New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-02
Neau Year Peace Prospects


any more than you do, or any one else
for that matter, but we are like Fred b.
Lynch, we have a "hunch.' He has
recently returned from Washington and
has given it out that his bunch tells
him peace is near at hand. Mr.. Lynch
vouchsafes no information as to how
he knows-he just knows-that's all
there is to it.
A number of the city papers criticize
the gentleman severely for giving out
his information?) and say that he
should keep his lunches to himself and
not tell others about them since it might
have tendency to cause people to let
up in their war preparations. 1t is
something of commentary on the state
of mind of the people to say that a
bunch could cause them to cease prepara-
tions. They must be dreadfully anxious
to fight the Kaiser if the mere mention
of peace causes them to quit cold. We
think the city papers are about to have
another fit of hysteria. One really
breads to draw breath of 'free" air lest
the kept press shrek out in horror that
one is hindering the war by using up the
ozone.
AS to- the bunch that MIR. Lynch
claims to have got while visiting the
National Capitol-it's more than likely
that he ran across something that
started the train of thought that pro-
duced the hunch. It may not look at
all encouraging to read the daily papers
headlines, but there is feeling in the
air, almost amounting to conviction
that Peace is on the way. It does not
look probable perhaps at the moment,
but it is possible, all statements to the
contrary-and we have a bunch that
Peace will come when it does come al
most as suddenly as war was declared
in 1914
And if peace does come are you ready
for it? Can you recall TIE things you
have said and done under stress of feeling
either for or against the war? How
will the things you have said in the heat
of passion sound as you say them over
to yourself in the calmer mood that
peace will bring? Have you perhaps
wounded a dear friend, or an acquaint-
ance, or neighbor with bitter words of
suspicion or hatred? Have you alienated
friends by Incorporate speech? Have
you passed judgment on those who
differed from you? Have you spoken
coldly to some one who did not agree
with you on war questions or perhaps
even neglected to speak at all to some
one you hated for the time being? II
you have done any of these Incorporate
things, can you be ready for Peace when
it comes? If not, what are you going
to do about it?
When Peace does come the world
should be waiting with contrite heart.
For wiclzedness and wrong-doing this war
was inflicted upon us. No great disaster
ever fell up a nation wholly righteous.
These terrible commissions which shake
humanity to the core are but the accun-
ulated results of evil lives, evil thought
and desires. The world was fast grow
ing calloused to the sufferings of the
wretched Perhaps this world war is
meant to teach us that misery can come
to all, to chasten us, to wipe away the
stain of selfishness. Perhaps we are
not yet sufficiently miserable to realize
our wrong-doing; in that event, we shall
not be able to appreciate the blessing of
Peace and this may delay it's coming
yet awhile. But come it must and those
who will profit most are they WHO can
now at this opening of the new year, sit
down and calmly and carefully consider
their own share in bringing about the
unhappinefs and determine to make
no more like mistakes.