The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
The Return TO Reason
eY OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1915. by Frank Crano)

If thing is right it is bound to come
a bad thing, no matter how en-
trenched in custom, buttressed by preju-
dice, and rooted in mems passions, is
bound TO go.
War is wrong, wicked silly irrational.
insane, and deserving Of every other vile
and contemptuouS cpjthot that can be
coined against it, II is wrong. no mat
ter how preened with flags. glorified with
. .rumpets, and steamed up by national
vanity
Already there are signs that the minds
OF the leaders OF men are swinging
around to perceive the utter horror and
iuselessness of war. II is distressing to
see what terrific bludgeoning is neces-
|eary 20 bring the world-mind away from
its mania and back To reason, but, at
whatever cost. reason must prevail.
In England Earl Grey recently added
4 hi, voice 70 that Of James Bryce in favor
Iof some sort of. f.Lcague To- Enforce Peace,
expressing sympathy with the movement
( in America To establish a tribunal
whereby international disputes can be
settled.
A. G. Gardner editor OF the London
Daily News, in a strong editorial, shows
The English people the significance Of
Americas entry into world politics
America. he tells them. will say
We wanted TO stand aside from your
Iquarrels. but we see your quarrels are
no longer European quarrels, but world
0varrcIs We CANNOT escape them if we
would, and since we cannot escape them
ye must help YOU stop them.
we will ioIu YOU to make war on war
Preparedness in the European sense has
5een preparedness for war. 1t was
prung Of fear hate and ambition; it al
ways ended in war. and always must end
IN war If you return TO that gospel
after this experience YOU will reap its
fruits again
we come into the field, not TO add
new brigand power TO the world. but to
ASK YOU TO accept our cooperation in
making bligandage illegal, and in organ
izing a force which will make r>lmpos-
shle
In Germany Professor Hans Delbrueck,
the noted political writer says, in the
current number of the Prussian Year
Book. that il the duty Of Germany TO
ioin the growing movement for the crea-
ton Of some practical form Of world
tribunal The war itself he continues.
Is bringing about a change Of attitude.
The general sentiment in favor of pacific
measures for the settlement Of disputes
now probably has crystalized to such an
extent among the people of all nations
hat IL has become factor in the en-
forconcnt Of arbitration decrees that can
be reckoned with in a practical way
which was not the case prior to this
war.
Even the Berlin Vorwaerts is giving
evidence that the dominant thought of
Germany IS beginning to sec that if the
European nations adhere to their stub
born purposes the end must be universal
ruin
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg," it
SAYS. advises France TO be reasonable.
This advice will have a better chance of
being heard if we show ourselves rea-
,onable, too If we are going to drag
Ithis war on indefinitely, then the whole
Of Europe will bleed TO death and Amer
Iica and the colored races will be our
heirs
"But we want Europe to live, not Ger
many only. but all the nations. We want
France to live We see her now bleeding
white. but we have never hated her. We
want peace also for England and Russia
peace for the whole blood-stained world.
Earnestly do we hope, and fondly do
We pray, that such utterances are signs
of n return Of the crazed worlds mind
! To reason.