The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-05-19

and every nation since the world be-
gan has had some recognition Of this
law, and has more or less struggled for
the reign 81 this law. To a certain ex>
tent each and all have known their
rights under this law and have felt
Obligations % duty under 1t. The right
81 existence unframed was felt. and
the riSht and duty Of se,f-iefense rec
esnised, The right to what they made
by their own labor was felt and the
duty et protecting that right recog-
nisei, The right Of freedom and the
duty Of defending that right was felt
and fought for. and 50 Of other per-
soasl rights
WHEN MIGHT WAS RIGHT.
At first there were no courts or
tribunals 70 hear ana determine ques-
tons in controversy concerning such
rishts, and then men defended them by
their own strong arms. Then there
W-ss no punishment melted out TO those
who had treSpasSei on others rights
and 50 men not only defended their
rights but avenged their wrongs. tax
Ing the fSt. the club or the sword into
their own hands They were obliged
- punish in order 70 deter others from
f. injuring them. They got personal
peace by lighting for it. All this was
$ struggle for the Rule OF Law. This
struggle is stin going on. but now in
general it is made in the courts by an
action AT law. In the courts men fight
for their rights To the courts they
look for the avenging Of their wrongs.
5 And the courts being established they
may and should do this. and by suit.
struggle for the Reign OF Law. The
perfect reign Of municipal law il. peace
fer the citizen. The complete reign Of
International law would be peace for
the nations. The perfect reign iof all
lsw would be the Millennium-Univer-
ssl Heavenly Peace. II is an end We
cannot reach but we can approach.
Our approach is a constant struggle
for law made by men and by nations.
Advancement by this struggle brings
increase Of personal and national peace
History in the main is concerning
national struggle for national rights
s struggle for law. Poets and prophets
have dreamed Of the end OF the strug-
gle for law in the universal reign of
law. and. in such reign OF law have
seen universal perfect peace. Thus the
Prophet Isaiah sees such reign of law
and such perfect peaoes For out of
Zian shall so forth the Law and the
Word Of the Lord from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among the nations.
and rebuke many people. And they
shall beat their swords into plough
shares. and their spears into pruning
hooks. Nation shah not lift sword
30 r.,s.r
war any more"
THE PERFECT PEACE.
Note. that the Reign Of Law is to
bring about this perfect peace. And
the conditions Of such perfect reign OF
law are stated by this prophet as fol-
lows.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb.
and the leopard shall lie down with the
kid: and the calf and the young lion
and the failing together; and little
chnd shall lead them and the COW and
the bear shall feed. Their Young ones
shall lie down together; aud the lion
shall eat straw like an OK"
such peace is conditional upon our
being ~ different natures from wha,
Cod has made US 81 that We viii have
no fierce passions. no strong Wills. no
great temptations. no envy, no eovet-
ing. 40 desire 20 live upon each other,
no anger. no indignation. and no ven
grancr aroused sy feeling 81 injaS-
tice. Then the wolf. the bear, the
leopard and the lion IN as Is % be 80
changed that il d as a great trans
formation. as II the "iion shall eat /
straw Ike an OK"
II he eats meat some other animal 1
must Dc killed. | do not believe the /
Prophet Isaiah was veseiaFian, hut / 4
do believe thar vesetarians might lean /
upan this portion OF scripture,
10 not think Isaiah would have 4
much respect for q ETass-eating Hon.
] have as little respect Tor grass
eating man. 0v a man with no lion IN
him
Neither history nor prophecy present
az era II universal peace,
Peace AZ any price" cannot be OBJ
.ained. and the coward and the fanatic
zach preach il in vain.
We may rightly aim at perfect peace
We may strive for il. We may SINGER
IN desire il. but 81 Is no more for
sqrrh than IS heaven itself. As Ions
as time lasts and man Is endowed ,
with a sense ~ justice and Of honor !
20 long VIII his struggle for law 90 s
-0rwari-
The form of the fight changes. but 7
he battle for the right goes on II
nav b with the fist club or sword. 2
y ID may b. By an action at law in
,ourt q justice-it is all the same, e
a struggle for law
The establishment OF municipal I
ourts for trials at law but changed
he form. and the forum Of this strug-
IL between men.
The fact that such courts exist where
justice BY law may Be had, and
7here punishment for offenses may be :
neted out to the offender by the .
tate. takes away both the temptation =
nd the excuse for personal conflicts p
etween men :,
But 50 natural and 50 strong is the r
selinz OF personal injury in man Of ..
roper spirit. when he sees his rights b
-zupled upon. and 80 strong is his
esire 10 punish the wrong-dOer that e.
e trizI-battle OF trial By combat "
$50 called wager Of battle. was not I.
polished in England until the reign d
T George Ill Ia
There is no court 10 hear and deter in
,ine the issues when nations contend o.
y their rights or demand punish y