The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-28
.LIMITED WAR ADVOCATED.
As Substitute for Actual Declaration at
Arbitration Conference.

Mohonk Lake, N. ", May 2S.The
important Office of "limited war or re-
prisals" in preventing actual armed con-
.iiict between nations was pointed out
to-day by DR. Ellery G. Stowell of New
York at the twentieth annual meeting
of the Lake Mohonk conference on in
ternational arbitration. Among such sit
uations he classed the state of affairs
now existing between the United States
and Mexico.
DR.. Stowell is professor of interna
tional law at Columbia university and
was secretary to the American delega-
tion to the London naval conference OF
1900 which drew up declaration regu-
lating blockade, contraband, unnatural
service, destruction of neutral prizes and
similar subjects.
The United States, he said, was the
first to set forth the scientific basis OF
neutrality, and the acts of this country
passed for it's enforcement were far in
advance of all other nations.
Neutrality snatches from the jaws OF
war some of the blessings of peace for
those who are able to hold aloof, and re-
stricts to the minimum the horrors OF
the conflict" he said, and continued:
Recently we have witnessed situa-
tion in which for several weeks an
American force has been maintained on
foreign soil, without our entering into
a state of war. Without war, there can,
of course, be no neutrality, but III a
state of reprisals or coercive measures
short of war, there is a peculiar sltua-
tion for third states not directly con
cerned- -quasi-neutrals we might call
them. 1t would be well if some coun-
try would propose at The Hague, the
discussion of the principles governing
this peculiar situation. For just as neu-
trality helps the cause of peace, so will
these measures, short of war, be found
to afford substitute less terrible than
war itself.
"This state of limited war or reprisals
this hazy borderland between peace
and war.--is, | am convinced, destined
to play a great part in the amelioration
Of international relations. As soon as
the important countries recognize this,
and facilitate recourse to reprisals in
stead of forcing war, as quasi-neutrals
they will be willing to put up with in
to their commerce for the
sake OF tne general good
Had this country been able to es.
ablish blockade of Mexican ports. with
out declaration of war, it might have
been possible to refrain from actually
seizing Mexican territory. In any event,
We could put off seizure until found nec-
essary as a step toward actual in
vasion.
Supreme Court of the World.
The supreme court of the world ought
10 be set up and at work within another
two years, declared Henry p. Mcfarland
IF Washington, in an address before the
conference to-day. Nothing, is lacking
'or this supreme court, which is to be
Known as the international court of ar
,itral Justice, except an agreement upon
is membership. The Hague conference
If 1907, at which the court was estab-
ished in name, did not agree upon the
of the court, since the dele
,ates of the smaller powers would not
lgree to a membership in which they
we're not directly represented.
Mr.. Mcfarland declared that he could
tate positively, although not quote his |
that proposition to start |
he court with nine members has been |
made and that this proposition promises
o be favorably viewed by the govern
nents to which it will be communi.
ated.
He named the United States, Great |
Britain, France, Germany, Austria Hun |
,ary, Italy, Russia and Japan and The
Netherlands as the countries to be rep |
He expressed the hope that if the |
ourt, once established, should command |
he respect and regard of the sovereign |
tates of the world as the supreme court |
# the United States under Marshall had |
Won the confidence of the sovereign
tates of the union.