The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-14
THE MENACE OF WAR
HOW WILL 1T BE DESTROYED

Truly the menace of war has hung
over us for many years; and when
war burst ia all its dread reality up
on us, II only gave teverish stir to
var preparations such as went far
hevond the gigantic efforts that al
ready had been made, In fact, all The
colossal piling up Of armaments seem
ed but feeble thing a. compared
with what has come since then,
And now, as never before, all are
looking forward to tie time when
they hope the menace of war shall be
destroyed. England aud France, for
/ example, see that the only hope of
peace Is to crush Germany so com
pletely that she will not he able to
4 threaten them again for Il generation
/ to cone at least. This Is one means
that Is put forth TO secure the world
peace and to destroy the world men
ace of war.
David starr Jordan and others
have another way. 1t is a world court
of arbitration, the supreme court Of
the nations where every question or
dinarlly settled by war shall he set
tied once and for all by the supreme
dictaturs of world affairs. Hitherto
AN their efforts have been nut full
filling of tile old prophecy, Saying,
Peace, Peace, when there is no
peace in other words, talking
peace and making war. The social
lists, bound In q world coalition,
promised that there would he no
more wars. They had enough men In
every nation pledged To stand as SIC
lalists against war. Socialists we're
brothers, Brothers must not fight.
They all we're mighty union; and IL
any nation declard var, they would
declare strike on the war, and make
IL Impossible When wars alarm
sounded, the German socialists raj
lied To war, forgot socialism to fight
English, French, and Russian social
lists. The big strike was never de-
clared. Shall we blame them for love
of country We are not DESTROYS of
saying anything here except to show
the failure Of socialism to destroy the
menace of war,
In the United States, the hope of
destroying the menace Of war, Is ITO
, bs thoroughly prepared. This is not
[, new. A prominent ruler OF one of the
nations OF Europe Is c,edited with
, having said, not long ago, THAT after
thiS war, tile nations will prepare
more thoroughly than ever I war S
eyentualitieS lie is reported aS say
= Tug that the nations will not forget
, the lesson OF Belgium; that IL IL Swift
zerlaad's and Holland effective sol
diery that saves them from war; that
the only safeguard II, to be prepared.
This has been the talk for genera
J tiun; and when war comes, we iii
that preparation, instead OF prevent
Ing war, makes war thousand times
{ more terrible. The only logical way
z of destroying the menace Of war, is
y 10 get at the cause of It. Removing
the cause, YOU no longer have the eff
feet. WHAT is the cause Of war: There
= is nut one authority that can tell ms
finally and fully
: Whence come wars and whence
come hghitngS among your come
they not hence, even OF your pleas
p uTes that war la your members VI
2, lust and have not We Kill, aud coyet
= and cannot Obtain; We fight and war
4. ye have not, because We ask not, VI
ask, and receive not, because We ash
II amiSs, that ye may spend IL in your
pleasures, James I; l--3,
: Remember the words Of Jesus
blessed are tie peacemkakeIS. fol
they shall be called the sons of God
2 There may be What are considered
: righteous wars, or wars NJ selt-de
+, lens; bat always there Is some ON,
Who is invading, else there would b,
no need al selt-deieuse And why
the inra>iunY We must go back {,
a. the scripture We have quoted, TheI,
is only one means Of destroying tn,
" menace ot war, and that Is, To accep
y thu principles OF righteousness as re
II vealed la the Bible. This the Nurl,
* refuses u do. Every other means i
but Subterfuge, and will faill Bl
none ot the means tuat the world i
using, wiil the menace OF war he dies
h troyed Armegeddon will he the al
l. tia ate clash and then will come Tn,
end {.
u Of the local seventh bay AdventiS
p church.