The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-15

rades everywhere were shaping the
map Of the governments of the world.
An immediate example of this may oe
found in the great republic of China
which instead of being dismembered
as has often been threatened is today
merging from the darkness of centur-
les. To the United States belongs
the credit of the integrity Of China.
So while We glory In a united coun-
try we likewise constitute world
carrying benign influences to other
nations of the globe.
Universal Peace.
| But that which is still to be accom-
plished is no less important than that
! which has been accomplished. The
| world must yet learn the way to uni
versal peace. Some nation must lead
| the way. Some one must take the
| initiative. Where is tie nation better
| fitted to do this than the United
States of America? While it is not
my purpose to in any way enter into
] a political discussion do want to say
I that when the president of the United
! States secured an agreement with two
of the great powers of the world look
| ing to an adjustment of differences
/ arising between them by means of ar
bitration with assurance that other
nations could soon follow, it opened
the way to one of the most important
and far reaching achievements of this
or any other age, and must confess
that / was greatly disappointed when
1 the proposed treaty was SO amended
as to apparently destroy and defeat
its purpose. cannot escape the con
clusion that the senate of the United
States was over jealous of its prerog
ratives. More OF the spirit which
prompted men to risk their lives In
battle in defense of their country and
/ of it's flags during the dark days oil
4 the rebellion would aid in the solu
ton of many of the present day prob
Items. In my opinion the defeat of the
! peace treaty has turned lack thu
wheels of progress in the accom-
] plishment of that much desired enc
SO that many years may be required
to regain the lost ground
! Much has been said and is beins
said about disarmament, the useless
expenditure of vast sums of money fol
the support and maintenance of arm
i les and navies and the lack of justifi
cation in perpetuating the means O
carrying on war. Whatever may BIZ
the views Of others, ! maintain tha
i before disarmament comes there
must be an agreement between tn;
more enlightened and more highly
4 civilized nations of the world as t.
the manner of settling internationa
4 questions and disputes and when dis
armament is undertaken 1t must BIZ
4 by agreement of the important nation.
and by consert of action. Even wher
4 such an agreement is reached there
must still be maintained among tn.
4 nations that are parties thereto suffi
4 Gent force of arms to police thu
world and to insure the existence O.
peace among the nations. That coun
try which fails to make necessar,
provision to protect itself against 9th
Ter nations until universal peace shall
be established places itself at the mer
cies of such other countries. Will.
longing for the day when wars shat
be no more do not believe that tn.
time has yet come when. according t.
Micah's prophecy, swords shall b,
beaten into pillow shares and spear,
into pruning hooks. do not wish tt
be misunderstood | am not counsel
! ing war nor the preparation for wal
with any hope that such preparation
might lead to strife but that it ma,
and will in my judgment prevent thu