Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09

government to wage war. except for
maintainance of justice. law and order
ltinong the nations, especially among
the partially civilized tribes in distanc
portions of the globe.
whilst the teacher is inculcating
proper Ideals OF patriotism. herOism
and public service. the pupil can be
taught TO despise not only the bully
VINO Is ever anxious to pick a quarrel
with weaker companions, but also the
nation that is eVer ready to go to war
at the expense of weaker nations. Both
teacher and pupil should distinguish
between the different Kinds OF war.
First, there Is the wal OF tribute. No
nation can now afford to carry on war
Tor blood money under the guise of
eNacting a war indemnity. The second
Is h War for booty and plumber. such
as the wars carried on by the robber
barons during the middle ages. Third
is the war for the qualification Of per-
sonei ambition. such as the wars which
The first Napoleon was continually
wagtng. Fourth. is the war for terri
torIal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. OF this kind
Of wan our country has not always
been guiltless. NJ teacher i'm the
classroom n NJ orator on memorial
day or he fourth of July hits the
mark If he glorifes any n OF these
four kinds of war.
There are two kinds of war for
which more can be said. One of these
is the war for principle, Of which the
American revolution was a type. The
other Is a war in behalf of the ops
pressed, the d~oWn-trodden. the de-
fenceless, like the Spanish-American
war. In dealing with these two kinds
of war ii is well TO point out boil
sides of the dispute and to show how
war can be avoided by the peaceful
method of arbitration. How well
posted we all are unBu every war that
u people have waged; how little we
know of the two hundred and fifty IN
ternatiOnal disputes which have been
settled by the peaceful method Of ar
bitraticn. How frequently we discuss
the Monroe doctrine which has
brought US again and again to the
brink of war; how seldom we speak
OF the limitation of ornaments along
our Canadian boundary-an arrange
mont that has secured eaC between
the United States and Great Britain In
Of all the acute disputes which
arisen since the war of 1872.
How few people knoWethe significance
of the Hague court for whose sittinBs
Andrew Carnegie is building a pal
10 cost "a million n a half in our
currency.
The teaching Of history can be
to eliminate in the proper OBJ
seIvance Of the eighteenth OF May ana
Of Washington's birthday. The teach
of France have resolved to observe
days by appropriate exercises.
and the schools of America Will do
well To follow the example OF the third
republic. The publications Of the
American Peace society furnish abund-
ant material at small expense for the
proper observance of the eighteenth Of
day on which the delegates
% the FIRST Hague court assembled-a
lay which certainly marked an epoch
N he worlds history. In the not dis
ant future this day will be as uniVer-
'"stival DAYS Of the school year.
some of the . colleges now observe
N~asntngton'S birthday IN such a way
is to strengthen the sentiment for
)eaCe Justice in dealing with other
Several years ago at the Mo-
'Ouk Lake conference Chancellor NJ
lracken pointed out that the most
popular text book on international law
more space to the conduct OF
lationS in time of war than to cOnduct
If International affairs in time of
'eaee. whilst not one page is devoted
q the ways in which nations may
void war. Since that meeting q
movement for the study of Internal
iOnal arbitration has been. inaugu-
atcd in most of our colleges. lust as P,
he light which first Illuminated the
tops gradually disseminated
VIII gradually llIum1ne the teaCnln or J
In the lower grades of schools.
I'VE hear much of the emancipation {
# the high school from the dominat- q
ng influence OF the college. IN the
Erection Of fraternities, festivities, ,
and courses there may be s
DOM for change, but | hope hat at &
distant day the kind Of history ,
our colleges now teach and +,
which emphasizes the movements for :
he uplifting of the masses viii re- ,
lace the drum and trumpet sort of !