The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-06-10
WORLD PEACE: HOW
is IT TO BE ATTAINED?
By George D. Coleman


People living in various stages Of the
worlds history never have realized the
Importance, and especially the signif-
icance Of the events that occurred in
their time. Right now most impor-
tant and significant movement is hap
pening, yet few realize its eventfuIness
the movement for World Peace.
The last great war did many things
but the greatest has been the creation
of sentiment for peace, and with
voice and pen and by organizations
there isarapidly coming an intellectual
awakening that stamps war as brutal,
Iuncivilized, unchristian and stupid.
1t is moi only an intellectual awaken
ing, it is more; it is a moral awakening,
it is rising tide of common sense. The
fact that Kaiser William II called him
self Gods Vice Regent and that the
church Of Germany preached blood
thirsty sermons. and the leading clergy
Of the church of England We'd with
them in brutal and hate-engendering
utterances, did very much to lead many
to lose all confidence in any official
church as in any way representing the
precepts of the Carpenter of Nazareth.
Hence it is that his teachings are com
ing again to the fore.
But to attain peace there is need to
reorganize the policy of nations. to
change the economic structure of soci-
ely and start anew on different basis.
How is war to be avoided under
system of nationalism? There must
be lnternationalism.
Nothing hos divided the nations and.
peoples of the earth SO much and pro-
duced Misunderstanding like the diff
ferences Of language. How easy it
would be if an international language
were accepted and taught, such, for
instance, as Esperanto, now gaming
great recognition?
The very nationalistic forms of gov
eminent are organized on the basis Of
war, and until this is changed. war is
inevitable.
How is war to be avoided under a
system Of society whose very economic
construction forces commercial riyalries
and competitions that lead to a con-
test for the sale of their surplus pro-
fits7
Then there is a great hypocrisy be-
ing taught that tells US these nations
armed and prepared for war are
Christian Nations" They are not
Christian in any sense as being in ac-
cord with the moral precepts Of Christ
What has war to do with the brutal.
BLOODY, and degenerating thing called
war? Ideas and questions in this line
are being thought upon, spoken and
written about. and. while. during the
var. TO speak them meant imprison-
ment for from 10 to 20 years, the war
laws are now no more and it is diff
cul; to believe that now in peace times
the miiitarists will be strong enough or
audacious enough to place such laws
again in force. World peace can be
established only upon internationaIism.
AS long as the economic constitution
Of our society is capitalistic and the ma
tions have to come into commercial
competition to sell their surplus. war is
inevitable. When some countries were
undeyeloped and bought manufactured
goods with raw materials there was
room for al 1.-The developed nations to
sell their manufactured products; but
that day has passed. While the de-
lveIoped nations increased their produc-
ton. the undeveloped nations develop
ed their own industries and the result
has been that while the producing pow
er Of the developed nations has in
creased, the consuming power of their
customers has decreased-or, in other
words, the former markets of the world
are closing, and what can the present
economic constitution Of capitalism do
to either prevent or remedy itl Capri
ltalism with closing markets has come
Ito the end Of its rope.