The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-30


China, Korea and Armenia to show
what happened TO nations which APP
piled practically the theories of pach-
icists
In the thirteenth century" said his
paper. Persia had become a highly
civilized nation with the cultivated
class OF literary men and philosophers.
with universities and great mercantile
interests. These literary men and
merchants took toward the realities Of
war much the same attitude that Is
taken in our own country by gentle
men OF be stamp OF Messrs. David
starr Jordan and Henry Ford. I'm
fortunately for these predecessors OF
the modern pacificists they were in
striking distance of Genghis Kahn and
MS Mongols, and. az OF course IN
Variably happens in such case. when
The onrush came tine pacilists JheO-
rles were worth just about what a
tissue barrier would amount TO against
A udal wave. Russia at the time was
Slowly struggling upward toward civ
illzation. But she had not developed
military efficiency: she had not de
veloped efficiency in war The Mon
gols overwhelmed her as fire over
Whelms stubbla The chief difficult
Ties against which Russia has had 10
struggle in modern times are due Iuti-
mately to the one all-essentisl fact
mat In the early part OF the thirteenth
century she had not developed the
warlike strength 10 enable her to hold
ner own against a militaristic neigh
Dor"
There are well meaning people
utterly incapable of learning lessons
taught by history. utterly incapable
OF understanding Alright what has
gone before their eyes during the past
year or two. who nevertheless wish
to turn this country into an occi-
dental China-the kind Of China which
every intelligent Chinaman of the
present day Is seeking to establish
There are plenty OF politicians. By
no means as we'll meaning. who ind
II to their profit TO pander to the de-
sire common TO most men TO live
softly and easily and avoid risks and
EFFORT Timid and lazy men. men alb
sorbed In money getting. men alb
sorbed In ease and luxury. and ali
soft and slOthful people naturally hail
with delight anybody who will give
them hieh-soundinE names behind
which 10 cloak their unwillingness %
run risks or 10 toll and endure Emo
uonal philantnropists TO whom think
ing is distasteful form OF mental
exercise Enthusiastically champion
this attitude"
Discus ing the mental confusion Of
the average citizen who thinks war
in itself b. wrong. Mr. Roosevelt wrote
That war could BE- defined a. the use
81 force between nations and that the
question OF whether 90 was right o.
wrong depended purely upon the pur-
pose for which and the spirit in which
b. was waeed
There are. Of course. persons who
believe en- force Is immoral. that d
L. immoral to resist Vrousdoing by
force. be added = have never "a
ken much interest Boz individuals WOO
profess This sind Of morality. and
DO not know the extent 20 which they
practically apply d. But Of course Z
hey arc right On the theory then %
is wrong Tor a man 10 eudeator hv
force 10 cave his wife 81 sister on
daughter froul rape or other abuse. or
to save bis children from abduction
and torture n is n waste Of time 20
discuss With any man position 81
such folly. ulckodncss and poltroOu-
ery.
~ ihc barn Who objects 20 war
objects FOB ihe use 81 force boz civil life
his position .r logical. alth0uEh absurd
and wicked ff the college presidents.
poiuclane. automobile manufacturer
and the uFo who during tho past year
or two have preached pacinst ln &c.
most iHnObie form are willing 90 think
out The subject and are both sincere
and fairly intelligent. they must necer-
farily condemn police force OF O.
posse comiiafus Just az much OIL they
condemn armies. and they must o..
gard ihe activities ~ the sheriff add
the constable ss being essentially mil.
ltariatIc ard therefore 10 be- abolished
When ra have discovered method
By which right living may boz pprcad
POI universally ln ChlcaR0 and New
York that tho tWo cifiea can with safe.
iy abolish their police forces then and
not until then Dr. Will Boz worn while 90
talk about fhe abolition Of var
The Sociological society meets a.
Waahioneion thls year continued the
paper. only because fhe men after
whom The city was named was willing
io % to war m he and Die asaocIafea
bad not gone fo war there would have
been no possibility of discussing 'so-
cIal values Dol tho United gfafas Tor
the excellent reason that there would
have been no United States 10 Tin.
coin bad not been wiling to 60 to war.