New Britain herald., 1928-11-12

those In the feudal ages and even
in Napoleon's time. were spectacles
watched by thrilled onlookers. but
the men of this Legion fought in
war with no sidelincs. We we're all
in II.
"A study of diseases which will
spread alike to man and beast Is be-
ing made in the laboratories today
In preparation for any future war.
Another war would come into our
homes. Our backyards will be part
of the battlefronts. Poison gas has
no zoning laws. And who can keep
disease germs to a $50 or any
other ratio?
I'm the second place. education
is acquiring a new attitude toward
war. The powers of Europe used to
teach vengeance in their schools. and
the burden OF history teaching has
been battles" DR.. Sockman said he
would not attempt to take shred OF
earned glory from those who had
fought and died in war. but he char
acterized their heroism as flowers
on thorny plant"
Education is exploding the old
arguments for war; he went on.
Armed nations today are like Don
Quixote. looking foolishly about for
someone to fight. There are no saw
age nations left to fight today. Sure
~ the Central powers are not saw
age. Nor are the Asiatic nations. And
the only Russian menace is one of
ideas and propaganda. The heredi-
tary autocrats who profited by war
are all gone today and the people
rule. And the people want peace to
maintain their prosperity" There Is
guerilla warfare left IN places like
Nicaragua, he said, but these can be
handled by police.
Communities are taking = new
interest In peace" DR.. sockman said
in Offering his third reason. He de-
scribed the recently unveiled World
war memorial in Walnut Hill park
as one Of the most beautiful he had
seen and called attention to the fact
that it was surrounded by a park in
which children played. The presence
OF such monuments. he reasoned.
should constantly remind one of
past sufferinss and make us seek
peace In the future.
Must Not Sancttfy War
There is a new atmosphere in the
church with neglect regard to
peace" he asserted as he presented
his fourth argument THE church
has always been on the side Of
peace. but it has blessed war and
given 1t its needed sanctification.
Now the church has seen this must
stop and that it cannot alter its
stand according to the exigencics of
the occasion. 1t is a travesty to
send missionaries to a country to
work Gods will and then send
marines to the same country to get
our will.
There is new attitude in the
realm Of craftsmanship" continued
the speaker IN bringing out his last
argument. THE people listen most
to leading statesmen. as was shown
during the past electoral campaign.
i and they will believe them. SO this
| is a favorable sign.
THE Kellogg treaties are a dedi-
cation to the dead and a consecra-
ton Of the living" he declared. 1T
would be an unspeakable and mex
cusable tragedy il the United States
were not to ratify them. or if 1t
should ratify and then cynically re-
fuse to carry out their principles
Tales related of the Titanic" dis
aster and other similar incidents
show that we can show the same
heroism in peace as in war. and If SO
we shall have no more war;" he con-
cluded.
The meeting was preceded by a
! 80 minute concert by the America n
Legion band. Rev. William H. AL
derson, pastor OF the Trinity NJ. E.
church. made the invocation as the
impressive service opened. and then
band and audience Joined in three
stanzas Of America" The Wenner-
berg chorus. under the leadership Of
John A. Lindsay. rendered two SC