The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-10
.tionship. It's own best guaranty
No Seed cf Conflict

conference 10 sit in day far enough
removed from wars bitterness, Yet
near enough 10 wars horrors to gam
the benefit Of both the hatred OF war
and the yearninG for peace. Too OF
ten. heretofore. the decades follow
ing such gatherings have been marked
bv the difficult undoing Of Their deci-
sons. but your achievement IS Su-
preme because no seed Of conflict has
been sown; no reaction in regret or
resentment ever can justify resort to
arms.
st little matters what we appTaiSe
a. the outstanding accomplishment
ANY one of them alone would have
justified the conference. But the
whole achievement has so cleared the
atmosphere that it will seem like
breathing the refreshing air Of ne"
morn of promise.
"You have written the first dellb-
crate and effective expression OF great
,csyars N the consciousness of peace,
Of wars utter futility, and challeng-
ed the sanity Of competitive prepara-
tion for each Others destruction.
You have halted folly and lifted bur-
dens. and revealed TO the world that
tho ono snre way TO recover from the
sorrow and ruin and staggering obI-
cations of world war IS to end the
strife in preparation for more OF II
and turn human energies to the con-
structiveness Of peace.
':Not all the world is yet tranquil
lied. But there is the example, to
Undue with new hope all who dwell IN
apprehension. At this table came un-
derstanding and understanding brands
armed conflict as abomination in the
ewes of enlightened civilization.
Il once believed IN armed prepar-
edness. | advocated it. But | have
come now to believe there is better
preparedness in public mind and a
world opinion made ready to grant
Justice precisely as it eXacts 1t. And
Justice is better served in conference
!! of peace than in conflict of arms.
How simple it all has been. When
YOU met here II weeks ago, there was
not a commitment, not an obligation
except that which each delegation
owes to the government commission
ing it. But human service was call
ing. world conscience was impelllng
and world opinion directing.
'No intrigue, no offensive or defen-
s;ve alliances, no involvements have
wrought your agreements, but rea-
soning with each other to common un-
derstanding has made new relation
ships among governments and people,
new securities for peace, and new op-
porfun;ties for achievement and at
tending happiness.
Contacts of Reason
"Here have been established the
contacts of reason, here has come the
inevitable understandings Of face-to-
face exchanges when passion does
not infame. The very atmosphere
shamed national selishness into re-
treat. View points were exchanged,
differences compared, and you came
to understand how common, after all,
are human aspirations; how alike, IN
deed, and how easily reconciiable are
our national aspirations; how sane
and simple and satisfying to seek the
relationships Of peace and security.
"When you first met ! told you OF
! Americas thought to seek less OF
armament and none Of war; that we
sought nothing which is another's, and
were unafraid. but that we wished
to join you in doing that finer and.
nobler thing which no nation can DO
alone. We rejoice in the accomplish
ment.
at may be that the naval holiday
here contracted will expire with the
treaties, but l do not believe It.
Those of us who live another decade
are more likely to witness a growth OF
public opinion, strengthened By the
new experience, which will make na-
tons more concerned with living to
the fulfllment of Gods high intent
than with agencies of warfare and
destruction. Since this conference OF
nations has pointed with unanlm!ty
to the way Of peace today. like con-
ferences in the future, under appro-
pirate conditions and with aims both
we'll conceived and definite, may IL
lumine the highways and by ways OF
human activity. The torches Of UNI
Sers+an6ipo have been lighted and