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Show 'civ u.i.iAr WMiiwa: i . l''-il to talk a:,ot:t vviiat v:ua called "civi- J li'-'l v,a-;i."c.'' (Jrcat. con IV ).:. of the nations were '''M 1 '' ami Y.Ml at The Haue in Holland, which ; ado;ii,.-. iv.wuu-nu aimed to make war less cruel. ihc (-.Ton was made to protect women and children and it, jicevent the dropping of explosives from aircraft. air-craft. 'Jhere was also a resolution against gas war-iare. war-iare. It was felt that by these means, war would be less tcrriMe. In the World war the nations, or some of them, in-fctead in-fctead of trying to make war less terrible, tried to make it more so. The idea was that the more terrible an attacking lorce was, the quicker people would yield which would lead to shorter wars, j So in the World war deadly gases were used with the most awful effect. Countless men will suffer all their lives from gas injury. From 20 to 30 per cent ; of the American casualties in the World war were due to this cause. The present war is being conducted in an even less civilized manner. The rights of non-combatants are disregarded. A multitude of women and children have fallen victims of war hate Tha m;i;f dread the day when gas warfare will be tried agaii Apparently each side is afraid to tackle that methoc because of fear of what its foes will do. Modern war as now carried on in Europe is th. reverse of "civilized." It is more cruel than any torn of war the uncivilized natives of barbarous countries would use. Certain nations have come under the ruh of men so wild that any method that will crush o i " '7 aT!u"try into submission is considered legiti mate Tins explosion of human wickedness occurs mamly because in certain countries there is no free - which will tell the truth about "civilized" |