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One may ad­ named a Minister of the Crown as a defined categories: the reasoned state· just currency systems and remove trade party to the alleged conspiracy between ments of clergymen, who appeal fo r a barriers, but such measures, even i f uni­ armament makers and politicians. A peace-consciousness reared on the firm er versally accepted and uniformly applied, libel action ensued, and the Minister of a nu wider foundations of Christianity, will not of themselves eliminate the mass the Crown was magnanimous enough to­ and the standardised diatribes against war desire for w orld uomination that has accept his detractor's abject withdrawal by class-conscious cranks and other per· heen sedulously fostered over a periou and not press for damages. Since then. sistent exhibitionists. Broadly speaking, of years in such countries as Germany, the attacks on the armament makers have most men who have studied questions of Italy and Russia. Dictators of every col­ been couched in more general terms. The peace and war in an atmosphere untainteJ our realise this, and they realise more recent Royal Commission on the manu· by political bias are in agreement on at clearly that their grasp of power will be facturers of, and the trade in arms, has least two points. They believe that per­ weakened from the moment they cease just rendered its report. That report sonal conduct may set a norm for nat· to augment their countries' prestige by states that the charges of bribery brought ional conduct that will serve the cause of gaining advantages over other countries. against ministers and Government offi· peace best by studiously refraining from The position is not so clearly realised by cials have not been substantiated. A wit· giving offence to other nations. They be­ those of our more voluble pacifists, who ness before the Commission ably refuted lieve also in the efficacy of political and march b ehind the hand, in more o r less the wild statements about the suborna· economic policies designed to remove the military formation, to hold peace meet· tion of the Press. As matters stand now, more apparent causes of wars. These ings on Armistice night. the armament makers may, or may not, would seem t o be obvious objectives both Last year, speakers of this type alien· be extremely culpable, but the fact re• for the individual and for the man who atcd much public sympathy by their at· mains that their detractors have not represents him in Parliament, and the tacks on British Statesmen because they proved their case. issue, though complicated, is not hopeless had neglected to turn a little war into a Who, then, make the wars? It has in view of the fact that a big section of hig one hy more drastic action against heen variously suggested that old men the human race wants peace, and there Italy. With the curious lack of logical 11\ake wars and young men fight does seem to be a common denominator ~e nsc that is so typical of the purblind them, and a pacifist play whose overdone of ways and means for the removal nf propagandist, they confused defence with seriousness is now amusing slender audi­ the causes of war. uefiance and blamed a disarmed Empire ences in Perth suggests that generals plan Unfortunately, the inhabitants of wh:1t fpr not h ·i ng strong enough to assert it ­ the hattlcs and soldiers are killed in them. have heen t ermed the uis·satisfied cnun. self mnr~ vigorously in the interests o f History, as distinguished from hysteria, tries of Europe look upon the arhitr;1 · collective security. The trouble with can produce evidence to prove that a ment of battle as the only means nf su~ h people is that the>' do not strive goodly proportion of the fellows who changing the conditions which they find to indicate the causes of war, so much as fought the good fight while most of our irksome. These arc the nations who have to find a scapegoat f or the responsibility noisiest pacifists remained at home, were armed to an extent that has rendered gcn· of past wars. A year or so ago, the men of mature years. As for the gen­ eral disarmament impossible, if not alto· hunt for the scapegoat was directed erals- the first G.O.C. of the 1st Austra­ gether futile. These countries, whose against armament makers. They were lian Division was fatally shot on Gal­ systems of government are the negation supposed t o have suborned the Press of lipoli. In 19 16, the G .O.C. of the 12th of all those democratic ideals which the world, to have bribed Government Australian Brigade was killed on the English-speaking communities prize so officials in all countries, and to have fo­ Somme. Nearly a year later, the G.O.C. highly, are now endangering the peace mented war scares, for the sole purpose of the 4th Australian Division was killed of Europe by making Spain the battle of adding gain to ill-gotten gain. Au· in Flanders. The heat and burden of ground of the rival political systems. The thors who depend for their bread and the day of battle was not borne alone by Spanish War, terrible though it is, is butter on purveying cheap_sensation, and youth and men of junior rank, but de­ only a phase after all , and the real danger University professors who set publicity tails like these are (!.S nothing to.the weird to world p eace will become more appar­ even before University work, joined in mentality that would inaugurate a millen­ ent when that unfortunate conflict i s the hue and cry, and everything went as nium by running round in circles and ~nded one way or the other.