The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1916-07-28
BELIEVES THAT PEACE
SHOULD CONQUER WORLD
To the Editor:

lruiy Tie uiSHaSS VI "SA A''S A'S
over US for many years; and when
war burst in all its dread reality upon
us, It only gave feverish stir to war
preparations such as went far beyond
the gigantic efforts that already had
been made, In fact, all the colossal
piling up Of ornaments seemed but a
feeble thing as compared with what
has come since then.
And now, as never before, all are
looking forward to the time when
they hope the menace of war shall
be destroyed. England and France,
for example, see that the only hope
Of peace is to crush Germany so COM
pletely that she will not be able to
threaten them again for a generation
to come at least. This is one means
that is put forth to secure world
peace and to destroy the world men
ace Of war.
David Starr Jordan and others have
another way. 1t is world court OF
arbitration, the supreme court OF the
nations, where every question ordin-
arily settled by war shall be settled
once and for all by the supreme die
tators of world affairs, Hitherto all
their efforts have been but fulfill
ment of the old prophecy, Saying,
Peace, peace, when there is no peace"
jim other words, talking peace and
making war. The socialists, bound in
a world coalition, promised that there
would be no more wars. They had
enough men in every nation pledged
to stand as socialist against war.
Socialist were brothers. Brothers
must not fight. They all were a
mighty union; and if any nation de-
clared war, they would declare a
strike on the war, and make it impos-
sible. When wars alarms sounded,
the German socialists rallied to war,
forgot socialism to fight English,
French and Russian socialists. The
big strike was never declared. Shall
we blame them for love of country
We are not DESTROYS of saying any
thing here except to show the failure
of socialism to destroy the menace of
war.
In the United States, the hope OF
destroying the menace Of war is, "to
be thoroughly prepared" This is moi
new. A prominent ruler of one Of the
nations of Europe is credited with
having said, not long ago, that after
this war, the nations will prepare
more thoroughly than ever for wars
eventualities. He is reported as say
ing that the nations will not FORGE
the lesson of Belgium; that it j:
Switzerland's and Hollands effective
soldiery that saves them from thu
war; that the only safeguard is, to b.
prepared. This has been the talk fol
a generation; and when war comes
we find that preparation, instead o.
preventing war, makes war thou
sandfold more terrible. The onl!
logical way of destroying the menace
of war, is to get at the cause of it
Removing the cause, you no longe
have the effect. What is the cause o
war? There is but one authority tina
can tell us finally and fully.
whence come wars and whenc
come fightings among you? com
they not hence, even Of your pleas
ures that war in your members? Y
lust, and have not: we kill, and cove'
and cannot obtain: We fight and war
We have not, because we ask not. Y
ask, and receive not, because We as
amiss, that We may spend it in you
pleaures." James 4:1-3.
There are things that the nation
want badly enough to spend treasur
and blood to obtain them. That make
war. Now the remedy is this: "Wh
is wise and understanding anon
you? Let him show by his good LII
his works in Weakness Of wisdom
"For where jealousy and faction arr
there is confusion and every vile deet
But the wisdom that is from above
first pure, then peaceable, gentle
easy to be entreated, full of mere
and good fruits, without varianc'
without hypocrisy. And the fruit G
righteousness is sown in peace fc
them that make peace" James 81;
Is.
Remember the words Of Jesu
BLESSED are the peacemakers: fc
they shall be called sons Of God"
There may be what are considere
righteous wars, or wars Of self-d'
tense; but always there is some or