El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
MORE THAN 50 WARS IN 100 YEARS;
CAN ALEAGUEM KEENDURINGPE PEACE

IF league Of nations is formed and that league subsi-
tutes words for swords and aboshes war, it viii save
millions Of lives and billions Of wealth. And It viii change
human nature and alter the of mankind That's
Just how important 1t Is.
For peace is not the normal condition Of man. History
shows that warfare is normal condition as is peace
Therefore If war is abolished change from normal viii
have been made and man viii likewise change for It is
normal for have ambitions and for those cOmbna-
tons Of men which call nations have ambitions. Men
also passions and DO nations The normal course
when have ambitions and passions is to fight against
oupositiou And when nations have ambitions and pas
running counter to those Of another nation war IS
the result
some nav look with incredulty on the statement that
war is as much normal condition peace The Con-
gresonal Record prints list showing there have been 81
important Il the past 1os years. every two years
That the average to time but the fact IS that while
individual nations have long periods peace such
that of the United States between the Civil and Spanish
American wars has been going somewhere else IN
Hardly time has there been when somewhere IN
the world have not been struggling against each other
With the implements of
These 81 include the little wars, for in
stance Indian the Philippine instruction OF our
fuses with Haiti Santo Domingo the virtual state
OF involved IN landing at Yeracru, the Boxer
uprising In fact It IS quite an incomplete list for It does
not contain Of very largest wars, the Civil OF
another important one the SpanishAmercan war. Why
the eompers Of the list left them cut it is impossible to
say Inclusion Of tese omitted wars big and little would
bring the total considerably higher
IF unbreakabe peace follows the period Of wars, it viii
have been almost continuous that continent. From
1892 to fs41 there time when Europe free Of
Since that time, only few years. at most have
interviewed between wars
There was one time 1s4s when wars were particularly
We remember best the between the United
States and Mexico but Europe Itself in vertabe tur
moil There revolution IN France, followed by proc
laaon Of the repubc revolution in Vienna revolution
in Hungary resulting in partial independence; revolution
N Bohemia against Austrian rule; revolution in LON
hardy against Austrian Tule; Instruction in Venice
between Austria and Piedmont revolution Berlin
between Denmark and the German federation The fol-
lowing year continuation Of Of these hosti-
ties plus between Austria and Hungary and between
Denmark and Prussia The Dansh-Geman trouble dragged
along internationally until it eliminated 1864 in war
which Denmark waged for defence of Schleswg Hotein
against combination Of Prussia and Austria Incidentally
Denmark looks to the peace conference to restore this
province, which stolen from her by the GermanAus
trian alliance.
From 1854 to 1914, wars given in the Congressional
Record list about two years apart and averaged
year duration. It would have been valuable conrbu-
ton to public information Just at this time if the Record
had appended estimate Of the number Of lives lost in
these years Of warfare and also the value Of property
struyed. They might make impression on those who
ukewarm regarding the desirability Of forming
league OF nations to prevent future if is possible
TO do So.