New Britain herald., 1917-04-25

uOdlS WAIl Ou0 AIOlVluuStI dI IAAAAO and with individuals only. Co-opera- tion and respect for the rights of others make nations possible. and the time has come when international CO., operation has been necessary for the peace and prosperity of a nation. The marvellous economic advances of the last century have, obliterated na- tional boundaries except for politi- cal purposes. Commercial evolution is already international; moral and in- tellectual evolution and growth arc international.
 More than . century ago that great German, Emmanuel Kent, said that the world would never have peace until the nations of the world could politically organize to enforce peace. But in these days. when international co-operation in politics is suggested. We are told by our statesmen that 1t would mean entangling alliances and the historic advices of Washington in this regard Is quoted as concluding the argument. We hear, too, the thoughtless exclamations, Human ma. ture is always the same! men always have fought and they always WILT etc., etc.
 1T have great respect for the advice given us by the Father of Eus Country, but Washington did not hesi- tate to enter into an alliance with France, and this great man once said: Mankind, when left to themselves. are unfit for government We must have more courage than this todav. The instant we admit that the inter- national mind should be a reasonable mind all our fears vanish. There are o0 ai lr}H AP Ha,rrro 11of A0 there are human beings. and all of most of them arc changing for the better. It is true that they all swing on the pivot of seldshness and prob- ably always will, and for this very reason international peace is possible. If everybody is on the make and ag- gressive war does not pay anybody, cooperation in the interests of peace is the only thing possible with reason able beings.
 ''1t is our business now to help stem the tide of barbarism until sanity is restored to Central Europe.
 But patriotic declamations and declarations will not do this. Appro- priations or money do not win battles. Fortunately"for us, the British fleet, up to date, ,ohas kept the devastating hordes of Central Europe from our shores, but it will be criminal neglect for us to ignore the possibility Qf at tack. The sea, instead of protecting us against the enemy, as has hereto fore been the case, may now be used to hide and conceal hostile ships and permit them to select their point of attack without lat or hindrance.
 Soldiers Needed, as We'll as Takers. We do not want to back into this war with the idea that we can get out more easily. We must make common
 cause with those who are fighting our enemies. We must expect to see 1t through and we must expect our allies to stand by until the end We must give and receive assurances that will permit no misunderstanding in this regard. But to do this we may need soldiers as we'll as takers, and soldiers enough to insure victory now and freedom from attack in the future
 Soldiering is a hazardous occupa- tion at the best, and soldiers untrained and unequipped are worse than use less. If we must fight we must win, and We cannot expect to do this if we send our young men into the field un- fitted for the work to be done. It seems to me very clear that the more men we train the surer will be the ultimate victory and the longer the succeeding peace. I can see no danger in strength in a just cause. Weakness is always powerless for good.
 .'Now it is clear to me that univer- sal military training is the first step necessary if reason is to win the vic tory over cruelty and greed. When the right ceases to resist 1t ceases to exist. We do not fear the skilled sur geon, though he deals with deadly weapons. We welcome him into our community because he is a protection against death and disease. Why should we fear military skill if we are sure of it's purpose We should let it be known that our goal Is interna- tional peace based upon justice to all men. No more wars of conquest, but constant wars against it, if need be.
 Ut is not many years since England was the ally of Turkey and her pur- pose was to prevent Russian aggres- sion. Twenty years ago, our states men were warnng us against the Rus- sian advance-the Slavic peril. Ten years ago it was the Yellow Peril, in- spired by Germany. Russia and China are now democracies, the last thing on earth that our statesmen ex- pected and the best possible thing for the peace of the world. Within a fortnight after Russia. rid herself of ridiculous and dangerous czardom she told the nations of the earth that she stood squarely against aggression. She did not want Constantinople. She wanted peace and justice to all men and she would fight for that to the last man. and nothing else.
 "The unselfish course We have taken in world politics has compelled tho admiration of other nations, and if we remain loyal to that course the other