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Show wars occurred with increasing regularity and violence. There was no such league before this war. Strong governments were always exacting concessions from the weak. The people of all great powers were ground down with taxes and burdened bur-dened with enormous military organizations. organiza-tions. Each vied with the other in the scope of preparation and the devilish ingenuity in-genuity of cruelty. Pans were made years in advance, stolen, sold, changed, perfected per-fected or put into execution. No nation was secure no people could afford to be caught napping. If ever tho teachings of Christianity or the experience of civilization civiliza-tion pointed to a measure for the exemplification exempli-fication of the one and the protection of tho other, they both led up to the plan proposed for a league of nations. It is not a partisan issue, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing the efforts of hide-bound partisans to defeat it on that ground. It is not a provincial or national question, but a matter of supreme importance to the whole world. Every church and every churchman, believing in the teachings of Christ, every creed that countenances the brotherhood of man, must see in the proposed pro-posed league of nations the possibilities of eternal peace on earth and good will to men. Why shouldn't Apostle Ivlns tell his people the truth as he believes it a everyone but petty politicians and their satellites sees it? Why should the Herald assail him for preaching the gospel of truth and peace? It is the same doctrine that was taught by President Joseph F of his death It is the same doctrine that President Heber J. Grant advocated in general conference and elsewhere Then why this vicious attack on Tom- Ivins who has done infinitely more for his people, peo-ple, for his state and his church than has the writer Of that screed? Is it because of a growing sentiment for men of the fV ,1 6 i'u PoHf-tans beginning to use their mud battery for throwing slime on those who may stand in the way- of their professional office seekers'' It has not been very long since the same paper, known as tho personal organ kUooc'6WR V t SmPOt, and I're-ld" S wisnop u. w . Nib ev, made h. simiiqP ... tack on General R. W. YoL Thia whs Its greeting when the veteran of two wars returned from France. With Ivins's sons in the army and Your.jr's rwnri kJt th,m( men who contributed r S nothing for either national glory (t fense hide in the seclusion of edkorW sanctums and train their mud h-mr on : the boy. or men who'mTde tSe'gr"" hunTanU?UPrfeme country'and national confess almost 'daMy. Sait Lake, July 26. " Jt:Nsi2N- - Communication I 4 Mr. Editor: I see that the Herald, true to form, has made a characteristic attack on Hon. A. VV. Ivins because, in an Oden church meeting, he commended :he league of natio:is i-.s a bond of peae" If there is one issue before the world in which civilization is vitally Interested. It is the consummation of this pacr. Without With-out it there were alliances for Var and |