The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-06-11

alienatri tribe from tribe and peo-
pie from people and 20 make them
ali one family, acknowledging the
fatherhood Of God and the brother.
hood Of man.
We. who are Of this twentieth
century, must believe that COM
merce and industry will end the folly
and barbarlsm Of war and men will
see that to hire themselves out to HI J
one another is a crime to common
humanity. And although the past
history has been nothing save a
record of war, yet the history of gen
eratiOns ves unborn shall be songs of
peace. On the surface Of the deep
shall sail vessels Of commerce instead
of Schooners Of war; across our great
continent shall march mighty host
Of men, sweeping to one central goal
as many streams flow on the sea.
They will come from dis ance, from
land to land, from sea TO sea, until
all men shall speak the same Ian
gnage and think the same thoughts. "
Today, then, We as il nation, can
boast that this problem of the broth
erhood of man has been solved.
Universal peace has received its
first definite impetus i'll the Hague
conference, an assembly to decide
upon all matters of dispute of all
nations, yet this all important ques-
ton can never be decided IN this
way. Its only solution lies in that
given by the great Russian writer,
ToIstoi, who said in substance: ga
universal language is the one and
only solution for advancing througl :
out the kingdom of Him WHOSE birth
was announced in these words: Peace
on earth, good will to men, -
Now, let us ask ourselves the ques
ton: What causes the jealousies.
prejudices, national hatreds, and
wars which have existed for all times
between nation and nation? {? All the
worlds wars are waged not against
territories (for no nation wishes to
destroy or carry off any particular
piece of ground) but are they not
waged because on this or that piece
of ground some one nation wishes to
force its language, manners and Gus,
toms?
1t is an established fact that the
mutual hatreds of mankind are en-
gendered by the fact that they do
not understand one another.
If We shall accept this theory to
account for war, then the one prime
obstacle to that clear and perfect un-
derstanding among human minds
everywhere over the broad earth lies
in their inability fully to compre-
hend, because of this diversity of
tongues, one another's thoughts and
purposes.
1t is self.evident fact that if all
men ever speak the same interna.
ti.nal language, readily understand
each other, share common litera-
ture and work out common ideals,
the result will be that friendship and
peace will forever reign supreme.
For as soon as it has sufficiently
spread over the entire world, then !
men will see the full abomination of
forcing their language and customs
upon other people.
Then the horrible strife which We
see among the different nationalltles,
such as Russia, Austria, etc., and
which perhaps every nation of any
note has been at sometime or other
engaged in. will be forever blotted
out, and the greatest mission of the
Savior of mankind will be fulfilled
Peace.
And, lastly, in the rapid spread of
the Christian religion, and its ulti-
mate conquest of the world, a uni
versal language would enable the
books, magazines, papers, arguments
o,d onnoals which issue from I ,hris