Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-02

against war and u favor q arbitration
# permitted 10 do So and sge ask for
direct vote Of the people women in-
cluded. on all leading issues oG vital
Importance to all
We most feaTlessIy Gellare to the
kingdoms Of Europe that the destruct-
i've suakelike war that Is now being
waged by some of them is a disgrace
to the human race. and reflects "a any
nation that claims to believe IN God
or 20 De Christian, because nowhere
~ he entire animal kingdom can We
find the seIfshueSs and destruction
that is now shown by them, and we
firmly believe that all kingdoms and
r0lers that cannot exist or rule with
out wiifUl violation OF Gods com
mandments, which IS sin. and who
force people 70 sin viii soon come 30
an end.
We declare that no Law should con-
travens the Divine Law. and believe
that Gods commandments are the
KEYS 10 His kingdom and VIII ou
earth. and the sGhOolmasJer to bring
nations as we'll as individuals to
Christ and the remedy for what Is uOW
wrong with the nations. and because
Thou shalt not kill was intended for
the state and for nations as we'll a s. for
individuals and because ve can never
30 the Lord S commandment and he
cause We believe that America was
1orsordained to set an example, be-
cause II is written When the enemy
comes in like q food, tine Spirit of the
Lord will lift up standard against
him we again ask that the United
States shall adopt and use thee deca-
F. logue and the Christ rule for tha basis
of legislation and the standard meas
g. z-A
laws. and we further ask that @eua-
tor " s Kenyon and Representative
Harry L. Hull shall again re-jntraduCe
this request and resolution which was
introduced TO both the house and SEN
ate by them and read twice, ordered
printed and fled for further action by
congress in 1915 and 1916.
we ask for the national p~ohib5-
ton Of the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating drinks. for equal suf-
frage and an equal standard Gi NOR
ais regardless Of sex, Tor government
ownership Of coal mines oil wells and
public utilities. We ask for an en-
barge on the speculative shipment OF
wheat to avoid famine and il the pres
ent cry for more preparedness for
war is really to protect us from for
eign invasion. We ask for q safer and
more central place for the capital Of
the United States, and We believe that
Rock Island now owned by the gov
eminent of the United States is the
proper place for the capital as central
headquarters for all nations, with the
largest pIOW factory in the world right
here ready TO beat swords into pl0w
shares when all see the folly ANA
curse Of war and the wisdom of ma
tiOnaI obedience to the Lords national
standard. and we challenge all ma
tons and any party or Individual to-
show q better way 70 end war q more
perfect national standard or safer
basis for universal peace 10 tine glory
OF God and for humanity.
We ask for united prayer that the
United States viii not prove 10 be
aud-Christlan, aud want TO hear from
all Who will cooperate with us in lift
ing up the Lords national standard to
all nations for universal peace and to
fulfil Isaiah So; 10, and 6-.2~10. IN
t accord with Matthew 6:10-83 and p Il,
in love and in His name. regardless Of
sex. nationality, creed. color or parity.