The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-20
WAR is SUBJECT
Of DISCUSSION
Rev. Frank Fay Eddy Sees Diff
ficulty in Bringing About
Universal Peace.
BRUTE FORCE NECESSARY
NO OTHER MEANS WILL EN-
FORCE RESPECT.
BRUTE FORCE NECESSARY

The abolition of war was the subject
discussed by Rev. Frank Fay Eddy at
the First Unitarian church yesterday. DR..
Eddy dealt with the conditions existing
throughout the world today with refer
ence to the possibility of universal peace
Mr.. Eddy declared emphaticaily that
at present he believed it will take brute
force for years to come TO enforce the
respect Of nations for one anothers
rights and laws.
The musical program included two
solos Mr. Poll sang 20, Eyes That Are
Weary" and Mrs. Browning followed the
sermon with The Flag Without
DR. Eddy said in part:
Isaiah. son of Amos. fOretold the day
when wars should cease, when swords
should be beaten into plow-shares and
spears INTO pruning-hOoks. This was to
occur IN the discipline of Jehovah. when
he became ruler among the nations.
Dream Awaits FuIfillment.
But the dream still awaits fulfilIment
IL IS noticeable that the prophet saw that
even Jehovah could only so rule the ma
lions by first chastising them thorough
y, for he pronounces woes and disasters
not Few upon his own people and upon
all their neighbOrs. He evidently con-
Sicered humanity capable of good be-
havior when properly humbled.
II Aiit AllVIdl accomplishment oil the
promise of the Jewish prophet is not to
be, we are at least beginning to talk
about realizing the same object in a lit
tie different way We have had one
great peace conference, we have per-
manent court of arbitration, and we are
soon 10 have another great conference of
the same nature.
us the world then TO witness the dis
arming of the nations and the limita-
lion of naVies? Is the ideal of military
heroism TO perish and the glitter of regi-
mentals and the stirring notes of the fife
and drum corps TO no longer stir our
blood, as we hear the tramp, tramp of
the boys who are marching2 Perhaps this
Will ali pass out of our social life. There
are signs of waning military IDEAL but
II Is too deep-Seated to be killed by resO-
buttons in any number of peace meet
ings.
Peace Far Off.
War will, | believe. become an I'M
used method when we get accustomed to
some better way of struggling. But. mind
You, the cessation OF war will by no
means mean the dawn of universal peace
except in a very narrow sense.
The world is no longer ruled by sheer
brute force, but it is undeniable that I'M
less there is Oid-fashiOned fighting abil-
ity IN a nation or an individual the world
will pay little need TO the ideals or the
moral suasion of that nation or that in
dividual.
Il have no defense to make Of war. 1t
IS bad and wasteful way of settling dis
putes. We can profitabiy enough do
away with 1t in favor Of a better meth
cd. But let us not forget that after we
do away with war there will still be
strife
Motives Are Not Noble.
Il can conceive of no good reason for
the perpetuatiOn of standing armies l
begrudge the wasted millions spent on
great battleships, although / see no way
Of avoiding the expense without jeopar-
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seems 20 me that it would be blindness
for US not TO see that part of the motives
behind this great movement for the abo-
ition of war are by no means noble.
"Bloch's book, which was said to have
been the instigating cause which
aroused the car of Russia TO call the
1irst peace conference, Is devoted TO
proving that modern warfare and mill
tary establishments have become impos-
sibly expensive.
1T is not to say that there are not
motives of the nOblest kind also at work
for the adjustment of war. No cause
can make out a better case before the
bar of public opinion. More and more
forces which are Intellectual and spirit
ual are governing thu world. There can
be no Robler work than that which
hastens day when we shall have great
world tribunal, with something more
than advisory powers; possibly we are
not so far away from world parliament
which shall have no small amount of ju-
risdictiOn. To cease 10 war would be a
great step in advance.
Brute Force Necessary.
yet 1 wonder if we VIII ever give %ic
respect TO a law unless We shall see be-
hind the grim power of execution? | fail
10 see any millennium which will not. in
its last resort, be capable of asserting
its pCs-ncy by an appeal to brute force
"Our human lot is cast in world of
struggle. The days of strife will not
end with the abolition of war. There is
even now impending a social and class
struggle which makes a line of cleavage,
not between nation and nation, but di-
Vides the people OF all nations. 1t calls
for a new type of the warrior. The de-
mand is as ever for fighters.
Finally, shall religion cry peace where
there is no peace? This is what is gener-
ally expected of the pulpit, apparently.
Religion can only offer that peace which
comes to the one who has done his duty
as a fighter. Jesus in his way struggled
and fought the good fight although his
method was that of passive resistance in
part. To his disciples he said, My peace
7 give unto you. This was his benedic-
Ion. after a life of struggle, to those
WAC. because of him. were to enter upon
an epoch struggle
True peace Of the spirit comes to those
who have played valiantly their part.
Any other peace, offered in religions
name. is pretense and a snare"