The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-30

fighting for, and what they expect to
gain, and 1t IL possible the neutrals
can suggest some middle course that
would bring them together.
THE history of the United States
shows that It Ia the logical nation to
take the first steps toward a world
federation, which, In this advanced
age, should not be more difficult OF
accomplishment than declarations OF
states in days gone by.
"One thing liz certain. The human
race must stop the present war or
the war Will stop the human race.
Some of these days someone is going
to invent a bomb that will diffuse
poisonous gases over large areas and
wipe out whole populations. 1t Is UP
to the United States to intervene In
time to prevent such wanton waste OF
life"
The old world IL simply falling in
ruins" said Mrs. Pethick.Lawrence,"
and the new world that is to be built
up can only be built on foundation OF
peace. enbodying new idea OF hui
manity. Some people tell US this is
not the time to talk OF peace. You
know the old saying, In time OF peace
prepare for war; Why shouldn't that
rule work both ways?
Peace In the past has been simply
q war peace. The peace OF 1870. Tor
instance, following the Franco-P rus-
sian war, was nothing less than
period OF preparation for the present
But IL the new peace Is to
end war for all time, the democracies
of all nations, which were not con-
suited and had nothing 10 say when
this giant struggle was begun, must
have a voice in the terms OF settle
ment. And we call on the United
States, as the only free democracy and
the greatest neutral nation, to be the
champion Of all the other democracies
and give those nations that have been
an opportunity to be heard.
This can be done by organizing the
public into great moral force and
II at the back OF President
wilson, who stands before all the
worli as a man of peace and good will
both In thought and deed.
There are only two other forces
that could intervene In the interest OF
peace. the Pope and the new Scandi-
navian federation. Norway. Sweden
and Denmark. But the pope has never
given up his claims to temporal power,
Is still fghting for II. In fact, while the
federation is small as
TO the United States. SO,
that leaves President Wilson as the
logical man to take up this task. and
II he can speak with the voice Of the
whole people. bis influence Will be
great.
"Unless the United States inter
yenes, the war bids fair 10 drag along
IN q state OF deadlock unfit the re-
sources Of Europe are exhausted. OF
the nine nations now at war not one
OF them would dare suggest halt lest
its action be construed as an admis-
sion that Il has been downed. The
wal began without reason and there
r. no reason why Il should end. as
far as those engaged in Il are concern
ed. Europe now Is like q child In a
frenzy of rage. II Is suffering from
SHEER madness and hysteTia. When a
child acts that way we throw Il In a
tub OF water and bring II TO It's senses.
II Is up TO America 10 do something
to break the spell that now holds
those war-mad nations In .ts grasp.
why, already I'm England the in
come tax Ia what would DO equivalent
10 % cents on the dollar here In the
United states, according TO the size
OF the income. III the war goes ON II
will reach 30 per cent OF the income.
This war means that the milk and
bread OF hundreds or thousands OF
up born infants for generations to
come have been spent In this insane
Mayor Marx viii open the peace
Sunday, and Carl Schmidt l.
expected Ia make an address. a band
has been employed TO provide appro-
pirate music. but "Tipperary" and all
airs. except those OF the
United States. are barred. Bessie
Booth Dodge Will sing the new popu-
lar song. Il Didn't Raise My Boy to
be a Soldier"