The Detroit times., 1915-11-24
This Is COuntry's High
est Duty, Boston
Man Declares
SPEAKS BEFORE
COMMERCE BOARD
Time Is Ripe TO Move
for World Peace,
He Thinks

mat, in an address to members of
the Board OF Commerce az the iegu-
lar Mncheon Tuesday, sounded IA
note OF warning 10 American busi
ness men on the after effects OF the
present European war economically
The title OF his address was Eco
nomic effects ~ the war and Amer
icah business" And in /, he recon-
mendcd cConOmir pressure rather
than huge armament as q guarantee
OF permanent peace. he said I'm part
"American business men are funda-
mentally Interested In the effects Of
this great var. As business men
We cannot fail TO foresce that II this
war is settled, as all previous wars
have been, without providing for
some means other than war for deal
ing with International disputes,
there will be acded TO It's enormot-
charges the still greater continuous
charges due 10 rivalry in armaments
and other preparations for the next
war or az 10 is commonly referred
to, the next settlement" Under
such conditions We are forced 10 be
leve that the European nations. aft
er the war, will be faced with the
insjstent need for re-establishing
their industries at almost any sacri
fee IN order TO keep up in the race
for armaments and 20 obtain means
for settling thelr debts so as 10
keep their credit good for the next
war
Predictions by students OF affairs
already abound that these neces-
sitiea will cause them TO make sacrt
fccs ot natural profits. lower their
scale of living and so create com
petition OF unevampled severity,
competition which also would be par.
ticularly ominous tor our higher.
wage market. that 40 Tar has suf
fertd least
Increased taxation in the warning
countries may have momentous
political result. for the attempt TO
distribute each taxation In a man
ner satisfactory To the masses Of the
people is an attempt hat has often
I'm the nast changed governments In
arv event NJ these things indicate
the possibility Of the growth of a
revolutionary spirit among the mass.
e. In Europe With the danger of a
reaction on certain sections Of
American labor
III bad settlement and increas-
ing armament follow tine war. u is
prcbable that tho United States will
not be frrr 10 determine what tn
crease il any she VIII make in her
arIiaments bu' many may BE- forced
into an ahnormally great increase.
with corresponding taxes and other
bu;dens
II have been converted TO Pre-
paredness' by ny study of conditions
since the war beesn am there
fore nbt making plea against Pre-
paredness. but only calling attention
Ito aGe darfgsf ~ our rt1hg totct'u " +
abnormal increases. greater than our
Judgment would warrant. greater
than the best interests OF our coun-
try would sanction :.
"tIave 7 seemed 20 draw an over
pessimigtic picture II has not been
my intention To do so Ny desire
has been 30 point ou; conscryativeiS
but definitely the conditions that VIII
probably prevail AZ the end Of the
war unless there is a right settle
ment
I'VE come. therefore, to the basic
questions what is right settle
ment?" How can the United states
help TO bring about such a settle
ment?" a close study Of the history
OF wars and governments viii show.
a river flowing souihward between
nigh mountain chains will not sur
denly turn and now into northern
ocean, and just SO surely, govern.
mcnts have been tending 70 substi-
tuition OF law for war Within ma
tions we have already achieved II.
Internationally We must establish It
" We are to nave stable conditions
for the development OF civilization
Forty-four OF the principal nations OF
the world agreed TO this In 1907, but
failed TO agree on the details. With
the added compulsion of the expert
ence OF this war IL seems likely that
now an agreement can he reached.
"The campaign heretofore sr the
substitution of law for war has been
based 40 much on sentiment and i'm
practical theories that we business
men are afraid TO approach II as
practical need and as practical way
out Moreover, we are slow TO sec
that. however impossible II has been
IN the past. get the world has now
reached the stage where IL will be
for the selfish interest Of the war
Ing nations 90 favor the substitution
OF Law for war TO the greatest prac-
tical degree, in order that they may
avoid the same fate that befell the
Balkan states when after having won
the victory they made war among
themselves over tho terms OF settle
mont.
"The statesmen OF the world. the
internationalists and thinking men OF
the world, are almost unanimous