The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-10
A Glimmer of Hope
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

Another Armistice day tomorrow The fifth Time
flies but world peace seems to be standing STILL Europe
is off today than five years ago and the truce OF
November H. 1915 is still only truce. Another
may overwhem us at any time.
/ in France the first Armistce day. Folks went
wild with the double JOY that the great and
that there would be another 1t had been to
end war; they were told and the world shortly to
see definite of powers which would make it vr
ay impossible for such catastrophe to descend upon
It again
There to be league of peace under the influence
of which people all the world would be left free to
pursue their way of development 'unhndered.
threatened, unafraid''
So President Wilson had said. and plain folks every
where devoured his words famished dogs might NOR
sells of meat
What happened however was something different
The league of peace ushered into the world by Amer
lea stabbed in the back by the of its moth
err after which it Knocked for its loss of blood and
ack of strength by those whose hands had done the stab
bing.
Central Europe crumbled and split apart into
Balkans and Germany is falling to pieces threatening the
whole world with disaster All because handful of TIM
and misguided politicians forced America to scuttle
from the job of completing the peace which she had
helped to win Reparatons left unsettled have become
obstacle which may yet wreck half the world possibly
including ourselves.
Today the whole world stands the brink of disaster,
which might be avoided if would but take hand.
Yet there are men like Hiram Johnson senator from Cali
fornia, and Med Mccormick, senator from Illinois, who
stand by calling America to crawl under the bed rather
than act to stave it off.
They pirate OF 'mawkish' sentiments leading us into
entangng alliances when all anybody asks is that this
country with her traditional courage protect herself
from possible universal wreck.
There is still gimmer of hope, however. Tomorrow,
IN thousands of churches turnout the land, will be
"Armstce day Sunday" Churches with 100000
adults among their numbers will urge America to
operate for world peace Tens of thousands of pastors
will explain the world court and tell why it is important
should join
Tomorrow, also, the home of ex-Presdent Wilson will
be surrounded by pilgrims from far and TO tes
tify to their faith in ultimate league of peace.
And last week. in Alexandria, Va at the laying of the
cornerstone of the great George Washington Masonic
Memorial, Bishop James E. Freeman told the multitude
gathered there that mot until the world has been per-
meated with the spirit of fraternity for which
cent order stands and of which the Man of Ge is the
Supreme Exempar, shall the world go free from the aw
full curse of war"
micks are losing ground Even officials in Washington
are beginning to light The tide is rolling up.
World corporation against war is as certain as the
passage of time.
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impatientyso noble propcnses greedy Of
conquest, stir within us.-JacobL
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