A Journal of Enquiry into the Foundations of War.

and thus, increasing fear and hatred, make more difti cult as the conflict advances the indispensable condition ot permanent peace, mutual trust and goodwill: lor there can security in fear. Yet EEAR is the one hope of many of our leading militarists, politicians, and pressmen :

li i- <'\\ ahmtdanfly evident that tar ;is the Statesmen ;iif concerned impasse lnts been la aclnd as the peace issue. Whatrver hope peace 111■ i>■ may In , it certainly does not lie with the politicians. And that is a tact \vc cannot contemplate too long too seriously. What, th

the roots of these evils, our repentance will be shallow and ineffective, and the Peace that follows the present hostilitieswill be misused, and little more than provide new openings for unexampled exploitation. yet, are sorry to say, can see few signs repentance. But that is al

it is that is responsible lor the further outpouring of the nations' blood. And what is this but the whole policy of the pacifist? What the pacifist savs, is: If your objects are righteous, and your motives as pure as you say, then declare them, and prove your innocence to the d

Why should the nations piteouslv perish together? Why should the innocent, robust youth of all the lands of Europe condemned to self-destruction? Why, indeed, but because of the lust and greed handful of faithless men; or because of the policy of secrecy and fear which such gree

war. It f<-r picturing imminent r»f tin- » ii'-iny, and tin* peep}. (,ut f(»r n< t<>he;i v» 11 n< \v si^ r ;»i« ' >f tlic eneru\, t- >ir:-j>i r. < ■ r hope. \nd so tin- em.tliet wear-- on. !><•<•«>>uillLT r.o r and rr. r very nun ticjiiii ri to pi.ci 11v powder, cdiemicals and st

carries with it a licence that in peace time would considered outrageous. The entire atmosphere war is such as to reduce men to the level merely physical beings, to destroy ail that is spiritual and noble, and thus to increase the evils that wars are supposed uproot. Now there c

I ■ f. t 1 1.• war )• Ila ir « :iv, t!i :ir- uiii. 11;.- l:it I <r< l\ iti !i. ;i< ivi i| ..11 ii- in int 111:11 i(i') t li.it AI nil \ ■ Ihi tin' |>r' .lit i- n<>t .U"iiiL' t-« tin- war. I'.i.th Mr. I.!. (I. <>p_v < 1 Mr. ('! 111 r< •11i! mini' lis" of thr r. <•'nt Aili'.iii ::i