The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-08

on oeHdlI Oh ihS
Foundation, outlined the idea or the
conference. He laid stress part1cu-
larly on its essentially ~nternationa
and scientific character, its work De
ing directed, he said, toward the or
ganization of an educational cam
paign and the Standardization OF the
peace movement These, DR.. Butler
declared, would be the guiding prln-
ciples Of the conference, in which the
proceedings would be in strict confor-
nifty with the objects of the founda-
ton.
In it was said for a long
time that every German went to ms
work in the morning carrying a SOL
der on his back, meaning that every
man employed in a gainful
had to lake enough of his wages 70
pay for the keep Of a soldier who olo
nothing to add to the wealth OF the
world. The tremendous and rapidly
increasing cost of militarism is crush
ing the life out Of many nations. In
Japan the burden is almost lntoleraDle
and could hardly~be borne by any peo-
pie less patriotic and fatalistic tina
the little Japs. In our own n
this burden is a very heavy one.
Nearly so per CEN of all the money
collected by the Federal Government
wars, and the. cry is for an increase OF
these The nations are In a
frenzied rivalry to see which can
build the most terrible weapons of
war, and Dreadnought follows Dread
nought, and nearly all Of this expendi-
ture is made necessary because as long
as a few great countries keep pre-
pared for a titanic struggle the others
feel hat they must do SO or be at the
mercy of the country with a powerful
navy and army. If the increased ex-
penses Of the army and navy goes on,
either all the people Of all the coun-
tries will nave to be burdened like
left for education, for good roads or
anything else except the bare expenses
of life.
Arbitration is not only to be desired
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ing for centuries for Peace on Earth.
Good Will to Men, but it is Q i'm
pressed upon us hat it must come as
an economic question, and these two
Influences acting togethe- have
brought about two great treaties
which this country has signed with
Great Britain and France. Americas
wars have all been with England save
one, and the friendly relations
strengthened by the arbitration treaty
will seem to make it certain that there
is to be no more war between America
and England. The relations between
America and France have always been
the most intimate and we owe that
great Republic a debt that we can
never pay. It is most gratifying nat
We have signed a treaty that binds by
legal terms the friendly relations that
have been knit together since Benja-
min Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
and Lafayette brought these countries
into ucl nearness and intimacy. The
hope and prayer Of all the world to-
day should be for the coming Of
Peace, for the end of war and to bring
about this contamination hat would
be the crowning glory of the cen
turtles the best thought of all minds
should be employed.
II, following the treaty with Great
Britain and France, America and the
other great powers could make SINH
lar treaties with all the other powers
of tho unr11 th;C -,i11 10 <ha ~o19orI
age Of the world and then for the first
time can this indeed be called a Chris
tan nation, because it will be follow
ing the admonitions of the Saviour of
men who came into the world to bring
Peace to all mankind.
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