Peace Proposals and Militarism
By Editor
The czar of Russia does not seem to be over-sanguine in regard to the outcome of his peace congress. But still the congress may do some good. All the overtures of peace that any one can suggest are needed in this time. But there is one great danger. The spirit of this age is militarism and not peace. And unless the real facts are kept in mind we may find ourselves among those who fulfil the prophecy by saying "peace, peace, when there is no peace." At any rate, the czar's proposals of peace would seem much more consistent if it were not known that his naval dock-yards at Sevastopol are "in a state of feverish activity," and, further, if he was not having his military and naval stations carefully inspected, if he was not urging forward every possible means of defense, if he was not increasing his garrisons on the Turkish border, and if he had not enrolled more soldiers and marines during October and November than ever before.