La Junta tribune., 1911-05-06

Al0A a. HAAA ~ AA'la -AANAaF
has entered the general rivalry for
a big navy and even Canada is fond.
ling an infant one in her lap. The
EAST has been compelled to arm IL
self against the incursions Of the
west The gobbler, war. Is strutting
about shaking his feathers Peace.
also bird of distinction. is ever in
evidence As We observe her move
ments In the air. ge ask ourselves
several questions l. she a dove or
a squabs Has she become frightened
at the noise Of the oyer-worked navy
yaFds Why does she not content her
self, come down 10 earth and cease
her restless soaring above our hea Is,
The safety Of the bird has no;
been and Is not impsriled- No price
has besu placed upon her head
Though not entirely protected by
the game laas. there Is scarcely a
man who does not zish her Vs>;
and who would refuse 70 throw her
crumbs
The egg from which hatched the
bird Of peace vas laid centuries ago
Her mother Was the spirit Of love
which came With religious teachings
and h,r father vas that moral
strength of o1uraEe which made the
love a vital forcr Thinkers OF all
azgs have been her friend not only
becalse af her ancestry and near
relatives but berauss the sWc,t g0io-
Sd messenger. with her refreshing
sonE. has msrited their approval In
turn. out Of sheer love. the bird 0f
peace has psrrh.a upon their pens
With this little companion. these
men have reproved their age for its
-Tyors. sorroWed ar it, iudiscretious
and rndsavor-d % shov The people
better says
The peace squab and the war Cob
bier have long ceased % b. rivals iu
the International bar1yari LONE ago
the former came into faEur aud rhe
latter continues to exist because p.-
have not refused 10 feed o. We have
long been told that love. the basis
q happy and enduring domestic re-
lau1us should not b. forEouen when
~ deal with brother nations
For centuries our grsat men and
noble ~omen have suggested better
Says Of settling International dis
put~s than by skull crushing. but
only recently have the majority seen
the point and congresses. conference.
and treaties are the result These
have resulted !n international rules
q conduct which are AS binding upon
nations a. is state lav upon as Such
i the fore. % these rules that whsu
nation is accused % breach. it Is
prompt % either disa,op or make
amends Because the cliiF-Hs % one
country have not established a. many
bank about the sorld las another.
because one nation has not bent It's
energies 20 the construction % col
iisrs bseaus" the nag Of one b. not
srea upon quite a. many merchant
ships a. another. many people arr
caused great pain These people DO
not bear iu mind that the world =
greatest hardships have been made
possible b cause one nation Ia,
strs"n Tor certain thinEs possessed
by Others 10 b. the taxing imlta.
tion Of shat othvrs DO or have
which results IN lavish expense. IN.
cousid'rats conduct and n--dlcss con
nirt Prom the man sho MORTGAGES
hk home 20 secure an automobile
like Mr. kill"m. aud the society LADY
that must possess lap dos because
Mr.. noittir has one. 10 the nation
that spends vast sums 10 emulate
Anoihrr's military equipment the sys
TEN extends. a curse 90 all n D,
does not impoycrish The victim .,
undermines his individuality.
IL would seem from the lruzth OF
tim" that the bird OF peace has been
clear Of the nest, that she Is too
old TO come vithin the squab cias
sifioauon She does not. ho~et-r.
seem quite old enough to b. consider
cd dove she seems 10 IND her
proper place. At present. a. carri
.r piz~on. bringing 20 mankind treat
i". Of arbitration. pacific conventions
compromise. IA. settlement Of Inter,
national differences by means other
than by ~sf
The bird would build her nest In
the mouth OF cannon except that reg
ular field practice make, n tmpossf
BILE. She collects the .tra-s OF man,
hood. eompss.son. sympathy. mercy
and builds her ne.; In the hearts o.
men Tn. brrsrd n...r a.-.g,t. -,