New Britain herald., 1918-01-14

treachery that not only damns body, soul and character. but endangers civ ilization for generations. Do you do your child an injustice when you re- fuse it or punish it if it persists in do- ing that which not only injures it's own character but also that of others? Ger tainly not! Tn the same logic it is not only possible but perfectly reasonable to fight such enemies as confront us today. to a finish, and punish them until they see the error of their lead ership and insist upon their repairing the damage they have done, and stiR do it all in the spirit of true love. Oh6 not any sentimental, sloppy, gushing type of love, but a high and noble love which has strength and character be- hind it-which indeed, is strength and character. Force can be employed in cases of necessity as the instrument of love and good will, not only for tho safety of ones self and ones own but for tho actual betterment of those who are opposed and punished. I believe without the slightest doubt that it is Christian hand which repels and will exact justice from Germany Jesus teachings must not be misunderstood. It is high time we quit sighting these
  seemed unreasonable. and get down to a true understanding Of them and then undertake to follow them in daily life as well as social and political re- lations. Say what you will, this is the only basis of amica ble world fellow ship.
 Force then becomes a virtue when and only when it is necessary to the preservation and fulfillment of the life and character of a people, who can in no way maintain righteousness. and carry forward the equitable pursuits of civilization.
 The Limitations of Force.
 "II.--Let me speak nov of the lrn- tations of force. In this day when force is being employed as the only agency to combat and overcome an other force we must not lose sight of the goal for which we use this wea- pon. We must not allow the weapon itself to become the goal as Germany has certainly done. The surest hope in all this dreadful conflict is that our best statesmen are everywhere con VinCed that we are warning to defeat war. President Wilson speaks of this confidently as the last war. That is the hope and aim of all our allies best statesmen. We do not fight for con- quest or for any selfish purpose, we fight indeed for the children of Ger many as well for our own. The worst thing which could come out of this war would be the perpetuation of those forces and influences which would bring about the recurrence of a similar catastrophe.
 'It may help us therefore to con- sider some of the limitations of force.
 Force is not a final power. Force can neved ultimately conquer an indi- vidual or a group of individuals. It never has. It has suppressed and sub dued, but the real conquering process came afterward. It is not the nature of human personality to be conquered by force. Ii is our nature to be con- quered by reason and persuasion, by education and conviction. Every psy- chologist and every wise teacher and parent knows this truth in it's rela- tion to child development. Every wise statesman must see this in relation to the natural groups and races of peo- pie. We did not conquer the south by force of arms. We suppressed the re"