The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
PEACE BY FORCEI IS
OSCAR STRAUS PLEA
Righteousness Will Not Pro.
tect a Nation, Declares the
Ex- Diplomat.
MEANS WAR

"whiie righteousness exal'etn Il IA.
ton. the present war gives unoo~'-o.
verted proof that Righteousness v 5,
protect n nation unless all othor ma.
tons are protected by Righteousness.
National weakness does no, make for
peace"
Oscar S. Strauss IN All address a
the Mount Morris Baptist Church yes
terday morning. gave hearty lndorse.
ment to the work of the League IA
Enforce Peace. of which ex-Presiden,
Taft is the head, hut emphasized also
the necessity for power and prepared.
ness within limitations"
at is a fact raid Mr. Straus, "tha'
we should deceive ourselves hy failing
TO recognize that fundamental changes
In the progress Of mankind have rar,ly
II ever been possibl, save by war and
as a sequel OF war. The history Of the
nations from A~rmageddon to tho invl.
sion of Belgium teaches that war vii
not be banished until The leading and
more powerful nations become civilized
, enough to create AN organization thai
can not only Undue but can force re.
sort to other means thar war and tina,
will be able to impose necessary and
fundamental changes without i'sn-t 20
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"As the world Is NJ present 'onSt
, tu,ed national weakness Invites aggres.
, sion and war. Power and prep redness
| within limitations nave a restraining
influence and are most helpful n
leading controversies to settlement bf
peacefui negotiations. A nation with.
| out power II compelled often 20 sub.
NIT either to conquest or TO hum.l!a,.n.
conditions.
when vital interests arise betHee'
weak and strong nations they are much
moro likely to lead to war than Hhcn
they arise between two strong nations
We need not look for examples Of thl.
unfortunate condition. The present wa
affords a striking instance. .Alexand''
Hamilton, writing In the Federdtif ''
1887. stated:
The rights OF neutrality wtu ot
respected only when they are defended
10y an .dcquate power. \ nation les.
picable by It's Weakness ~forfeits ,'or
the privilege OF being neutral
Mr. Straus reviewed TIC thr,,
methods OF world organization Tor ie"7.
ing tho peace which have u"oa de-
celoped, tried and found wanting. T.,
frs, was tho dominance Of nations b,
a great world power, such as the powe-
of Greece under Alexander. The SOC.
ond was the system Of the balance
Of power and of the concert ct Europe
under which several nations united =
offens,v. and defensive alliances. "
an outgrowth Of this came the most
recently formed method. the formation
If group alliances. such as the Triple
Alliance and the Triple Entente.
These several methods and plans
from Alexander the Great to William
H.. have all collapsed" said NJ
Straus. They were built AZ strong
holds for war, not as strongholIs Tor
peace. Any future plan to bc lasting
must il volve the reconstruction Of n.
ternati,nal relationship. not. as here
tosore, exclusively on the basis NJ WAY
but dominantly on the basis Of peace
America. though not q helligere-t
IL equally concerned In the worlds peace
as the nations who are at war. No-r1-
Angel truthfully says h a " We do
not mix IN European affairs Europe
will mix II our affairs. We Owe t. -
ourselves. : humanity and 20 H."
world to nd our best efforts and n
make our fullest contribution 10 tia
reconstruction which must come
We must put at least as much CON
pel!!ng force for the preservation -
peace as has heretofore been put 10
the preparations for war. We must
educate a new conscience which Wv
put no geographical limitations Upo"
right and justice To unlock the por.
ness of natio . We must use other r.
struments than the blood rust"l k'''
of the past.