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

CARNATIONS within civilized nations. With
the experience of the civilized nations for
guides. and with the new conditions Of
intercommunication, evolutionary proc
esses will be more rapid than in the
past. But, nevertheless, international or
ganzation is in it's infancy. The world
has scarcely passed the common law pc
Rod international law has not even been
authoritatively codified. There isn't yet
even the embryo of an International ex-
ecutive power. The growing world public
opinion is a nebulous forecast Nations
usually from birth are sovereign, and 1t
will take a long period to bring about
even a partial surrender of that SOW
ereignty to higher agent, made up or
many nations.
In the last analysis, the peace of the
world will progress only in proportion to
the moral progress of mankind. con-
dition of peace is but the reflection OF a
stage Of moral evolution; 1t rests abso-
lutely upon the average standard OF
character and moral development Of the
myriads who make up mankind.
The dawn of peace took place in Pal
estine nineteen hundred years ago. JUS
tice, liberty, charity, brotherhood, the
forerunners of peace, will advance direct
ly with the spreal of the gospel, and
progress toward the full light OF noon
day will come in direct proportion as the
masses of men the world over come to
shape their lives according to the teach
inss of the Master.
Extracts from other letters received
express the following opinions:
President Jordan of Leland Stanford
University. California-In my judgment
the present movement against war and in
favor of orderly determination of dis
putes, international or personal, Is per-
manent one, a natural outsroWtn OF the
spread of civilization, the natural out
come of the spread Of religion. science
and of the spirit of democracy. The civil
lized world is more and more interested In
human development, less and less in the
pomp and display of militarism; while, on
the other hand it is coming TO realize
it's crushing expense. which in the past
was considered among the unavoidable
ills of life.
Augustus E. Wilson. Governor of Ken
tucky-The present agitation for interna-
tional arbitration and world peace IS
deep-seated, fixed and permanent. out
not universal. The creation OF an inter-
national court would be the greatest
achievement for peace in all the history
of man. l think it is already the greatest
achievement for man.
l do not consider that we are now In
the beginning of the era of world peace
l think we have made good start. L
cannot undertake to fix the stage OF the
movement.
/ believe firmly in a spirit that is mar
tial-when occasion demands peiieVe
in organization, discipline and learning
the lesson of obedience and cooperation.
I believe that it would be dangerous to
have the true soldierly spirit lowered.
believe the Christian soldier is model
Christian.
William Hodges Mann. Governor of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft. representing a
country which does not desire acquisi-
ton of territory. should follow up his
proposed treaty with Great Britain by
preparing a general treaty so worded that
all the nations of the world desiring to
come in could make themselves parties
to it. the weak and strong alike, upon
terms of perfect equality. The President
should have power given him by Congress
to appoint special ENJOYS. men of char
acter and standing fully committed to the
movement, who should be charged with
the duty Of bringing the attention of
the powers to the treaty and urging their
acceptance of 1t.
William j. Mills. Governor of New
Mexico-In my opinion the international
court at The Hague will in a very few
years be the tribunal III which all dis