The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

whole world think Those who mock al peace
viii point to this as conclusive evidence
that peace is a tanatical dream and immeas-
urably far off. The reverse is true. however.
Tor tho war now in progress supplies the
strongest argument in favor of peace. Il com.
pels mon to think of the unspeakabe folly OF
nations which. in all OF their best interests.
should not be foes but friends and fellow mem.
hers OF a great brotherhood Yet find them
armed to the teeth by the system to Stay each
other.
Of The onorous and needless losses that are
inflicted not only on the participants. but on
other nations well, who are not even re-
motciy involved And all who not blinded
by interest or prejudice must recognize the
selfcvidcnt truth that rivalry in armament is
constant provocaton to war. loss and suffer.
ing; that the control of a huge fighting ma.
chine by an ambitious selfish power is a
constant peril 10 humanity. and to the whole
worlds peace and progress.
Thought is the mother OF action. There Is
strong reason 10 hope that the cumbrous, costly
and wicked system OF armamcnts now prevail.
ing. ard which has made the present war pos.
siblc. may at no distant day. in obedience to
the demand OF civilization, become thing OF
the past. II viii not be rcinquished without
struggle. but ii Is Il struggle worth making.
Russia. the principal aggressor in the present
conflict. viii not readily give up her dream or
Balkan territory and sea front on the Mcdi-
tcrrancan; Austria. France. Germany and Eng
land will cling to their old ideals. But world
sentiment will triumph in the end. Let the
friends Of peace take courage
THE STANDARDIZATION
The Independent, August II.
IN tho face Of indubitable facts of history.
how Grass is the contention Of those
writer's who say that the genius for political
organization which has created the states OF
modern Europe is unique quality OF the Teu.
lohic mind. Western civilization, including
It's political organization, its law. its literature
art and science is a creation as the civiliza.
tons OF Greece and Of Rome were creations, Of
mat fortuitous blend OF Mediterranean and
Ccltlc, Danuhian and Baltic stocks which has
been most perfectly achieved In France and
me Netherlands. Great Britain and the United
States.
II Is then no accident. il is the necessary
consequence of thousands OF years of history
mat these peoples. and no others. have mas.
tered the problem of the democratic imperium
ihey alone have how to combine nolitical
cohesion with popular sovereignty aud individ.
udl liberty Greece 2rapplcd with this problem
out sue was loo small and weak and too soon
overwhelmed Rome broadencd the founda
,iohs OF practical experiment by developing
"a" ana administration On these foundations
mat democratic civilization which is the hone
OF mankind to-day is built
inns civilization is this hour in peril II ia
the stake. The real stake, the only real stake
al IN, .ne aWi game OF war that Is being played
MS IS the answer to those writer's and
apooSists who would have us believe thai
England has don" a monStronS thing has hcen
traitor to her own race. has raised a fratri
cldai hand in casting her lot with France
against the militarstic abSolutism of flo Cor
man Government. Whether such writer's are
ignorant, or intend to deceive is of little con.
sequence. Tho thing they say the thing they
write, is not true.
'or TIE German people Americans have only
admiration ana respect and nation on earth
VIII extend to them a reader good viii and a
more generous cooperation than America shall
"hch the DAY comes for them to set about the
'asN OF building a republican civilization