Newark post., 1911-11-22


view with James Creelman
wherein the distinguished preIalc
expressed himself as follows:
Il sincerely hope that the neFy
arbitration treaties NEGOTIATED by
cur national government with
Great Britain and France will be
ratified by the Senate. The
should receive he support Of the
whole country. 1t Is Of the Ut
most Importance that civilized ma
tons should bind themselves in al
vance TO submit 10 arbitration all
international questions which can
be settled by the application OF
principles Of law and equity. and
! can see no reason why there
should not be appointed joint
commissions TO investigate inter-
national controversies and deter
mine whether particular questions
are Of such a character, SO that
each nation will be in honor bound
10 submit those ISSUES to interna-
tiOnal arbitration rather than TO
resort TO war. That idea repre-
sents the best spirit Of the age. 1t
mas behind it the Endorsement OF
the Christian world. "
It was something 10 sit beside
the venerable primate Of the
Catholic Church iii America and
hear him sound again the call to
International peace that is stirring
the men and women Of all civil
lied countries. In his Baltimore
nome. surrounded by memorials
of his friends. dead and living.
among them the greatest and mob
lest of earth. he seemed 50 frail.
80 gentle. so remote from the sOr-
did strife and ugly commonplaces
Of vulgar life. But in spite Of his
n years and the sweetness and
simplicity of his life, Cardinal
Gibbons seems as much statesman
as churchman and there is a singu-
Iar and affecting directness in his
manner. an unmistakabl and
sometimes dramatic, ring Of Amer
lean patriotism in what he says
and how he says it. When he
speaks Of the present and future
Of the United States his blue
gray eyes light up with pride and
love. his slender figure grows more
erect, his keen. intellectual coun-
tenance shines with enthusiasm.
and his whole manner betrays the
STRINGS of emotion. One gets a
rare and lasting impression of pro-
found patriotism.
War, Like the Duel, Cutgrown.
The rain drifted mildly against
The windows as the talk progress
ed. yet even the humblest pedes-
trians in the street looked up as
they passed the white-haired Car
dinal house; for all the princeIy
scarlet Of his dress he is recog-
nized as a man of the people.
Among the many advantages
of international arbitration"
continued the Cardinal. "it seems
TO me to be very servicable
breakwater against war because
its deliberate and orderly proceed
IRE gives nation s blood time
TO cool. Formerly it was only
necessary to slap the face of a
foreign minister and that was con-
sidered a sufficient casus belli.
Think Of a condition in which
personal affrOnt like that was re-
garded as a justification for the
slaughter Of multitudes.
Duels between individuals
were once frequent in this cOun-
try. Even in the United States
Senate and the House Of Repre-
sentatives an insult would be fol.
lowed by armed combat. The ma.
ton, however, has grown wiser
and better, and the duel has been
relegated to the museum of ex-
tlnct social mOnstrOsitieS. | do not
see why the same influence that
led to the suppression Of duels be-
tween individuals should not pro-
duce a like result in the affairs Of
nations which are simply aggre-
cations Of individuals. General
international arbitration treaties
seems to me to be the surest ami
quickest means through which the
universal peace may be effected.
or at least approached.
When we consider the evils OF
war our eyes are directed almost
exclusively to the combatants
themselves. We have no thoughts
for the non-cOmbatants. The truth
is that the most frightful suffer
ings of war are borne by the wives
and children of those who fight
in the field. The bitter agony Of
a