Universal Peace

Not long ago, Sir Wu Ting Fang, A song of peace most sweetly sang, Suggesting that the Pension Millions, Given yearly will be billions Unless all wars be made to cease By a Tribunal ruled by "PEACE." But good Sir Fang he did not go Far off to Hague or else he'd know That Peace Tribunals bring not "PEACE," Nor cause all bloody wars to cease; As every man from each strange land All other men can't understand E'en when the learned GO-BETWEEN Tries to explain and makes a scene. Of mighty sword and mightier pen Poets have sung time and again, But they forgot in songs they sung To praise the power of a COMMON TONGUE, And ne'er will banners of PEACE be unfurled 'Till ESPERANTO rules over the world.