Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-03-08

TENT.-And he will judge between the
nations and will decide concerning many
peoples aud they shall boat their swords
into pluWShur,S and their spears INTO
pruning hooks, nation shall not ut up
sword against nation, neither shall ihey
learn war any more. Isaiah -.
This prophecy is beginning TO reach
It's fulfllment When the awful cost
In life and treasure Is rcckoncd with.
It Is astonishing that sensible civil.
tied men should ever resort to war
TO settle any question There Is an
other reason apart from It's destruc'
tive character why war should not
be rCsOrtCd to. Il never settles any
question The best 1t can do is TO
restate il and put II in another form
Take for illustration the civil war In
this country. Did II settle the race
question? Did 1t settle the slavery
problem? Not 10y any means, but II
the amount Of money that war cost
US during its progress ana for pen.
sions since, had been expended among
the colorcd people OF this nation Tor
industrial education and other civil.
i2iug agencies that race today would
have been further advanced In the
scale OF progressive peoples han It
will 500 years from today under the
present circumstances
Christs kingdom does not come by
the sword II Is within Won The
patriotism u. war ..0,- .. d with
tho sword The PATRIOTS. uetco
rule, the H.-. N.. M U, The
or. 4. $50. .r.. and wins n-',nta
uuugs applause. OBJ. other Ie quiet
moves Unseen and %, wHAo are
seen only in generations one is
like a derrick, 1t moves the mass OF
iron by force applied in onD place;
other is like a sunbeam, il moves
the mass Of iron by the un. zen ep
pansion Of It's molecules
The maintenance OF peace by pre-
parcdness for war is out OF llrmony
with the gospel, with reason. with
ethics, with economies and with com
mon sense. and any institution that Is
out OF harmony with all these things
should be discontinued The prophet
says the nations shall not only settle
down To the great Industries Of peace
but that they shall not learn wal
any more. As long as peace Is main
talned BY overwhelming nayies tn,
nations are Learning war and the prog
ress Of the world Is checked Glver
national jealousy. hatred, prepared
ness for war and any trihe Is suifi
Client to produce war Given nationa
fraternity, great prosperity on III,
part Of the people and no armamen
and no problem IL sufficiently gray,
to produce war
The logic OF preserving peace b!
Increasing the nayies Of the worlt
would finally leave the world powe
IN the hands OF one nation 1t woul,
only be matter OF time when al
| nations but one would become bank
! rupt
The IooNshncss Of increasing arma
| mcnt Is seen In the experience OF GU
own peaceful republic For the eigh
years preceding the Spanish war. on
appropriations Tor the army were
! little less than $2i,0oO,O00 per annum
and for the navy a little over $4,000
600 per annum For the eight year
| preceding 1917 the appropriations TO
the army sprang 10 $N5,oOo,0OO per an
| mum. and for the navy to more thar
| sl02 600 900 We are now spending 70
army. navy and pensions the enol
| nous sum Of $i7O0OO.OO0, or - pc
cent Of the entire revenue Of th
United States II this increase alon
toward the industries which max
nation rich and happy, It would en-
| able and maintain an Industrial an
agricultural experiment station il
| every county In the United States an
| give It more than so 900 Der annur
for its work What would this mea
TO the people? Last year our farr
products OF an kinds were valued Il
more than $i7oOOl0o0o With a
experiment station conducted as Mil
ucsota Is conducting her work anon
the farmers IN every county, wit
$4,000 per aHnm to operate it, III
agricultural products OF this countr
could easily be- doubled, and with II
doubling every other industry woul
keep pace As il Is now, We ar
spending AT least $4,000, 900 annua
ly on our army and navy NOR
than Is necessary for reasonable nj
tiona policing, and thereby losn
annually more than $4,000 900. 90
which Ge might have II we followe
the law Of gospel and common sens
and used the amount Of money to d,
yelop the resources Of the countr
that we are now foolinE away o
war measures and getting absolu,el
nothing for 1t
How long, oh aow long. will thi
wickedncss and nonsense continue?