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Show 334 325 tional newspapers. Such statements should be carefully investigated. and clear. dispassionate explanation and refutation of them made and widely published as speedily as possible, before the evil caused by such newspapers has had time to gather force and spread itself. as hitherto. throughout the world. It ought to be made impossible for any "yellow journal" ever again to be able to boast that it has brought on a war. Prompt and authoritative denials and explanations of these sensational and evilrworking publications will not only make them less harmlul, but will tend to lessen the profit derived from them and thus to discourage a of the world watching and working for good understanding and peace. Again I would appeal to the enlightened selfishness of man- repetition of the offence. Our business organization-chamhers of commerce and other similar associationsishould be addressed and interested in this question of the burdens of war and of the threat of war. It is absurd that our business organizations should listen with intense interest to a discussion of the effect of the tariff upon business or spend a great amount of time and thought in devising ways for improving, to a slight degree. transportation facilities, and yet entirely overlook the fact that almost. it not quite. the greatest single burden that business is now bearing is the war burden. A careful study of international relations and the cost of war from both the historic and the economic point of view should be made, and a systematic etiort to educate the people everywhere to a thorough knowledge of the terrible scourge that war and the threat and tear of war are at the present time, not only upon governments, but upon all peoples everywhere. The people should be made to see that if war expenses are to continue to increase in the next few hundred years as they have in the last century, the accumulations of civilization are in danger of beingr destroyed and the nations made insolvent. (4) A Political Bureau should be instituted, which should employ men of statesmanlike grasp and power in all the main capitals of the world to watch over the course of legislation and to work for the reduction of armaments. Such men should scrutinize all matters of international relations and strive in every way to prevent trifling causes from exciting international dis- putes and the war spirit. Many wars should and would be prevented if able, discreet and statesmanlike men were in the capitals kind, and would have men point out how much better it is to come to an understanding of each other's position, to meet each other half way in a friendly and compromising spirit, than either to plunge into war on such trifling,r occasions as have hitherto caused most of our wars, or to continue the increase of arma- ments in the hope of terrorizing other nations to submit to any unjust demands that one nation may make upon another. (5‘) This International School of Peace should co-operate in every practicable way with all existing forces, agencies and organizations. I am a firm believer in continual activity if any- thing is to be accomplished. This work has never yet been under- taken in a broad and sy tematic way. Every avenue for the amelioration of mankind should, so far as possible, be availed of and made to contribute to this movement in behalf of peace. I would have an organization created that should affiliate with and bring all beneticent and benevolent forces to work together for this common cause. However carefully we may plan for this great work, its success must depend finally upon the kind of men and women em- ployed. It is my belief that this organization should aim to secure, first. the most talented persons in their line, men and women who desire especially to devote their lives to the cause, making sure that we have a fund sufficiently large to guarantee them a salary adequate to enable them to do their work etlectively and at the same time provide themselves with the ordinary comforts of life. Not only should (lb/c representatives be sought, but men and women in the prime of life, who can look forward to a reasonable period of activity. In a great many movements too much stress has been placed upon securing those who had already achieved great success in the world. ;\s a rule men do not achieve such success early in life It comes to them generally as the reward of long ears of service, after they have reached their fullest maturity. While I appreciate the advantages of hav- ing the cooperation of such as have gained the confidence of the people, I am inclined to think that much of this arduous work should be undertaken by those who have yet twenty or thirty \ imim Minor" |