The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-29
sLAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
By BARONESS BERTHA Won SUTTNER
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purpose which is perceived. but
which the author has tried cum
ningly to conceal. Mine, how
ever, lies exposed to the light-it
is announced in plain words at the
first glance on the title-page."
The christening turned into a
festival promising twofold happi-
ness: for my daughter Sylvia, the
godmother OF her little nephew,
and his godfather. whom we had
long cherished secretly in our
hearts-Count Anton Delnitzky =
took this opportunity to announce
their engagement.
And thus l am surrounded on
all hands with happy relations. by
means of my children. Rudolf,
who has six years since come in
to possession of the Dotzky Z es-
tate, and has been for four years
married to Beatrix nee Griesbach,
who had been intended for him
since chfldhood-them nose lovely
creature that can be imagined
sees now his most ardent wish
fulfilled by the birth of an heir.
In short, an enviable, brilliant
destiny.
The christening guests Assem-
bled at a diner in the summer
house. The glass doors we're left
open, and the air of the sumner
noon streamed In, laden with the
scent of roses.
One of the guests-an imepriol
and royal colonel on the retired
list-tapped his glass and: "Oh
dear, a toast" most of them prob
ably thought.
The infant was congratulated
on being born at a time when the
country was about soon to employ
the services of her sons, and:
May he one day use his sworn
gloriously. as his maternal great
grandfather and his paternal
grandfather did; and may he him
self bring up many sons who In
their turn may do honor to their
father and their ancestors, and
like so many of those who have
fallen = their ancestors and
the ancestors of their an
cestors-conquer Or In a
word the health of Frederick
The glasses clinked, but the
speech had not warmed us. To
drive away this painful picture,
ed to hazard the comforting re-
marks that present conjunctures
guaranteed a long peace - that
the triple alliance
On this the general converse
tion was luckily brought back to
the domain of politics, and Minis
ter T'other-side took the word.
I'm reality IT is clear that the
defensive power which We have
attained is something tremendous
and must deter all peace-break-
ers. The law of the Landstrum,
which binds all citizens fit for
service from nineteen to forty-two
years of age, and those who have
been officers even up to Cixty
years, to military service, enables
US at the first summons to put
100000 soldiers in the field at
once"
II will not drink to that" l
said. IAN armed peace is no
benefit; and war ought to be
[, avoided, not for a long time, but
for ever. IL one were making a
sea voyage, the assurance would
not suffice that IL would be right
long before the ship struck ON q
rock. The honorable captain
should aim at this-that the
whole voyage shall be got over
prosperously."
II beg your pardon" said my
son Rudolf. now taking the word.
Forty millions of inhabitants in
a state form one whole. Then
why not several hundred mil
Iions7 Truly, truly. our world of
today gives itself out as wondrons
wise. and laughs at the savsgsss
| and yet in many things we also
1 cannot count up to five"
Rudolf stood mp.
Yes; savages. / will not re
call the word. And so long as
we cling to the past We shall re
main savages. But we are al
ready standing at the gate Of a
new period Chances are direct
ed forwards. All are pressing on
strongly towards another. a high
er form Eavagery. with its Idols
and its weapons-there are many
who are already edging away
gradually from it II even We
\ may be nearer to barbarism than
most people believe, We are also
perhaps nearer to our ennoble-
ment than most people hope.
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