The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-25

The following article entitled, A Pious Pilgrimage, is from the Army and Navy Journal, JanuGry 15, 1916.
 "We observe that Senator Lane and Congressman Shallenberger have introduced in the two Houses of Congress q bill providing for the appointment of a Commission of five persons to be known as the United States Commission for En- during Peace, to aid iE the bring ing about of enduring peocc at the earliest possible moment. With a preamble declaring that many c1 our citizens arc anxious that Congress should take action in this matter, the bill provides for the appointment as commissioners of eX-prcsidenC Taft, w. J. Bryan, Justice Charles Hughes, Senator Stone end Con gressman Focd, chcirmCn of the Foreign Relations Committees. They arc to serve without pay until sixty days afttr the final trcSty of pccce, but $35, 900 is t3 be allowed for their expenses. Tho directing gections of the bill are as follows:-
 ""Sec. 3. This commission shall be accredited by the government of the United States to the various bel ligerent nations of Europe for the purpose of informally aiding them as Gn intermediary, or in any other way possible, to bring about sn en- during peace at the earliest oppor- tunity. The commission created by this shall be also accredited to the neutral governments. "
 ""Scc. 4. It shall be the duty of the Commission created under this act to seek the plans of the bei- ligerent and neutral nations, to con ssider the peace plans of others and to formulate plans of its own which may seem possible of aiding in any way in securing an enduring peace at the earliest possible moment; and to that end this commission shall determine within fifteen days after the passing of this act, if tho mem- bers of the commission shall find it possible to do so"
 "The purpose if this bill is excel lent. though we are not sure the view the bonighted foreigner might take of this interference in matters that chiefly concern him, and which he may have the conceit to think hc understands much better than we do"
 But why limit fife activities oi this commission to the present war Why not have them devote their energies to destroying, at once ant for all, the causes that lead to war personal and international trade rivalries; the disputes between in- dividuals that result in litigation raco and religious antipGthioc and class distinctions. Tn short all oi the manifestations of human selfish
 
 mean war Is it not just possible that these pious pilgrims from the new world when they come in con tact with the somewhat sophisticat' ed representatives of the old world may be requested to return home and set their own house in orde' before they undertake the self righteous mission of regulating the affairs of others? And will it no' be said unto them this proverb Physician heal thyself"?
 is tho record of the record of the United States so clean that we car afford to preach to others, and hay, we shown such lofty spirit it transforming the blood of the olc world into the wealth of the new world, that we can make sure of | cordial welcome when we go abroa' as creatures of righteousness.
 So concludes the article from thu Army and Navy Journal
 That paper is written by soldiers for soldiers with the mental dis cipiine of the profession rigorousl! emphasized in considering even DO Iitical and social as well as militar. problems. Their training is mathe matically accurate and unsentiment ally material. Their problems al ways solved by the logic of facts an' figures. Given certain condition. Their profession is devote principally to solving thu resultant of cerain de