New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-15
DISARMAMENT UTOPIAN,
DR.. ABBOTT DECLARES
Only by Establishing World
wide Justice. He Says, Can
Universal Peace Be Secured.
MUST HAVE ARMED FORCES
To Make America a Weak Coun-
try, He Tells Lake Mohonk
Conference, Would Be
to Invite Assault.

Mohonk Lake. y. y. MAY H-Three
hundred delegates 10 the nineteenth an
nual Lake MOhonk conference on i'm
ternational arbitration heard Or Lyman
Abbott. Of New York. who presided as
chairman of the opening session TO-DAY
assert that disarmament was as YET a
I'topiau dream; that the blow or the
fist. the, CLEAN of the sword the BARK
Of the cannon will continue until some
other power greater than that OF armed
man is found 60 protect innocence tom
injustice
DIR. Abbott's address WAS interpreted as
a reply to the American Peace society
his fellowship IN which was recently
severed
Lasting worldwide peace, Dr. Abbott
commended. could be secured only 10y es-
tablshing worldwide Justice. and unul
that dav ornaments were necessary. He
continued
christians nave not stood and ought not
70 stand for peace at any price. They
have recognized and they ought To rec
ognize that there are worse things than
war had as war Is il is quite possible
10 nav TOO high a price for peace. Our
fathers would have paid too nigh a price
H. in I776 they had bartered liberty foi
,ueace The generation of the Civil War
would have paid too high price If. tor
me sake of peace. they mad allowed 'he
, country 10 be rent In twain and great
slave empire 10 be founded. extending
from the Ohio River 20 the Gulf of Mex
eco. and perhaps including Mexico ana
Central America
Justice First OF ALL
Dr. Abbott spoke OF the great progress
OF the peace movement since the nrst
Hague conference and said:
When a plan for securing justice was
proposed that promised To avoid The tfas-
20 edy of war. mankind began to listen. Inc
,proposal is nothing less than suostitu-
,tion Of an appeal to reason for the APP
neal TO force. Before this substitute can
ha successfully adopted three conditions
are necessary:
There must be developed i'm the civil
lied nations a sense OF Justice strong
enough 10 overcome race, religious ana
national prejudices.
This international conscience must
create some permanent tribuna! Whlch
can give il official and authoritative eN-
preston.
And there must he developed in every
nation such a sense of honor tina, having
once submitted a question 10 this tri-
bunal. it's decision Will be accepted not
perhaps without criticism but without
resistance or serious complaint
America Must Be Prepared.
Declaring it was worse than useless 10
make a general arbitration treaty and
then disregard its obligations whenever
a conflict arose which excited popular
prejudice and clamOr Dr. Abbott added ::
America is one OF the rightest countries
on the globe Make it also one OF the weak
est. and IL would invite assault II is the
first duty of a government 10 protect its
people in the enjoyment OF life. and Lib
erty. II il fails TO afford such protection
II has no right 10 exist. America. there
fore. must have an army sufficient in size,
equipment and efficiency 10 protect its cit
zens from violence AT home, and a navy
Sufficient 10 protect it's coast and It's com
nerce from attack and TO enable il 10
AXE It's share i'm the fulhlment Of those
world obligations which belong 10 all the
civilized nations on the earth
The Monroe Doctrine was discussed by
Professor William K. Shepherd. of Co
Iumbia University. particularly in its re-
Istion 10 international arbitration. Henri
Bourassa. member Of the Quebec Leg
lslature, said
The Monroe Doctrine is looked upon
in Canada to-day with much less favor
than In Great britain. Nevertheless, as a
declaration of the right and determination
Of all free communities in America 10 gov
ern themselves unhampered By the domi-
nation or pressure OF European nations
With due regard OF course, 10 existing
riehts-it ought TO be kept alive. and Can
ada should stand by It as strenuously as
the United States or any other free Amer
lean community"