Evening journal., 1921-06-13

intelligence Of its citizenship. Wheth-
er the old watch words fear and
hate and national antagonisms will
avail TO stir up the savage instinct In
men Will depend upon the indcpend-
ence Of thought and the convictions
Of those governed. However much
excuse there may be for this sort Of
thing i'm Europe whore nations long
accustomed TO "A hostile attitude must
still guard their boundaries. there is
certainly no such excuse here in
America.
ITO spend hundreds OF millions on
increased armament becomes but
matter OF reckless expenditure
without precedent or excuse at such
time. There is nothing that can
say on this subject that can COM
part in vehemence with what has al
ready been said in the halls OF Con-
gress-and yet appropriations pass.
which. in the hundreds OF millions
involved, exceed the sum necessary
in days previous to the war for the
entire support OF the Government.
1T is easy to play upon the fears
Of people. easy TO point out the dan
gers OF attack and predict wars.
admit that there is a great risk in
daring TO say that we shall put our
/ dependence on moral principles. not
In iron shard and reeking tube. But
when was it that moral leadership
did not demand risk and courage in
nation as well as individual? The
crisis of affairs demands moral lead
ership in international affairs
Leadership that belongs TO these
United States, for which we are re-
| sponsible TO God and the world.
Leadership must be not only in
telligent. but moral. II we are go
ing to give any meaning at all 10
the words too proud to fight the
work must begin now. II we wait
until the issue is drawn and the
challenge is made and the guns
speak. we dare not talk OF being too
proud to fight. The world very
properly takes such a statement as
another excuse for cowardice OF
moral laxness-a position the Amer
lean people would be the last 10 toll
crate. But we can take such a po-
sition now in times OF peace. We
can and we ought 10 say that we de-
termined not to maintain an armed
peace. We can and we ought TO say
that we believe in the friendship OF
j nations-their regard as we'll as oui
own OF the principles OF honor ant
! justice.
If we had the moral courage tS
lend in credits what we proposed t,
T put into armament II would do more
for the prosperity and peace OF the
! world than all the guns ever built.
b. There is a time 20 beat plow
- shares into swords and strike To-
! home. for country and for God; bu
there is also a time TO beat ou
swords into plowshares-and for "a
{ and the world that time is this pres
ent when the policies OF future gen
, erations are in the making.
Beside an intelligent and a mora
, citizenship the world stands in neel
! OF religious citizenship.
! The Bible still stands as tn
o wisest and most divine OF all books
20 and at least one reason for It lies
y the fact that the historian OF tn
y ancient Hebrew people ne'3r falle
4 TO see the purposes and the will O
g God revealed in the national even
l. which he recorded. He looked owe
e the development OF his people. tn
IL actions OF kings and priests an
- prophets. the conflicts that ended
e victory or defeat. and saw in it a
II the working out OF a divine purpos
y The phrase so frequently encounter
- ed is the. And II came 10 pass. wh'
came 10 pass did so in accordanc
10 with Gods divine plan.
- I'm like spirit we can now loo
back over the history OF the wori
h for the past years and see how Ger
r tain dominant tendencies have reach
ed a fruitage so obvious that the
r might have been anticipated. W