The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-11-26
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the chief occupation Of most of the /
people Of Europe at the present time.
After nearly two Thousand years OF
protesting the doctrine Of. Peace and
Love the civilized nations have aban.
doned themselves to the most savage |
aud primitive passions, giving them.
selves without reserve to the control |
Of suspicion, bate, lust, and blood
thirstiness.
An Immediate consequence of this
reversiOn Is the loss to those nations
Of their positions as w0rld-leaders.
Heretofore the boast OF the white
man in foreign chimes, that contact
with his people and nation Is an up
lifting, ciyilIziug one, will be re-
ceiyed with derisive grins, or some
more specific reminder of the entire
absence OF ANYTHING resembling ma
tional or individual righteousness In
the conduct OF the present contro-
versy. sit Is to laugh to contrast
the impudent claims Of the Kings
and Emperors OF Europe nf an Om-
nipotent, Omnlscient and All Merci.
ful Guidance with the expression Of
that control IN terms Of blood, ruin,
hestial lust, and desolation.
In contrast tile natioaal course Of
this Nation shines out beacon Cor
trne civilization to guide itself by.
That we spent our Treasure and the
blood Of our sons TO insure to Cuba
some measure OF the liberty we our.
selves enjoy Is nothing, hut that,
after the conflict was over and our
armies in control, we voluntarily re-.
store that country to It's own people
Is an act to awaken national pride;
that we Joined In the expedition to
relieve Foreigners aud legations in
Pekin was an act OF necessity, TINT
we lator restored to the people OF
China the indemnity offered was one
Of national greatness; that our gov
eminent has kept its head and stead.
lastly refused to be goaded into war
ring with Mexico, either by the
taunts or aggressive acts OF the Mex
lean people pr tho commercial greed
and intemperats urgings OF our own
evidences greater national courage
and steadiastness than has ever beer
displayed under like conditions.
Give President Wilson every nee,
Of credit to witch he IL entitled 10
the lofty principles and skillful man
ner In which he has guided tins na
ton amongst the dangers OF the pres
ent conflict, Il must yet be admitteI
that those principles and that cours
are such rs reflect the conscience an,
will Of the American Nation.
Hereafter, In the intercourse an
relationship of nations, these sam
American principles will rule, wheth
OF the same are relished or not by tn
obsolete governments of Europe.
The sceptre Of world government
has passed across the Atlantic; It
for the present and future genera
tions OF Americans to see that tina
leadership results more In harmon
with Christian principles, and u nigh
or and more universal standard q
personal righteousness,
Every reasonable man sconoede
that war, and Its consequent Who'll,
sale national murder, a. an arbiter {
national differences, IL obSoletu
that, far from heating the causes {
dispute, IL but multiplies them
thousand fold, that Il seldom sreSult
in accordance with abstract iuStics
that II has dsmoraliIing and d.
6asing effect on the nations engage
and their Individual citizens: ard tn,
its very possibility acts to preveT
higher deals, OF batter national NJ
Outstanding, between nations; y,
many reasonable men fail To see,
will not admit, that legaliIed execl
tions, or murder by the state.
equally debasing and unsatisfactory
To contemplate this nation guidiu
ana leading the people of the worI
from the ways Of hate, suspicion, an
strife into those of love, industr!
and peace is not consistent with Il