Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-02
InConceivable Set Back to De-
veIopment Of Race Is Sacri-
flee of Flower of Worlds
Manhood.
SPEAKER REVIEWS AWFUL
TOLL OF NATIONS WARS
Governments Stagger Under
Not Only Incredible Finan-
CiaI Burden But Loss Of
Their Best Life Blood.

A story that stagsers the imagina-
tion and taxes the capacity of the hu-
man understanding is that of the fin-
ancial and human waste of the
worlds wars as told last night at the
University OF New Mexico commence
ment exercises at the Elks' theater by
DR.. David Starr Jordan, president Of
Leland Stanford, Jr, University, Cali
fornia. The Waste of War" was
the speakers subject. which he ham
died with that acumen philosophic
ability and eloqpence which charac-
terizes him as a public speaker. Prob
ably there has never been published a
more impressive presentation of the
worlds greatest present day problem
than DR.. Jordan's address, demon
strated by the fact that it is fully as
absorbing when read as when listened
to from the rostrum.
The speakers main point which he
drove home with irrestible logic.
backed by statistics, was the irrepara-
bic damage done to the national or
racial strain by the sacrifice of mill
lions Of its virile young men in inter-
national or internecine wars. a dam
age far more inestimable and far
greater than the financial burdens un-
der which all countries OF today are
staggering as a result of past wars or
present readiness for war.
DR.. ,Iordan's address. which was lis
tened 10 With ctosc attention through
out by the audience which packed the
theater was in part as follows:
The Waste of War.
The aim of the work for peace is
to do its part "to keep unreasoning
anger out of the councils of the
world" The absence of unreasoning
anger between nations is the begin
ming of peace But our ideals OF peace
arc now met b y"bankruptcy armed to
the teeth. the state of Europe today,
condition which, as Gambetta once
said. finds It's final climax in "a beg
gar crouching by barrack door"
international peace means mutual
respect, and mutual trust, n condition
IN which the boundary line between
states is not a line of suspicion and
hate. but like the boundaries Is or
provinces, a CONVENIENCE in judicial
and administrative adjustments. Such
n boundary as this IL found in the fve-
thousand-mile line which separates
Canada from the United States, an un-
defended border which for nearly a
hundred years has not known fort
ress nor warship nor gun. There is
nothing Of which the two great North
American nations have greater
right to be proud than this boundary
Of trust and confidence. Could we
remove as well the international Gus
tom offices, emblems of greed and
suspicion, nothing more could be
asked
The end Of our efforts is found In
the conception of peace through law
natural law is the expression OF
the way in which things normally
come aDout. Humfn law Is the eX-
preston of the best relations among
men. In war. the conceptions of right
and duty disappear In arms. the laws
are silent Worse ways of doing things
take the place of better, to the detri-
ment of society and of the individual
man.
The whole movement of civilization
has been from strife toward order
In barbarism every mans hand IL
against every other. The life of every
man and woman Is Il tragedy. AS
man has risen cooperation has taken
the place Jf compulsion. Men have
brought peace to their families anc
their neighborhoods by working to-
gethci to exclude war. They have
learned more and more to leave theii
differences to the decisions OF others
either through arbitral settlements OF
judicial decision. The one bring
about condition of mutual toler'
ancc the other strives towards idea
Justice. And in the world of today
both methods find their center II
the councils and tribunals at tho
Hague.
In such fashion, step by step, mer
have passed from tribal wars, munici
pal wars, struggles of robber barons
and of rival dynasties, mauradine eN
pedtions, holy wars and wars unholy
10 relative peace within the borders o
the nation. The only place where
killing on large scale Is legalizeC
Is on the line where great nations
meet. Along these borders today th
most crushing burdens of war-ma
chinery tie world has ever imagined
are steadily piling up. All this /
hNowedly in the interest of final peace
the peace by preponderance, to us
Lord Roseberry's happy phrase. no
mat peace which comes OF mutua
confidence and mutual respect.
Tho chief purpose of national ex
lstenoe is to ensure local peace.
Along the international borders. d
rather along the boundaries of races