There are still of course many people dominated by old prejudices who conceal under the mask of civilized man the barbarian who sees any foreigner as an enemy and war as a good speculation. It is up to us pacifists to expose these backward mentalities by making people aware of what war really involves - just how many tears how much blood and how much torture unfortunate populations have to pay as the price of victory
Meanwhile the situation in Europe is so involved the old bitterness between certain nations still so alive that no one can guarantee the future
It is very strange however that while progressive men of science have succeeded in overcoming the resistance of the winds and in cleaving a way through the air on artificial wings not one of their counterparts among progressive statesmen - and there are still many in the various countries has so far found out how to overcome the resistance of evil passions and antisocial interests that together block the inevitable advance of nations toward the common goal of peace justice, and well-being