Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-27
MAN HURT! The Cry That Always Reaches the Heart of Individuals and Nations
By HARRY E. HUNT

From every direction multitude of people quickly surrounds the spot where man lies prostrate upon the pavement. Traffic is staned, and soon long lines of cars stretch in either direction. Some few succeed in pushing through to vol unteer services. From every vantage point people seek to see, and hurried questions are asked of total strangers. The next day a paper starts subscrip- tion list and contributions come pouring in. And why all this excitementa The answer is, "A man hurt!
 Normal man is possessed of natural love which is meted out to strangers as well as neighbors. This is what distin- guishes civilization from barbarism. Civilization is constructive. It builds, it blows, it loves. Barbarism is destruc- tive, because it tears down, neglects and hates. This natural sympathy between man and man, born of love, which has been steadily growing, is what is making for the decline of brutal sports and even of war. The prize fight, the bull fight, the cock fight and the dog fight are all
 
 disagreeable It is with a sense of pity that we read of our wild animals locked in a duel to death. Fighting, all along the line, is in disfavor.
 Because war is destructive it does not warrant and has not attained an exalted position in our times. It first destroys peace, then life and property. Even a satisfaction secured to a nation by pros
 II | too great price. Aside from the long rows of silent mounds moistened by the tears of faded hopes, national energy and resources are allowed to flow in channels of loss instead of being divert ed to divert the fields of national devel' opment. People cannot view war from the gallery. It is tragedy in which all people are participants, though some may play minor parts. There is no as bestos curtain to drop between war and the people.
 There are other reasons why war is in its decline. Up to and including the mid dle ages, war was waged between all the members of tribes and the entire populations of countries, and not, as now, between only the armed and com missiOned troops and ships of states Man lived for the tribe and not tho tribe for man. No security or protection was afforded either the person or prop erty of those not under arms. With tho advent of the standing army came tn, professional soldier, and the distinction between soldier and citizen was recog nized. War then became conflict be tween the soldiery, representing politica organizations of states. With thi change, .ts purpose was to disable, no as before to exterminate; to carry thu point by inhicting as little damage a possible. With war ~-ofessionalized, tn great body of cOuntry's s population SC cured time to engage continuousl Tn in dustrial, commercial and agricultural ac tivities. The music of peace took tn place of the din of war, and the wOrl, l. change.
 In early times, when man opposed ma with spear, lance or dart, mdividua skill was an asset in war. Now arm opposes army. Individual skill is at discount. Seldom does man know whe his shot is effective. Success in wa will hereafter depend so much upon tn direction of wind and tide, quantity O provisions, munitions and coal that muc of glory will be taken away from viC tory and much of sting from dcfea