The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-04
SAYS WAR ALWAYS
DEvOURS THE BEST
At National Peace Congress
David Starr Jordan Delivers
Strong Address.
PROGRESS OF THE RACE
DEPENDS UPON SELECTION
Other Eloquent Addresses Made
Letter From President
Taft Read.

verschIingt INNER die bcsten ''-'' Evcs
the war dcvours the best
These words, written by the German
poet Schiller "a century ago, formed the
theme of AN address at the opening of
the national peace congress here today
by David Starr Jordan, president of
the Leland Stanford university
ct is through selection that all race
progress comes said DR., Jordan.
''War means always the reversal Of
selection
"Tbc survival of the fttest in the
struggle for existence is the primal
moving cause of race progress and OF
race changes. In fhc red stress OF
human history, this process Of selec-
tion is some times reversed. 4 re-
versal of selection is the beginning OF
degradation. 1t is degradation itself
Bases Of Progress.
The only way in which any race
as whole has improved has been
through the preservation OF its best
and the loss of its worst examples.
The condition that favors this is de-
mocracy, equality before the law, the
condition which equalizcs opportunitv
and gives each man the right TO stand
or fall on the powers God has given
! him.
1.-The only race degeneration ever
known is that produced by those forces
which DESTROY the best, leaving for the
fathers of the future those who could
! not be used in the business of war or
| colonization,
''The effects of emigration run par
I allel with the effects of war, but this
| enormous difference-the strong men
| who emigrate are not lost to the world
/ The loss of one region is the gain of
! another, But the losses in war can
weld no corresponding gain.
"Tbe war-like nation of today is the
/ decadent nation of tomorrow. 1t has
ever been so and in the nature of
! things it must ever be.
Duration OF Republics.
''Our republic shall endure as long
/ as the human harvest is good, as long
as the movement Of history, the prog
ress of peace aud industry leaves for
the future not the worst, but the best
Of each generation, The republic of
Romans. the republic of America Will
last as long as Its people in blood and
| in spirit remain what we have learned
10 call Americans
In his address of welcome, Dir. Bart
lett said;
"This congress must be more than
q spasmodic expression of protest
against war and a resolution that dis
armament would be desirable. 1t
| should lnauourate still more effective
campaign of education OF the people
in the interests of permanent world
| wide poacc. The burdens of war are
borne by the common people and in the
end the verdict of war or peace must
rest with the rank and file of the
pcoplc, -
The congress viii last for three days.
Initiative Demanded.
NSome power which the world will
heed must take the initiative in pro-
posing peace TO the world, said Rob
ert Treat Payne of Boston in his open
! ing address at the peace congress to-
| day. Continuing he said:
'fWe meet here in Chicago in hopes
! that Chicago Will move the United
States to take the initiative for which
the whole world waits.
"Action Of this character has IN it
a little noble audacity. When the
world was weary of the bloody fight
| between Japan and Russia, and at last
America made bold TO intervene, re-
I member how cordially the world ap-
proved aud how this Intervention was
sustained till AT last 1t triumphcd and
peace triumphed over war. President
| Roosevelt felt tho sympathy of the
whole civilized world rally behind him
in its support.
''Evcn so for a long time the world
| has condemned the mad policy of war.
Rare outbreaks of actual war occurs,
vet all peoples are coming 10 condemn
the folly of perpetually increasing
preparation.
I Great Cost of Burden,
"Tbe cost of this annual burden is
! bapkrupting the u9toDs. The wealth
! of the world refuses any longer to be
| wasted.
"'Somc nation. some power, must
! take the initiative IN proposing, In urg
! ing scheme by which peace may ban
! isb war.
'EThe second Hague conference, with
! its glorious union of all the forty-four
! nations on earth, could not quite agree
| on the details Of the supreme court
of nations drafted by Hon. James
Brown Scott, to whom was entrusted
| that great task by our American dcpu
tation under the lead of our own .Jo
I scph H. Cboate. But this world-scheme
cannot long be delayed. With the CON
currencc and support of the powers OF
the world a scheme viii soon be ready
''The Dezt step should he to have
America speak up and ask the confer.
ence concurrence of the world.
Glow can the men of peace induce
America to lead. IL is the task and
privilege of Chicago Now let Chi
cago speak. Let the future of Chi
cago be felt under a compelling in
tuence starting from this great series
of meetings; well may we hope that
Chicago will incite the power of our
nation boldly TO take the lead In in
ducing the nations of the world to
unite in scheme of peace which shall
Danish war, -
Letter from Taft.
Following is the text of letter
written by President Taft to Secrc.
tary Royal l.. Melcndy of the national
peace congress, which was read at the
opening of that body today;
My Dear Sir-I greatly regret that !
am unable TO attend the coming national
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