kingdom? Shall he say, "I am a
German," "I am a Frenchman," or an "Englishman" and declare war because of
this imaginary and human distinction? God forbid! This earth is one
household and the nativity of all humanity; therefore the human race
should ignore distinctions and boundaries which are artificial and
conducive to disagreement and hostility. We have come from the East.
Praise be to God! we find this continent prosperous, the climate
salubrious and delightful, the inhabitants genial and courteous, the
government equable and just. Shall we entertain any other thought and
feeling than that of love for you? Shall we say, "This is not our native
land, therefore everything is objectionable?" This would be gross
ignorance to which man must not subject himself. Man is endowed with
powers to investigate reality, and the reality is that humanity is one in
kind and equal in the creative plan. Therefore false distinctions of race
and nativity which are factors and causes of warfare must be abandoned.

Consider what is happening(3) in Tripoli; how the poor are being killed
and the blood of the helpless is being shed upon both sides; children made
fatherless, fathers lamenting the death of their sons, mothers bewailing
the loss of dear ones. And what is the benefit after all? Nothing
conceivable. Is it therefore justifiable? The domestic animals do not
manifest hatred and cruelty toward each other; that is the attribute of
the wild and ferocious beasts. In a flock of one thousand sheep you will
witness no bloodshed. Numberless species of birds are peaceful in flocks.
Wolves, lions, tigers are ferocious because it is their natural and
necessary means for obtaining food. Man has no need of such ferocity; his
food is provided in other ways. Therefore it is evident that warfare,
cruelty and bloodshed in the kingdom of man are caused by human greed,
hatred and selfishness. The kings and rulers of nations enjoy luxury and
ease in their palaces and send the common people to the battlefield; offer
them as the food and targets of cannon. Each day they invent new
instruments for the more complete destruction of the foundations of the
human race. They are callous and merciless toward their fellow-creatures.
What shall atone for the sufferings and grief of mothers who have so
tenderly cared for their sons? What sleepless nights they have spent and
what days of devotion and love they have given to bring their children to
maturity! Yet the s