El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-04
RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN
ARGUMENT FOR PEACE
French Statesman Cites Ma
poleon's Failure In Plea
For Peace.

San Francisco. Calf, April b.
Peace propaganda is beginning to
make some progress IN Japan. accord
ing to baron d'EstourneIles de Con-
slant, the distinguished French schoI-
ar who has been advocating the cause
OF International Cancellation during an
extended tour Of this country
One Of our Objects" he said IN a
speech today, els TO establish cOnnec-
ton in all countries so as to obtain
acceptance for our ideas under the aus
pices Of the most eminent men. Japan
is in the throes Of a serious crisis
Her future inspires uneasfness In Us
and others. She might exercise a
magnificent moral and cfvilizing In
fluence not only IN the far east but in
the world VIII she give I'D this am
bitiOn to follow the same mistaken
course as modern Europe? VIII she
disdain the glory Of uplifting the
Asiatic mind and making it an ex-
ample OF progress; viii she sacrifice
her noble mission as a guide to the
pa1try ambition OF becoming a military
nation2 Wars Of conquest belong to
an age that is dead and gone. and the
people viii not allow 1t to be revived.
See Only the Surface.
Unfortunately Europeans only see
the surfacs Of things in Japan, and the
same is true Of Europe as seen by the
japanese. The latter think they have
seen everything and they can give an
opinion on everything in Europe when
they have paid the customary visit to
the great cannon factories at Creusot
and Esson- They would learn a great
deal more by taking a look at our
country districts where our national
life is IN progress OF slow elaboration
In any case Japan IS considered. right
" or wrongly as hostile to peace prop.
uganda and as q more or less distant
danger to peace For this reason we
have asked our distinguished friend
and correspondent NJ. Miyaoka, to set
down his impressions IN all sincerity
and without undue optimism.
His reports show that while Japan
is a long way from being won over
TO the cause OF International arbftra,-
ton, her people are nevertheless be-
ginning to realize that this cause Is
preeminsntly national and patriotic.
Many leading men see that the highest
interest OF every state Is to avoid the
WORKOUT traps set by chauvinfsm.
Everyone understands that while prop
er means must be taken to protect the
country from attack, a government
must also try to organize international
justice and the maintenance Of peace
which is an essential condition OF in
ternaI prosperity. On this depends the
development of labor, agriculture, In
dustries. eommerca and output-ln q
word progress OF every kind
ITO such reasonable men we sub
NIT a reasonable and disinterested
scheme.
When submarine and aerial naviga-
ton have realized the progress expect
ed Of them; when wireless telegraphy
and electric power transmitted 20
great distances come into general use,
and when it is proved that armored
squadrons are nothing more than a
useles circumference like the fortress
es Of the middle ages, then justice viii
be done to those disinterested men
who have tried to serve their fellow
citizens and promote the peace OF the
world by trying TO moderate such
ruinous indulgence. Their disdain for
the interested attacks made upon them
will then be properly appreciated
TN the meantime we are happy to
see such statesmen as Count Okuma
take our ideas into consideration"