Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-08-26
THE PEOPLES FIGHT

In discussing the question of in
ternational disarmament Senator
Borah of Idaho well said; This is
the peoples salvation and it is,
therefore, the peoples fight
The people the world over are sick
of war and of the burden of militar-
ism incident to preparedness for war.
They are sick of paying taxes to be
used in building great navies and
maintaining huge armies. They
want to devote all of their man pow
er and energies to useful production,
instead of to training their young
men for wanton destruction. They
watch with envy the success of Ger
many in regaining her economic
strength because she has been forced
to disarm. Her great factories and
hordes of workers formerly EN-
ployed in the manufacture of guns,
munitions and war equipment, are
now turning out farm implements
and useful tools and machinery. Her
cannon and swords and helmets are
being broken up and the metal used
for the manufacture of the nipple
ments of peace. Her people are free
from the burden of building battle
ships and maintaining a huge stand
ing army and, as a result, Germany
is getting back to the standard of
pre-war production far faster than
any of the nations which forced dis
armament upon her.
Not alone in the United States,
but in every country Of the world,
the common people, who pay the
taxes and shed the blood in time OF
war are demanding the limitation of
ornaments as the surest guarantee
of permanent peace and reduced tax
alton. They are beginning to ysu-
alize the truth that it is question Of
disarm or die: that another world
war like the last will spell financial
ruin and political chaos to all the ma
tons involved The voices of the
militarists are being drowned by the
swelling chorus of public opinion in
favor of disarmament The people
are demanding that their govern
ments devote their energies to devils
ing means to make peace more pos
sible instead of to make war more
horrible
The religious organizations the
world over are at last awakening to
their opportunity and duty to raise
the standard of the Prince of Peace
and to lead the crusade against mill
itary preparedness and all its attend
ant evils. II the churches and the
people who favor disarmament will
now speak out their sentiments
courageously no civilized govern
ment on the face of the earth will
dare to oppose their demands.
Disarm together or perish together
is the handwriting on the wall which
confronts the great nations of the
world, and their statesmen who dare
look ahead recognize the deep sig
nificanee of the warning. For this
reason there is ground for hope that
the international conference on the
limitation of ornaments called by
President Harding to assemble in the
city of Washington on the annivers-
airy of Armistice day, may sound the
death knell of militarism In this
movement the United States can as
sumo the proud position of torch
bearer, guiding the other nations
along the path of progress to the
goal of permanent peace. But it is
the peoples fight, and the people OF
every city and town and hamlet in
this taX-burdened land should in
some way voice their demand for
disarmament before the conference
convenes.
WM. GOODYEAR.