The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-22
Winning Grafton By
Santa Rosa County Boy


| write. Go on to China, the nation that
slumbered for ages, and you see the
biggest country on earth just enter
ing upon it's career as a republic with
a president and lawmaktng body of
two houses modelled after oar president
and congress.
Go on to India, Turkey. Russia and
Egypt and you find the people talking
of a constitution and of form of gov
eminent that derives its just powers
from the consent of the governed.
There can be no doubt that We are
approaching the brotherhood of man,
There can be no doubt that the indi-
vidua1 and civic consciences are being
awakened An enlightened conscience
is the most potent force within the
knowledge of man. An awakened con-
science has decreed that the prOragat-
ing of religion and the saving Of life
shall have precedence over the preser-
walton of dogma; that arbitrary forms
and technical rules of court procedure
be replaced by procedure that
squares with common sense that JUS
tice between man and man may be
done. And it's DEGREES are more GER
tain of execution than the mandates of
a king.
The human conscience creates ideals
and pronounces present attainments
imperfect That is what makes prog
ress possible, the eternal unrest, the
eternal aspiration of the humon soul
which Is never satisfied with the good
but urges us ever onward to some
thing better.
I believe we are approaching the
brotherhood of man because of the
work for world peace. In 1899 the
world looked on in speculation when
the representatives. Of the nations as
sernbled to consider measures for the
promotion of peace and the ultimate
abolition of war. The immediate re-
suits were The Hague peace confer
ence which has become a permanent
interna tional institution and the estab-
1iShment of an international court of
arbitration which is virtually an inter
national court of justice. Since its es-
tablishnaent all the leading nations
have had claims adiudicated in this
court. In a short time no less than
thirty three treaties for the arbitration
Of international disputes were formed,
by the terms of which the contra citing
nations agreed that all matters of dis
pute that are susceptible of decision by
the application of the principles of
law and equity shall be referred to
this court Of arbitration. The Hague
conference provided only for optional
arbitration but in 1904 England and
France agreed on obligatory aroitra-
ton. And those who ara in touch with
the peace movement declare that the
world will advance, and that it is
rapidly advancing from optional to
ODllSdtOTy dIDlLTaIlOn-
Benjamin Franklin once said, Il hope
to see the discovery of a plan that
will induce and oblige nations to settle
their disputes without first cutting
each others throats'- Since then many
international disputes involving ma
tional honor and vital interests haxe
been settled by arbitration.
AS far back as 1871 war between the
United States and Great Britain was
averted by a peaceful settlement of the
Alabama claims dispute. Nearer our
own day we see an amicable settlement
of a boundary dispute between Child
and Argentina which resulted in the
erection Of an inspiring statue Of
Christ on one of the Andes SUBMITS
marking the boundary between the
two nations, and the formation Of g
treaty by which each is bound to refer
all matters Of dispute to arbitration.
The leading nations have attained
such a degree o. intelligence that they
nc longer take pl1de in a purely physi-
cal victory. They recognize the fact
shat moral questions cannot be settled
by the shedding o. Llood, and that ma
lions as individuals can settle their
disputes by due p &C IS OF .aw and
without the sacrifice Of a drop Of hu-
man blood. Henceforth the crown Of
national supremacy Val he awarded
not to the nation that triumphs in
5ioody conflict but to the natio,. that
sets the best example and contributes
most TO the welfare Of its sister ma
tons.
1t is no disparageInert of the idea Of
world union and a brotherhood of man
that the nations are not disarming, for
world peace will come not by disarma-
ment for which no nation is ready, but
by the spread Of ideas pointing to per-
petual peace for which all nations are
ready.
Our own country. by reason of its
moral prestige, is taking an important
part in the work for peace. Our great
secretary of state declares that there
are no moral principles binding upon
individuals that are not equally bind
ing upon nations; that whatsoever the |