West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-10-29
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-, ""S hhhShcu MS course as
Nhlet Magistrate OF this mighty 10
puoilc' and whom historians come 70
assign his place I'm tho pantheon os
'ame. they will pass over tho sroa,
u'ui'suc measures OF his admlnistra-
uon' such as tari1 revision. currencv
legislation. and so forth. and declare
that his successful efforts TO keen tho
United States out OF war constitu,o
his clearost title TO tho grntit,ao =,
his country.
III MS famous first inaugural ad-
dress, which has become n classic
and which every boy and girl shonld
commit to memory as literary oxor-
oisc' Thomas Jefferson stated our
IDEAL relations with foreign nations in
these words: Peace. commerce. and
honest friendship with all nations: on
tangling alliances with nono"-words
htiy spoken, and therefore like apples
OF gold In pictures OF silver"
Ihat Is the sum and substance of
our international creed. TO which we
nave adhered without the shadow OF
turning. a wiser or a nobler creed
no nation ever had.
Its latest exposition IN found IN tho
torso, luminous. emphatic. opportuno
neutrality message OF President Wood
row Wilson-a proclamation which all
good and sensible citizens, of whatever
persuasion, political or religious. up-
hold and applaud.
Americans are n peace-loving poo
pie We believe I'm John Mllton's fine
saying: Peace hath her victories no
less renowned than war" President
wilson expressed with great dellcacy
ana Felicity tho sentiments OF all true
Americans when he rendered his kind
ly Offices to tho belligerent powers I'm
order to stop tho titanic struggle
across the sea. Fortunate I'm his coign
of vantage, happy in the confidence of
powerful people, let us hope that he
viii succeed in his philanthropic en-
deavors, and that upon him will rest
the blessing vouchsafed TO the peace
makers In the Sermon on the Mount.
When boy back in the hill coun-
try of Kentucky / attended an cleo
ton for the first time and saw four
men shot during the day. One man
fired six bullets at another man. and.
missing his intended victim, wounded
an innocent bystander i'm tho lew. In
this astounding Old World conflict
America is the severely injured In
nocent bystander. and from a natural
desire not to be injured any more, as
well as from motives OF friendship
and humanity, we wish to see speedy
end TO hostilities.
The first reason why we desire
peace i'm transatlantic countries is
that we are all akin TO somebody over
there. and our hearts go out to our
kindred in their sore distress. This
applies To us all, whether our ances-
tors came over 800 years ago, as mine
did. or at "A later time. IL applies
with peculiar force to our 10000 900
citizens who were born in the coun-
tries now in battle array.
Another reason why we want peace
is that the war has disturbed almost
every business in which any OF our
people arc engaged. entailing sorrow,
suffering and want on millions OF
Americans who had no hand whatso-
ever I'm precipitating the awful situa-
ton.
Who started it no man seems TO
know. What IL is about appears
equally obscure. In his celebrated
poem, "Blenheim," Southcy caused old
Caspar to give hls grandson, Peter
kin. a glowing account of the battle,
whereupon the boy propoundcd the
pertinent and far-resounding question,
what good came OF 1t at t?"-a
question which has not been answered
to this day. So. perhaps, it will be
with this war-the bloodiest in all the
hoary register OF time.
No matter who got II up, no matter
what II is about. we fondly hope and
fervently pray for its early conclus-
ion. not only for the sake OF humanity
and civilization, but for the sake OF
our own prosperity and happiness.
We take both an altruistic and a sell
fish view OF It.
In 1923. when the Greeks rebelled
against the Turks, Daniel Webster I'm
"a memorable speech appealed to "the
moral sentiment OF the world" which
has never been appealed 10 I'm vain.
The noblest words that ever fell
from martial lips were General
Grants "Let us have peacel"
Good men and good women will con
tinuo their unsolhsh and humane la.
bors for peace ill this stupendous
struggle is closed and until
"Thc war drums throb no longer,
And the battle flags are furled
In the Parliament OF Man
The Federation OF the World"
Europe Buys Steel