The Coconino sun., 1921-06-10
A CONDJTuON-NOT A THEORY

It is true that 28 per cent of all the povern- nent eynenses is because of the wars past and nrenarations for war ft is true that there ;s no r,nral rand If war Ware a~a cos+1u ;r ,,,o,, and money and the world is never better for haviro oorn tn T+ ;S trrrn that fe+ fol, +c murders. strikes and k,Inos hecarco of e+ri,sa sas lead to oood ord and +o m oooA We want d;sarnan,ent and the main arornant is that avn, ieS are too evnersive tn raintan Tha+'s tho wroro idea Mere money docs not count hut tho devn'onr'ant and nrooress of mankind does corrt vastly The education of the neonle should ab- sorh the SS Der cent of the expense Of pnvero- rent The average government is no hatter than the averaoe individual: the average ;ndvid- nal makes nn the avera0e government When the averaoe individual is educated alono SD far that he will not believe that nioht is rioht and will mt fioht his fellow man with his fists or o,,n when he will believe there is always an honest and 'eo1tinate way ont of troubles without kill 1np his onponent. we will be oettinu aono to- ward disarmament. For matter who is nrasi- dent king or notentate the people behind hin, are the power and it is seldon, that he can wie,d enonph nersonal power to either cause war or prevent it. Germany nav have been an eycer flon But think of Germany. sunnosedlv one of the highest intellectual nations of fhe earth who for forty wears had educated its neonle and srent the substance of the nation all for the br'npino about of the world war Germany was not an ionorant nation as nations % today. vet it furnishes the idea as to war and the mr. noses of war Those advocating dsarmamen+ are doing good work as advance aoents. but if will take many years of'teaching before the great mass of people will be able to control thepo selves that wars will not be necessary Take the Spanish American war as fair example Presi- dent Mckinley with all his popularity was hard " able to keep the great mass of Americans rom declaring war enmasse 1t was necessary to prepare troops, but even then there were grave criticisms because he held off three short months to make the pecessary preparations.
 The people must be educated out of the idea that wars are necessary-and it will take time. This nation can afford to use her best efforts along that line, but we must be in position to command respect of the other nations of the world.
 There are criminal nations as there are crino- inal individuals It is impossible to abolish crim inals by abolishing the police force and jails.
 If we will look to home in America we will strife in Oklahoma, West Virginia, strikes in all sections and armed forces sent out to protect citizens.
 If we are unable to get along peacefully among ourselves, how much more improbable is it that we could disarm and keep at peace with the rest of the nations of the earth, when their hopes. aims and business interests are diametrically op- pOsite to our own?
 There is hope for the coming of 'peace on earth and good will toward men," but it will all come about in time through education and not through laws made by man
 As Tom Reed once said in an argument: 'Hav racks will not make more hay, but more hay will make more hay racks"
 As the mother of Stacker Bergdoll, Mrs. Berg, doh has proven herself fully worthy of her son.