Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-22
MAKE A CALL FOR PEACE
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The peace movement if pressed ought to begin to have
an effect very soon nOW says GoOdWins Weekly. The war
has been raging ten months with nothing really gained
anywhere except that the Germans have been able TO
maintain the integrity Of their country.
We read every day Of the fighting along all the fronts
and the fact shines out clear in the dispatches that all
the armies engaged are tired to the limit OF exhaustion
except that of Italy and when that has few OnseS with
the combined Austrian and German armies 1t, too Will
be tired 1t lacks but few days OF the longest day IN the
year. after another month the days will begin to senSlby
shorten nothing is gained anywhere and the awful Sacr
fees of life and property have not thing to show for
them except devastated fields ruined cities and the tears
of women and children Let the most Sangune believer
in the success of side the other take map and
beginning at Calais, push his finger along the battle line
clear to ConstannOpe and then let him determine where
he rest his finger on spot where, at the present time,
q hope of success rests
Is it not about time for reason to begin to assert
itself?
When the war began President Wilson rendered the
good Offices of our government to help adjust the differ
that set the nations to cutting each others hrOas
Is it not time for him to make another tender?
When an irresistible wave strikes an mmOvabe rock,
only shattered spray is seen.
That is about all that is seen where the tired armies
are wagng now. Is it not time for the neutral ma
tions to assert themselves and make united appeal for
peace? The Palace of Peace stands vacant at The Hague
Is 1t not time for gathering there and call for peace?
1t Is whispered that in all the southeastern armies
there thousands Of sick soldiers and that the sanitary
precautions grow fewer and fewer 1t will be time
to gather the harvest; not long until the advance guard
OF winter will be trumpeting his coming
Unless the rulers in Europe have lost their reason
they ought by this time to listen to appeal for peace
The coming Fourth of July is going to be safe and
sane in most places and moreover it is going to be
patriotic than in many year and more impressive for
the strangers in the country and for those who have taken
on the new duties and relations of American citizenship
1t is the celebration that's calculated to put the hyphen
out of use for when people born in foreign lands take out
their final naturalization papers they renounce allegiance
to all foreign powers and particularly to the government
of the land from which they came to this country and
become American citizens, as much as the native born
1t planned to have on the coming Fourth in the differ
ent cities reception for foreign born naturazed within
the last year. marked with program of patriotic music
and addresses the unfung Of the Stars and Stripes now
the Oldest flag and recitation in unison of the pledge of
allegiance. The great conflict raging in Europe directs
attention of American citizens native and natraized to
the duties of citizenship Of this great republic to the
guarantees of liberty it affords
Not much surprise will be expressed over the decision