Arizona republican., 1911-12-23
Col. Henry Watterson De livers at Kansas City a Masterly and Eloquent Argument in Favor Of Arbitration.
THOUSANDS HEARD
 GREAT ADDRESS
Says Napoleon is But Weak Piece of Humanity Who Lies on Banks of the Seine Awaiting the Judg- ment Day.

KANSAS CITY. Mo Dec. 22.-CoA U,urv Watterson. editor of the Louisville. Ky.. Courier-Journal known .rd beloved in his own stat" as -tiarsc Henry" talked of peace to an audience nI several thousand in Con .,nti1n hall last night
 Journalist. editor. scholar soldier. statesman and. in all. a freelancr h the caus,. of democracy, Colonel Wat r,rson stands as one of the most cini- rent figures. not only of the south but of the country. Yet, in the fire oi his eyes. dcep-set beneath their shaggy brows. there is that hindli- hess which knocks at human hearts .ud opens them.
 Let us have peace said Grant.
 With malice toward none. with charity toward all." said Lincoln.
 Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of Cod said Josus.
 II vas thus that Colonel Watterson began.
 our nation. as well as our con- cress. has before it a great goal. the binding together by treaties the Coun- tries of England. France and the Uni ted States" ne said. This is the movement of civilization towards uni lersal peace In England and in France there is no disscnsion what eyer But in this country, owing to the indifference of some and the ig- uorance of many. organization is re- oUired.
 The old idiom: An ounce of pre- vcntation is worth a pound of cure is rarely applied Yet the problem of peace among the peoples of the earth k the greatest problem of the present epoch.
 .-I grew mp in a time when the code or honor was the highest of mems standards Since then I have seen that it was degree of mems vanity Too often the code of honor meant simply an unfair advantage; too often the man who measured his actions by that code knew too well whom he could kick. When the great Civil war ragged the duelists Of this land were conspicuous by their absence from tho front II was the disappearance ot the code of honor in England and the United States that led me to make the irGuiry as to whether. if in dividual combat could be eliminated. the same rule might not be applied to nations"
 Colonel Watterson raised high his hands Every muscle in his body quivcrcd. The old fire of his fighting 6ays came into his eyes: the silver
  left the speakers stand and strode to the end of the platform.
 The wars of Greece and Rome de- pleted the people of Greece and Rome: the wars of Napoleon depleted the manhood of the people of France. We scarcely reeded General Sherman to tell us War is helli' War catches the people coming and going All wars are bad There was never d good war, said Franklin: Some wars were worse than others
 "l have sometimes looked over that gilded cript on the banks of the Seine and asked: Is it a sleeping devil that lies here?'
 T have replied to myself: No. only the Napoleon 9 weak piece of A- Napoleon was a creature the very child of circumstance. Never could I bring myself to believe he was any IaTt Of a great man.
 The w"rld-thc world moves apace After wireless telegraphy anything is possible. The magic of evolution. the wonders or invention. far more stu IenGouS than the wonders of old. have revolutionized this civilization. still. we must note. there seems to be 'hrainstorms' of nations as well as of individuals.
 Members of our congress are split ting hairs. They are frightened them selves Dy bogie of their own con- struction. However. I am not in fear of the congress or the court: they will adjust themselves. ours is a govern mont of public opinion and still have faith in the virtue and the intelli- eencc or the people"
 \ smile broke over the countenance cf th" old warrior Do I dare men ton what We refer to as the initiative and the referendum? Perhaps not al a religious meeting of this kind [ viii not go further than declaring that urinary elections and publicity will cure multitude Of things"
 And again the "Warhorse of Ken lucky" smiled "A strong president proves predominant over a weak con- gress.' he remarked. And strong congress has proved predominant over
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