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Show The End of War During the Wcrld War the thought that It would usher in a new era cf peace strenjrthened the hearts and Increased the determination de-termination of the men engaged In that great strife. This Ideal has not been reached. The League cf Nations and the World Ccurt, visions inspired by a corception of man's brotherhood, have both failed to accomplish expectations ex-pectations up to this time. At the outbreak of the World War there were roughly about 4,500,000 men In the regu'ar armies arm-ies of Europe with a little more then three times that number of trained reserves. Now these countries coun-tries have over 5,000,000 regular ooldiers nnd over seven times as many more In reserve. The World War has not eliminated militarism. ' ' In many ether ways the pursuit of war has made progress since 1914. The airplane, the nulonmblU; the radio and other scientific Inventions, In-ventions, Including military gases have all been applied for use by the armies- of the next war the perple of the world know another war Is comimr but. they have n va" of enii'dng lUt death dealing potentialities or lis horrors. It wou'd seem tlint the collective wi.sd'm of mankind, irrespective of nnv feeling of hmnnn? regard for others, would realize the follv and wn- te of war. The old hatreds and r 'iim r;iHos and the new ambition:; and greed- place Impartible obstacles ob-stacles in the way of reason and leva |
