Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-10
FACTS ON
WAR AS Seen in
WASHINGTON
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: manning, destroying. Fascinated
these tales OF action and hero
nyism, we give little heed to the really
I vital and significant thing. the only
i thing that can count for much in
L achieving an end. in making history,
and that is the mental and moral eff
feet which the tragic but necessary
81 process leaves behind 1t.
~ The real war Is not being fought
with shot and shell. but with ideas.
the flesh Of millions is torn only to
reach hundreds OF millions OF brains,
the trenches but in the minds, the
hearts and souls OF the peoples.
It was here that the authority
(which shall presently describe
! sought the information which / shall
give In. full and upon which 1t based
2 the forecast of the outcome OF the
war which / call the greatest news Of
I our day.
4 Mental and Moral Battle.
What, then, is the great news? It
1t is this:
q The Anal elimination Of mental and
> moral effects toward which the
CHASTITY process irresistibly and rapid
" drives us is to bring about the most
: momentous step OF progress our CIV
" ilization has ever made at a single
II leap.
II The outcome of the world war is
to be a blessing to humanity Of such
II vast proportions that even now. with
y the end not far off, the intellect fnds
II difficulty In grasping its full meaning,
\. fixed habits Of thought give the
minds y little power to visualize its
N mighty sweeping away of old and
II hurtful things, the very men whose in
II formation and reasoning tell them 1t
\ !, Is inevitable often pause n mistrust of
il their own faculties and fear Of the
I, cynical skepticisrn of others, while
7 the world at large will be incredulous
Il as to its advent and reality till long
4. after 1t has become accomplished fact.
" The Really Great Purpose.
g For 1t is to be nothing less than
!. The end Of war altogether and
Il for always.
4 The end, not only Of the pres
!, ent great war, but of all great
u wars between great nations.
], The end of the whole system OF
NJ militaflsm, OF physical force as
Ne final arbiter in the affairs of ma
lions.
The end Of armies and navies
save as police for the preserva-
ton or law and order, national
and international.
The end Of all the burdens Of
the war entertainments,
taxes, debts, service and sacrifice
voluntary or Involuntary, tyranny
Of authority, social disruption.
diversion OF asst energies and re-
sources from their natural func-
lions OF promoting human well
fare.
The end Of the whole system
ont OF which wars have sprung
through cemturtes-the ancient
theory that government Is Force,
that fulefs are absolute masters
and their peoples mer pawns In !.
a prinoeiy game OF rivalry for i
Power.
The coming OF o new era for
our cfvilizaffon~-the era OF mi
! versaI democracy, the people the
only source OF political authority,
public opinion the only, sovereign,
service to the people thea..on1y h.
function OF EoEernnlent, "a the
greatest possible Happiness Of the
greatest number b suprerne end
Of the state. ID
A New Era to Dawn. e
A new era inswhichth the political Or,
ganization of the world is atlas
brought into4@ belated harmony with
the civilization and moral codes which
the peoples have themselves created
through operation Of their .snatura
propensities, a civilization from which
the savage's use ofEphysical force b!