The Denver star., 1915-02-06
DR.. FRissELL ON CAUSES OF
THE PRESENT EUROPEAN WAR
Presiderv Of Hampton Says Jealousy
Between Nations Brought on Conflict.


Hampton. Va. DR. H. Il Frisseii
principal nj Hampton institute In Que
OF his sunday evening addresses M
the school Recently SPOKE of some OF
the undcryiii. .:iu>,.s of the great war
thai is raging III Eur,ie and Ioimt..,l
out what. III hi> opinion win i+ sonir
of the striking results when 1t is all
over. In frisscii SIid.
When We had battles 6fty wears ;,gs
tl'rre w.'re thousands killed. now tier,
are hundreds of thousands Guns ,i.r.
shot iusi - iiltie NAY. uow they s.inoi "a
ion.. on. \"w. when we nave =
bitue. the lines extend. instead Of y f..v
miles. hundreds Of miles We hnve ic..
the great airships and the sub;narincs
II Is very very sad Wiai made thr
war? ihins the war has come b,.caus.
people have not trusted nne anotne,
enough We must learn TO trust one nm
other-white people to trust colo,.d peo
pie and cO!ored people to ,rus, ~n,i.
people This is one OF the great les s,n.s
that Iiarapton teaches
Now. another reason for this war L.
that the nations got jealous oi one AN
other Germany is "A Young nation II i.
not as old as many Of the oths naiiop,
OF Europe spcak<of Germany h,,,,,.-.
most VI uS are uSb'FU 1ISdkiuC
and we want to Ike ':,tr TO Germany Ger
many Is right in he middle oi Euron
She came suddsn into power She tie
marveiousiy well She had clean Cites
excellent railroads and an admltuill- gov
ernment.l ] am sure that some peop,
were Jealous of her She did IL great d,s.
that was WRONG But am afraid tba;
GONE of the other nations were Jealous oi
Germany and that made Germany j.ai
Gus Of them | think Germany WIS mor'
or less SUSPICIOUS OF the other nations.
think. ioo. that the other. nations wer.
suspicious M Germany And for thess
reasons tins ssir cam.
Just 81 far as put down dc
trust y. Tor another rae. ann
one ri.ition foE another nation. just ts'
as get rid ut suspicion and iov" M
another ran get rid OF war rh'r" !.
always 81 great deal that is pad .,boiI'
war There rs. in the first place. the f-e'
ing o' hate that follows. and there ar
the sorrow and the misery
There are some good things coming uii'
Of the war. however For one thing ~
are gong 10 have more sympathy sym
pnthy means suffering with
Every time ! see the Hampton teacher
working with their needles am glad h
cause ! think II means more syrnpnth,
Then. too there was the collection Of &"
We took for the Beig'ans The girls gay
so was very glad OF that All over ih.s
ing themselves In order TO help the E'-t
gians and other suffering people in Eu
rope. SO one of the good things that vii
come out OF the war Is thai II viii bri'it
sympathy for people MI over The world
Do you know tina, IN Russia over l3J OO0.
900 people nave stopped drinking" II
France the people hnve stopped tnkint
absinth Then. too. there Is t. great d.a
that people have to do for their countr,
for what they think is right There Is >
tremendous education that people RECEIVE
through suffering
What Is going to come of It all: On
thing. hope and believe. Is that W.
are not going to have any such grea
wars any more. 1 believe that We will no
have any more of these great armies
do not mean that we shall not have am
armies We have TO have police. d.
not mean we shall not have any navy.
mean that Just AZ in this country VI
nave q great federation Of states. ali o
them working and cooperating together
80 in Europe there will be q great fed
GRAFTON of nations I hope that We ma,
pray that God will bring peace: that h
win do away with race hatred. with dis
trust and with suspicion.