Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-17

rWhat is law for the individual
should be law for the nation, - said
Hon. Richard Bartholdt, Representa-
tive in Congress from the Tenth dis
lrict of Missouri, in an able address
before the Delaware Peace Society,
last evening, in the New Century
Club. differences between nations
should b. settled as they are between
individuals Nations have failed to
Jubstitute for a state of International
anarchy state of Internal ional law.
"Wlth the Roosevelt peace at Ports
mouth, the peace of the world was
nominaily established non inally,
because under present conditions that
is all We are able TO maintain. In
reality ir is not peace, but an arm s.
tice In every direcyiOn Out TINS hu-
mainly mas progressed. In tnousanls #
We rs OF evolution no effective remedy
has cen provide against war. Peace
may Le oestrOyed at any moment by
an Individual in power. An individ-
ual must keep tie peace, out govern
mems do not apply tne same rule to
thems Ives. Resourceful rulers lntiane
the passions of the people and deceive
them. Even in our country the pc Jple
do not know all tnat passes in the state
department.. The history of Europe
reeorus many wars frlvolously entered
upon and their causes invented. "
The cost Of this kind of peace was
dealt with at length by the speaker.
The war budget of Europe was 81, 400,
600, 900 during last year. Our own
naval and military expenses have more
than doubled since the Spanish War.
A peace which exacts such sacrifices
should not be designated as such.
A condition of permanent peace is
the sum and substance of the peace
movements. Victor Hugo said !:
fPeace is the virtue, war the crime Of
civilization, " a truth which makes it
imperative for every citizen to siren
uously oppose war. The plea that war
brings out heroism is absurd. If
civilization means anything it means
self-restraint ard the degree in which
it is practised measures our culture.
6elf-restraint should be practsed by
nations as by individuals. Man in
return for living in a community with
others must give up some incllnatlons
for the good of the community. The
primitive rule Of mutual slaughter has
given away to restraints of eivlliza-
tion, but the mutual slaughter rule
yet prevails among nations. Is it
of nations as Of individuals? This is
~ the advocates of peace demand
The school books of Europe extol war
and some of ours are their mischievous
imitators. Helpful physical exercises
should supercede the drill.
II is a great lesson that since the
Fsnco-Prussian War the powers Of
Europe have settled their differences
by arbitration. II has been demon
strated that japan and Russia, by ar
bitrating before their war, could have
reached the same conclusions that they
did at Portsmouth.
The question of disarmament is one
in economics and Congressman Bart
holdt believes that nations will before
long be ready for the proposition,
which, however, must come from the
United States, because any suggestion
of this sort by a European power
arouses suspicion among the others.
Although a staunch worker for dis.
armament, Mr.. Bartholdt says that
while all nations continue TO arm be
will vote for all reasonable PROPOSE
tions to maintain a navy, which, au
thorities agree necessary for the ma
tional defence. No true American
wants to see his country in the rol'
of a bully holding a great navy as
big stick over the rest of the world.
When The Hague Tribunal became
permanent body, meeting periodically
a great stride was made in the peac
cause. The Hague Court has been con
stituted into a body similar to on
Senate, with the lnterparliamentar.
Union as lower house. The uniOl
is working for an international govern
ment of nations, with three branche
I.-srlrFs.~a -. a.
One of the duties awaiting The Hagu
Court, this summer, is the codifyinl
Of international law, which is now bu
complication of traditions AM
maxims The platform of the unio
has two planks-treaties of peac
among all civilized nations and tina
an international government be main
tained, so that disputes between govern
ments may be settled by law, as dis
putes between individuals are.
He urged the friends of peace t
make themselves felt in politics an
omake candidates declare themselve
on that question. He believes tina
the president is imbued with ideas c
peace, but says that peace advocate
are not sufficiently insistent with him
George Rnoades, president of tn
society, presided and Alfred Love {
Philadelphia introduced the speaker
after making a few remarks on th
topic of the evening. As a nation
hesaid,w are growing more eowardly
for when we were younger a sma
navy and few Notifications sufiiceC
He wished that the 5000 left :
Franklin, which has increased to Sl52
600, could be used in establishing a
institute for teacning the ethics Of a
bitration and good citizenship. =
regretted that The Hague Court is
deal with the question Of the right
nation to collect a debt by force.
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