Peace

　　Today, as I read about the Peace, as I hoped and pr ayed about the Peace, I thought of the almost countless graves scattered in the center of Europe. Many of our c hildren are lying there. It must be in the hearts of al l of us to build a fair monument to those men who will never come back to bless us with their smiles. Do they not want a grand and magnificent monument built for the m so that the next generations, even if they forget the ir names, shall never forget their sacrifice? That is w hat I want. I almost felt I heard the grass growing ove r them in a magnificent, soothing harmony, and that sim ple soothing peace of the growing grass seemed to grow louder and more magnificent until the riot and distract ive sound of the guns were stifled and stilled by it. C an we not have that sentiment today, that feeling in ou r hearts? Can we not go in imagination to where our chi ldren lie, and feel that, in Europe, in our own hearts, that same peace shall rule, and through sorrow and thro ugh sacrifice we shall obtain that wisdom and light whi ch will enable Europe to possess peace for ever?

　　by James MacDonald

　　James MacDonald: 英国首相(1924，1927-1931，1931-1935)，第一次 世界大战时因特和平主义立场而被逐出议会。本文是他在工党会议上的演说。