Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-01

demnation Of one side is the justi-
fication of the other. These very
motives give the right of resistance
to the other side. We are not yet
in the Millennium. Causes of diff
ference will spring up between Ma
tons and individuals. There should
be some Court to submit these Ma
tlonal differences to, such as the
League of Nations, or the Court of
World Justice, and when we have
such, many wars would doubtless be
prevented, but even with such a
League or such Court, some ma
tons like individuals, will not sub
nit to any argument save the argu-
ment of force. Take it in our Civil
government, persons differing who
cannot reconcile their differences,
submit their cases to the Courts.
Suitors for justice when the decision
is against them and they have
further exhausted every legal ex-
pedient, still feel that the Courts
were in error, yet they submit be-
cause they know that the whole
force of the Nation 10 against them.
All Civil governments depend upon
the phenomenon Of force. 1 imagine
intelligent, reasonable people agree
with this statement. Now then,
disputes among Nations will occur
that no League or Court can recon-
Gle and some. Nations, defying all
Justice, all the laws Of God and man.
Nations seeing red, brainstorms, call
it what you will, the only argument
which will check such Nation is
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America cannot afford to scrap her
Army and Navy. Show me- that civil
government can maintain law and
order without the authority of force.
I will give the pleader a most re-
spectful hearing for abolishing the
use of all force In every Inter-
national dispute. In my Judgment
there is a whole lot of muddled
thinking today, ill-digested and not
carefully thought out.
There are societies in America
trying to make mothers promise
that no matter what the provoca-
ton the invader landed, or ready to
do so, that their boys will never
bear arms for their country. Urg-
ing the mother and the boy to take
the lSlacker's oath. Has America
come to this? God forbid. To hear
a minister of the Gospel, not only
denouncing the men of the Army
and Navy, but also their Chaplain,
saying that America had better ap-
point Cha plains in unmentionable
houses, such a statement is a cruel
outrage and insult to any American
soldier and sailor. To you dear men
that were willing to make the su
preme sacrifice. No, I go further,
such statement is an insult and
outrage to every man, woman, boy
and girl worthy of the name of
America. Bear with ME one word
more. There are some dark clouds
In our American horizon, our foes
within our borders are more serious
than our enemies without. The Bit
terness between labor and capital,
the lack of respect for law, the ter
rible frequency of breaking the mar
riage vow, looking on the marriage
state as simply a temporary ar
rangement to be set aside when one
or both parties desire, but more
dangerous far is the practical ignor-
ing of the Providence and direction
of Almighty God, throwing AL
mighty God out of our lives and
consigning Him to the scrap heap.
Earthly soldiers are highly
spoken of in the New Testament.
Surely a reason for it is the spirit
of self sacrifice, the devotion to
their leaders and their prompt
obedience to every call of duty. You
and I, good people, have the great
est leader the world has ever known,
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Would that the Christian soldier in
America responded to this call as
our soldiers did to the call of their
country.
America certainly did not ignore
God in her early history. We are
all familiar with the story when the
Continental Congress met in Phila-
delphia and differences of opinion
seemed to be leading to a babel of
confusion, 1t was moved to ask both
the blessing and direction of AL
mighty God. Objection was made
that on account of religious diff
ferences it would not be expedient
to do this. Then old Samuel Adams
arose with his white hair streaming
to his shoulders; moved and said,
Puritan as Z am, this Congress re-
quests DR.. Duchee be invited here to
invoke the direction Of Almighty
God. Later in our History when
what had been the Colonies gained
their independence, very serious diff
ficulties arose in framing a Con-
stitution and Benjamin Franklin
moved that they invoke the direc-
ton of Almighty God. At the close
of the meeting at which a wonder