The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-19
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i. s. MUST LEAD
IN PEACE PLAN
Rev. Stalker Says Invasion Talk
Is Cheap Patriotism

E""d people should desire and work
Tor ia" abolition OF war ana the cstab-
IiScment of universal peace" said
e"V' - -. Stalker at the First Pres.
ny terian church last evening I'm his
sermon on Worlds Peace" dedmced
from the text Romans IA: lg-"Let
us follow after the things that make
Ter peace"
Continuing. Rev Stalker said:
Ana indeed there never was n
tin". probably when So many are
speaking and writing in behalf ot
world peace. Vet, in some respects.
the world has never appeared more
warllk" Than today. Never before has
there been n time when so much
money has been invested in militar-
ism, 50 many men enlisted In the
service of war and such munitions Of
war h"aped up as there are today.
SO that war today between any two
or NOR" Of the great powers would be
a terrible calamity. it would shake
the earth Ia its very center and the
destruction of life ana property would
be appalling.
War for the most part is due IL
selfish ambition, jealousy and greed
Did all nations sincerely desire peace.
ii could hc obtained, hut all do not
Som" do, but others would seem 20
welcome war to gain territory for
colonization purposes. They have an
outlet of their own for their surplus
population ANA IL gals their national
pride that their sons ANA daughters
ere cmifrating 10 other lands and
building up other countries at their
expense. \ successful war might give
them the territorial expansion they
deem vital To their future interests
'Scares are Sottcnup and nations
urged To- make large appropriations
tor hattleships ana other munitions
OF war from selfish motives.
But one day this military fever will
end and world peace dawn, whcnevo,
the stream of seliishnoss will dry up
ana the spirit OF the lowly Nazarenr
pcrvade the world That day viii
dawn gradually. Many difficult prob.
iemS must HRS, be- solved, that will tax
tn" wisdom Of the ahlcSt statesmen
and economists Billions OF money now
invested ia miltarism must sccur"
other channels al Investment and mil
lions at men now employed IN The
service ot war must obtain other en-
ploy meni
But the day is coming when the
dove viii take the place OF the eagle.
the olive branch, that of the shraf of
arrows. and the angel OF peace will
drive the war spirit from the earth.
Numerous agencies are working t.
this end. 1t will surprise most people
to learn how many organizations, So
cicties ana individuals throughout the
world are definitely engaged in fur
thering the cause of peace. The un,
official societies number about 600 and
are found i'm nearly every country cdu.
eating III" people and moulding pub.
lie opinion in favor of peace. The
semi official agencies are the intcrpar.
liamcntlry unions and the Nobel com.
.
The official agencies are the govern
mentS Of the various countries. The
establishment of In" Hague confer"
ences is the most important step yet
taken by these governments toward,
peace. Trent to them is the court %
arbitration. At the first Hague con-
ference not single nation favored
compulsory arbitration AZ the second
three fourthS of the nations favored
il, and AT the third conference. which
will likely he held i'm 1915, 1t is fully
expected a compulsory treaty will he
carried.
This country should lead i'm III"
peace movement. We are in n position
to do So We are isolated, separated
from the other great powers by wide
oceans There is no danger ot inva-
sion from any quarter. The cry about
n Japanese invasion is the talk ot
cheap patriotism and is all moon
shine. We have now n navy that -
ample for our own defense, the polio
ing of our shores. and II should b"
used for no other purpose
This nation today has II great OPP
portunity, greater than any nation
that ever existed. She can stand out
If she will before the world and say
thai she does not believe IN war, that
she has no grievance that she viii not
submit to- arbitration. that she Will b"
tr,l, To all the treaties that she has al
ready signed and is now ready Ia sign
new treaties with every nation IN
,aIth. big or little. agreeing 4" settle
an differences by arbitration. II TINS
nation VIII only do this, she viii. n"'
only not bc attacked ny any other ma
lions on earth hat she viii become
the supreme power in the world ii'r
example viii soon be followed 10y other
nations.
That pains which will ultimately
end all war is the gospel o' peace FOR
II alone will change the human heart
oueuch the unhallowcd fires oi sei''sh
ambition remove avaricc ana sellish-
ncss. II teaches all men the Eoid'n
lessen to do tn others az they would
,ba, others should do to them. "" VINO
,lco. most for the dissemination at thiS
rospcl does most for the cause al
world peace. blessed are the peace
makers Tor they shall be called NV
children nf God