Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-13
j. S, PROPOSALS stun ARMS DELEGATI
The Sp0t Ligh1

in the past "a hours has been neither
SHOT by hold-up, hit by an nntoino-
bile, nor kicked by a-..whlte muie'
reaches this more or less beautiful
autumn morning in frame OF mind
Git TO discuss the peace conference.
Having lived thru week that began
with a city election and ended with
Powder River, me and Mike and jim
and .ho Greater Pueblo association
aud numerous other survivors can get
together upon the platform Of "War|
il where you find it!'-
The strongest possible argument
against war is War, and it is because
the World war was the biggest and
most horrible of all wars, that the
present movement toward peace is the ,
strongest and most promising OF the
many efforts that have been made
toward the same end.
There are certain poisons that have
what the doctors call cumulative ef-
feet. The more you take Of them the
worse you get,i in ever increasing
ratio. And there are other poisons
that have contrary effect and seem
to carry their own remedy. After
you take not quite enough to kill you
they cause a reaction, and you get sick
Of them, one way or another.
Politics and auto speed 6ends and
strikes and bootleg whisky-the last
as a community habit and not as
drug-and proAteerins and war all
belong in the second class Of poisons-
Tho moro We have Of them the les
VIC want them, and. the thing that
makes future wars most likely i the
shortness Of human Asulesys slong'
with the fsef that 20 mApy nss rsfnss
70 learn BY anything hat estnal ex-
pericnce.
In contrast with the eospmction and
marital disorder in Pueblo It Is pleas
ing to note the calm snd placid exist
snee that our Denver neighbcrs have
been leading. According to the head
lines Of Yesterdays News, "All Den-
YER Pays Rsvercnt Tribute to Un-
known Dead" Other headlines on
the same page attest the killing Of u
woman tourist by . stray bullet, an
ex-soldier beaten and his wife
Knocked unconscious, two men shot
a. innocent bystanders near . street
brawl. and on the next page is an in
terview with tho chief.of police saying
that the Denver jaiis are mot big
enough to hold all the trouble makers.
Otherwise Armistice day seems to
have passed peacefully, tho shudder
in thinking what might have happened
II all Denver had not been reyerent.
The most unpopular thing in the
world today is war, and for that very
reason now is the best of all times
to get rid Of war. As the proyerb
says, "the time to strike is when you
are hot.' and I'm hoping that before
this anti-war fever cools off tho great
nations Of the world will be made to
understand that war never can be
made TO pay 1t was the economic
argument that busted up the booze
business in the L. S. A., and it is the
economic argument that is going to
establish universal peace.
The reduction of armaments Is .
good thing, a step in the right direc-
tion. and the removal of terrible and
unnecessary burden. But don't any
body think that the reduction of arm
aments is going to prevent war. II
a fellow wants to fight, he will fight
with club or brick or with his bare
hands if he has no other weapon. and
it is the same way with nations. Men
fight to get or 10 keep something
worth fighting for, and they will con-
tInue to fight unless you can convince
them that fighting will not bring the
results.
There are more people in the world
today than ever before who have
learned that lesson. That is why the
peace conference is being held in
Washington, and that is why the
world looks upon that conference with
greater hope than it ever cherished.
I'm strong for peace like all my
friends and neighbors. I've never
been much of fighter myself, but
L had all the war I want, and more
/ never want TO see another war,
an.1 r-hilo they are nhont IL IL will hA