. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . e following points,which are worth repeating: 1st, The army costs more in the otherwise possiblegain which it interrupts or prevents than is wasted in what it consumes;2d, The maintenance of the army increases taxes and duties ; 3d, The workmanwhose son is in the army, loses an income, and thus is left in debt ; 4th, Thesoldier, on his return to his deserted family, receives no indemnity; 5th, Organ-ized liberty and justice do not abide with the army of to-day; 6th, What weexpend on the army is no insurance agains
. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . e following points,which are worth repeating: 1st, The army costs more in the otherwise possiblegain which it interrupts or prevents than is wasted in what it consumes;2d, The maintenance of the army increases taxes and duties ; 3d, The workmanwhose son is in the army, loses an income, and thus is left in debt ; 4th, Thesoldier, on his return to his deserted family, receives no indemnity; 5th, Organ-ized liberty and justice do not abide with the army of to-day; 6th, What weexpend on the army is no insurance against losses by war; 7th, By the removalof so many workmen from their industrial pursuits the army is one of thegreatest enemies to civilization. Following this speech, resolutions regarding the disarmament of all nations,and the establishment of permanent international arbitration, were offered andaccepted. The delegates were from the worlds highest ranks of scholars and humani-tarians. Many distinguished officials and representatives of their respectivegovernments were THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL. 181
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