New Ulm review., 1913-11-26
WARS FOLLY AND FUT1LITY
~ A. w. WRIGHT

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i In imitation under tuege Of alien and progressive
peoples the Chinese being betrayed mhtancy
to themselves with the fatality Of self and
the upkeep Of military organization AS result and the
outset the Chinese itself to tie
debtbuying marts of the world effect sale of b6h
sentng considerable national debt enjoying
ngs Of many centuries peace astonishing that su
policy attitude should be made and II remains
to be how far the Chinese people will permit themselves
to be led into the criminal foies and utilities of mitancy
adhered to- the beginning Of Chinas decadence will have
markeda decadence to be followed by speedy Decline
exhaustion and final disappearance Of Chinese autonomy
Whatever threat there may have been now is to Chris
tian civilizations from the yellow Peril" exists nowhere e
cept the superheated magnatons woudbe great military
Captains and their sympathizers But suppose
astonishing reversal of policy change attitude
the part Of the Chinese has the making the hereto
fore imaginary yellow Peril actual and imminent;
be further supposed that the Chinese successfully emulate
the policies and activities Christian nations that
they and subugae all the peoples all the countries
Of the world what viii have been the probable result in it's e
feet upon the aconquering Chinese themselves? Only this
that conquerng the world it's conquerors have so
pletey exhausted an have reduced themselves
level suffering poverty destuton and misery
along with the The testimonies the past show
that defense preparedness invasion
does not shield and safeguard but operates to deny decrs
on of peaceful intention and therefore excite and provoke
attack from Unlocking outsiders. ->~.l
The testimony from India beyond controversy that
the people OF that unhappy ruled country had like the
Chinese devoted themselves pursuits peace establishment
of the iron rule of England would have remained unhought of
there would have been provoking excaton the be-
ginning in the interest of their respective countries Dupex
and Give played off rival native forces against each
other until Give, skfu in strategy Duplex gained
the advantage Later came the tragedy BLACK Hole
wherewith conure appeal to British passions From
the horror Of the Black Hole actual establishment
Of British Empire of India And no more than $50
of uninterrupted supremacy rule native sod
should refuse to bear support of Engands rule
her Empire would fall disappear into nothingness
quickly summers mist.
When England invaded and occupied Egypt in the
atsrss ct British @ bondhoers s Fuzzy Wuzzy
Square, Something thatno other of the worlds fighting
bloody sacrifice? The fighting England took off their
hats in admrng recognition OF Fuzzy Wuzzys vaor
servtude refusing to recognize Engands claim he had
declined to fight denied Engands authority by ignoring
could thereby England with all her might
powerles subdue and subugate Fighting when opposed
by greater numbers greater strategy
easily and reduced to states of submsson
capable Of seeontrol wise enough to remain quiet and
calmly look wouldbe invaders in the who
enough fight nvncible uconquerabe
less and that people SO should see re and aGon
for obanment Of freedom the nature of things
having been justifabl Intensity outraged
due to exaspeatng rttions to which people despotca
relief supecharged feeling is set up in excuse
and justification; but the penalty for unwisdo be
Stunning anger born of it, the zeal and enthusiasm which
people struggle for freedom makes them incapable of listen
to and needing the voice Of and they thereby
betrayed into all kinds OF neperance of action but the pen
1 for M acts of @ mq be acts % vHa dso n an
always proves costly while it remains less than
rational and peaceful measures
Suppose appeal to and wars arbtranent involves
sacrifice of 100 units of life expenditure of 100 units e
the undergoing of 100 units of prvaon with proportion
of suffering and misery when obainmen of all
that sought might have been secured at of
life and expenditure of unit of effort the hardship
unit of pvation with proportionatey diminished suffer-
ing and misery peaceful methods had been adopted and
adhered May appeal to and going still be
viewed and judged reasonable and ustifae resource?
The revolt of the American colonies against the rule of
righteous undertaking. The appeal to for obtainmen