Evening star., 1922-09-17
Men Everywhere Cry for Peace,
Even AS They Sow Seeds of War

up in Palestine, and the British gov
ernment has given its consent. or
course, prominent Jews Of the world
have no intention of returning to
the Holy Land. They have grown
used to singing the Lords song in
strange lands and they rather like
1t because the singing Of it has made
them powerful and influential fac
tors In the business and political life
of the several peoples among whom
they reside. This government idea
Is purely one of sentiment, a senti-
ment which its sponsors hope to see
blossom and grow odorous in an en-
vironment that is almost exclusively
Mohammedan. For a time the Arab
may consent to let the enthusiastic
cally religious Jew wall in the wall
ing place and pray with his face to
the praying wall. but unless the
Arab changes his skin and gets
new heart, danger of a religious mas
sacre will constantly exist.
Vast armies are being maintained
by most of the peoples OF Europe.
OF course, no one imagines that a
government can exist without some
power behind it to maintain order
and to enforce it's DEGREES. These
e. reasons are cited for the mainte-
nance OF these military forces. but
always they have been supplemented
by the further reason that military
forces were necessary for self-de-
fense against the entertainments Of
natural enemies. For instance, ] was
told that the Fiume incident was
only banked fire; that so long as
the Italians could control its desti-
MES as free city and so long as the
commerce Of the Italian people had
access to it as free as that of any
other nation. trouble would not arise.
but that If Jugoslavia obtained con-
troll and attempted to legislate
against Italian interests trouble
would be bound to come. Fiume is
the graveyard of Italy. More than
five hundred thousand have, fallen in
battle waged in and around that
port by the ancient enemies of Italy.
Prior to the great war Italy had
feeling Of irritation against France.
due TO a belief that France looked
down upon her and that the French
man did not regard the Italian as his
social or business equal. A bitter
feeling exists among Germans for the
French, but ii Is to be said and con-
stantIy repeated to the honor of the
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hatred ot the German people. but only
hatred of the military system.
which they hold responsible for all
the wars between the two countries.
Other countries Of Hurope look as
kance at possible friendly relations,
both military and economic. between
France and Poland. Austria hates
everybody. including herself. ~
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Notwithstanding. all these dis
Quieting signs. which seem to in
dicate that the flames of war have
not been exsinguished in Europe
and that danger of conflict still
exists, / am not without hope that
its horrors may be averted. Little
Switzerland has shown to the
world how men of different bloods
and different faiths may live to-
gether in peace and concord.
Despite industrial strife in Amer
lea. ! am confident that out of
the turmoil there will he found a
spirit of equity. of fair dealing.
mutual consideration for the rights
Of others and of patience. This
Will enable America again to show
to the world how men of divers
bloods and faiths may live togeth-
er in concord. 1t will help the
nations of the old world to sink
in lethe and forgetfulness the old
time wrongs of old-time dynasties.
Some way. though God alone
knows how, the slate will be wiped
clean and mankind will begin
new era based upon brotherhood.
Copyright. 1922 by Thomas r. Marshall