The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
Would Put World's Military
Power Back of Hague Court
Arthur NJ Taylor Offers Plan to Meet COL Roosevets Oh
lection That Arbitration Without Power to
Enforce It Is Futile.
TAN ALL TO MEET COST OF JOINT ARMY AND NAVY

N THE Frtrnp ~ Tur St-~-Sir. What.
ever may he the results of the Europcar
war q hls served tho purpose of eradl.
eating from the minds NJ those capnhl.
of observing aud drawing correct conclu.
ton- certain falacinus beliefs which W.
on tN.- side Of the Atlantic have fondly
cherished FOR Years
80 longer c1u We comfort ourselves
w.t. tho thought that twentieth century
civilization places man upon plane above
the rcruc'ratloH Of the horrors and ever
atrocities Of war but rather we have he.
fore Us the demonstration that the pres.
ont enlightenment and scientific attain.
ment serve but to speed Mars with tn,
greater certainty and efficiency in his
WORK Of dire destruction
No longer can we feel the slightest pro.
lection IA relying upon a treaty unless 10y
our own powers We are I'm a position tc
deter another nation ~ disposed iron,
treating n MS Just scrap OF paper"
No longer can We indulge IN the hone
that any arbitration court. as now con-
s,,uted can AFFORD us any aid or comfort
n ovcrtakcn by a calamity similar to
that which has overwhelmed Europe.
IN short. nations stand to-day where
IN. Individuals stood during the Dark
Ages and into m" Middle Ages. Personal
proves settled all rights. The two
requisite, 20 ownership We're, FIRST. 10 covet.
and. sec nd. the power COUPLED with the
vii t. tax. ard keep. II any one doubts
IT, MIN read ~ the tax levied upon the
various cities ~ RclGium taken by the
German. and tho details Of the occup 'tou
Of tho. cities.
cot. Roosc,rits Views.
CO Roosevelt discussing this question
p r's NOR, or loss definitely, at a posi-
Vi. plan or organization better calculated
10 maintain peace, peace based upon
Justice and righteousness. tie says. 1--WE
should erdetvor TO devise some method of
action 900 common with other nations
vher ay there shall be at least 4 reason
ale chance OF securing world peace an
ir az event OF uarrpwiu- he spner, or
pos, .hle war and its horrors
TN Policeman mus be put back ~ TN"
Judge i'm international law Just "a hc e.
back - ~" Judge in municipal l3W. The
effective power Of civilization must Ice
pT back 4 civilizations collective pur-
pose :" Scrur" reasonable justice between
nation and nation"
Ak % n" says The Hague court has
proved worthless in the present gigantic
crisis There Is hardly u Hague treaty
which has not IN some respect been yio-
lated. However. Il step toward the peace
mi settlement, 81 questions at ssue be-
tween nations which are not. vital has
'oru aooomplished by the Hague court
and by rational and limited uence or
arbitration treaties in the past. our bust
ness Is 10 try to make This court ~ more
effect and 20 enlarge the class OF cases
where It's actions will be valuable. In
order 20 do this We must cndetvor 90
put an International police force. behind
this International judiciary"
He shows mat the effectual settlement
~ the questions at issue In the present
great war can he accomplished only uy
some such medium as that suggested
without the unfortunate humhling of one
more Of the urpat Powers