Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-29
Tuesday, December 20, 1914.
Believe World Peace Possible.

pounded the question, is Worlu i Gu
Grafton Practical?' and publishes a
symposium in which seventeen promi-
nent American citizens answer in the
affirmative. The writers are practically
unanimous on three points:
First, that world federation is not
only practicable, but inevitable.
Second, that federation of the more
advanced powers, including the United
States and the nations of Europe, will
probably precede complete world fed
Grafton.
Third, that America has the best op-
portunity to lead and should now as
sumo the leadership in the task of
bringing about federation among ma
tons.
Some of the distinctive statements
made in the symposium are:
That the first and greatest contribu-
ton of America toward any agreement
among nations is TO remain strictly i'm
partial during the present war. MEL
vile E. Stone)
That today. when American milit
artists are crying for preparedness, the
American people should take Lincoln,
Mckinley and Wilson as their models,
rather than those who would supplant
our enlightened policy of peace with a
crushing militarism. tJesephus Dan
iels.)
That the United States should not
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world federation. but should act in
conjunction with the Republics Of Cen
trail and South America. (Stephen S.
Wise)
That when peace is brought to the
present warning nations. they should
be invited to become the first members
Of World League of Peace. (Andrew
Carnegie)
That the policy of separate alliances
between nations has been proved a
failure Oscar S. Strauss
That the terms of peace to be agreed
upon at the termination of the war
should provide for the elimination of
the military system. Orchard Bar
tholdt.)
That il England and Scotland could
be united, if union could stop the wars
of cities and principalities in Italy and
of feudal lords and princes in France
and Germany, then peace and fedora
ton are possible between even larger
world-units. Theodore Marburg)
That the United States and Canada,
with their civilized international boun-
dairy and a century of peace, have
earned the right to stand up in the
counseis of the nations and teach the
home lands of American colonists the
more excellent way. (James A. Mac
donald)
That trust" of great powers should
be formed similar to the trust" in
business-this merger to keep in order
and gradually absorb the lesser pow
ers. morris Hillquit.)
That the time is ripe for the fedora
ton of several nations Of the white
race-this to be the first step in world
federation, edward A Ross.)
That Christian missionaries have a
remarkable opportunity to spread the
spirit of internS janal good will and
brotherhood. (Chartts = Herson.)
That the stur-~,, - !latreds and
awful savageries " = ere oeing gen.
Grated in these days M. delay world
federation. (John Haynes Holmes.)
That international law should re-
quire that a long process of impartial
inquiry should precede this military in
vasion of one country by another CAL
bert Shawl
That large part of the world is al
ready ripe for a peace federation, as
proved by the peace treaties which the
United States has recently effected
with many countries. (Frederic c..
Howe)
That the protective tariff is one of
the most difficult obstacles in the wav
OF world alliance. David Starr Jor-
dam
That the difficulties in the way of
world federation are not essentially
different from the difficulties encount
cred in the federation of the 13 Ameri-
can colonies and the United States of
the World. (Josiah Strong)
The world democracy. with the rule
OF the common people. must come be-
fore the world federation will be pos
sible. tFrederic C. Howe.)
That world federation. to be endur
Ing. must be founded upon a more
nearly universal acceptance of Christi
anity and Christian ideals. (Luther B.
Wilson,
The element TO be overcome is seen
largely dominant in the voice of Am
erica today, at a time when the great
est opportunity in 1000 years presents
INSTRUMENTATION The voice of
the people clamors to get all the COM
mercial profit possible out of the woe
full conditions across the Atlantic. Now
is our opportunity to work with other
American peoples in Central and South
America in advancing world policy Of
getting together by Christian civ1u-
cation
How are we to improve the oppor.
tunity which Providence has given us .
Are we to make good? Or, shall we
turn the gigantic energies of this conn
try into purely selfish campaign that
must end in 'perishing by our own
prosperity?
Our militarists and other nress