Bisbee daily review., 1921-04-17
SENATOR TONNE, IN F0RCEFUL ADDRESS. TELLS WORLD NEEDS
 AND HOW THEY MAY BE GAINED

vention. and thought, that have occur red within the memory of living man, far greater than in any period since the fall of the Roman empire."
 That the world has preserved its continuity in the midst of such up- heaving changes is really marvellous. The ancient scientist strove with ab- stract subjects of small practical val ue, but it is modern science that has wrought to the benefit of mankind.
 The question may we'll be asked: Is this great progress in science and invention a good thing? The answer, of course, depends on what we pro- pose to do with 1t. I say that civil ization has failed; religion is too near a mockery to appeal to the average sincere thinking man We have sought these vast resources of nature for what purpose? The nations have harnessed ,this power to kill, to de- stroy, as much of our own progress as we can in. the shortest possible time. We educate, we endow, we advance in all the arts that make life worth liv- ing. and then this spectacle is pro- duced.
 "The idiocy of striving to destroy what our labor has accomplished! We didn't do it by accident; mankind went at it deliberately. to destroy, to murder, to international suicide.
 "Of the taxes and income of the na- ..F sI, .hA is applied to the costs of past wars, 20 per cent to the preparation for future wars, and the rest, 12 per cent, for the comfort and advancement of mankind. That sort of business has got to stop. or we are going back 10 barbarism.
 Not Talking Po"tics
 Senator Towne here told or the marvellous machines and inventions for war that are contemplated or al. ready invented devices that will de- stroy whole cities or armies at a sin gle blow. How long can we keep up this sort of thing and have anything left7" asked the speaker. Who wants to be lefI?"
 ''I am not going to talk politics. but you have got to have some sort of league of nations, or you are going back to barbarian. Iaere is gather ing in the Far East a storm that may effect this. When was in Japan had an opportunity to study these conditions, and know that Japan contemplated the militarization of the MongOlian race. The Japanese are the most Prussian of all nations. Jap anese statesmen are contemplating, planning. with wonderful patience. Who can conceive of the cataclysm when one billion of the Mongolian race clashes to the death With the rest of the world, and some of us may live 70 see it. Do you say that we don't need some sort of league among na- tions?
 ''I am going to ask you question that Socrates. and every philosopher has asked and nobody has answered.: Whats this world business for any how; how and why did we get here, and how will what we do here affect us in the future, and if ie will affect us what is our duty in the matter?"
 Here Senator Towne, with marvel ous effect. described the comparative insignificance of our own world and solar system in the incOnceivable i'm mensity of the universe. If we stood upon Neptune. the star farthest from the sun of any in our solar system, the distance to the nearest fixed star would be 9.e00 times greater than the distance to the sun"
 IT you think that this planet is the only seat Of intelligence you are wrong What is the necessary law about it? Not that men must strug- gle amongst themselves. but that the race, as common brotherhood, must fight the dangers of mankind. What is the object? The progress toward perfection. Is il not our duty to help that great, cosmic process toward per lection, rather than to make it abor- tive?
 Shows Americas Position
 "It is such determination that win give q kind of purpose to life; it supplies motive for existence by utilizing that knowledge that we can approach perfection, by entering defi- nitely into the program, America oc- cupies unique posit7on in the infin' ite plan, She has been given an oG- flee of singular importance.
 We represent this process of for ward development; our government illustrates it. We have a duty to per Fforms We arc brothers. Any other | doctrine is destructive. If we can have Wilson's league, let's have Hart