Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-10
ByBishODW. Gambler

Niscount Bryce. Of DechmOnt, for
merly ambassador OF Great Britain, at
Washington. delivered a very notable
address before the Congregational I'm
ion. Birmingham. England. recently. in
which he protested against any spirit
OF hatred against the German people
by the British people. and deprecated
any idea Of a lasting trade war between
the two nations The address was one
OF great breadth Of thought and nobil-
ity of sentiment.
Among other things occurred this
very suggestive sentence: IF there is
TO be a recurrence OF wars. becoming
more terrible with the unceasing adj
vance OF science. we may well despair
- the future"
This utterance of his lordship is one
OF profound wisdom. The continued
recurrence OF wars means the deStruc-
ton OF human life and the wasting Of
the fruits OF human toll without any
ADEQUATE compensation for the vast and
terrible loss The war in Europe has
been and Is. an unreasonable calam-
ity to mankind; and the end is not yet
When Il shall have passed. the nations
involved Will be burdened with the
largest national debts ever known be-
assist in paying these debts viii have
been greatly reduced by the number
of those who will have been slain in
battle
But II other wars follow this,
the loss OF life and the destruction
OF property Will be even greater.
Such being the case, all nations
should unite in taking steps TO put
an end 10 war forever. We must
Il 1
have any world at all The condi-
tons which have prevailed during
the past two years in Europe are
simply intoierable. and the repeu-
ton OF such conditions would be
even more unbearable- The oellig-
erent nations have suffered beyond
All power OF expression, and the
neutral nations have not been able
to escape altogether greater or less
injury from the conflict
IL becomes therefore. a matter or
supreme Importance TO determine now
future wars are to be averted- We may
be well assured that they cannot De
iaverted by mere treaties alone II
treaties could have sufficed to prevent
war. the conflict now raging in Europe
would never have arisen. But treaties
were contemptuously broken as scraps
OF paper," and the scraps OF paper were
used TO kindIe conhagration. the ike
of which mankind never before saw In
ternatfonal courts will be OF little avail
without controlling international sen
timent 10 support and enforce tnelr
decisions. No courts is Of any vaue
when its judges are set at nausht ~ilu
trampled under foot
What is needed to secure the emu
OF all wars and the preservation or
perpetual peace is supreme senu-
ment Of righteousness preVainns
among all the nations or the eartn.
Nothing less than this can De de-
pended upon 10 bring universal
modification The nations are more
intimately related than ever before
nv reason OF the modern inventions
of communication and transports
ton. They are all in a sense near
neizhbors. and they come in con-
tact with one another every day.
They have. or they think they nave
conflicting interests
Under these conditions Of contact and
sromnstition conflicts must inevitably
arise unless nations be restrained BY
sense of justice which will move them
10 mt considerations OF right above all
considerations OF interest Otherwlse
the more powerful Will prey upon the
weak, whenever an occasion or tempta-
ton arises 10 secure an advantage oy an
assertion OF strength
is now very much a matter OF money
mankind will be subjected to monetary
oppression unless righteousness be en-
throned in all lands. Universal COM
merce between nations requires univer-
sal conscience, or conflicts OF the blood
lest sort must continually come TO pass
But how can such a conscience be Sc
cured. Morality always springs from
religion. and II is OF no effect unless II
be based on faith and enforced by the
sanctions Of piety. The difference be-
tween the ethical standards OF the ma
tfons Of the earth is measured precisely
by the difference between their religions.
The ethical standards Of Turkey are the
outcome Of Mohammedanism- Buddh-
ism amalgamated with Confucianism,
has created the moral standards of
China and Japan The ethics of India
spring from Brahminism- Among the
christian nations morality is higher, or
lower, according to the type Of chistia1-
fly which prevails. in any particular
nation
1t is evident that the world needs