The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
JUSTICE HUGHES ON WAR,
PEACE, AND PREPAREDNESS

Inc retlcence OF Justice Hughes
has. not prevented one Of his ad-
mirers from searching the files of
q decade ago in the desire to &C
quaint the public on what were the
then opinions of "the silent man. on
questions which are Of vital interest
today. In 1907 Mr.. Hughes, then
governor Of New York, gave ex-
preston to his ideas Of war In terms
quoted as follows:
We can no longer look to war for
the development OF either national
or Individual character. The heroics
of gsr haze cSsu Sssn REPLACED by Taths
anything else. II 10 now unmitigated
horror exhibiting chiefly hendtsh
aspects Of ingenuity and scientific
skill In their destruction. Under
our modern conditions OF civiliza-
ton the supposed benef,cent results
Of war In the development OF cour-
age and stamina must In any con-
ceivable event be shared by so few
OF our teeming populations that even
the most sanguinary must realize
any stretch Of the Imagination Il can
be regarded as disciplinary agent.
And in the controversies Of peace
and I'm the bloodless struggles for
maintenance of truth and Justice in
our personal and civic relations,
must be found the arena OF the
future In which character may find
severer tests than ever were afford
ed by historic battlefield.
Tho great purpose to be, achieved
Is the prevention OF war and not its
Among nations as among men. the
requirements of the sentiment Of
honor are subject to revision as con-
science becomes more enlightened
and t truer conceptions q dignity
ably expected that public opinion
taken In connection with the serious
economic aspects Of war, will gradu-
ally reduce the nossible area Of strife
over questions thought to involve the
national honor.
In the following year in an address
before the Republican Club Of New
York he expressed himself on peact
and preparedness in these terms:t
I. We are devoted to the interests Of
peace and we cherish no policy OF
aggression. The maintenance OF our
ideals 10 our surest protection: II
is our constant aim to live in friend
ship with all nations and to realize
the aims OF n free government ses
cure from the Interruptions of strife
and the wastes OF war. II Is entire
ly consistent with these aims. and
vision for. our defense and to main
tain the efficiency Of our army and
navy. And this I. favor.
With little busting as to the GOV
ers and bit Of bringing up to dat.
as to surrounding facts, the oil
scrap book may contribute LIBERAL.
to the 1915 campaign If the conven
ton at Chicago so DEGREES.
CUT LIVING COST WITH FISH
The price Of meat is soaring Will
the price of fish, never high, now /
at rock bottom. Moral--this Is th
time to eat sea food. Fresh fish
an article of diet, nutritious, ap
petizing, and better suited to sum
mer weather tken fat meats. ]
should be on sur tables sewers
times a week.
The American people have
greater variety Of fish from whic
to choose than any other nation. An
yet the facts are that only the poo
people Of Europe are the great cor
sumers Of fish. In these days whe
one can have on the table blue fisl
halibut, founder, yea bass, tile fisl
cod, mackerel, poroy herring, kin
fish, weak fish, yellow perch, trou
pickerel, fuke, and butter fish, thos
who do not know the pleasure q
eating fish should cultivate the habi
It will cut down The high cost q