New-York tribune., 1909-04-11
A BUSINESS MANS S OPINION.

The men ,F le-l-lil-I-
to take a lively interest in the cause or fn-e-ll-
-ionaI rea-er said Marcus VI Marks who Is a
manufacturer and an Official ~ the New -'-<
Peace soctetr Naturally they are vitality al
fected Arl.cabIe relations with for7t-E CONFINES
ara necessary To the uninterrupted co1ln'an.- or
commerce one reason Vhv the business men nave
nor in the past been active tu peace society work
IS because they saw immediate practical re
suits but the progress made toward t-e es-aniSii-
r7eD+ or an international court ar The Hague has
uur hope into their hearts There has been an -let
in some minds that we favor abolition of armies
and navies This Is incorrect Few OF Us ~ so Iar
as e, advocate even Il reduction In miitaFE or
naval forces. but good many are convinced tHaJ
constant increases are botl wastefu. and futile
Tine strain Of increases upon our Treasury is tre-
r7eudorrs The weaker Commercial! nations are
likely 10 be driven into bankruptcy. and the World
is SO small nowadays and the various nations are
s close together that the bankruptcy OF one means
the loss oS all Business people realize this. and
a tgf,j,r, the educators and ministers vino .,ave
hitherto led and controlled the peace movements
~ this cor.ntry- L vss not 50 long ago that men
carried sv ords and fortified their homes The firm
establishment q local and federal courts did away
with the necessity OF this Individual protection 50
with the nations. As soon as the hague court is
rarn,anentlv and surely established and nations
have agreed To leave all their differences To- IT'S
arbitration il will be LunecessaTE for the nations
IN carry swords o- fortIfy their homes All mat
vii he -soui-ad viii he an international police
frrs made llp from contributions of all nations
ana rIsdred To stand behind the Hague court as an
assurance that its edicts viii oe carried out
professor Samuel T. Dutton Of Teachers College.
said,
"A method OF promoting and realizing world
,eace IS open 10 American statesmanshlp at this
r,or,ent Secretary Knox has great opportunity
- extend the peace work of Nj. Root and other
rradacessors I'm the Office of Secretary of state ON
hahaIf of the United States, which mas tradition
Of disfnterested and can afford Co act
hJrh plane of world service. President Taft and
secretary Knox could initiate FL tremendous peace
step by suggesting TO England and Germany
mutual arrest OF armameuts an Immediate truce
In uarIike preparations, to bs followed ug call
10 the Hague conference for discussion ri further
action i'm the interests of peace These two nations
have embarked uu an insane competition I'm tine
building OF DreaduouEuts, which have been aUtIy
said 10 cause their 10 dread every thing. and
they are fast approaching bankruptcy once let
England ana Germany come to understanding.
then France will be glad - quit the destructive
race and universal league of peace Will b- ON its
way 10 realization.
1t is no longer necessary 90 night IN order 60
trade the theory OF opening new markets with l5-
inch guns Is exploded other methods than force
must be used To capture foreign trade The Aace
sentiment is growing everywhere. Business has be