Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

non, as OF ola, rfddy 10 appeal 10 brutal force
Today the harmony Of the nocrt Christmas carols is
broken by the a5cfm echoes Of the thunder Of cannon, tho
bursting Of SteI the OF RamcS and INC groaas of dying
on the eey continent from hieh the Lighi came The re-
ports from the scenes Of the arc simply terrible We'll
may we ask wih Loagfflov
The bursting shell, the gdtespdy ayearhcd asudey,
The rafting masReiry the cldamg BLADE
and e5G and anon, IN tones of thunder
The dabaSon Of The tdHHOuddc
BH q man. 1vH such dScoyddpt noises
Win such aec0Sed Instruments as these,
Thou dy0a0ned Natures gocc and kindly aOices
And javed the celestial hdrmoniesY
But notwithstanding the signs that 5Vonld seem 10 iHdi-
cate that the ord not far rcmOved from the ages Of bar
bdrty there are ample proofs that progress ouad peace on
earh has been made Svh soondeyfM ydbidity during he
past century, and this nsfifes the belief that the present Gen.
hry ulI see still further, and more glorious Advances
Among these proofs is the pondeyfN change in seni-
meH among nations that has taken place. Through ME IN
Scnftt genius Of mdkHd nations haze been closely united
and common interests haze created solidarity of thought and
feeling II is being recognized all oger the svord that The
economic aae consequent utoa d5 and the maintenance of
'da armies and nHieS is injurious to ALL II is understood
that as the UdS Of lake cannot be drGOn at any corner
hooeoer remote ahom effect upon the general e,el of The
lake, so economic oaae must haze an injurious effect ubon
the business Of the entire gvord Ind this sentiment prompts
10 arbitration and bea6pU sa Nsoa
The establishment Of the Hague tribunal is another
proof Of progress oas formed difference 10 hdi sent
imfHi as the eyo'qmag work Of centuries Of effort
already GyOinS suggested The establishment of con-
geSS Of Christian Booeg Others in the 18TH and 18Th Gen.
tUeS advocated similar plan for the maintenance OF beate
The adoption by the AmercaR colonies OF constitution and
the creation Of Supreme Court are considered most pboy
ant factors IN the peace increment because pattern 5oas gi,.
en- by Uhich the solidarity Of the entire 7cord nieh be
'porked o and of late years arbitration and arbitration
courts haze obtained popularity through the submission by
Great Britain and the United States of segera important con-
iyoocr5ieS 10 nbibatoS
IN The medRtme Europe 1VaS thro1Vu backward BY the
redeoHdy policy Prince Bismarck as forced 10 ABORT GER
many had 10 be concerted into 5ust military camp and
omcr nations tolo1ed the example, 0tR some states acre
Drought 10 the 1rrge OF bankruptcy. But Bismarck uas
foreed 10 retire dey aeo regime and Gear Nicholas con-
SACRED the time obforme 10 nse the nations 10 confer
enee on the reduction Of military eqWbmeaL The conference
'ds hed The Hague court uaS created on The PROPOSITION
Of the american delegates and imbugnabie STRONGHOLD
for the cdn5e Of peace 7od5 thus secured
Some haze considered the Hague tribunal failure BB
The fact that has already settled numerous DISPUTES and
proceed dc effectiveness Of that mode Of settlement One of
me most notable controversies decided ,cGs that relating 10
the debts Of VenesRed Great Britain Germany and Iqly
sent fleets 10 collect their Bills The United States France
Mfreo Span, the Netherlands Belgium Swedcu, and Nor
0dy did not The three fosoerS first mentioned demanded
preferential rights in the payment Of their claims Here 7gcye
hvee beRgTem fole0S on the one side and eight pacific ones
on the ohe-foe OF them great booeS sir of them smaller
They all appeared equality at the bar of the court rep
resented each BY agents and counsel as eminent as the e
ICED 'oond could furnish, The decision pas dsabboin
mem Venestea had promised that if the bockading poo
erS aoOud W the blockade thirty per cent Of the re9eu0 OF
foo specified ports 5gonH be set aside for the payment of
their claims The pacific booers had not vet abbeayed IN the
negotiations So the court treated the case as one OF con-
tract and decidcd unanimously hd the three blockddmg
focer pere because Of this PROMISE entitled 10 full raw
meh from the specified revenues before the other bofcys
should recciIe anything hcrefrom The a1ydyd NAV haze
considerable influence in inducing the governments Of The
'oord 10 observe their contracts and promises BIT the great
tdet hS that ee5ep POCerS including so much Of the es-
hsed WOnd appeared at the same time before This Heo inter-
national court, submitting their contention eandidiy 10 Hs
jurisdiction and then loyalty dbided BY its decision That is
an e7e OF The hrH magnitude in the organisation OF ir
and peace among the nations 4nd Ao5o the nations Of he
edHh are generally discussing arbitration Great Britain and
France and Italy, Great Britain and Hay Holland and Dem
mark, Great Britain and Spain, France and Spain. and
France and Holland haze 'vitM the last tesv mouths con-
eadFd treaties under te terms Of avch they haze PLEDGED
Themselves 10 bm for f5e years certain classes Of case, 10
the International court The treaty bctpeea Holland ard
Denmark is uithom limitations
Haze not the friends OF peace cause 10 rejoice al Tho