Evening star., 1915-03-20

After the War-W hat is the sub
ject upon which Dr. Jay William Hud-
son is announced to speak at the First
Congregational Church, 10th and q
streets northwest. tomorrow afternoon at
) 80 O'Clock. under the auspices of the
Washington Peace Society. He will also
speak at the lexington Presbyterian
Church. Florida avenue and North Capt.
tol streets northeast. tomorrow evening
at O'Clock.
Or. Hudson has Won national rcputsi-
ton through his vigorous lectures on pub
lie issues and movements, especially
through his speeches on intcrnatonalisrn.
During the last few years he has lectured
in nearly every state of the Union before
universities and colleges, state teachers
associations. summer schools, chambers Of
commerce. bankers associations, peace
congresses and popular audiences.
Dr. Hudson received his bachelors and
masters degrees from the University of
California. At Harvard he did research
work i'll philosophy and received the de
gree OF i'h. y. From Harvard Ir. Hud-
was called To the University of Missouri
in 1905. where he is now professor of phi
losophy. For the college year l91i-l5
he was granted a years leave Of absence
i'll order to devote his entire time TO the
ca use Ol International peace, AS director
of the education department Of the Mas
sachusetts Peace Society and as special
lecturer of the American School Peace
League.
He sees Americas opportunity and duty
to teach the world a new DIPLOMACY. and
I1lteTnationalism based on justice
War is not HE'LL according TO Dr.
Hudson, for he defines hell as I, place
where wicked are made to suffer- while
the innocent and s-liItless are made to
hGr srI,i1f
safety and escape.
In u recent interview he stated his
views about the peace movement as fol-
lows: .
America Started Arbitration.
we as Americans may be proud of
the fact that We started the idea of
arbitration as a settlement of disputes
instead of war. The American govern
meht says TO every one of it's citizens:
Think, think all you can, think all
around the great questions of the dav
ana then say what YOU think, say il
right out.
The government not only says that,
but IT says. Well give you the ballot
at the polls; and having done that YOU
Will share in the responsibility of the
government YOU have had a part in
creating.
son as method of settling disputes
We believe not only in settling our in
ternal difference in that manner but in
adjusting international difficulties also
by reason instead of by force This is
a great country for law: it is a great
country for the individual man to get
his rights in the law"
He mentioned the New York Peace
society, the Oldest peace society in the
country. founded hundred years ago
Then he gave quotation from George
Washington and another from Abra-
ham Lincoln, both quotations on be-
half OF peace.
Says Sherman Was Wrong.
II have come to think" he exclaimed.
that Sherman was wrong War is
not he'll I have been studying up hell
lately to find out what it is like
have asked the men of theology and
they have told me that hell is Il place
where the wicked are punished.
But war is nothing like that When
look over at the European war |
find il is a place where the innocent
are being punished, where the inno-
cent suffer the mosr-innocent women
and innocent children, looking for the
return of fathers and brothers and
husbands who will never come back,
innocent soldiers who had nothing to
do with the cause Of the war. who are
Don't blame the soldiers They are
not to blame for the war. They would
be to blame if they didn't fight for
their nag and thelr native land
But the people to blame are the r,e.-
! pie who don't suffer--thc diplomat.;
the rulers. the counselors, who were
not ON their jobs well enough, who did
not have the welfare of the people al
heart sufficiently to keep peace be-
tween the nations.
Wars Started by Minority.
| As matter of fact. Bismarck. the
! German statesman, made an anti-,sar
speech before the German reichstae
in which he said that war would he
| done away with by an adequate states
| manship. adding that wars are always
| started by the minority.
| IF the rulers want war said Prof
| Hudson, ''a.ri the masses do not, it is
| time to let the masses of Europe have
4 little NOR. say rs /. whether they
f. want war or not.
"rhere is no desire The part OF tile
| masses to go out on It Erliing eNpedi
tion for national glory and national
| able TO stop the war nor to prevent it
| Why: Because public opinion in Eu-
| rope never had a. chance on account OF
the form of government over there
There will never be peace on this
earth until the people of the earth
learn self-government. No man. not
oven il he is as good as the angel Ga
brieL is fit to govern others as the
sole head of n nation. Democracy Is
the only way. the only means of doing
(. away with war. That is the MESA ge
of America to Europe.
.Somc one asked ne concluded
Prof. Hudson. ''how long ] thought it
would he before Europe would recover.
from the war. say never, Never
from on" point of view. fon can never
get back the stock that is lost. You
can build NJ the material thiuSs--if
: YOU have go: the men But when the
| men are dead. when they are gone for
ever, when they come no more back to
the factory, to the lnarts OF trade, to
the ruined cities, nation never can
recover. War means the survival Of
the unfit and the destruction OF the
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