Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-01
Women and United La
Dor, Growing in In
huence, Will Demon
strate Uselessness of
Bloodshed in tn e
Future, Believes Hall.

Among the agencies that will bring
about universal peace is the unifica-
ton of the labor movement the world
over and the spread of democrac,."
says j. j. Hall. secretary for the
Southea stern states of the American
Peace society.
Modern warfare is altogether diff
ferent thing from war in past ages" he
declares
1T is to certain extent controlled
by International law: In the treatment
of prisoners, the non bombardment Of
unfortified places, respecting the rights
of non combatants and the precious
ministrations of the Red Cross organi-
cations. Is it to much to believe that
by the further advance of men in knowl-
edge that better way will be found
than that of slaughter to settle inter
national difficulties? Men will yet see
that war never has and never can set
tie the right or wrong of any ques-
ton. 1t is an appeal to force and not
to reason.
Cost Will Stop Fighting.
The tremendous cost of war will
help to stop it. am not referring to
its cost in human lives That can never
be atoned for by all the marching and
counter marching of all the armies of
the world. l first came South a few
years after the close of the Civil war.
shall never forget the profound inn
preston then made upon me. AS I
walked the streets of Richmond and of
other cities 1t seemed to me that the
entire womanhood of the South was in
deep mourning, as if there must have
been loved one dead in every home.
| am thinking of the burden of the
nations which is becoming heavier as
the years roll by, of the worlds $37,-
OOOO0O,000, every child in England born
with 800 against him, every farmer in
Germany carries a soldier on his back.
1t is no better in France. The nations
of the Old World are staggering under
their great war debts. Nor are we
making much better history at home
when more than 20 per cent of our Fed
eral income goes for the maintenance
OF the army and navy and the paying
OF pensions, and less than 80 per cent
Tor all other purposes.
Work of Labor Unions.
Among the agencies that will bring
ABOUT universal peace is the unifica
ton of the labor movement the wide
world over and the spread of true de-
mocracy. l well remember a procession
| witnessed in London a few years ago
It was more than a mile long and
made up of working men, with banners
flying and bands playing, marching on
TO great peace demonstration The
great trades unions are becoming peace
organizations. The working classes are
declaring everywhere for peace A lit
tie while since at one of their con-
crosses which represented two and a
quarter million of people peace res
oution was carried unanimously amidst
unbOunded enthusiasm
Put alongside of this another fact.
and that is that the leading educators
of the nation are among the ablest adj
vocates of peace. and not these only,
but the bankers. the men of great COM
mercial enterprise. the great newspa =
pers, boards of trade, chambers of com
merce, our schools and colleges, min
listers Of the gospel, and not a few Of
the greatest jurists of every land.
"One of the greatest forces that will
yet bring universal peace Is the en-
larged sphere into which the women of
today are entering Hundreds of thou
sands of the foremost women Of the
land are banded together for the up
lift of humanity and they are all on the
side of peace.