Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-13
WORLDS Conscience HAS
BECOME CAILOuSED."


Looking backward we entered the
last war as a Euard against wars. WEI
were promised that al its close we werce
To build a new world and millions loolE>
ri hopefully for the dawn ~ new day.
/ Now with the war won. W. witness
| again the mad race OF armament build.
ing. In this unseemly scramble peace.
! loving America leads the procession.
tn" present navy building program
rounds out m expenditure NJ around
/ sH0O.000,0oO. The total budget for the
coming fiscal year, In payment for past
wars endured and future wars prophc.
sled. amounts to $4,000. 900. 900. Prior To
the world war 81 out OF every four were
levied fur war debts incurred and prep.
aIation for wars 10 come. Approprla.
| tinns have jumped until today out of the
billions levied on the taxpayers Of this
'ountry for thS'support Of the federal
overnment. 80 out - every so are
either for wars that are dead or wars
that W. dread
The nations NJ the earth are groan.
Ing under their burdens of $500. 00O, COO.
900 This largo sur, rtaggers humanity.
Industry IL patah-;sd by IL. Labor is
condemned to s,ry.'ud, by Il. The pres.
ent generation and generations unborn
must toll and stint and dig aud savc
60 discharge this Indebtedness that
comes from the wreck and waste OF
war Hn
Two schools Of thought are In tho
world; one teaches that war " an urdi.
nance of God; that throusa war the ~.
test Of the race survivor: that war is
good thing In itself or II a bad thing
IN inevitable. The other school OF
thought In thai war Is the ancient
scourgc of the race: that II In not with
divine sanction, but comes Of national
greed for wealth or power and from
human jealousy and folly: that all wars
could De prevented by nm appeal 10 rca.
son and To justice rather than TO ma.
chine guns and dreadnoughts
The old propaganda for wur 10 abroad
In America War experts have started
their war scarcs War profiteers have
visions of fat armament contracts. Tho
government at Washington In busy pro.
lecling the most stupcndous armament
building program In American history.
Why not summon tho energies IL this
nation for peace instead of war? Why
not representatives Of the leading pow.
IN to meet In one room. around one
table and make AN agreement 60 limit
Or abolish ornaments? Why should this
nation wait for Japan to lead the way?
Why should We Yield 20 Great Britain
he honor ~ leadership? Why should
not this republic. dedicated 10 peace and
liberty. covet tire honor az champion.
ihip of this noble enterprise In behalf
world peace?
Does not history warn us against the
I'D ruts? Docs not experience teach us
nat mighty ornaments and marching
armies are not insurance against war?
Do not three millions and half of
starving women and children in Europe
plead Tor action DO not ten milllona
dead cry from their graves against the
madness of war? do not unborn rcn. -
eations beseach the living 20 snare
them the intolcrablc burdens that come
OF war?
MY Thought today Is that the world,
conscience has become callouscd M IN
war; mat Protestant. Catholic or low
should unite IN one article of faith
the sin 81 war; that Democrat. Rcpub.
lican ana Socialist should stand united
on one plan-that war must 20: thar
puiplIS and newspapers and coileyes
.o unite TO arouse public opinion
AGAINST the international insanity Of
building that threatens IN,