New Ulm review., 1913-01-08
Peace by Education.

Peace bv Education.
While fortunes are being set asid'
for tho propagation Of peace, ant
editorials are pleading for arbitration
scareiines blaze forth the facts, =
Getty Given Over TO P.llsgs''; "Nsar.
ness TO Peace Oh ses by Grsver News :
and in thousands Of other letters, biz
and black, 10 the actual truth express
I'd, ,--thxt carnage. bloodshed, mur
der, war, 60 on INCREASINGLY withio
and without our gste..
This 10 but cstural.
Ooe might % we'll rear : giant or
raw, red meat, aud, whom be 10 rsv. n
Gus, talk gently TO him Of matted milk
- 70 talk arbitration 70 : man reared
10 the belief that patriotism 10 bes'
shown BY killing bic nsighbor, widow
ing women, msktng little children
fssherisss. and leaving wreck and ruin
10 bis wake, unto the third and fourth
generation.
We tsik peaee aud 60 on mobilistue
our armies, adding 70 our nsvies.
working up gress dafenses that give
tho lie 70 the beliefs With which Ne
fill our editorial psees. There 10 not
QUO among 10. - % individual, who
does not look upon war wtth just
horror, and most Of us regard II -
Q-insurm ,unssbie evil.
We shudder st tho atrocities OF the
battlefield, the while Ne enter our
children 10 military schools and boast
Ot our dresdnoux hts and our torpedo
boat destroyera. those vicious little
black specks lying 10 the peaceful
hsrbOrs. evil signs OF an evil time
thst must pass - inevitably % other
black habits Of the dark ages have
dwindled aud faded before the light Of
big truths.
Wars and crime must pass 10 the
light oi the truths which oil xress
are now setting before
US.
Peace by education: - There is the
answer.
All education must begin at the be-
ginning. Physically strong men and
women are those who have the best Ut
care 10 infancy; great brsined men
and women, With fsw exceptions. are
those whose earliest Thoughts were
trained In the light Of great intellects.
We do not hope to have race OF
strong men and women BY negIeottng
the infants needs. nor IN educated
people, BY letting the boy run wild,
snd then attempting 10 smsster tho
man with knowledge. We can hope TO
have peaceful nstion only BY teach.
Ing the boy to be compassionate
When We have done this, wars will
eesse - what We prepare for we In.
evitsbly obtstn.
Begin at the beginning Begin wish
The little, little child. Unbelievably
esrly iu his life boy finds himself
stronger than some of bis compsn.
Ions, and, therefore, able to protect
hem. Early 10 this may be, however,
It is not early enough to begin texch.
Jog him bow to render help to the
helpless and to show compassion for
he weak Before he can walk, be 10
taught self : control; before he can
speak distinctly, he is taught to live
snd act the truth, and before he is old
enough to protect his weaker human
mpanions. he should be taught to
protect those things weaker than he Is.
snd nothing is weaker than little
;hild except . little animal.
Give every child . tiny pet to play
|" I'LL 6uu W C0C0 lOtS ouO" uiu wv"
dependent the little things are upon
lis thought and care, = the puppy
va gRing his tail because he has been
I'd; the kitten purriug with delight be-
,ause she has been brought in from
he cold to sit beside q warm fire; the
birds hopping gaiIy on the window.
iii for the food they know q kind
hand has put there for ther,, and you
will be starting in their young hearts
he fountain springs of great com.
passion that will ever render help to
be helpless. succor to the suffering,
to the weak and com.
passion to the unfortunate. The boy
,r girl who has been taught, through
/ helpless pet, that every living thing
las rights and needs, is to become the
nan and woman whose best strength
will be given TO help raise the burden
II oil hmm anitv and lead IA aOOner 10