A SOLDIER'S DREAM

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1923, Page 4

A SOLDIER'S DREAM

Sir lan Hamilton, without doubt, spoke from the heart when, in unveiling a war memorial, he expressed the hope that sooner or later the American and British Legions would see eye . to eye regarding " the present carnival of hate, greed, and fear " which was leading up to another war. According to the cabled account of his speeoh, Sir lan pictured the possibility of the world's ex-soldiers—or even half of them —joined together to make the waging of another big war impossible. We have yet to discover the British soldier of .eminence who has passed through a big war who would not aooept General Sherman's definition of war. Sir lan Hamilton, as any other soldier, would respond to the call to arms of his country to-mor-row if that oall came to him to report for active servioe; nevertheless he would firmly retain his ideal of avoiding war if it can be avoided, in common with all soldiers who know what war is. But "the carnival of hate, greed, v and fear" continues, regardless of the soldier and his dreams of a mighty "No I"' to all war fr,om those who have passed through the dreadful ordeal of war. In a few days the whole British Empire will, for two minutes be a«ked to engage in silent prayer to a Power above men and, superior to the councils of men. With all respect, it.js suggested that the burden of that prayer from each, and every one who will observe the silence shall be a speedy end to the " carnival " and its awful sequel of <j.nother war, also an appeal for a change in the hearts of men and nations. No fitter memorial than that could express the gratitude of those for whom the flower of the men of the nations engaged in the war fought and died.