The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-08
WORLD PEACE
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RESTS IN j. s.


exist without concurrence Of the
United States. DR.. Hugh Black. :
well known Scottish pastor, last
night told an audience representing
Presbyterian churches of the tri-
cities, gathered at Broadway church
to hear his address upon Americas
International Relations"
Pleading for closer union of in
terest and stronger bonds of friend
ship between peoples on either side
of the ocean. DIR. Black suggested
establishment of Scottish fellow
ship and Rev. John McGown Stew
enson will head a group to found a
tri-city fellowship.
Isolation is no longer possible
for any country" DR.. Black said.
I'VE can easily explain the preju-
dice here about avoiding entangling
alliances. 1t was due partly to
geography, the separation of dis
lance and party to history. The only
! alternative to associative endeavor
to preserve peace is armed force by
way OF insurance. 1t means to lay
down keels and to build ornaments
and develop aeroplanes sooner or
later to end in another war. That
Will mean the end of our civiliZa-
tion for the next war will begin
where this one left of.
The only permanent cure for
world wars is religion. The king
dom of God is the only way out for
if, of course. men loved each other
war would cease. But we cannot
leave this up in the clouds. We
must patiently get back to the task
OF applying our faith to practical
life. We must support the plan that
goes our way.
Most Tremendous Experiment.
! THE present League of Nations
is OF course only an experiment,
but it is the most faithful and ire
mendous of human history. Only
something like it will save the
world from utter tragedy. At pres
ent it is open to much criticism
!, But it is a wonderful beginning
The wise thing to do is to amend il
and improve its machinery and
: deepen its policy. 1t can only be
possible by cooperation Of all PEG.
pie of good will. l don't think il
will ever be possible to exist long
without the concurrence of the
;, United States.
I'VE magnify our little differ.
! ences and often forget our funda.
mental resemblances. We have the
same language and literature, the
, same law and order, the same pol
icy and government. The same
conceptions of right and wrong. l
: ought to be easy for US to keep thu
, peace among ourselves. Indeed ",
have done it for log years, and tn,
, men who today on both sides O
e the ocean are seeking to drive u
e apart even at the risk of war ar
either fools or knaves.
4 Everything that helps to tie tn
! bonds and let the peoples reall
f know and understand each othe
4 better is all to the good"
e To Establish Fellowship.
As one small practical step d.
i Black showed how some men O
0 good will might do something
practical. He outlined a plan for
few of the best of these Scottisl
! students of theology to take som
q of their work in this country. The
! would get to know and love thi
;, country, he said, and if they re
= turned home these future leader
4 of religion would help the grea
: cause of international friendship. .
sum of $4,000 would endow one @
r these fellowships and secure 70
r all time that every year a Scottis
r student should have the privileg
d and opportunity of studying i
e America, he explained. Some c
t the men present thought that
would be an honor to the tri-citie
II if they undertook to endow one c
e these Scottish fellowships Re-
o Mr.. Stevenson undertook to be
+ come the convenor of small CON
" mittee who would speak with ind
j. viduals and secure the sum requil
ed to make ''tri-city Scottish fe
!, lowship."