The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-29
DAILY THOUGHTS
The Goal of Peace
By r. L. H.

Peace is the goal OF the human race
Not quite eight years ago the most
gigantic machine for war that Faith
er Time has ever witnessed amassed
itself and hurled itself into the battle
line in mad endeavOr to conquer
tie world and extend the power OF
a certain group of jingOes.
For more than four years millions
OF the best blood of the nations OF
The orld struggled and bled, fought
ard uied in the Flanders fields tina.
that conflict has made unforgetable
in the lives of countless hundreds Of
mothers, wifes, sweethearts and or
phans. The flower of manhood was
swept to death bef6re the path of tile
remorseless god of war.
The resources of the world were
plundered in this colossal struggle,
thousands of homes dest1 Dyed, lands
devastated; and sorrow and remorse
cast its bailful shadow upon the peo-
pies of the earth. Money, munitions
and humans were sacrificed in the IT,
tanic fray that blotted the calendar
of time with it's flow CT blood.
For four years the might1est powers
of the world plunged recklessly into
the bloody war, pouring resources
and lives into the gaping nav of nell.
1t has proved drain upon these ma
tions that threatens to wreck the
barks of state on every hand
In the heat of patriotic passion men
forsook their businesses, their fam
lilies and staked their last ounce OF
energy on the one side for conquest
and on the other to abate the power
of the would-se conquerers. It re-
quired the highest fortitude, courage
and conviction for men to do what
they did.
Today, nearly four years after the
close of thot great struggle, we can
look back and calmly survey the sit
uation that led to that slaughter and
bloodshed and waste of national
wealths. Two days, Saturday and
have been especially desig-
mated for reflection upon the virtues
of such war if any there be and to
strive for the utter adjustment of |
war if possible.
Reviewing the situation we find
state of affairs following /
in the footprints of the titanic world
wide conflagaration of 1914. Nations
are bankrupt, credit is ruined and
the hospitals of the world are filled
with victims of the war-victins Tor
whom the sunshine of happiness shall
never shine again.
Literally millions II people OF the
world this bright July afternoon are
starving for the plainest necessities
If life. And those in such destitute
conditions are not confined to the
and of the Soviet regime. The fall OF
the devastation of resourc-
IS have hit most intensely many OF
he nations of Europe as result or
he war
The nations war surfeitei pocket
looks have been Debated and the de- {
latation has brought misery and pr1-
alton to unnumbered millions. The
Ugh prices paid for labor and COM
oddities during the war have not fall
n proportionately. An insoivent
yorld has dwarfed industries to al
lost a standstill. Foodstuffs are
carce enough, but the wherewithdl
} buy them is even scarcer.
And the nations themselves, while
-ying to recover from the orgies of
ar extravagancies are having
ainful struggle to rescue and meet
b cir international obligations. :
rance needs PREPARATIONS from Germ 4
ny to pay her debts. England is
reed to levy almost unbearable tax
upon her peoples and the United
lates will be paying annually bill A
MS of dollars upon her war debts
T years to come.
Before the war the world was COM ;
lrative1y in state of peace and
I'm. Now the nations of Europe are r
ce to face with chaos. They have ;,
} money to meet obligations their
edits have been impaired, the ex-
ange rate is down and the peoples r
emselves are able to exc out only =
bare existence. And the upset was
casiOned by the assassination of NJ