Evening journal., 1921-11-07

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ming supper in the club cafeteria,
have peace
The way TO international peace
was the theme OF the sermon in the
Unitarian Church yesterday by the
Rev. w. A. Vrooman. He emphasized
especially the spiritual preparation
for peace. While liberty and justice
ore menaced by any foe the state
must be prepared in self-defense to
preserve the highest achievements
Of civilization. But the weapons Of
| self f-defense easily become objects
Of fear until the burdens Of arma-
ment become a crushing burden and
themselves a danger to peace. That
lis the situation today. Wave after
wave OF increased armaments OF de-
fense has swept over the nations and
, each fears the consequences of re-
b duction. Confidence can only be re-
; stored by agreements that Will allay
- mutual fears and bind all to settle
4 disputes in international courts oi
justice instead of upon the battle.
, field.
Fear will be overcome and arma-
ments may be reduced when nations
will agree to submit to courts OF JUS
tice instead OF appealing to force.
To make this process successful
levery people must be educated in
goodwill and friendship toward all
others There Is no disagreement
that cannot be better settled at the
council table than by war. In the
public schools and churches should
be a perpetual propaganda OF inter-
national goodwill instead of mill
tant patriotism that glorihes power
more than justice and the square
deal.
DR. Charles c. Earle. in the Beth
any Baptist Church yesterday morn
ling, said, that whether the forthcom-
> ing International congress should
- decide on complete or partial dis
armament. Il would abate war and
n It's burdens only temporarily unless
q further action were taken. An ma
:. tions could dispose OF standinl
l- armies and navies. and then. withou
ie either existing in the world, poiiti
cal offences could occur which woul
N lead 10 a declaration OF war an
Pr armies would be assembled an
+" navies built again. In ages past IN
" nations had no weapons OF war com
ie parable 10 those we have today, an
IN yet Alexander, Caesar and Napoleo
Dr. waged wars which desolated nation
ie for years. and changed the maps
the world. This coming Washing
IN ton congress should take steps to r,
- duce armaments TO a minimum, an
N forever prevent its increase. The
d there must be created a code Of in
: lternational laws. and The Suprem
y Court Of the World" TO secure IN
ternai justice. without resort TO wa
!, which defeats its own ends
! Furthermore. and OF highest in
portance. is the education OF th
peoples Of the earth respecting IN
I failure OF wars In securing highel
results. and concerning the value {
constructive agencies in obtainin
supremacy in the world. The do
velopment OF intelligence, and IN
raising OF the moral tone Of tn
world points the path to peace.
In the Unitarian Church yesteT
day morning the Rev. W. A. Vroo
, man read some very interesting ex
tracts from William Penn's PROPOSE
ton in 1892 for the establishment
! Of an Euro 1ean Diet Parliament o
[ Estates" TO prevent war and secur
E peace by maintaining justice. PEN
{ proposed that before this Soyereigi
n Assembly composed Of delegate
n from all the powers Of Europe
e should be brought all difference
that could not be settled by privat
e embassies and II any sovereign
d should refuse to submit to the de
ot cisions OF this European court O
m justice then" all the other sovereign
IN ties united as one strength. sha'
ey compel the submission and perform
m ance OF the sentence with damage
en- to the suffering party" In this wa
iel he said that by the same rules {
justice and prudence by which pa,
ct ents and masters govern their FAR
ne, ihes. and magistrates their cite
er, and estates their republics a,
ce. l1nces and kings their princina
led ties and kingdoms. Europe NAV q
Ial. tain and preserve peace among n
he sovereignties." Europe then Al
sty dained the Quaker and has suffer
wn more than two hundred years
an blnodshad-