Evening journal., 1914-06-01

common such heroism is. Tho
/ remedy FOR this condition is Lydia
/ +. pinkham's Vegetable Compound
a simple remedy made from roots anC
herbs. which for forty years has beer
overcoming the most obstinate Ills OF
women. Every woman SUFFERING
from female ills owes Il to herself
and family TO give il a fair trial.
arguments and condemning statistics
the people OF the world will at length
awake TO the fact that they are really
but our common body Of struggling
humanity, actuated by common i'm
pulse, and differentiated only by such
artificial distinctions as language
and geographical boundaries -
brothers at heart IL Is but right
that brothers should cease to war
upon brothers. rather should they
join In a universal fraternity of con-
cord and amity, in a world parlia-
ment of good fellowship. Then, in
deed, the crowning work of peace will
be achieved, and the work Of Christ.
the Prince of Peace, will be nearer
completion.
THOMAS sAiYTH CARsWELL
Miss Grlnith's Essay.
The essay Of Miss Edith z. Griffith.
which won for her a second prize OF
$3.50, is entitled Peace From the Eco
nomic Standpoint" and is as follows:
'PEACE FROM THE
ECONOMIC STANDPOINT.
International peace, or the grand
union of all the nations Of the world,
is the greatest problem before the hu-
man mind today. The only way in
which the nations must, and in the
near future will be compelled to set
tie their controversies, is not by
force. as seems the only successful
way now. but by exercise of law and
peaceful methods.
How does war weaken "A nation. or.
how would peace make it stronger
] consider the great problem. mon
ey, which interests every one today,
and the various ways this money,
which is now spent ON war and the
expectation of il, could be more wise
ly spent The United States alone.
spends millions of dollars each year,
in building battleships and support
ing its navy The life of battleships is
very short, and, therefore, it is a tre-
mendous expense to be continually
renewing them. A peaceful cruise
around the world amounts to a years
salary of 1900 ministers. who. with
the aid Of these ships might be doing
an heavenly work i'm the heather
parts of our world. Think of the use
these funds might be appropriated to,
Which would raise the standard of the
whole globe. In this sO-called mod
ern world, there are millions of un-
civilized people, who are entirely
ignorant of Christian teachings. In
fact there are many in this bright,
glorious country of ours, who might
be enlightened if only there were
means Surely, this is a much great
er and higher use to which we might
put our resources than TO such a de-
structive project as warl
Two hattleships call for $25,000,0 900
out of our pocketbooks, which II the
taxpayer knew how to insist on get
ting his moneys worth, would create
a Peace Budget This would provide
for lectures. translations. visits and
courtesios with foreigners, and also
prevent war-panics and scares. Il
would secure US friends instead OF
enemies and would surely be a great
er defense for a nation than a whole
fleet OF battleships. But why do we
have all these battleships and stand
ing armies? The United States was
never attacked, and a loyal citizen
should have more faith and trust in
our nation than to question whether a
nation would dare attack us after all
these successful years.
Not only does a nation lose in ac-
tual funds when engaging in warfare
but is also greatly devastated. Dur
ing the Civil War; which ragged in the
United States, the South was ravaged
from east to west, completely disfig-
uring its grand, old plantations, its
cities and its residences Valuable
buildings and other structures which
took such long periods of time to
erect fell in ruins by a single sweep
of the opposing army.
Then consider the lives that are
sacrificed in every war. During the
nineteenth century, alone, it is esti.
mated that more than 100000 lives
were lost in war What does thi:
mean to the world Just this. thai
every new war which arises today, /;
a sign of our degradation.
The people must see the need o.
this peace movement, which is open
ing the eyes of many conscientious
citizens. The most important phaz'
Of this movement, made b.
the great nations of the worlJ
to further this cause an,
settle questions in dispute betweei
sovereign powers. was the interna
tional Peace Conference, which as
sembled at the Hague, Holland, ol
May IS, 1899. The grand suprem
court OF the world was created wher
every nation would bring her trou
bles, and here 1they would be decide
upon. A successful example of thi
arbitration rule was illustrated whel
England, Germany and Italy wer
prevented from bombarding Venez
uela. The second great creation wa
the Commission of Inquiry" who's
work It was TO ascertain facts befor
hostilities should ensue. This was il
! lustrated when England and Russi