Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-15
A League of Peace---NOf
preparation for War"
lBy ANDREW CARNEGIE. IN the Independent.l

/ have said, has been maze ny lhe
following announcement; here lies
the germ which only needs develop
ment to Danish war from civilized ma
tions:
The British, French and Russian
Governments, on Saturday, Septem-
Der 9Th, mutually agreed not to make
peace separately during the present
war. and no one of them shall de-
mand conditions of peace without the /
previous approval Of the others.
Here the allied nations combine ana
act as one After the present bel /
! ligerents agree upon peaceful settle
ment. Germany and Austria should
be the first invited by the Allies to
/ Join in forming a League of Peace.
/ Should they accept, then some OF the
other nations might be invited. Al the
/ first meeting of the League some gen
ereal principles might be formulated
First one general World Peace Com
mission shall be established to which
each member shall contribute toward
expenditure in proportion to its pop
ulation and wealth. Their respective
fleets shall be merged, controlled and
operated under such management as
the League may direct from time to
time. No war policy, or attack upon
any nation or fleet snail De
made except by majority
vote of twO-thirds of all the
members of the World Peace League,
and then only after timely notice to
the nations threatened. The Commits
/ sion shall exercise undisputed au-
thority, always provided it is sus-
tanned and its action approved from
time to time by two-thirds of the total
membership.
An executive committee shall be
81 elected by two-thirds majority Of the
- Commission, a separate vote being
2 taken upon each candidate. This COM
d mittee shall elect president and
vce-president by a majority vote
e. who shall each serve four years, but
y the vice-president shall serve six
{ years for the first term, and his sue
b cessor be elected for four years, thus
G preventing the simultaneous change
o of both the former high officials.
y The difference between the pro
Z posed Commission and the present
y situation in regard to peace and wal
e is fundamental. For twenty-five hun
II dred years tribes and nations have
,. warred with each other innictini
k such barbarities as make the fiesl
Al creep as one reads. and all thes'
is years il has been held Ly many tina
preparation for war" prevents war
t. vet today we have The greatest out
d burst Of war that this long histor.
N recounts. We submit that the day l
s- past when we shall longer tolerau
le this inhuman sacrifice of human be
y ings. The civilized world has trie
n- preparation for war; long enough
re We now propose to render war i'm
I'd possible. at least between the best Q
al those nations classed as civilized
m When these lead. others can be com
N PEELED to follow, or ostracised, if thi
" ever becomes necessary. The leagu
If. would act upon the hign moral stanC
n ard of world peace, determined
err maintain il when necessary in tn
lie Judgment Of the two-thirds majOrit
IS of its members. Even if success I
or delayed, sooner or later its trump
of would be certain.
This slight sketch nay serve
49,, awaken interest which of itself
nt most desirable in this phenomen
~ crisis. If there be a smer way
a. peace. so much the better. Whenev
20 and however the killing of men
.aa men under cover of war can be pr
,ol vented, let all promising modes
submitted and tried, Tor war is Il
sue worlds greatest crime. One thing
ie- certain, peace upon Garth can new
no come from preparation for war
Dr- hence let us discard that fallacy al
'u- try other means. II is submitted tn
al League of Peace embracing {
ne chief nations is worthy of conside
IN alton.
WI War as the guardian Of intern
ici- tional peace, after twenty centuri
ut of triala has proved a traitor there
hat waging as it is today, the greatest
var all wars that ever devastated
lis earth and sacrificing thousands
I'M men weekly to death in this.
ste. Twentieth Century of Christianity.
ion I submit that we have tried Il
enemy OF the Peaceful BrotherhO
ion of Men too long. Now the hosts
inn blest World-Peace should be su
ons moned to perform their stern du
red which shall cease only when
one prophecy is fulfilled Men shall b.
any their swords into ploughshares a
IRE their spears into pruning hooks;
ces ton shall not list up sword agai
,lIv nation. neither shall they learn v
nee. any more.
the Any pla'.9rhl snVfl u lills u
il TO bridge Ine ohasin IetWeen re
)urt ana war. we nus Span 'ne iOal IA
;;n. rest until the day Of blcst peace
turns.
We have abolished slavery II
ma civilized naticn7. the owning of L
orld by man. The next great step that
mot advanced powers Of the civil
this world should take is 10 abolish v
ould the lillilg Of man Ly man. God sp
8, as that day