Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
Christmas News EDITORIAL page.
PEACE ON EARTH.

One Of the great events Of the present year was the
second Hague congress which held sessions during the sum
ncr months II has very generally been regarded as
failure And SO was to all who expected too much from
its deliberations OF the thirteen conventions adopted, nine
refer TO the regulation of warfare. and only one to the
prevention of war; But when everything is considered te
congress accomplished all that could reasonably be expected
Of it.
# ust be remembered that this gathering not the
result of popular demand The proposition was adopted
at the session Of the intrparamentary union held at IT.
ouis and the matter being presented to President KooSe
welt ne courteosv consented suggest TO the Russian Gar
that another invitation be issued to the powers to send
representatives to the Hague and thus the congress was
held out of courtesy the promoters OF IT, ana not As an
expression of widely felt necessity Under the cTcum-
stances no more could be hoped from it. When the
masses of the nations shall have become educated to point
that they demand Of their rulers representatives that
war cease and that union of nations take the place OF dis
union and discord peace congresses will be success
Still there is every encouragement to the friends OF
yvace TO continue their efforts in behalf OF humanity In
all ages noble men and have looked forward to the
time when peace would reign supreme on eaiu" near
George Washington;
"Iv first wish s-ahough it against the profession
of arms and would clip the wings OF some OF your young
soldiers who are soaring after goro see the whole world
in peace and the inhabitants of 1t as one band OF brothers
striving who should contribute most TO the happiness OF man
kind"
This was the sentiment Of that grand old man, Ben
jamn Franklin:
81 hope that mankind will at length as they call them
selves reasonable creatures have sense enough TO settle their
differences without cutting throa; for in my opinion
there good war or bad peace.
God grant that not only the love of liberty but
thorough knowledge of the rights Of may pervade all
the nations Of the earhso that philosopher may set his loot
anywhere its surface and say: This IS my country.
We might quote Thomas jefferson, Noah Worcester
the founder of the first American Peace society William FL
lery Claiming, and a host OF witnesses
Listen to the beautiful song of Whittier:
Lend, once again. that holy song a tongue
Which the glad angels of the advent sung
Their cradle-anthem for the Saviours birth,
Glory TO God and peace unto the earthl
Through the mad dscord send that calming word
Which wind and wild Genesareth heard
Lift in Christs His against the sword
Such are the voices that come to us from almost every
age and every generation but especially in age
they multiplying. The peace sentiment is growing. It is
rolling on and with little help will become avalanche
sweeping everything in its path.
There is in the world today very marked tendency
ward union It is all discord Man is commencing to
realize before, the solidarity OF the human
In the light of both and revelation man commences
understand that God the Father Of all and only Of
the Jews, the Christians. Dogmas falling around the
heads Of their confused panic stricken architects The
old shacs of creeds erected ages Of darkness long
safe places of refuge against the general destruction They
mbng down, and the light of heaven is penetrating
the nnost People free and in the light
Of the Gospel they realize that day about dawn
This finds its expression in many ways We have
day number of international institutions. We have an In
teruatona Institute of Agriculture. founded under the
auspices of the King of Italy. We have International
postal union; interparlamentary union The Hague
Tribunal and many others The world is striving to get
common language, weights and measures and COM
money The tendency is mquestonably toward uni
fcaton.
Another factor I'm the consolidation Of nations and races
is the development OF international intercourse The world is
growing smaller an the time owing the perfection of lines
of communication whereby nations brought into ever
closer contact
Some time ago a French writer published a map, show
ing how France has "hrnk during the last century If the
distance from city another is represented not by kill
omeers but by hours Of travel. According to this map
the time from Paris TO Aarsellos hours in 1914 30
IN 1884 3s.S in 1880; 6.2 in 1887; and II 4 in 1000
That g., France but oue,cnh OF what used 10 be- when
distances measured by the time takes TO cover them
The entire world has "shruu" in the same way. Cont
nent have been drawn together nations are learning TO
know each other and the beautiful idea of human brother
hood Is ezendng the earth is, it were contracting
He would bc blind who should fail 10 see In these signs
of the times indication of tc dawuiug of new era The
time Is fan away when the insane illusions of martial
glory shall be dspclled and rising generations shall be