Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-31

cause, as mothers. fathers, sisters,
sons, they have undergone hardships
together. worked together. dared, and
died together-an unspeakable traS-
edy, a catastrophe on which they, one
and all, shall look back, declaring:
20 God, forever give US peaee." In
other words, this can, because it is
founded on peace. resurrect hope
from ruin and reincarnate, Phoenix
like. the peaceful spirit of both
youth and age from the ashes of de-
struction
Must Destroy TO Win
Modern warfare has taught us this:
to win. one must completely destroy.
Modern warfare propagated by mod
ern people. oh, what irony. What
mockeryl What damnable, pungent
phrase to apply &c modern civiliza-
tonic men, all men. who have
made the world SMALL connected
continents, checked the thunder
flown with the windsi But out of
what did it come-this warfare men
call moslern? Out of eommercialism,
the newest and fiercest toy of man.
And. what has it created2 Modern
machines of war so true in deadly
aim. so highly perfected, that neither
side can claim victory, nor bring
about defeat.
When the, latency of peace is awak-
ened by the shocking jnapossibility of
n complete and decisive victory,
Europe will turn a warm ear to the
peace terms Droffered by America;
the belligerents then, ! contend. shall
see clearly that modern warfare is
an indecisive competition game to
be played by two, with one side as
effective as the other
The end will come. America then
| will help to bring about an everlast-
ing peacel The advocates of peace
can dictate because the monarchS
who now survey the world shall have
been scnooled thoroughly as to the
quality of adversely. AS human be-
ings they will heed the call of peace:
for millions will want TODD homes
will need rebuilding. cities must again
be built. and farms De recultivated.
Not q war has been put to school
to learn the elemental lessons of
pcace-first, how to reconstruct what
| lies destroyed secondly, how to face
the gaunt remains of war, among
which fond sights We're once
laughter" and sunshine and joy.
The home coming, the building. the
stliving-yes. the old faces gone FOR
| ever,-tlat to bear uD under and
alone, shall be the real argument for
lasting peace" Picture Europe-if
yet in the throes Of war-one year,
two years, even three years hence!
Then dwell upon America in quiet
meditation three years hence. Europe
ut war will lool: 20 America for
peace; the republic of America
whose immediate jewel is Peace;
whose one hundred and more years
of neutrality have nourished a hun
dred million souls without the eff
cheney of militarism
The past rises before us like a dis
membered dream; the future unfold
| ed, looms as truth absolute; | now
see peace-the guiding hand OF
America-ascend the pathways of the
sky, unhindered, then suddenly and
sublimely brush back the darkened
| clouds and view across the sky these
words ablaze: The Stream of Peace
shall flow forever through the firma-
ment on which the God of all bids
thee to walk | see the leader OF
self sacrificing in knowing what
others need. | see the party nation
allied; potent because peace unites
il, sways it, enlivens it; fearless be-
cause peace has destroyed the AFRO
gance of war.
The yesterday | see family, blindly;
the today | know; but the morrow
yet to be torn by treason and war
will shortly be triumphant in truth
and peace. and unto the eyes of all
this shall truly and joyfully be Gods
Holy day.