Newark post., 1919-06-11

upon what seems reliable authority
that during the last twelve years of
his life Genghis Khan caused the
death of more than eighteen and a
half million of human beings. Yet
reference to the greatest man killed
the world has known usually entails
some explanation as to who he was
and when and where he carried out
his dreadful ravages against life and
property.
Our Efforts at Adjustment.
yesterday the world looked upon
us, with sentiments akin to scorn," he
said, as a nation of dollar chasers; we
half assented to the impeachment,
but, almost in the twinkling of an
eye, we learned more Of what we
really were and there was a moment
when we found ourselves and stepped
forth as the defenders not mreley of
our own rights, but also as the cham
pions of Liberty, Equality and Fra
ternity.
We do not as yet realize fully the
meaning of it all, nor shall we do so
for some time to come, but the truth
of the whole matter is just this-we
are living at time when, because of
most terrific upheaval, it is essen
tial that the world shall be remade in
large part, and it is our business to
assist in the process of rebuilding and
rehabilitating.
There are two things which a war
weary world wishes to do today. One
is to establish peace that life may
resume its usual, normal course. The
other is to see to it that every means
is employed to secure the permanency
of the peace that shall be made.
In common with great part of the
peoples of the world we have under
! gone all the narrowing experiences
of a terrific contest and we are prop
erly, naturally highly desirous that
, the paraphernalia of war shall be put
= away. We want, and we want ear
: nestly, the blessings of quiet and
5 peace.
/ Our leaders have been comforting
long and carefully with the wise men
= of the other nations, in an endeavor
: to find a solution and an accommodate
= tion which shall compose the grievous
t distempers of world racked by suf-
< fering and woe But when has il
S happened thus far in the history of
t humanity that men, no matter how
= learned or wise or astute, have by
= their deliberations established lasting
peace?
: My theory is that peace is not ant
-. that so far as | am able to see, il
cannot be merely matter of politics
: There is, running all through Nature
Il what Darwin designated the law o-
, battle, and, so far as human expert
ence has gone, it has never yet beer
q possible to make laws so stringent, o.
II pacts so binding, that they have beer
; lasting. If there be not the will tt
6 peace there cannot be peace. If there
II b, a desire on the part of the people
% to have and to maintain peace, thel
= there cannot be any wars. When th'
h good sense of men rises superior t.
J. sordid considerations we can keep th
j., peace, but not before.
70 A man viewing the conflicting pro
II blems of today was compared to
man dazzled by the numerous attrac
70 tions of three ring circus.
~ But, after all, there is just on
, paramount consideration that shoul
II make us certain that our multiple:
n problems are like the circus ring ex
= banded into three rings, and that con
20 6, Grafton is this" he said" "W
- have ever, as a nation, been actuate
=, aaj controlled by the principles tina
each man should have his say and hi
10 part in all decisions affecting the gen
/ eral Welfare as these present them
- selves for consideration. Hitherto w
10 have usually dealt with our problem
a one at time. Now they are pre-
&c senteo to us many at once and eac
II interlocked with the other. The day
~ rot far distant when this same hig
y privilege and right of sharing in dec
Ct sion will be vouchsafed to every We
;f man as we'll. Edmund Burke voice
ri his testimony as to the intelligen
~, thoroughly informed discussion an
Ia understanding of political question
~ which was notable in the Americans {
q his day. Whenever an importar
>. crisis has arisen in the affairs of OF
country there ha sheen neat in di:
cussion. earnestness of appeal, part
n rarcor and political jockeying, bl
there has never failed to be acquie!
MS cence in the solution as sound, an a,
ho ceptance by the whole of the will {
en- th.. majority.