The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-10

gram which makes it a menace to our
homes, and it should not be encour-
aged by any one, much less a mother.
Militarisn will soon take the place
of manual training and garden plots
will become a place for rifle practice.
Our schools will be converted into mil
itary clubs, our homes into hospitals
and our churches into morgues Yet
our church people have had it in their
power to put a stop to this kind of
preparedness. Bibles are not welcome
in our schools, but militarism is sought
after. Is II not time we wake out of
sleep, and look into these things while
1t is day? For the night cometh when
no man can work" When the sword
comes upon the land it will be too
late. II our schools are thinking of
forming rifle clubs we should know it.
We have not voted for these things and
we are not willing to pay taxes to sup
port military schools. Do you men,
you fathers, not realize that you are
sowing TO the wind and must reap the
whirlwind. We are fast drifting into
war by all this military preparedness.
Had Germany been less prepared she
would not have rushed into war.
These people that clamor for pre-
paredness clamor for more men to go
down into death unprepared. When a
man becomes a good soldier he sacri-
fices all that is best in his life, and he
becomes a machine to destroy and be
destroyed
Billy" Sunday was asked if he be-
lieved in preparedness. Sure" he an
swered. Then he was asked if he
would pray that the war cease in Eu-
rope No, for l do not know Gods
will over there" Strange, indeed, that
we should prepare for defense against
Hypothetical" enemy If Gods will
is for war No, Billy should not blow
his trumpet in that key of prepared
ness unless he wants to cater to the
war lords. Perhaps Rev. Sunday hopes
to become chaplain in the army in
order to preach peace on one hand and
war on the other Ministers of the
gospel should be preaching the good
news: Peace on Earth" Why set
day for special prayer that war may
cease while ship load of ammunition
is on it's way to Europe? President
Hibben of Princeton University, Taft,
Roosevelt and others of like calibre
have thought to sound the war cry on
the foolish sentiment: IF we sacri-
flee honor in order to secure peace
the peace thus sought becomes for us
the veriest torment of a living hell"
Not so my fine gentlemen, this is
false honor you are talking about. 1t
is of the devil and to protect this false
honor Is sure to lead us into the dew
IFS corral. War is hell the soldier
tells us, and we have only to read the
account of the people in Europe to
believe 1t true. Why should the u. S.
sacrifice men, women and children in
order to keep this false honor alive?
The present conflict in Europe should
be lesson to us. Millions have fallen
over there and many more will fall.
For what? To avenge the death OF
two people at first, and now to aYenge
the death of many. Yet vengeance be-
longeth to God
Still those foolish Austrians thought
1t sign of native honor" to avenge
the death of their king and queen. Odd
any nation or people think it worth
while to avenge the death of the Son
of man. and the Lord and King of
Kings? Does any sane man or wo-
man think the U. S. is called upon to
avenge the death of those foolish
Americans that risk their lives in war
zones! Inc people or the U. S. should
come boldly to the front, and refuse
to be dominated by the war lords.
Standing armies and efficient navies
have not been able to assure peace
and protection to Europe, because she
put her trust In armament and not In
God. She listened to the loud bugle
call and not to the still small voice. II
Wholesale murder has been commit
ted in the name of patriotism. Mil
lions have died for the colors. Is II
any wonder that the mother looks with
contempt upon militarism? If we ever
hope to be considered a civilized ma
ton we must give up armament and
learn war no more" Otherwise we
will drift back to the Red Man period
or to the cannibal state. We will be-
come as cruel as the Turk of Asia ano
become as uncivilized as educated Eu.
ropeans. Let me be called a pacificist
or poltroon, l do not find that they
will be barred from heaven. The muir.
derer SHOULD worry" Let the heather
rage. and imagine vain things (such as
an jnyasion) but let us Love the LORD
with fear"
MRS. FRED SNOW.
Twin Falls Ida