The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-09
Good Samaritan Typifies
Worlds Hope of Safety
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away and put the implements of
production into every pair of
hands. 1t is necessary to disarm.
Otherwise famine and pestilence
will stalk abroad, and such troub-
les cannot be localized, they
menace the whole world. 1t has
proved to be a fallacy that big
armies prevent war. War is what
armies are for. The strongest
army is usually the first to strike.
There is no use in having a sec
ond best army, more than there
is to have the second best hand
in a game of poker. Years ago in
discussing the tariff one side
argued that the scarcity resulted
in the higher prices and that the
tariff was too high, others that the
tariff was too low. In time it
came to be realized that despite
the increase in production, the
prices continued to rise. This was
due to waste rather than in any
variation in quantity of produc-
ton. The prices continued to rise.
And in face of all
this, scarcity instead of album
dance steadily increased. The
period following the Civil War
was the happiest this country has
ever known, because it was the
most prosperous. But in it all
material prosperity took the place
of the grander idea of the import
ance of service to mankind. This
country is the only one in the
world that could establish and put
through the IDEA of disarmament
to success, so long as justice to all
is made the foundation idea of it
all. If President Wilson had re-
manned at home and advocated his
Ia points he would have won, but
when he went over the seas to talk
it over he was inevitably reduced
to a discussion and second place in
the controversy. Disarmament
was again attempted at The Wash
ington conference and was made
partial and reduced. This was
done by lawyers, not statesmen,
which was unfortunate, for a law
yer's whole tendency and training
is in the line of law and establish
ed precedent, while statesmen
must declare what the law ought
to be.
All the world needs today to
return to prosperity never be
fore known is to disarm, the
complete putting away of all
weapons of warfare. This cannot
be accomplished by partial or re-
duccd armament. The failure TO
diSarm is largely responsible for
the delay in our needed return to
old-time ideas of living and un-
limited prosperity. This delay in
discarding the implements of war
fare has increased the growth of
the spirit of hate and revenge in
the hearts Of men. This is seen
cropping out in the strikes the
country over and the spread of
the idea that everybody is attempt
ing to iniure OF damage everybody
else. The result is that men re-
fuse to work. This is a waste, Il
loss, menace. This country is
capable to maintain hundreds of
thousands of people who might
roam at large as did the original
savages, but hundreds of millions
can live in happiness and prosper
ity, security and comfort, when
everyone is willing to work and
cooperate in maintaining the com
mon interest In doing this a ma
ton comes to realize its benefits
and the wonderful capacity of hui
man improvement, and this con-
dition of affairs absolutely does
away with the possibility of slav-
cry or despotism. 1t took the
church three centuries to realize
this. 1t has taken the world eight
cen centuries to come to a full un-
derstanding of it. Mutual good
will and confidence will Danish
hatred and distrust. Unwilling
labor is never productive labor.
Mans operation is essential in
the spread of the spirit of chris
tianity. The growth of the spirit
of hate is a dangerous manifesto
ton. That is the spirit that led TO
the war. To dispel all this we
should restore the spirit of the
Good Samaritan and ride out the
spirit of the robbers. Picture for
moment the national and world
possibilities if everybody was in,
dustrious and employed in the
broader service for others. Think