Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

- HE foregoing great questions, which
I'll are on the minds of millions in all
~ parts of the globe, have led the
Christian Herald New York; Ito organize
a symposium OF public opinion on the sub
jects involved. The President, United
States senators and representatives. gov
ernors. admirals and generals, presidents
of universities. leading ministers OF vari-
Gus denominations and men prominent in
finance and business have discussed the
questions at length.
Great Armaments May Produce Uni
versa1 bankruptcy, Says Senator
Williams.
than 1.-THE tremendous ornaments of the
leading nations" says Senator John Sharp
Williams Of Mississippi. It would be bet
ter for the mass of mankind to have a
general war and be done with 1t, and
find out who is the strongest and let the
strongest power exert its tremendous
power by disarming everybody else. Quick
death In a universal war would be pref
cradle to slow death by universal taxa
ton There is no way out Of the present
armament situation. il 1t keeps on in
creasing on land and on sea. except uni
having ground down producers on the
farms and in the workshops for genera
tons. Somebody has to set the example
to set the pace would be a better phrase
Nobody is SO fortunately situated. geo.
graphically, historically and institution
ally, as we ourselves are to do it. The
proposed Anglo-American arbitration
treaty ought to be followed up by an
identical 'Anglo-German and Anglo French
arbitration treaty. and then. in course Of
time. the people joining in these arbitra-
ton treaties ought to give notice to the
balance Of the world that any nation that
tries to go to war without arbitration
shall meet in battle not only the armies
and navies Of the nation with which 1t
goes to war, but the armies and navies
Of those who have said: Let us have
peace"
l do not believe that there is "any diff
ference, quarrel or dispute that could
arise between nations that is incapable OF
adjustment by arbitration, according to
the principles of law" unless it be a
question involving the independence of a
nation. All this talk about exempting
questions of national honor Is foolish
ness. know what personal honor is, but
| never have understood what Is meant
by national honor. When 1t Is analysed
it becomes a question of national interest
of some sort. A nation cannot be insult
ed and even when one considers personal
honor as a rule, 1t merely means to each
will fight about.
1 believe If any question of national ex-
istence were at stake all treaties would
be swept aside. just as an individual. IL
his life were at stake, would sweep aside
all contracts and all laws in order to de-
fend it. :.
So far as "a country's honor is con-
cerned, l again fail to comprehend pre-
cisely what it is. So far as Its terri
torial integrity is concerned, that's only
a high-sounding phrase to cover the pie
beian question of dispute about boun-
diaries
God alone does know whether we are
now 'in the beginning of world peace"
feel certain, however, that that era Is
not as remote as it was a generation ago,
and that after another generation it will
not be as remote as 1t Is now. II this
last conclusion be not true. then all we
have been taught about the evolution of
man through civilization into enlighten-
ment under the guidance Of a just God Is
false.
World Peace q Natural Incident Of
Human Evolution, Ayers Gov. Bald
win of Connecticut.
! / consider the present agitation for in
ternational arbitration and world peace
to be q natural incident of the evolution
airy process by which the ascent Of man.
has gradually advanced to it's present
stage. AYERS Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin of
Connecticut.
/ think there is no need of further
modes Of organization TO produce 'practi-
cal results: those now in use are SUM-
cient. II properly directed. Among pri-
vate organizations should especially
commend the usefulness of the Carnegie
and the CHM peace foundations, and. OF
the American Society for the Judicial
Settlement Of International Disputes.
think 1t fair question whether the judg-
ments Of an International court. when