Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-24
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peace treaties now pending Bcfo.
the United States s.nntc ~ ul.
sirp for this country a. take H.
question an which considerable 40
i"rcnc" of opinion exits. ana tho nae
that the scnaic ~ far has refuse,
TO utify those treaties IL eyidrnc,
that there " much 10 he snid On bosl
sides Of the question.
The advocates 81 universal peace
however. ARE undaunted 10, tho up.
position To the treaties which ha.
developed. and the das after tomor.
row hats been designated a. Unit,
sunday. when the clcray of all de.
nominations win be asked 10 deliver
iir'm pulpi,s throughout ne country
sermons and PRAYERS for the ratifica-
tion OF the treaties.
In view Of the fact that about hair
~ the world IL ~ present at the
threats of the other half. tha pa
tience and persistence with wAich
these men ana women actuated Sole-
~ by devotion to noble scntlntent.
are rndeavoring In the midst of wars
alarms TO educate the world To the
beauties "f peace. are almost pa
theuc.
"Civiliss the Nations" 10 the ,iilr
~ n most interesting brochure ~
Mrs Elmer Black. vice president 81
the Third National Peace congress
at baltimore this year. which has
Just come from the press RrEard.
less of the merits of the controversy
over the ratification or the peace
treaties Mrs Blacks paper Is well
worth reading for the beauty Of IL
literary style and for IN. interesting
stray Of historical ana statistical
data with which she rcinforces her
arguments.
England, Hays Mrs. black.
spends stss for mili,arism Ia ever,
dollar for education; France. si.so
Austria. $3.50. Italy. se.oo. Russia.
sig.oo, Every nation except switx-
tf'and is payins more for mllIiarirm
than for education. even our own
United States one years cost of
miIitarism would keep se.00o. zoe /,
young men in educational institutions
for year. the intcrcs, alone on the
amount expended would provide fuli
college educations for i2s. zoe stu
dents
our own prcscn; annual outlay
for milltarirm would pas the college
cxpenaes of 1880. ooo young men ana
women tor fuli year the total be-
quests 10 an our institutions of learn
ing FOR single year Is much less
than the cost of two dreadnanghtr;
and when We remember that each
battlcship added 10 our navy de-
prives as of f,ny manual training
schools, that ~ up-keep H. ssoo."oo
a year. or 49,. ooe.o oo. for the twenty
years before II goes to The scrap
heap. Ne have reason % ask " this
mus, go on forever
We hear with horror the MARIA
tive Of some recent massacre which
has takrn place In some country sup
posed 90 he civilized and caIi II har-
barrie. We read IN the pages of his
lors Of thc shedding OF blood FOR
causes secular. religious ana persen-
81. and oal Il hcnighsed. We hid
he man Who has - grievance against
NE neighbour ~, his case hcfor- the
fouris and lei the law take rs
'ourso. Ne forbid him. absolutely. 10
axe the law Into his Own bauds. and
'unish him " hr d"er. We have I
wen gone va far as to leEislate
Isains, his private possession "f per- ,
.onal armament Yet. ~ a nation.
" prepare ourselves 10 take the law
4 nations into our own HANDS when
'yoF We see re. ana we arm ourselves
~ she same barharic slaughter
which We charhotorze ~ nnciviiiscd
q the ancients"