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Show PEACE AND P PACIFISM ACIFISl\1 ACIFISl 1 \ . . Among all the "movements movements " " now abroad in m the wolid wmld world with the theostensible theostensible theostensible ostensible aim of promot'mg1niversal promoImginiversal promoting promot'mg promotmg ' \ , imiversal \1niversal 1niversal , peace , there are some which whichuse whichuse whichuse use the cloak of a worthy ciai ciaise cause a ase se in spreading piopaganda plopaganda propaganda of themost themost the theTno most Tno f " sinister ini iniL@r L@r @ sort sort . . ; < Every right-minded right minded - p perrson pe , son olll olllwants wants peace . But , as has been beenoften beenoften beenoften often pointed out , , there , is a great difference between desiringpeace desiring desiringpeace desiringpeace peace , and being wIlling willing'to willingto ' to sacrifice everything else to secure it . . The Revolutionary fathers might have had peace through throughsubmission throughsubmission throughsubmission submission to the encroachments of the British crown . Belgium Belgiummight Belgiummight Belgiummight might have had peace peace , a little 1ittle while at least , by allowing the Ger Ger- Germans Germans Germans - mans to cross her territory terr'itopyx territopyx terl ' ' tot totvIthout ' without \vIthout vIthout 3ithout \ ? resistance , at the begmning beginning beginningof begmningof of the Wolid 'VOlld VOlld World ' War . ' . ' - ' > " ' - . Illustrations like likethese -these these - might be multiplied multlphed indefinitely , to toshowwhat toshow toshow'what toshowwhat showwhat show ' , what the doctnne doctrme doctrine of pacifism or non-resistance non resistance - may lead to to.While toWhile . 'VhiIe VhiIe While ' it is the hope of idealists deahsts that W8r war w r eventually eventuaIIy may be ban ban- banished banished banished - ished from the earth , fe few , ( ; practical persons cherishan cherishany cherish an anr any r such suchdelusion suchdelusion suchdelusion 10 . delusion . _ - About the best that xYlay may mayAe be ho hoped ed for for-is for is is - to educe leduce i r the causes causesof causesof causesof of war wGr to a minimum , , and endeavor to fo localize hostilities which whichInevitably whichinevitably whichinevitably Inevitably breako break- break breakout - - o out t from time tin e to time . This result will be attained : ; , ' not through either milItallsm militarism militansmorpacifism or orpacifism orpacifism pacifism , but throughreasonable through reasonable preparedness for eventualIties eventualitieswhile , while exerting e\.ertmg e.ertmg e .ertmg ertmg \ . evel eveiy every y honorable means for preserving peace . " - |