Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-13
DO WE REALLY WANT PEACE?

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never dawned the people whole that but Tor the
element scishness eating blight the heart OF compare
lively individuals this world would long since have been robbed
lo the possibilities OF
Himself shielded and sheltered from the possibilities OF bod
eon,ac, with the ms Of the enemy the former Kaiser OF Ger
many planned with help Of his warlords the most terrible ana
destructive war the world has known and the God OF the
universe ule that il shall be the last
Had the call sounded the ears OF the German forces
been summons death for the Kaiser would never nave O
issued The ruling figure Germany qualified Tor place IN '
class to which he belonged makers but not the fighters OF wars
tI s,urcd his oeop with the intoxicating urge Of armanss
and then made sure that OF the Of danger per
sonay Be ii recalled that neither the Kaiser nor any one OF Ms
slain in battle
For many wears the people OF the earth have declared e
selves to be deous Of world peace They have talked pey OF
bohery love Of the ahcrhood OF God and mouhed empy OF
the peace ON earth and good will towards men, voiced so many
CENTURIES ago apprecay nearer to the contamination
Of this dream. than a the beginning
Friday was the opening the conference OF world leaders called
Tor the purpose OF limiting armaments and thus heading off future
wars This begins its work three short years after the
firing of the last shot in World War How swiftly time passes
and how merciu the memory OF humankind that allows them
Ito forget through which they have recently passed
Rcccng into the pupng shadows OF the past the wounds oil
Yesterday and the pain numbed the wounds are
healing leaving the less painful though hvid. scars
How terrible was the cost OF the the OF hui
man lives 1t upon authority that fully 100000 citizens
were killed battle and added millions found their INTO the
grave the brutal demands and still other
millions we're helpless charges society thus rounding out
cup OF bitterness in flesh and blood alone that stag
gers the processngs the human mind In addition this there
financial loss aggegang Ss6oooooooo affecting all the
peoples earth whether they drawn into the
maestrom After that is the debt and the incident industrial
and financial penalties attendant upon such mighty disruption oil
the affairs OF the world
With these fresh in the eyes the hearts and the ears
o the confcrces gaping wounds body and mind with
aching yod that be filled may not be hoped that the
people will demand getting from the agencies that produce
Selhness greed individual interests and desires Tor per
sona glory
Some have seen fit President Wilson some
that in the early days worlds ighu uphcaya he che kept
OF war and later that he should have plunged into
quickly But the facts remain the criticism changes
nothing War is based cishncSs and greed Thinkers are
now convinced than required questions
involving the rights OF individuals nations also admitted
fact makes way for other that the oft repetition OF
disturbances Lastly OF attitude degradation OF standard
that works thing Tor the good OF the people in interest
None will dispute the fact that the who has killed
finds il much easier to say than never been
brought under conditions before where violence offer the
way way with nations whose moral fiber has
given way the desire settle their differences through the
biamen OF until they warlke their spirit and
attitude and look with less favor the proposals OF peaceful adj
ustmcn OF their Differences
For years has been in progress for the abolition Of
the pistol Numerous have ated against the weapons and
penalties provided OF furnishing those found possession
J.
ct tina, the very presence OF the pistol banter carry
ing such make him regret his action
when he has time cool and reflect This knowledge
rowing the field OF the pistol and the time viii unque onaby
when it will not be carried by officers OF the law
But the time when prayers Offered Tor peace
great the world through suffering have been
brought understanding The absolute and wasteu
uty Of has been demonstrated unqueSonaby the
faction OF all II any could have wrung perfect winning
through the spirit 81 organized hate Germany entitled that
distinction but impossible No nation in the worlds history
has sgnay failed than did Germany She the
o with the most perfect program with system that polish
cd and finished detail The theories had been demonstrated
through the channels OF practice the rhea had been many aud
the mpcrac mind there could be failure The machinery
hate had been maured and finished that humanity had
place except put the machine for sake
Every part worked with every other part and the Kaiser
the overhead looked upon pronounced terrible
rible completeness against which nothing either
lor earth, could stand.
The very perfection OF this machine made its demonstration OF
the arbramen OF all the nesoapabe II
could hoped by another uaonno within half century