El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26

That any plan viii surely and au-
tOmatically bring peace We cdnilyt
promise Nevertheless, think q pan
can be devised which viii render -
far more difficult than at present IoE
a WOrld-War ard far more easy Ihah
at present to find workable ana prac-
teal substitutes even for ORDINARY
war In order TO do this however ~
is necessary that we shall fearlessly
look facts in the face
We cannot devise methods for Sc
curing peace which viii actually WoLk
unless we are in good faith Wiling 10
face the fact that the present aI-lI--
elusive arbitration treaties, peace con-
ferences and the like upon Whlcn our
well-meaninB pacificists have pinned
so much hope have proved utterly
worthless under serious strain We
must face this fact and clearly I'M
derstand the reason for II before we
can advance an adequate remedy.
The Last Great War.
It is even more important NOT 70
pay heed TO the patheIc lnLtl va non
OF the Well-meanlng persons VINO us
clare that this is the last great war
During the last century such assertions
have beer made again and again after
The close of every great war IIieE
represent nothing but an 2ml3oie
faulty The strong men Of the United
States must protect the feeble. DuI
they must not trust for guidance 10 the
In these articles I desire TO ask my
fellow cOuntrymen and country WoLnel
TO consider the various lessons WAlc1
are being writ in letters of blood and
steel before our eyes Wlsn 70 ash
their consideration, IlrSI, OF lne ltl-
mediate need that we SHAH reallze me
utter hopelessness under actuaLy eA-
isting conditions Of our trusting ior
our safety merely to the goodwill OF
other powers or to treaIles OF olIeL
bits of paper or to anything except
our own steadfast courage and prepar-
Hard to Work for Peace.
wish TO point out what a COM
pIicated and difficult thing IL is TO
work for peace and how difficult II
may be 10 combine doing ones duty
in the endeavor to bring peace Tor
others without falling in ones duty
to secure peace for ones self; ana
therefore I wish to point out now un-
wise il is to make toOhsh promises
which under great strain II WOu4u NC
impossible to keep
Third. I wish to try to give prac- '
teal expression to what 1 know Is
the hope OF the great oooy OF gu
peopIe. We should endeavor TO de-
wise some method Of action in com
mon with other nations, WHEREBY
there shall be at least reasoEaole
chance of securing world-peace anu
in any event Of narrowing the sphere
of possible war and its horrors.
Those Who Fay9r Force
To do this 1t is equally necessary
unflinchingly to antagorize the posi-
ton Of the men who believe in nothing
but brute force exercised without re-
gard TO the rights Of other nations,
and unhesitatingly to cOrdemn the
yvell-meaning but unwise persons who
seek TO mislead our people into the
belief that treaties. mere bits OF
paper. when unbacked by force and
when there is no one responsible Ior
their enforcement. can be OF the slight
est use in d serious crisis Force IN
backed by righteousness is abhorrenl-
The effort to substitute for itNague
defamation for righteousness un-
backed by force is silly. The police
man must be put back Of the Judse
in international law just as he is back
~ the nudge in municipal law. The
effective power Of CIVILIZATION must
be nut back Of civilizations collective
purpose to secure reasonable justice
between nation and nation
Lesson of the War.
First. consider the lessons taught
bv this war as to the absolute Eeeu
under existing conditions Of our pc
fnr willing, ready and able to deIeno
ourselves from unjust ATTACK ~ ~
has befaIIen Belgium and LuNemhourS
NOT 10 speak of China-durlng the
mast six weeks shows the utter hope
iessress of trusting TO any treatles' No
matter how Well-meanL unless oaCA
Of them lies power Su1lcleuL 70 Sc
cure their enforcement IT.
AT the outset let me explain Win
ali DOssible emphasis that iE what am
a oI1t TO saw at this time 1 am NOT
Critfcizing nor taking sides with any
one of the chief cOmbatants II either