The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

tshed from the hearts Of mankind.
Also, the world is still explosive in
its passions. The effect of the sink
ing OF the Maine Is recent proof that
man, beneath the veneer Of what we
call civilization, is, under certain con-
ditions. strikingly like his ancestors.
We may be Quakers today and In
dians tomorrow. We don't mean to
fight Mexico. A crime against an
American woman. however, might start
the war bells ringing in every city
and village of the country. In word,
we do not know what will happen.
As a nation OF prudent men. therefore.
we should be ready for any emergency,
hoping meanwhile that the counsels of
peace and the spirit Of negotiation Will
keep us out of all serious difficulties.
The World Is Bnthed I'm Blood.
Man for man, there is more personal
honesty in the United States than ever
before since the country was inhabited.
Everybody, almost, Is preaching integ-
rity Newspapers, books, and pulpits are
shouting II into. the ears Of the populace.
But stealing goes on, and the suggestion
that jails and policemen be abolished
would cause a nationwide roar Of pro-
test.
'I am a soldier and may be accused OF
professionalism when 1 say that wars
will continue to depopulate the earth and
drain the treasures Of nations for
long time to come. II lawyer said that
all disputes were at an end and that
courts were no longer necessary the
world would laugh at him. There has
been more peace talk during the last ten
years than ever before' And there have
been more wars than during any period
of modern times. The world is bathed in
blood today.
'.Now. soldiers. It must be remembered.
do not start wars. They end wars. II
there were no organized armies, mobs
would fight mobs and the slaughter and
deaths by disease would be horrible. The
people of the United States, acting
through their agents in Congress, declare
wars and make treaties OF peace. Sol
diers are the servants OF the people and
go where they are sent. On the soldier
rests the duty defending the nation.
His is the life that is in jeopardy when
there Is a fight. He says that the best
way to prevent war is to be prepared for
war. The logic of that proposition Is un-
assailable. We are willing TO believe any
sort of an expert in this country except
the expert who knows how to maintain
peace.
Il am afraid that Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
thinks that anything on earth can be
bought with money. He Is a great man
In his own specialty-one of the giant
figures of commerce and industry. II
should adopt his suggestions with re-
spect to the manufacture of iron and
steel But I doubt IL he could treat a
case OF cholera or argue a constitutional
question before a court of law. He has
his limitations. Money has its llmita-
ttons- 1t cannot purchase peace, for ex-
ample, between high-spirited nations
when the honor and integrity OF one or
both are involved. In such a situation
money would fail. Logic. also. occa-
sionally hasa back kick greater than its
projectile e ergy.
Is Afraid Of Emperor william.
Mr.. Carnegie's praise Of Emperor
William for being the great conservator
Of the peace Of Europe is a convincing
brief for the doctrine that the possibility
Of war diminishes as the readiness for
war increases. The German Emperor, as
every one understands, has maintained
his own peace at the point of the bayo-
net In short, Europe is afraid of him,
and Germany, unfretted by fear of war,
has surprised the world by its tremen-
dous industrial development
But say our altruistic philosophers,
If war does occur-but II never will oc-
cur any more-we can whip any nation !
on earth ! was taught such rubbish"
Gen. Mills continued, when I was a
small boy at school. Our readers were |
full Of conceit and braggadocio. As Gen. |