The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-13
SHALL THE WORLD HAVE UNI
vERsAL PEACE?
SHALL


II believes that universal peace is OF
easy accomplishment. 1t believes that
wars have been brought about, as
rule, by the greed and ayarice of am
bilious men. 1t believes that nearly
all wars could have been avoided.
There is something magnificently
attractive about wars. There are the
flashing uniforms and the brass but
tons. There are the braid and the ap-
pauIettes. There is the waving of
the flags and the sound of martial
music. There is the tramp of the ca
parisoned war horse as he shifts the
battle afar off. Then there are the
acts of gallantry and the promotion
on the field of battle to high COM
mand Then there are the decora-
lions of the cross of the legions of
honor, sometimes the decorations of
kingly crowns, and always the plau
dts of the multitude.
Beside the man in uniform the man
in citizens attire cuts very insignia
cant figure.
Jackson was made president, not
because he had given any evidences
of craftsmanship, but because he had
won the battle of New Orleans. Zach
airy Taylor was made president be-
cause of his exploits in Mexico. Grant
was made president because he was
the hero of the civil war, and Roose-
welt because of the fame he achieved
at San Juan Hill.
There is something about the de-
scriptions of battles that appeals very
strongly to the patriotism and vivid
imagination of the young. There is
the tread and tramp of an immense
army as it wheels bravely into battle.
There is the booming of heavy cannon
and music in the constant roar of mus
kerry, the steady charge into the very
jaws of death, the personal acts of SUI
preme courage, the shouts of men.
the waving of banners, the triumph of
victory. the home coming and the
GROWING of the victors with the
wreaths of glory. The gratitude of
congress in giving bounty of lands
and pensions until death.
Nearly all history deals in wars
and excites the imagination of the
youthful reader in their favor, and
nearly all of our literature, secular
and religious, sacred and profane, i'm
mortalizes the man in uniform.
There has been very little literature
that will make the heart ebb and flow
and stir the passions on the side of
the man clothed in the garments of
plain citizenship. There is nothing
stirring and thrilling in the story of
the white winged messenger of
peace" If the Babe of Bethlehem"
had not been Amounted as the Prince
of Peace" the advocates of peace
would be without any literature to
arouse the consciences of men to a
realization of the beauties and splen-
doris of peace.
The trend is now for peace. Tits
beauties will be classically described
and the horrors of war" will be de-
picted in language that will make
wars unpopular. If the stories of war
had been written in candor, if they
had been given to us in the raw, if
they had been written just as they
are, their CLINT and tinsel would have
been dispelled and they would have
occupied different place in our liter
allure.
Mr.. Carnegie's gift and the gift of
other philanthropists will do much
to change our literature, and the beau
ties and grandeurs of peace will be
shown in more alluring and fascinat-
ing colors.
Speaking of Mr.. Carnegie's mag
nificent donation, Mr. Beernaert, dep
uty minister of the state of Belgium
and member of the Hague court, says:
Il applaud Mr.. Carnegie's noble act.
| am an enthusiast about universal
peace. Much is possible with that
vast sum. l suppose the committee
will publish an international organ in
four languages"
Lord Avebury, of England, who
knows Mr.. Carnegie personally, SAYS:
Il am delighted with Mr.. Carnegie's
splendid donation. The present enor-
nous ornaments are danger to
peace and disgrace to the civilized
world. | should like to see a combi-
nation OF states to support any coun-
try which may. be attacked without
previous reference to the Hague. or
some other international tribunal. I
believe that if two or three countries
would combine others would follow"
Mr.. Woeste, deputy minister of
state, and leader of the Catholic par
ty in Great Britain, says:
Il would welcome the coming of
universal peace"
Alfred de Rothschild, one of the
three heads of the historic financial