The Kellogg Peace Pact marks an other step in the world's progress, and itis to be hoped it wall have be: ter and more lasting results thavi some earlier attempts of-a similar kind, To illustrate how history re-eats itself, and that"there is nothing new under the sun", it may be worthy of mention that one of the earliest records of a peace pret is found in the ancient history of China. This was made known the Western world over fifty years ago by the late Dr. James Legge, the renowned translator of the Chinese Cla: ies, and the story 18 ithout interest in these day'
During one of the frequent periods of war among the small States, which occasioned much misery la this country over 2000 years ago, 2 civil war does now, it occurred to Meang Seuh, a minister of Sung, that he would be doing a good thing for the-country and for hina self, if he could devise some meat of putting an ud to the constant wars. He was a man ability, ith a faculty for negotiation and ne, dnd he "was, 10 doubt, sincerely desirous to abate the evils ch abounded from the keen strife the States of Ts'oo and The Conference Is Held Being on friendly terms with the chief ministers of these States, he first submitted his plan to them, and procured their assent to it, In cut the document in pieces and cast ft away, while Seuh submitted, and made no further claim to the grant which had been assigned to him.
"So ended," says Dr. Legge. "the first attempt which was made in the world to put an end to war on principles of expediency and by political arrangement, It was a delusion and proved a failure; but there must have been a deep and fde-spread feeling of the miseries which it was intended to remove, to secure for it its temporary ace ceptance. Though a delusion, it was a brilliant one, and though Seah wasa dreamer, his name should have prominent mention given to it. More than 2000 years have elapsed since his time; Christianity, calling' to universal "peace on earth" has come into the field; is it stilt a delusion to hope for arrangements; which will obviate the necessity of 'a recurrence to the last resort', peal to the force of arms?"
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