Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
From The battle-ground of Thought.


The Late Two significant and graft
Peace tying features characterize
Congress. the international Peace
congress at Stockholm--the
representation Of Russia and the domi-
mating influence of the United States.
II was the first congress TO which Rus
STA had ever sent delegates, fact full
OF Significance TO those who have fol-
lowed the course Of the cars diplo-
macy. IL Is taken as an indication OF
new and better spirit In Russia, a
spirit Of greater candor toward other
powers and a determined recession
from foreign policies that were any
thing than reassuring to world peace.
II Russia Is to be accredited with good
faith-and she win no doubt be given
fair hearing-then other nations may
AFFORD 10 remove the question mark
they have so long observed after every
declaration or move its foreign office
has made in late years. Russia. itself,
must have perceived the futlllty Of such
a course. To some the completion of
the treaty with Japan respecting Korea
has been a determining factor. But of
the United states peace policy other
countries no longer have any doubt. II
Is taken even more seriously than Is
the proposition OF world peace itself. IL
is right that this nation should take
the lead In abolishing war and appeal
council to settle every international dis
pute The action Of the American Con-
gress In authorizing the president To
appoint a commission to study the
question Of eliminating ornaments was
applauded and endorsed as the policy OF
the world assemblage at Stockholm,
and in fact was the keynote to the
whole convention. That, too, Is graft
flying to Americans.-Omaha Bee.
Attack There's an endless pity in
Upon this story of the attempt
Gaynor. ed assassination OF Mayor
Gaynor OF New York
which came over the wires this morn
ing. a theme not for anger. hut for
tears. There is something SO futile Ia
the conception OF personal vengeance; II
Is method so barren OF results, that
the attempt to exercise 1t at any time
Ia any civilized society Is a matter
rather for establishment than horror.
The stage ~ civilization that we have
reached today is not a theory or an
experiment; II Is the decision of his
torical logic: the resultant fact Of cen
turtles Of evolution We are following
It's principles now because we have
found by experience. the experience
that has been recorded In generations
OF trying out. that organized society IL
not only the best for the individual.
the nation, and when any assassin
takes the law into his own hands and
condemns another man to death with
out the benefit OF clergy or trial of his
peers, that assassin Is not only Of
Tending against the victim OF his ha-
tired; he is offending against society and
civilization, and civiliza tion, instead OF
initiating the frenzy Of the assassin.
should inspect carefully the causes that
led him to think himself safe in exer-
clsing his desire for personal vengeance.
At this writing we know not whether
Mayor Gaynor may die we hope that
the untiring skin OF modern surgery
and the benefits Of a sound life may
save him TO his country: but in any
case the episode Is too unutterably pa
thetic for anger. too deep and pleading
Of any mere windy denunciations Of the
assassin. Here is this country the
freest OF any in the world; n land OF
unmeasured hospitality for the new
conner; a place Of unmeasured oppor-
tunlty for all men Of thought and cour-
age. And vet across our annals there
seems TO run everlastingly this bar
sinister Of Improbable blood The pity
OF IT, The pity OF it--Denver Times
Work "a consider work one Of the
Great greatest blessings. am
Blessing. not sure but that II is the
greatest blessing. | must
think II Is. for I recall now that |
wrote four injunctions In my boys
Birth Book and work heads the list
Work Keeps the body healthy, the
mind steady. When the heart is sick
work When hope Is dim-work.
After failures. get IN and work. Go
at obstacles on the run. Tackle Inn
possibilities hard. Measure today by
last year five years ago. II gaining.
fine; work. II losing. too bad work
harder. BE glad that you nave work
70 do. And II YOU haven't any definite
work. find IL quick. and get at IT, II
YOU have done your work, and earned
leisure and are not worn out. don't
rust out Travel: study. go In for
community work lend a hand; help
somebody somewhere, somehow. That
Is livng-Erman ]. Ridgway In The
Delineator.