Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-07-20
WORLD PEACE
By John Bush

Dy OOIlll DuoH
When newspapers and the glib
tongued, sleek appearing parasites
begin their effusions of ink and
words with view of attracting the
attention Of the public, the question
that should be at all times to the fore
is, what object have the promulgators
who actuate the activities in view?
Their cunning methods and practices
are in effect similar to those of pro-
fessional pickpockets, where two or
more jostle a selected victim to at
tract his attention, another will per-
form the act Of filching.
A few years ago, while part OF
the world exploiters were advocating
world wide democracy their colleagues
fleeced the masses by expressions and
exactions.
The theme upon which the ink is
now being diffused the orators are
expounding their eloquence is world
court to secure and maintain peace.
Throughout all ages great masses
of people, by cunning and careful
planning, have been made to believe
there was and is a democracy in
effect, and through it would be i'm
pOSSlUlc W pei IlllS IlClIdl
as regards democracy, it is neverthe-
less fact that majorities have been
led and ruled by minorities. Before
the days of the printing press great
orators held the balance of power,
and today the press more than holds
an equal amount of influence for the
exploiters.
When this question of a world court
to insure peace is summed up in the
last analysis, it is nothing more than
another of those political fictitious
issues in which some men take the
affirmative, others the negative posi-
ton, with the view of making the
common people believe that if the
majority vote for or against it they
will be taking a part in governmental
affairs, and that the manner in which
the government functions depends
upon their majority vote.
To those who keep abreast with the
trend of governmental affairs it is
quite apparent that those in whose
hands the destiny of the nation is
held pay no attention to the prin-
ciples involved in any issue which
the people vote for. AS regards war
or peace Professor T. N. Carver (De-
partment of Political Economy Har-
ward University states the facts
perfectly.
While competition is absent COM
merce is indeed bond of peace and
good will between those who sell in
return. But the moment that two
nations embark extensively in the
same line of industry that moment
commerce becomes a sword dividing
and setting at enmity those who are
rivals for the same markets. The
prosperity of one is the others de-
struction. THUS commerce develops
into militarism.
AS a matter of fact the common
people, who are supposed to govern
in an established democracy, do not
want war, but those who are en-
deavo,ing to impress the majority
with tho possibilities of a World
Court ale not worried about the strife
and privations due to wars.
Would it not be strange thing to
see banker, bishop, railway
president, a coal baron an anti-labor
injunction Judge, or United States
Senator dying on the battlefield?
Nowhere on all the worlds battle
fields among the corpses of dead men
and boys, could ever be found that of
the banker, bishop, politician, capi-
talist, or other elegant or eminent
person.
Put the newspaper men and all the
above named gentlemen in the front
line trenches and nothing will need
be said relative to a world court to
enforce or maintain peace.