The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-10
THE CAUSES OF WAR
Bryan Says II Is Because Of The
Wrong Philosophy That Might
Makes Right

A month ago William j. bryan was
sitting peacefully in his liorn- III Miami,
Fla, while those Eggs which had been
laid in his locks, by %cartoonists, Matched
out peace doves. Bryan is now "a Il
experimenting our over the Uoited
States, preaching like John the Baptist
in "a wilderness of var tiIongnt. He
spoke last Monday night IN the Taber-
nacle in Wilmington. lie said in part:
"riie war now in Europe is tile biggest
in the worlds history. No nation adj
nilts they started IL or wanted 1t. 1t was
started because the leaders believe in they
wrong philosophy thar force make right.
When people apply the same moral
principles now observed 10y individuals
and tile same state laws to international
codes there will be 10 wars. Peace
treaties were made with thirty-three ma
tons while he was Secretary of State
before this wal starred.
Thou shalt not covet,
Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not kill
and the Sermon on the Mount are not
observed in international law az in slate
laws. Ike tie profits out OF the manu-
Iactufe OF war munitions there will cease
TO lie a propaganda advocating prepared
ness winch leads to war. Those who
plan waIs 40 not do the fighting, which
10 done by the young men who are poor.
A century ago the code OF honor was
that u man must accept a challenge to
II duel. Now n man would not be called
honorable to accept Il challenge. A man
Is not allowed to be prepared by carry ing
weapons. When one man shoots anObil-
er will, q revolver he is prepared and de-
clares il was in self defense.
The preparedness which the army and
navy boards plan wouid cost the taxpay-
ers more than all the farmers profits on
their crops. Besides they want the
srnIeis 10 stop work to drIlI Tor war. He
would put those in tile Amy and navy
10 work to produce something useful. A
hundred roads twelve miles apart could
| be built from ocean to ocean with less
money b the war AT any cost adj
vocales want spent for preparedness.
"There never MAS a time when there
Wac less danger to this couutry than now.
And if they 20 on killing men at the rate
they are now doing it, there will be 10
danger whatever III the near future simply
because oil depopulatlon. Ii the dogs oil
wal must fight, let them fight in Europe
and forGod's sake let US keep l%ydropllnbia
out of the United States. Even if it
were possible for one side to animate
the other, it would be q crime againt
CIVILIZATION for the other to do it. Even
if rs q results one energies as the master,
il will not make the world more bright.
Permanent peace cannot be brought from
war. The countries OF Europe had pre-
pared Tor war aud none Tor peace. Even
if you want war, all you have To do is to
work the country up to a fighting pitch
and keep II there. 1 say to you frankly
that if tile people OF these United States
really want war, l shall be the last one 10
protest but / believe that the question OF
war or peace should be referred to q
r referendum vote Of the people who will
rave to do the fighting and | want the
woman to vote Oil this question AS well
as the men. l want tile woman to vote
OH all questions, but especially on that OF
peace VI WAL since the woman at home
in case OF war must suffer a hundred
times worse than the fighting men in
the field. But also | would that those
who vote for MAJ should 60 on the
firing line as the first line ana the others
afterward. Those who have voted in OPP.
position to war could form 4 tremendous
reserve which could do after h vUter-
for wal-had settled it. l would put the
jlngo editors OF the United States III che
first line, in order That they might have
the glory OF dying before anyOne else and
get the new while It Is fresh.
at is the part Of Wisdom to postpone
finai settlement of existing questions
until after the wal is over. Ii We lave to
have war, | prefer to have IL after the
present European war is settled. God
forbid that ever this country should be
entangled in war and permit an American
army OF navy to come under the COM
mand of the crowned heads of any Euro
pean nation
eve cannot become a belligerent IA.
ton and still retain our status as 4 neutral
one. The world looks to US for mediation
in tile present war when the time foi
meditation comes, and il we permitted
ourselves To become embroiled in it,
we woulu be compelled to turn over to
others the grandest opportunity when
the time conIes to play the part OF friends
and lift the entire worlI out OF war. And
all that is necessary Tor lis to do is to llf'
the code OF morals which We apply to i'll
dividusls and make it apply to nations.
BRYAN'S MISSION
William j. Bryan's mission is not that
of a time-serving politician who cares
only for the i.onors and emolumefts, OF
high office. Tie is an educator and
agitator Oh the vanguard OF world wide
Christian civilization. A teacher OF the
peoble all over the world to deal justly
walk humpIy and love mercy; that the
peculiar policies and principles exercised
by tile people in the United States
should be- made world wide.
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