The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-01
OUTLOOK BLACK,
GERARD WRITES
He Urges All Churches
to Pray Fervently for
Arms Conference
MANY SQUABBLES RAGE
League of Nations Comes
Back, Like the Cat. But U.
s. Attitude On 1t Is Right
nr -1AMEs w. GERARD.

FORMER Ambassador to Germany.
Writtfu for International News service.
,copyright. 1921, Inter News Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-Two
spcerhes-and one OF these going
hack to old fears and hatrcds-
como behind scenes talk OF the pow
ers abandoning their right TO their
own courts in China-baCk stairs
talk of an association Of nations
nothing more.
French flag; Curzon Is on the war
path again and Lloyd George. 5000
miles away.
n why Not Tct Germany In.
II Germany is as powerful, as
much 10 be dreaded as BRAND said
thon the obvious thing to do Is 20
invite Germany into this conference
cut down the impossible indcm-
rIty restore stolen Upper Silosia
and so remove the causes Of future
wars.
can II what you Will, tho league
OF nations idea comes hack like
the proyerbial cat We. who fought
for tho league will welcome &c.
travelling under no matter what
name. With Bryan, l advocated
accepting the league. with the
]
that years of dreadful war, in tho
Balkans first and then in the great
war. have not yet taught these hot
hoods Of Europe the lesson Of
.pacc and so In this country tho
dislnciiuation to bind Ourselves To
send our young men 20 fight in
these disputes has been solidiv
confirmed.
. But, altogether. It must be con-
fessod, the outlook is blRclc-aUd
where Is the church amy church.
every church? all churches I'm
every land should forget their triv-
ialltlcs and como to the rescue of
humanity-work, march, pray sing
and preach TO encourage this at-
tempt to make the rules that gov
ern individuals apply to those ag-
gregations Of individuals we call ma
tious-in this pause in the battle
for peace the reserves OF the church
should be Gathering to tho front
page Billy Sunday.
Must this effort fail and the
world go back to fortified frontiers
and outposts OF hato2
Is George u. Right7
is Bernard Shaw right2 He says
that the nearest dog fight tells us
that war will never end.
We don't think so. NV
father told me that in the forties
he witnessed a scene in the old
New York hotel at Broadway near
Waverly place, then the leading
hotel OF New York. A man -ttlHs
quietly at mis- dinner was ajtacKe !
by another who threw a glass ~
claret over the quiet one. No
challenge foiiowed--no ducl-anu
because OF his failure to resent the
insult from drunkard in manner
OF fashion Of the day demanded
because this quiet gentleman did
not think it necessary to risk his
life before the pistol Of noted
duellist, he was ostracized, boy
cotted, sent TO conyentry and com
pclied to leave society and New
York.
We can progressive have prog
ressed since that day-private wal
has been abolished-ca we Dc
away with public war?
Have the thousands OF martyr
OF religion and democracy died IN
vain? The corpses OF the fallen %
this great war placed head to hee.
would reach around the world.
When n. G.. Wells, the grea
British novelist, came TO this coun
try 10 write Of the conference
Ralph Pulitzer gave him "A dinner
AA'it Wtft NnbSe llltl az anu A4l'f'
financial and those political pres
ent. When Wells rose TO address
them he spoke in a most pessim.s,l
vein. We arc all" said he, 'on
sinking ship and all our presen
life and civilization in danger o
laundering" IL was refreshing q
see the other guests headed b.
young Chauncey Depew (only 81
rise one by one and cry out tn
q gospel of optimism, Even the tact
ful speech Of Max Eastman. IN
revolutionist, was tinged with tn
col0rs Of the rainbow. We n
America are invincible in on
optimism, Tho ship on which W
are embarked shall not sink. No
we viii load the old ship with goot
wishes and ideals and help an,
hope and sail ii, relief ship o
the imagination. into every port o
the world.