The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-10

Nation has not only a positive duty
to perform but it's failure or neglect
to seize that opportunity is nothing
less than criminal. The total annual
military expenditures of the world, in
times Of peace, approximate two bill
lion, two hundred and fifty million
dollars. This budget is sufficient to
pay all the expenses of all the boys
and girls, who have graduated from
all the colleges in the world, since
time began. The imperial revenue of
Germany in 1912 was about four hun
dred and sixty million dollars. OF
this sum four hundred and eighteen
million dollars or about nine.tenths
was expended for military purposes.
The United States government spends
seventy per cent of its entire revenue
for war while only thirty per cent is
fairs. And what is the result Of a
great war? Not an army of able
bodied citizens but an army Of Grip
pies; not an army of prosperous citi-
zens but an army of poverty-stricken
people; not an army of happy citizens
but an army of mourners. To mould
public opinion, in such way, as to
make this condition of affairs impOs
sible, devolves upon the public press.
Before the press of America and Of
the world stands this great opportun-
ity.
A third agency by which America
may set an example, of peace among
the nations of the earth is through
our public schools. BY impressing
ideals of peace upon the boys and
girls who are to be the future citizens
of the American republic, much will
have been accomplished in creating
a sentiment for peace. The Ameri-
can School Peace League with branch
es in the several states has been or
ganized with this end in view.
The church, too, has responsible
ity in fostering sentiment for peace.
Through the influence of the Church,
will the sentiment peace On Earth
Good Will To Man" be extended to
the ends Of the earth. Furthermore,
the fullness of time has come for the
church to preach the highest patriot
ism-world brotherhood.
Lastly, the individual citizen has a
responsibility in bringing about world
peace. One of the greatest obstacles
in the way of world peace, at the pres
ent time, is that citizenship which
makes profitable business from the
manufacturing of war munitions.
These firms use their power in pro-
noting the spirit of hatred among the
nations, and their power is felt in
every legislative body of the world.
The road to prosperity for these men
lies over a path which is covered with
rivers of blood and streams Of tears
that fell from orphans eyes. 1t is
too great a sacrifice to make in order
that few may realize some material
gains. There is a vital need in our
country, today, for the development
of a conscience which will make such
deeds, impossible. Before every in
dividual citizen stands this great op-
portunity of making his own inter
ests, subservient to the large welfare
Of humanity.
We are already giving the world an
example - a real, visible, tangible
working out of the world patriotism.
In this country, of ours, we have citi-
zens of all the world. Men of all
creeds, colors, races, nations and eli
mates constitute our citizenship.
While people are fighting each other
in Europe, people OF the same races
are living together in the United
States of America. In Seattle, Wash,
there ia a movement at work to unite