El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-17

own power. Its own strength, its oWn
individual force. The futility OF Inter
come from the fact that force was not
back OF them.
What is needed IN international mat
ters Is to create a Judge and then TO
put police power back OF the judge.
The Time New Ripe
So far the time has not been ripe
TO attempt this. Surely now, in view
or the awful cRtaClysm Of the present
war, such a plan could at least be con
sidered; and il may be that the com
Try II in order to secure at least =
chance for the only kind OF peace that
IL worth having. the peace that IS COM
patlble with self respect. Merely to
bring about peace at the present mo-
ment without providing for the elini-
nation OF the causes OF war, would &C
compHsh nothing OF any permanent
value. and the attempt to make II
then they are required TO continue the
less foolish or more or less self inter
esteo outsider BY some aHtute power
who wished to see II II could not put
Its opponents in the wrong
II the powers were justified IN going
Into this war By their vital interests.
then they are reuired to continue the
war until these vital interests are no
longer in jeopardy A peace which
would leave without redress wrongs
or which would represent mercy the
partial or entire destruction Of one or
more nations and the survival In ag-
Sravated form OF militarism and au-
tocracy and Of international hatred in It's
most intense and virulent form, would
really be only q worthless truce and
would not represent the slightest Ed-
vance IN the cause Of righteousness and
Of international morality.
Free Each Nation OF Fear.
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each nation from the besetting fear Of
its neighbOr. This can only be done by
removing the causes OF such fear The
neighbOr must no longer be . danger.
Mere disarmament will not accom-
plish this result, and the disarmament
OF the free and enlightened peoples, so
long as q single despotism or barbarism
were left armed would be = hideOus
calamity Il ornaments were reduced
while causes OF trouble were In no way
removed. wars would probably become
somewhat more freQusnt just because
they would be less expensive and leas
decisive. It is greatly to be desired
that the growth OF ornaments should
be arrested, but they cannot be arrested
while present conditions continue Mere
treaties, mere bits Of paper, with names
signed TO them, and with no force
back OF them. have proved utterly
worthless for the protection OF nations,
and where they are the only alterna-
tives, II Is not only right but necessary
that each nation should arm itself 80
as 10 be able to cope with any possible
Zoe.
Permanent Peace Move.
The one permanent move for obtain
ing peace which has yet been sug-
gested. with any reasonable chance Of
attaining its object Is by an agreement
among the great powers. IN which each
should pledge itself not only TO abide
by the decisions OF a common tribunal
but TO back with force the decisions Of
that common tribunal The great civ
uized nations OF the world which do
possess force. actual or Immediately
potential. should combine by solemn
agreement in a great world league for
the pelce Of righteousness
A court should be Created changed
and arnplified Hague court would meet