Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-09

ing life fulfill the promise and purpose
thereof! We call ourselves Christians. .
Do we really grasp the deeper and full
er meaning of the mission, spirit ana
purpose OF it's great founder! Sis /
great gospel fulfills itself-not in world
war-but in world peace, founded upon
world brotherhood. His way is the way
of the joys of life! Not of the horrors
of death!
What is our position, purpose and
mission as a world nationl Are we q
democracy in spirit and in truth, IN
method, intent, at heartl Are we real
ly sincere i'll our peace professions and
world service, or are we only pretend
ing and protesting democracy with our
lips, merely masquerading its lofty
ideals, while our hearts are stained and
perverted with monarchial lusts!
Could it be that our Christianity is
only skin deep that in our hearts we
are still worshiping the Golden calf
As a nation in its heart thinketh, so it
lit. These secret thinkings and lustings
of the heart become seeds, dropped not
only into the heartsoil of our own peO-
pie, but dropped into the soil of our
neighbors, yea, into the world.soil it.
self Life consists in "Sowing and
Reaping." " Every seed will bring forth
in due time, after its own kind.
There are only two natural reasons or
causes underlying armament, l. e., fear
of defeat, or, lust of conquest. Fear
begets distrust, suspicion, strife. Lust
begets envy, jealousy, war
There will naturally be difference of
opinion, due to differing viewpoints,
and all of these may be equally sincere
land honest, and yet, viewing the ques-
tiOn from whatever angle Of cause or
necessity, | can find but two reasons,
fear of defeat, or, lust of conquest.
Our president assures us there is no
cause for alarm from either of these
reasons, and yet, he favors increase of
armament.
If natural causes for this step do not
exist, then Of what nature can these
causes me? Are they coniured up, ar
tifically manufactured! II so, by whom
Who, or what interests are crying out
wolf, wolf. Who and what interests
are arousing distrust, suspicion and feal
I masses Who, and what interests are
, seeking to influence public sentiment
+ through press, platform, organized pro
a paganda, army and navy leagues!
. Who would benefit from increased
a armament or war; The working class
a the farmers, the merchants, the educat
ors the fathers and mothers, the homes
schools, churchesl Could these be ben
efitted or blessed now, or in the fu
ture, by the sowing of poisonous seed
n Surely the men who 90 to the front
who die in bitches, who return hom,
- manned for life don t benefit by war
I Surely not the people who have to pay
n the bills of organizing and maintain
a ing the armies before and during wa
and pay war indcmnities at its close
+, Surely not the people, who have t
~ mortgage the future of unborn genera
y tions by taxation, in which these hav,
y neither voice or responsibility, Taxa
r. tion without voice or responsibility i
Il the worst kind of tyrany.
~ War, that carries with il destruction
- of human life IS savagery, barbarism
1t is can't. Christ. "
Christianity is n preserver, conserve
and sanctifier of all that is best an,
sacred in life, Its great gospel breath
e the spirit of good will and peac
Il through out the world. Its keynote /
n Brotherhood. Its divine spirit is love
4. with Liberty and Deliverance its grea
t goal,
Q. These are the ideals Of true dcmoc
IS racy, which is the hope of n suffering
IS bloodstained world.
For these lofty ideals Of Christian
IN World. Democracy let us unite for peace
IN guarding against future war by no
n. sowing poisonous seed Of destructo
a. which comes in the guise of pOtriotisr
Is and increased armament
n ROBERT +. FISCHER.