New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-05
Mr.. Wilson's Speech.
Mr. Wilson continued !:

To-day International commerce is every
where an important department OF dipio-
macy. In so far az our diplomacy Is com
mercialy successful, we are proud Of the
fact We are not above being practical and
commercial
The Presidents aspiration to the ideal OF
utterance on December IS OF his hope that
the two great English speaking peoples
might set a new and higher standard OF
International self-control by proa1er
treaty Of arbitration AS you know. t ms
tween the American and British govern
ments. and IL is not irnprooaole tlat cl-
plemacy may gradually solve the extreme
~ difficult problem Of finding pfacucanle
Thinking Of Mr. Carnegie's munifcent
gift, II occurs 10 me that the establishment
and subsidy Of four o, ve ad neW Tss Nth
means to give adequate and respectable
teleeraphic news service 2wouid pc spleli
did and proper means 10 that interhatlondi
true understanding which must be az the
am sure the American people are pro-
tagonists Of peace for a higher reason than
the economy of disarmament. II ever a
country could afford ornaments, II is ours
A. a business proposition II would save, IN
the unfortunate event of war, the appalling
loss Of life and money involved In headlong
hastv preparations and also the time neces-
sary 70 make a people already warlike also
military ..
The nation which can do most n secure
international peace must be the nation
With the highest ideals plus the greatest
military efficiency II is such nations that
In striving for and realizing their own ad-
vantage contribute the most toward al
vantagine their neigfhors and the world
The annual meeting of the American
Peace Society was held here to-day, in
connection with the congress, the prin-
"a. ho IF off
GERS. United States Senator Theodore
f. Burton, Of Ohio, was chosen presl-
dent. DR. Benjamin T. Trueblood, OF
Boston secretary. and George w. White,
of Washington. treasurer. A long list Of
vice presidents, including many persons
OF prominence. was also elected.
Giving expression TO an opinion at
variance with that held by many peace
advocates. DR.. Lyman Abbott Of New
York, who presided at to-nght's session
OF the congress. declared his belief that
war was sometimes justifiable and
that the making of treaties would not
abolish the use OF physical force. He
said:
When bands Of maraudng dynamiters
blow MP our buildings, our offices. our
homes. can We appeal 70 their reason?
No, because they haven't got II. II one
man war had gone up the river 10 Tur-
key when the Armenians were being muir
dered II would have been better than any
appeal 20 reason. The massacres would
have stopped
What Is desired is not only peace, but
peace founded upon righteousness, with
law and order as its companions We aia
seeking first Justice and then peace. and
what we want 10 md out IS row tar 1t is
possible for Us TO stay at peace with our
follow men.
Disarmament must follow peace and not
peace follow disarmament Peace must be
the cause Of disarmament. and not disarm-
ament the cause OF peace.
other speakers were Representative
Richard Bartholdt. John A. Stewart, Ed
win -. Mead. Professor f.. NJ. Griffin. F..
W Boatwright. Price Collier and Presi-
dent +. y. Warfield Of Lafayette Col
lege.