Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30


| the world as b2rb9rians, There was
| nai1uW sectiunaiis'u among this gl'1t
| people, not In harmony with the great
! principle 90 unity. which binds all pco-
| pies together From among The Hebrew
| People. for .i00 years after Moses thcrc
| was unccasing war Upon each hand
! was heard the cry vac victis'-woe to
| the vanquishcd. From the time of
| Romulua To the days of Augustus Cl1-'
/ s,u, period OF zoo years, the temple OF
! Janus was closed only six years Six
| hundred and ninety-four ycurs OF war
| and only xix years ~ Rcaccl Since this
nation was founded, we have had four
! wars. covering a period OF 10 years. The
| idea prevailed for centuries that men
! were wild beasts. each struggling for
| life and supremacy. The great philos-
| ophcr Hobbies could see nothing greater
| or better In man than savage beasts.
| Bcntham recognized something higher
| in man. and the dawn of day where
| IN the ethical law should prevail and
| ne sounded the great truth IN the
words, the greatest good to the great
| est number This idea was further
elaborated and developed by John stew
art Mil and Kant, and they announced
in Clearest form, universal self. a
great brotherhood in mankind Little
by little the idea has grown that the
interest of one Is the interest of all;
that there is one great law for the
government Of humanity: that conflicts
dnd strife and war are inooneruous with
the great divine law of existence, and
degrade and destroy men and nations
Tho ethical idea is growing As the
Individual found in earlier times that
there came a time when lr was govern
ed by law, and must Justify his con-
duct before his fellows, so the idea OF
justice and right began to develop
among nations
COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS.
SO today. no nation can do an act
that is abhorent or violatlve of justice,
without bringing upon itself. the con-
domination OF the civilized world. with
this knowledge, international con-
science Is being developed before which
nations must justify their conduct. M
war for conquest would now be toler-
ated; no civilized nation would dare to
ti'ansgrcss the united judgment of the
civilized world. That great day Is
coming when nations and peoples shall
beat their swords into plowshares anu
the spears into pruning hooks; nations
shall not lift up sword against nation
neither shall they learn war any more. ~
A larger brotherhood is being deVe-
oped The spirit OF self-sacriflcs. OF
love- of oneness of peoples taught by
the Great Master, is perneating all ma
TONS and burning In the hearts of the
ton of the great philosophical truth
of the unity OF humanity, is develop
ing not only "A race conscience. but
national and an international ccn-
science People are being drawn to-
getfer. Sectionalsm is being destroy
ed Oceans are being bridged and
physical and unnatural barriers and
impedments separating people and ma
tons are being destroyed. There Is
a feeling of contemporaneous humanity
existing; that is that nations and peo'
pie are contemporaneous; that they
are living at one time, and for one
purpose. Then, too. the feeling ts
growing of a community of interests.
Humanity is regarded rs an organism
mot many, and that ii Is bound to-
gether mdissolubly. The lines separar-
ing nations are being obliterated. Peo-
pie clasp hands across lines dividing
| states and oceans and mountains di-
vding countries and people. Science is
developing, harmoniZing and uniting.
1t has transferred from the region or
opinion, of discussion, of difference,
and of quarrel. to the region of known
facts. The Bible, literature and the
great truths that are ringing arounn
the world are broadening the people.
liberalizlng their minds, destroying
dogmas, and selfish and foolish creeds
and dissipating doubts and uncertainty
and bringing into harmonious relation
the best of all lands. There was time
when only the men of war and blood
shed were honored Even now there Is
too much of disposition to crown with
laurcls those who have won renoWn
upon the sanguinary battlefield. Inc
great heroes of peace, the martyrs Tor
truth. those who in travail have grasp
ed the great forces that have made for
mans advancement and have been the
great acknowledgements of truth and lib
erty, are not sufficiently known or hon
ored We do not yet have the true
prospective, In judging the figures ana
the forces that have lifted the world
from darkness into the golden sunlight.
We yet still exalt the pygnies, and
ignore the giants, We bow before the
weak and turn our backs upon the
strong. The spirit of idolatrY is yet
rampant and the apothesis Of force
and war has not been eNtirpatcd from
the hearts of the people. Military
forces. naval display. the sound of drum
and hfe. the roar of the cannon, tha
sound OF martial tread, the reports %
victories won of enemies VanquiSheG.
of blCod-stuincd battlefields, of death
and horror and destruction, all these
things, ana all these horrible blighting
page, still bring pride to the hearts
OF many.
Ever in our own country, when a
great man such as Senator Hoar, pass
| ed away there were but few to speak
his praise and glorify his splendid life,
| though he had done much for peace
and more for humanity than hundreds
! of military heroes to whom statues
| have been erected,
! When Bishop Spalding was suggest
! Ing the great enthusiasm manifested
! over the movements of our mighty Ar
! mazda. aud of the vast expenditures an
! nually made by this nation for military
! and naval departments Of the govern
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