Evening star., 1925-04-05
Souls of Cities Are Indicated by
inscriptions Upon Memorials

of Boston, while for 30 years Eible
reading has been excluded from the
Chicago schools7 Burglary insure ance
rates for private residences in Bos-
ton arc $12.1o for the frst $1,000 and
334.10 for $1,000. In Chicago the
rates are $3.50 for tho first $1,000
and 1920 for $1,000. Whether there
IL any relation between burglary in
surance rates. Bible reading In the
public schools and faith, / do not at
tempt to say. / simply cite figures
and facts. Ny only object is to sug-
gest that less philanthropy. more
faith and a larger common effort for
tho higher and finer things OF life
may be desirable in American cities.
Everywhere one goes he hears
CLAIMANT and strident voices proclaim
ing we must have peace and urging
q League OF Nations. World Court
or some other agency as means OF
establishing and maintaining peace.
Yet. everywhere and always. we hear
also OF Increases in crime. particu- =
larly OF more murdera This is the
growing civilization upon which we
are hoping to build an enduring
peace.
In nearly all cities find monu-
ments commemorating the glory
valor and sacrifice of the men who
fought Americas fights to preserve
her own integrity or to help preserve
the rights of man in the world. He
would not be quite the right kind
of q citizen who was not willing TO
see erected memorials to those who
sacrificed themselves for the common
good OF our common humanity, yet
we are deeply impressed with the be-
lief that the entire war system Is
abhorrent: we are genuinely desirous
that no such thing as the World
War ever shan recur. But, unfortu-
nately. the generation now coming on
sees in these memorials nothing but
the glamour and glory of warfare.
Youngsters growing up do not visual
ize the horrors of armed conflict. For
them war is like marriage delight
full experience in anticipation with
out any contemplation of death or
divorce.
would not pluck a single leaf
from the crown of glory which rests
upon the brow of any soldier in
America But I would add some ething g
to his crown, II 1 could, in the hope
that his sacrifice might be the last
the world ever would be compelled
to see endured. In a little town in
Connecticut there is a soldiers mon
ument which meets with my humble
approval. 1t bears this inscription
This monument is erected to those
who gave and to those who offered
their lives in the World War to pre-
serve liberty: and this liberty bell
is placed here In the faith that 1t
will ring the knell of war and pro-
claim the brotherhood of man."
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Tho long fight from the barons at
Runnymede to Pershinx and Haig in
France Is worth something il It has
done nothing more than to show what
men will do and dare in defense OF
their rights. But their achie.vements
will rise to God if marble and bronze
shall not only preserve the glory OF
tho victors, but proclaim to oncoming
generations that the real purpose OF
the nght was to establish the broth
erhood of man and to disclose that
out of one blood all nations of the
world were made. In this way the
memorials would impress future gen
erations of their opportunity and
bounden duty to dwell together In
peace and good will.
Copyright. 1925. BY 2Ist Century Press.)