The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-30
Universal Peace.


Paper Read Before the ChuutauQua Circle.
A T recent meeting in London,
~ the world listened to utterances
~ along Arbitration lines, from
such men as Reed, Tower,
Murray, Butler, Potter, Carnegie and
others. What is said by such men, is
inspiring-yes, prophetic-for their
words, fraught with truth and common
sense, do not fall upon unwilling ears.
Many of my hearers have, no doubt,
read these speeches or extracts from
them, and will agree with me that plans
are therein outlined making a world
peace not difficult attainment.
Ihave been offered opportunity, how
ever, to read only synopsis of the
speech of Hon. Andrew Carnegie, in
the course of which ne makes it appear
that five or even three of the great
powers of the world could easily and
completely compel settlements of any
and all differences between nations,
without the Intervention of armies;
yes these five nations could Danish war
from the earth, and raise the nations of
today above the savagery of other and
earlier ages. The student of history,
from cover to cover of his textbook,
studies of war. war war!! 1t is from
this perpetual study that we find the
student grown a man, believing that
true greatness comes only to the courage.
Gus man of battle. Can you wonder
then that the men of all ages admire
the soldier and would emulate his ex-
ample?
Now, that leading educators of our
own and foreign lands have arrayed
themselves as favoring the adoption
of means to secure universal peace,
students will learn of the achievements
of bloodless battles, as against the iE-
humanity of man toward man, which
is but continuance of barbarism.
Not only educators, but prominent men
in private life, express their convictions,
and are speaking openly in favor of
this movement.
Ex-Mayor Low is especially active in
his Endorsement of this 'recent czar"
movement. He in public speech and
in general interview advocates the
abolition of war, with its unwholesome
concOmitants. Prof. Elliot, too, of
Harvard, has spoken in no uncertain
measure of his own position, on this
question. We may feel certain that
wien two such men as these set their
"hand to the plow," something of value
to the world will result. These two
gentlemen desire that the history of
arbitration be among the requirements
in taking examination for admission
to college. This will compel the pros
pective collegian to study into the
labors done by all who, in the recent
history of world events, have sdvocat-
ed and sought to resegate war into the
background, giving place to the
humanlzing elements of arbitration.
Think of the benefits to accrue to the
world when the thousands of young
men entering college come forth inform
ed as to what these great minds have
known, have said, have done to incul-
cate this gratifying principle into the
hearts of men. True, they will likewise
acquaint themselves, as they should,
with what history has to say of the
savagery of battle; of the wars of Rome,
of Carthage, Or Macedonia, and of the
adventures and victories of such men
as Alexander the Great, who reeast the
map of Southwestern Asia, accomplish
ing what writer's of history proclaim as
close to miraculous.
During August of the present year a
most significant convention of two
hundred delegates. representing all
nations of the earth Except two small
states of Southeastern Europe) assem-
bled in Brussels, to,discuss arbitration
between nations. Practically every Lam
guage and people "under the sun" had
enthusiastically responded to the call,