, with his highly trained and
colossal force, is the very embodiment
OF the war spirit, and besides mad with
the dream of greater power and pres.
tlge. And yet in view of the probabili.
ties OF encroachment, some of the repre-
sentatives in Congress bitterly denounce
the efforts of our able and wise admins.
tration to secure staff of we'll seasoned
timber for the adequate support of the
flag. One of the speakers of the oppo-
sition to bill urging an appropriation
of S70,O00,000 for this real need of the
country, moralized upon the iniquities
OF war generally, and the wickedness of
training the youth of the country in the
art OF killing, as also the sinful waste of
material in target practice. Every word
of this lengthy discourse is truism ;
but II a truth is not applicable to pre-.
vailing conditions it is a waste of time
to advocate it. This really remarkable
man has drawn up a resolution, consti-
tuting formal request on the part of
Uncle Sam, that all the powers of the
world shall disband the greater part of
their fighting forces in the name of
humanity. Really sense of humor
should be one of the qualifications of a
member of Congress. This same gentle.
man, who has mistaken his vocation,
can only see in this reasonable request
for adequate defence measure to enable
one strenuous rough rider to endanper
the peace of the world (?)
Expansion, and magnificent COM
mercial system, which is in itself the
foundation of our churches and uniyers,.
ties, has its responsibilities as we'll as it's
glories. What has already been bought
with the best blood of the country honor
demands that Uncle Sam retain. If the
flag, which stands for the highest prin-
ciples, is to be ever in sight, it must be
upheld by a suitable staff.