The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-30
NAON URGES PEACE
UNION OF AMERICAS
Wants Republics safe From
Attack and Distrust of
EgOtist>.
DRAWS LESSON FROM Wil

PrrTsBuRG. April R9.--Ttknr AZ n.
subject The Triumph "f True ri..
Amercansm and Its Relation to Nor.
Peace" DR. Romulo $ Nion. tine a..
gentins' Ambassador. delivered Tho
Founders Day address AZ tae Carmen.
Institute to-day.
He pictured frs. the enormous COLL
the European war Is eNdCtIug from 90.
best of the nations from winch g..
Americas have evolved their civilization
and then proceeded to point out That tie
republics of this hemisphere must 70.
adjust their political ties and ccmen,
solidarity IL they are TO take up the
arduous but glorious task Of rc.ucar-
mating modern civilization"
Or. Naon insisted that this could D..
accomplished only when each OF TIE
republics could exercise fun sovercignt,
without fear OF attack from It's rcigl.
bors and unhampered by the distrus,
produced in the minds OF Others o.
indiscreet manifestations Of egotsm
He said in part
THE sound political judgment Of Eng
land has always been an inspirat on ard
an example for us the great achieve.
ments of German activity and science
have contributed In great measure M
our welfare and progress. and the mob,
ity and genius of France in the fields q,
philosophy and art have constituted and
still constitute for most OF the nation,
OF America the highest model for their
mental activities. 1t might well be SAID
that all the moral and material ener.
giles OF those peoples have combined TO
produce this marvellous social trans
.a,
How We Must Look on War.
you will thus see how we are Obliged
TO look with sympathy on the peoples
engaged in the present war. how We
are compelled to consider with Tolerance
the motives underlying the sad cor.
nict There could he no justification
at the present moment either for an
angry protest or for n philosophical or
sentimental criticism against the ures.
ent generation of those countries Vhi,n
the heirs OF political systems or OF Dc
situations. Or of organizations that evoke
slowly, or of more or less eNpliOihle p--,.
udices or passions. have been comu,lI,4
TO face the responsibilities of this so'.
rowful crisis in which one-half Of t..
world Is destroying itself while tie
other half stands stricken almost dumb
with awe and grief
In the face of this enormous ,ltis-
trophe the bearing of Amerct cannot u,
but expectant and reconstructiyc. IT.. .s
II believe. there is still reason "a t-l..
that the idea OF human solidarity ie &c
final end of social .'olutiou =
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| convinced of the existence o' r .p.-
| tinental aspiration which can b. ID H',t
only by the EFFORT of each u,tlo. .. '.
| full exercise Of its undsputci OIL o..
disputahle political sovereignty. 1881.
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/ tion of the common task.
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