The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-29
ARMED PEACE
FAILS AND NEW
THEORY NEEDED
In Opinion of Baron Rosen,
the War Should Lead 10
Entirely New Conception
Of International Political
Relations.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Petrcwrsd. March is.--It is the opln-
Jon q Baron Roma,a Rosen taat the
war should lead 70 an entirely new
conception % international political re-
lationa. Armed peane. Ne points Gus.
has been a fsilare. and u vii be neces-
sary 70 evolve new theory Tor the
purpose 81 malntslfang the political
equilibrium 81 EuroIe.
Baron Rosen formerly was Russian
ambassador 20 the United states. and
served ~ one q ths Russian ENJOYS
a. the Portsmouth peace conference.
He l. now = member % the upper
house o. the Russian parliament
The portentoas and csIamitous
events We are witnessing said the
baron. "sbonld. Il seems. impress CIV
ihxed mankind with the necessity 81
organizing the life Of shs community
q nations upon a diaerent basis. de-
signed - 80 20 preclude the posslhil-
icy q any one power automatically
lnvoiving almost AL the others Ia a
catastrophe such as Germany's over
weenlng ambition hss brought upon
the civilized world
IT can hardly BE denied that the
much Wanted equilibrium BASED on
tse Erouring ~ Enc crest powers AZ
Europe n two irreeonciliblv hostile
camps has lamentably failed 10 do 80.
Instead Of being. az was claimed for
u, the surest safeguard II the peace
i 81 Europe. IL has proved the cause ~
constant emulation between the on
posing Eroups - powers IN ever grow
/ ing formidable armaInents and has
finally led 20 one ~ The powers con
oerned resorting 70 TIE criminal folly
o. q war
TO devise a plan of safeguarding
the civilized vivid against the recur-
renee % a catastrophe such as the
present orc VIE. after the conclusion
OF peace. become re task. and should
not prove 20 Re beyond the limits 81
the competence q true statesman
ship"
Baron Rossn reflected the viewpoint
that the war was ~the revolt 81 man
kind agains THE idea that might goes
before right"
This h why the sympathy q ths
world seems % be on TIE side 81 thg
allies he continued. no one dreams
% hegrudginE the German people ths
place n the sun TINT il theirs b.
birthrtght among the sreaf nations on
= footing ~ equality. but the world
vii never submit 20 Tie hesemony al
the mailed nsf
NO one doubts the patriotism ol
the Germans on their determination e
nEat as long - theis resources last
Stiil. tha amount 81 suffering whicf
this war entails not only on the bel.
ligerents but also on The rest Of ths
eiVihzed world. g. haunf 20 grow from
month 20 north a. the war continues
Therefore Il wouid seem 20 he "a. tn
interest u al concerned. and most al
al perhaps u the German peopl,
themselves, - bring the war 70 !
conclusion ~ soon a. possible
The surest way ~ reaching such
result would b. 20 hrinx about q gen.
erai coalition such a. crushed ths
power ~ the first Napol con, stti Ieav
ing France intact and an honorsd mem
osr ~ the family 81 nations FaHinI
this. however, league OF neutrals
especially y II ~ headed by the TTnltes
States. might bring 90 tear upon Ger
many normal pressure Nunseient -
make her realize the f4tiitv ~ con
tinuinE a struggle that certainly onul,
never LEAD 20 = realisation 81 her au,
hitions