Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-04
PEACE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Chance for Arbitration Depends Chief
~ ON Sufficient Armed Strength.

II must ever be kept In mind that war Is
not merely justlfable, but imperative, up,
on honorable men. upon an honorable ma.
ton, where peace can only be obtained
by tho sacrifice of console ntIOus COnyic
ton or of national welfare. Peace Is nor.
mally a great good, and normally II coin.
cides with righteousness; but It IL Tighte.
BUSINESS and not peace which should bind
the conscience OF a nation as II should
bind tho conscience OF an individual: and
neither nation nor an individual can sur
render conscience TO anotherg keeping
Neither. can nation which is an en-.
tity, and which does not die as individuals
die, refrain from taking thought for the
Interest OF the generations that are TO
come. no less than for the interest Of thu
generation OF today and no public men
have right, whether from shortsghted
ness, from selfish Indifference. or from
sentimenthity, TO sacrifice national inter-
ests which are vital In character A lust
war Is IN the long run far better for
nations soul than the most prosperous
peace obtained BY aeGulesccnce in wrone
or injustice. Moreover, though IL IF
criminal for a nation not 10 prepare for
war, 70 that II may escape the dreadfui
consequences OF being defeated I'm war.
yet 1t must always be remembered that
even to be defeated in war me be far
better than not TO have tough ai an AS
has been well and finely sat-. q beaten
nation IL not necessarily disgrucod ma.
tlon; hut the nation or man IL disgranod
! the obligation 70 defend right II
shirked
We should as nation do everything
IN our power for the cause OF honorable
peace. II Is morally as indefensiblo for
nation to commit a wrong upon another
nation. strong or weak. ne for any pover
10 hasten the day when there shall be
peace among tho natlons--a peace based
upon justice and not upon cowardly sub
mission to wrong. We can accomplish
a good deal in this direction, but we can
not accomplish everything, and the penal
" Of attempting TO do too much would
almost Inevitably be 10 do worse than
nothing. for II must be remembered thai
fantastic extremists are not in reality
leaders or the causes which they espouse
but are ordinarily those who do most TO
hamper the real leaders OF the cause ana
TO damage the cause itself AS vet there
Is no likelihood OF establishing any Kind
or international power, Of whatevsr sort
which can effectively check w1pngdOing
and In these circumstances II would b.
both foolish and an evil thing for a
great and FREQ nation to deprive itself os
the power 10 protect It's own tights and
even IN exceptional cases 20 stand up Tor
the rights OF others Nothing would more
promote niquity, nothing would further
defer the reign upon earth OF peace and
righteousness than for tho free and en-
lghtened people which, though with much
stumbling and many shortcomings. never
lheless strive toward justice, deliberately
TO render themselves powerlegs while
leaving every despotism and barbarisnl
armed and able 20 work their wicked will.
The chance for the settlement OF disputes
peacefully, by arbitration, now depends
mainly. upon the possession by the ma
tons that mean 20 DO right OF sufficient
effective.