Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-27
CAL|SCH DISCUSSES
WILSON'S PEACE EFFORT
VIII Receive Hearty sympathy Of .NlI
Mankind, Whether Suc-
CcSSful or Not.
AN HpoCH-,lAKING DOCUMENT
Rci'cration of Policy Of Declaration
OF Independence, Which Cited
decent Respect for Opinions OF
Mankind" as Cause for Scparut ion.

l'rcsidcn, Wilson'S efforts t. bring
the world war to IN end VIII receive
the hearty sympathy Of all naulimd
aud whether or not he viii lc sue
c"s*ful in those efforts Will not ,il,u,u-
ish tho nobility OF ti,eIu. according t"
pr. Edward \. Calisch. who took as
the subject Of his sermon last ui2ht
at Beth Ahahah Temple the President IS
p"nr" address To tn" Senate ON Mon
daN.
I'r. 'alisch characterized tho utter
hnc" of tho President that peace h.
tween tn" hclligcreuts must bc - peace
which viii win the approval ur ni:,u-
Kind as = rci,"raiinn of the policy Of
TN" founders Of tho republic who in
diSs"lNin;; tn" political union which
bound TIA" colonies to Great l;rjtaiu
EaN" their reasons Tor 50 d"ius ID
cause of decent respect fcr the
opinions of mankind"
RECOGNITION or THE
UNIVERSAL HR0rIIEUiIO0D
we have in this" said the speaker,
"a recognition of universal brother
hood. II is declaration of that com
-'nuuity Of interest, Of that closc IL"
Which binds Ill humanity together ana
which recognizes tina; no PARTY can
3clfshly pursue his own aims To the
hur, and uetrimeut OF others The
world IL beginning to understand that
war is :. thing that concerns more than
the nations which happen to be in
conflict with each other. that nations
shall hereafter have to consider not
merely their individual interest but
those of humanity at largo. We arc
beginning to understand that We are,
each Of us. individually and nationally.
our brothers keeper, and are re-
sponsiblc for the blood that is shed at
our door-stcp.'
DR.. CaliSch next analyzod til" state
ment Of the President that only peace
between equals can last"
PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY
OF OPPORTi NIFTY
1--WE have here" he said. tho key
note of Il mighty truth that, when
peace is declared, it shall h" on tn.
principi. of equality. This does not
mean an equality of strength or re-
sources. or of territory, or "f anything
material and tangible. M"n as indt-
viduais and as nations will always diff.
fer from each other. There Will AL
WAYS be inequality in material condI-
tons. Some will hc Stron.; and some
wcak some courageous and some fee
bic. even as the earth is made M Of
mountains and valleys and hills and
river beds. The equality Of righ'
where each individual, man OF nation,
shall have an opportunity TO develop
that which is his Inherent gift And
that no force. or compu!siou shall take
away from the weak. or the few. or
the feeble. that which is their inaii"n-
able human right Men must under
stand that minoritics have rights
which majoriticS are hound 10 respect
There are certain elements of our
life which cannot come under rule OF
force. our sentiments our convic-
tons, our beliefs. our ideals arc things
OF education, not legislation of sub
icctivc development ana not objective
compulsion This must bc first under
stood by. and praCticcd amopr. ma
tons individually. before We can hope
TO see 1t adopted universally.
THE sense OF communal RESPONSE
biiity is growing. The mdivhlUalstic
Scltishncss of the Middle Ages is pass
ing slowly il is true. but nonc the
less surely. The decent respect for
the opinion or mankind which our
fathers expressed III founding; the re-
public. has been lcavcuiur the mon
arch ical :tud imperialiStiC dough. There
is IA" longer "cuuicsc me" in the sonti-
m"ut that the king ran do no wrong
The divinity that has hitherto hcd.cd
about the kings Of earth has been
sh"rn away- The highest concern Of
state il no longer inc propagation
81 its royal dynasty. but the Drcscrva-
ton OF the common safety. II is pc
coming known more and more that not
force. nor might can sustain an an
righteous cause. but that Justice and
Righteousness are the glory of a iia-
ii"a. as th"y are the Props of the
throne OF cod"
l'r CalaCh said in opening his ser
mon. that tho Presidents speech is an
epoch NAL king document. prophetic in
us character and barking back TO those
basic universal ideals OF right and
justice and human brotherhood which
nav" bccn the prcachmcnt Cf Judaism
SINCE The DAYS of it, cnrli,Sl Wide