The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-21
JJSTTCE RATHER THAN
FORCE IS SUGGEST
By Governor Baldwin Be fore
the Peace Conference
at Washington
M ANNUAL Sc
President Of the Conference
Gives Number of Res
sons for Position.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2I.-Justcs
rather than selE-serving force as The
normal rule OF iuteEpatonaI intac-.
course is the hope for the faelte ~
pressed by Governor Simeon q Bail-
win OF Connecticut before tie A1laaE-
lean Society for the Judicial settle
ment Of International Disputes kst
night
In his address as president of he
society, the governor described tie
growth Of the movement tending to-
ward the establishment OF an Inter
national court OF Justice. and found
such court to be . natural ineide9t
OF the evolution OF the modern IFoF
He said in part:
at has been distinctive feature
of the International diplomatic con-
venions OF the last three quarters
of a century. that there have often
been agreements between a few
powers to regulate the conduct Of
other nations Of less political im-
porance. European Practice pro-
nounces such action jusrihable. as a
matter of selI-protection, making On
the whole for the common good
Where it is taken by the consens
of all the powers whom what IL 20
concerted may amect. no fault can
be found with such conventions. But
if that consent is wanting. the ends
to further which this society has
been organized seem to me tncop-
sistent with any doctrine that rests
at bottom on the assumption that
might makes right. We stand Tor
course OF proceeding, which In it, ma
ture demands impartiality. ana 80
postuIates equality OF treatment
belgium has no navy, though
possessing so important a port as
Antwerp. and large commercial Inc
terests in Africa It is because she
has been neutraHzed by a concert
between several OF the great Euro-
pean powers Is it impossible that
with the general progress Of human
society, so rapid OF late years. the
time be near when a similar concert
may enectually guaranty the powers
which are parties to it against in-
vasion by each other.
Il do not affirm that this posi-
biIity exists. There has hardly been
a concert OF powers more imposing
than that of Paris in 1856, or that Of
Berlin in 1878.
In the face of this and OF the
Hague convention of 1907, for the
Pacific Settlement Of International
Disputes, to the preparation OF which
italy and Turkey were both parties,
though neither has ratified it, we
have seen Italy take possession Of
Tripoli and then annex it. by formal
act of her legislative assembly, with
out any public protest by any OF the
great powers. We have since seen
hem look on, without open remOn-
STRANGE, while the Balkan peoples
we're apparently bent on driving Tur-
Key out OF Europe.
I do not, therefore, dare to hope
hat there Will be in the near future
,uch thing as an efTectuaI and per-
oetuaI guaranty OF the territorial
integrity of any country by other
Countries But Of this / do feel con-
ldent that no guaranty, designed to
,e of such nature. will long SUR
i've the interests, to support which
t was devised, unless it be fortified
" some sanction OF an imposing
character.
War has such a character. It
arries with it the pomp OF power.
is instruments are planned, in part,
nd formerly were planned IN great
art. for scenic effect. Any substi-
ute for it must, If possible. be some
hing not less psychologtcaIly inn
ressive
The human mind naturally re-
ponds to the sentiment Of justice.
ustice in the abstract is naturally
epresented by court in the concrete
he thoughtful men in every land
ontrol its politics, and to them what.
Z earthly make, can be more Inn
osing than justice. administered in
stately building, such as that to
e opened next September at the
Iague. and in stately form, by a per-
lament and impartial court. accord
az to previously established ruleg2
But Justice is never 50 strong as
.y,ov, q i, idaDfiNa6 With eYDedfencV