Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-27

victory at war, then, will come to mean very little. War, from it's very nature, cannot decide the justice of cause. It cannot even decide which is the stronger nation, owing to the enter ing of allies into the conflict.
 Another thing which makes war more improbable is that war is now largely matter of dollars. Nations are spend ing such enormous sums upon war ma terial that they have no reserves for emergencies. The larger the fleet or army, the more money it takes to move it. Unless war loans can be fioated, na- tions cannot fight. A much larger rate of interest can be secured to capital through investments and in commercial and industrial enterprises, hence war loans are unproftable.
 A good, clean and just substitute for war exists in both arbitration and in The Hague tribunal, and the demand is well nigh universal that all matters not involving national liberty and preserva- tion should be settled in no other way. If we are to continue to settle differ ences by physical force and not by the modern and approved methods, we might very sensibly suggest that the athletes of the countries at difference meet in matches of swimming, rowing, jumping tennis and cricket, and the nation which wins the majority or events be declared victor. This would surely be more equit- able than resort to war.
 Instead of every nation being law unto itself, rules and regulations have grown up among them which are called l .A, | Anl., c., man, international law is not an exact science, but is susceptible to the pres sure of popular demand. As people crave new order, international law, like any law, is changed in accordance with such manifestations.
 How is war considered in information. al law2 Many writers state that the object of war is a ''renewed state of peace.o This means of obtaining peace is certainly unique, but does not seem in keeping with other twentieth century methods. It is not the shortest route | Publicists recognize war as an institu tion existing independent of law, tC which international law has been applied to lessen it's horrors. The right of nations to wage war is recognized, but in view of the widespread antiwar sentiment, il is doubtful if the doctrine will survive fifteen years. As it is, War, the olc savage, has become so changed since in
 ternational law has been his guardian that it is difficult to recognize him in hi
 new clothes.
 There remains stil lanother considera
 tion which should put war permanently
 upon the "waiting list ' War is th'
 art of deception, practiced upon large
 scale. The instructions for armies Ot
 the United States issued in 1863 pro
 vide: Deception is admitted as jus
 and necessary means of hostility and i
 consistent with honorable warfare. y
 The words "strategy" or "ruse" ar now commonly used instead of "de ceit. " Deceit, however, may not be uset when it amounts to perfdy.
 Parents who teach their children busi ness stratagems are summarily deal
 with by the juvenile judge, but it seem : proper for military schools to teach, an | commanders to practice, a system fo use in war which is detested in peace r It is peculiar that the rules of war se , verely punish the individual soldier wh is guilty of deceit, and yet allow of de | ceptiOn by an army. This is manifestl . unfair. Deceit is either right or wrong '. proper or improper, There should be n