The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-10-28

And there will be no more war.
Even now England and Japan are
forging the instruments that will
bring eternal peace. The monster
navy that Japan is building is not
meant for strife and conflict. She
will use IL to convert the heather
and to promote peace and good will.
How we love Japanl How Japan
loves usl II is beautiful. We have
insisted upon giving into her keep
ing forty millions Of Chinese, that
she may equal us in numbers Of fight
ing men, as she surpasses us already
in wisdom and bravery. And the
Shan Tungers may say slanderous
things about us If they wish, bur
we will not worry, for they are yell
low men, and, moreover, they are
heathens and are not in the League
of Nations. There are no weapons
in their hands, and they are not
entitled to the consideration Of a
Christian power. We fear them not.
Are we not noble to have been
so generous? What a blessed priv
ilege to have been a party to the
most colossal piece of dishonor in all
the history of the world! II America
should be forgotten in all else, the
words, "Shan Tung," would live for
ever in letters Of flame to keep alive
the memory of her disgrace through
all the centuries to come.
The wars are all over. The rum
blings that we hear are not the sounds
of strife, and the thunders of the
cannon of a score of armies. o,
no. These sounds are the surges Of
the mighty song of peace from the
voices of the nations Of the League.
Peace has prevailed and there is q
new conscience! There are not more
than a dozen wars in Europe and
Asia now.
Did you ask why Mr.. Daniels wishes
us to build large navy, even the
largest in the world, if the League
means peace? For shame! That is
wicked question. You are jealous
of the glory of Woodrow Wilson.
These ships are not meant to carry
our boys to France again. The Ger
mans have read the Covenant and
marveled and changed their natures.
This large navy is to be a plaything
for the presidents and their sons-in-
law when they cruise in the shelter
ed waters and among the pleasant is
lands of the American coast. And
we can look at them and watch
the pretty ships.
One wicked man has said, IF we
have the League Of Nations, we do
not need the navy. And if we have
the navy, we do not need the League
of Nations" He should be sent to
the home of the harmless. He has
not sense enough to be crazy. A
wise man would say, "Give us both.
Give us everything imaginable, let
us have a regular international spree.
For England approves and Wilson
wills it."
1t grieves my heart to reflect up
on the misfortunes of Washington,
jefferson and Monroe. They were
born in an age when there was
no vision. No one dreamed Of
Leagues and Covenants. And yet IL
is a melancholy satisfaction to re-
member that each, narrow though
they all were, had some local repu-
tation in his day. At times I fear
that we do not realize the greatness
Of our fortune. Peoples seldom do.
Consider, for moment, the Irish
people. The Parliament of England
has given them Home Rule and
what do you think? Four-ffths Of
the beggars actually want Home Rule,
and believe that England should
give it to them! They have
an idea that there is honor in
the British Government Such
stupid ignorance, and such death
less patriotism as these people
have shown through the centuries
are deserving of nothing better than
slavery. And when we are enrolled
as a member of the League Of Ma
tons, il will be our pleasant duty
to uphold the hands of our English
Mother and to show these Irish fanat-
les that there is something greater
in the world than love of country
and honor among nations. class
them with the heather Shan Tungers.
But the good things in this world
cost something. They say that It
costs something to go to heaven.
But If we get the League of Nations,
we will not want to go to heaven.
And we are not going to get this
League of Nations. this vision of n