The Little River news., 1916-10-28
THE MENACE
 OF WAR
How Will It Be Destroyed? Article Written fer the News.
 By Allene Man.
To the Editor.


 US. it only gave a feverish stir to war preparations such as went far beyond the gigantic effort that already had been made. In fact, all the colossal bling up of argume, ts seemed but a feeble thing as COT, pared with what has come since then.
 And now as never before, all are looking forward to the time when they hope the menace of war shall be de- stroyed. England and France, for .Xample, see that the only hope of Leace is to crush Germany so con- pletely that she will not be able to threaten them again for generation to come at least. This is one means that is put forth to secure world peace and to destroy the world menace of war
 David Starr Jordan and others have another way It is a world court of arbitration the supreme court of the nations, where every question ordi- narily settled by war shall be settled once and for all by the supreme dicta- tors of world affairs. Hitherto all their efforts have been but 9 fulfill ment of the ol1 prophecy, Saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace' in other words, talking peace and making war. The socialists, bound in a world coalition, promised that there would be no more wars. They had enough men in every nation pledged to stand as socialists against war. Socialists were brothers. Brothers must not fight. They all were nigh ty union; and if any nation declared war, they would declare a strike on the war, and make it impossible. When wars alarms sounded, the German socialists rallied to war, forgot SOC ialism to fight English, French and Russian socialists. The big strike was never declared. Shall we blame them for love of country. We are not desirous of saying anything here ex- cept to show the failure of social sm to destroy the menace of war.
 In the United States, the hope of de- stroying the menace of war is, "to be thoroughly prepared." This is not new. A prominent ruler of one of the nations of Europe is credited with having said, not long ago, that after this war, the nations will prepare more thoroughly than ever for wars eventualities. He is reported as say ing that the nations will not forget the lesson Of Belgium that it is Switzer- lands and Hollands effective sfldiery that saves them from the war; that the Orly safeguard is, to be prepared. This has been the talk for a generation, and when war comes, We find that prepar- ation, instead of preventing war, mak- es war a thousandfold more terrible The only logical way of destroying the menace of war, is to get at the cause of it. Removing the cause, you no i0fIgeI ffaye -Jl,e ees- <. What is tie cause of war? There is but one authority that can tell us finally and fully.
 "Whence come wars and whence come flghtings among you? Come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not; ye kill and covet, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures James A. 1-3
 There are things that the nation want badly enough to spend treasure and blood to obtain them That mak es war. Now this remedy is this "Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy tc be entreat- ed, full of mercy and gocl fruits without variance, without hypocrisy And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace."- James 8: 1918.
 Remember the words of Jesus Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall b., called sons of God.''
 There may be what are considered righteous wars, Or wars of self-de- fense; but always there is some one who is invading else there would be no need of self defense And why t''r invasion, We must gc back to the scripture We have quoted. There is cnly one means of destroying the menace Of war, and that is, to accept the principles of righteousness as re vealol n the bible. This the world