The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-11
PREPARE TO MAKE
 WAR IMPOSSIBLE
TN TIME OF PEACE IS SUGGESpED BY PRESTR ENT FAURCE
 OF BROWN


 A Nobier Type of Heroism Than the
 Warrior is Depicted - Greetines
 Brought From Great BritaIn.-,Art.
 and Crafts fin Sch0ols--Teachers Ga
 to White City To-day.
 The sessions of the American Lnsti- tute of Instruction continued in Wool- sey nall last evening before an appre- ciative audience. The session opened with two selections by the Neutn La dies quartette, which is made up of Miss Martha Springer, first soprano: Miss Anna Frances Treat, second SOL prano; Miss Bertha L. Hunie, first alto; Miss Grace E. Walker, second alto, and Miss Clara Jepson, accompanist, They were heartily applauded and responded to several ercores. Miss Anna Frances Treat then favored the audience with two solos, which were very much en- joyed.
 President Ranger, of the institute. presided at the meeting and introduced William H. F. Faunce, president of Brown university, as the first speaker. His subject was Educating the People for International Arbitration" He said he was glad to bring greetings from Narragansett Bay to the American h. stitute of Instruction, and congratulat- ed the teachers on the coming of sum- mer, which, he said, was the time Of the teachers opportunity to consider and discuss problems vital 10 our schools. He reioiced at the tendency to establish summer schools for teachers, and commended the movement. President Faunce said that he came to present a point of view, and that point of view was thas whatever we want to introduce into the life of na- tion must be first introduced into the schools, We must seek the develop ment of intellect and character in our boys He did not suggest any more courses or any more teachers in cer- tain specified branches. II do not ad- vocate the reform of human nature he declared, but something simpler. advocate the substitution of delibera- ton for hastiness, of reason for force, of art for the brutality and stupidity Of warfare" He then referred to the Mo- honk conference and the gain of arbi- tration principles in the United States 1 with pleasure.
 Tn the last ten years,' he continued, {, there have been four wars-those be- tween China and Japan, between Eng land and the Boers, between Japan and Russia, and that between America and 1 Spain; but there have been scores of settlements by boards ot arbitration.
 'In the last quarter century many of the stock arguments in favor of war l have. been answered. There is the ar- gunlent that war increases mans courage. So did the Baltimore fire, and the Galveston flood, and the San Fran cisco disaster What examples of brotherly love and generosity and loy- alty the last named disaster brought forthl But men do not Klndle fires on that account.
 "The old motto is continually taught us that in times of peace we should l prepare for war. would change that motto and teach in schools, Tn timer of peace prepare to make war inpossihle.'
 Tine argument has been advanced I that international arbitration decrees cannot be enforced because there is no International army. There is no need of an army to enforce an international decree. Settling quarrels between tndi- viduals by duels was in vogue some years ago, The irrationality of this method has been proved. Dueliing has l become absurd Is an international duel any less absurd? If the United States and Great Britain had gone to war over the boundary line between Canada and the United States they might have settled which was the stronger nation, but that would not have decided the boundary line. The Franco -Prussian war showed which na- tion was better prepared for war, but did not settle the boundary line.
 Whatever is to enter the character of the nation must find expression in our schools. Let every settlement be by an appeal to reason. Boys are doing l this in athletics through the umpire. The last time I was in this hall 1t was as judge in a Yale Harvard debate. do not know whether the decision was satisfactory or not, but no one on either side would have thought of con- testing the decision of the judges. And just so no college boy would think of questioning the decision of the umpire.
 We must transfer these principles to schools and to international discussions. We must show the children that tfere is more than one kind of heroisrn, and that the great doors of history swing on great scientific and social movements. Social changes and industrial develop ments interest US.
 q do not mean to disparage our great military heroes. We could not have done without our General Grant and our Dewey. l admire the heroic Japan ese soldiers and Wellington, but they are not the only type of hero. I would have the children understand the hero- ism of a Jane Adams reaching after the submerged truth in the siums of Chi oago. I would have them understand the heroism of the city missionary worker
 "As I entered this hall saw the me- morial of Yale graduave who had bat three years to spend in missionary work. I am glad that Yale selects that kind of heroes for her memorial tablets and as an example to her boys. vaculd have the schools inculeate the brother hood of man."
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