Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-20
MOORE Sizes NO
LIKELIHOOD Of
WORLDP[ACE soon
International Court, Backed
by Police Power Not Feas-
ibIe, Says Former Counsel
Tor Of State Department,

Arbitration, made international Co
operation the subject Of the address
which he delivered to the conference
today He was given cluse attention
In view OF the fact that as former
counsellor of the department OF state,
Mr. Moore has had much practical ex-
pcrience in international affairs
Mr.. Moore referred to the fact that
the address he delivered before the
conference last year had been report
ed as having a pessimistic tone in re-
gard to the value of present arbitra-
ton treaties
Upon this interpretation said Mr.
Moore, perhaps no comment is nee
essary beyond that which Is furnished
by the tragic events that have since
occurred"
Cooperation Lacking.
Pointing out that although world
court had been established at The
Hague sixteen years ago. the spirit of
cooperation has been lacking to
make II effective. Mr. Moore discussed
some Of the necessary steps to obtain
international cooperation. 1T Is evil
dent that the first condition Is the
regulation Of the conception Of ma
tionality." he said. Exaggerated to
the point where IL either subordinated
human rights TO supposed national In
tereats, on regarded the interests OF
humanity as being capable Of realiza-
ton only through a particular nation
al agency, there can be no doubt that
this conception directly incites to the
transgression Of laws and Justice.
Conception Of Nationality.
Nevertheless when We come to
analyze the conception of nationality.
az expounded by philosophers, we find
It's principal ingredients are largely
Imaginary
The principle that every indcpend-
ent nation has the right to declare
war and having declared 1t. TO as
sumo the rights of conquest, Mr..
Moore said. would have to be restrict
ed before there was anything like
reign Of law among nations.
Far more difficult than the state
ment OF the object to be attained Is
the formation and application of
measures 10 carry 1t into effect. Dur
Ing the past ten years we have, for
instance. often been assured that what
the world needs Is am arbitration tri-
bunal and an international police 10
enforce its awards. This statement
seems to disclose both d misconcep-
ton OF fact, and an incomplete grasp
Of conditions. The misconception of
fact Is the supposition that the evil
from which the world today suffers
IL the disregard OF arbitral awards. In
reality arbitral awards have been re-
markedly well observed, The actual
problem with which the world Is con-
fronted Is how to induce nations to
accept MT the results but the process
Of arbitration.
international Police.
THE underlying idea of an interna-
tional police appears to be that Of
force 10 compel all states without re-
gard 20 their strength or weakness, to
observe international law; and, when
so extended, the proposal Is at once
saen to be closely connected with the
question Of the limitation, or of tho
development, as the case may be- Of
national armaments How large a
force Il may he asked, would have TO
be maintained in order to effectually
hold IN check any of the great powers
of Europe. If their national arma-
ments were continued on the scale of
the past twenty-five years?
"The fact cannot be too often or too
stated that. for the preser-
walton OF order national or internal
tional we cannot rely upon force
alone We must not forget that back
OF all efforts, moral or physical, lie
the feelings, the sentiments, the as
pirations of humanity; that II Is only
by the organization of forces, moral
and physical, in such manner as 70
assure Justice and contentment !
through corporation, that widespread I
outbreaks OF violence can be avoided.
Opposes Disarmament
DR. John Grior H;ohen, president OF !
Princeton university, entered the
Lake Mohonk conference on interna- !
tional arbitration today by taking is I
sue with pacifsts who favor disar-
ana by advocating ia wise |,
Of our military forces in /
the United States"
II do not advocate preparedness !
for war he said, but a preparedness |
against war-a preparedness which !
IN the event OF the catastrophe OF war /
itself win prevent the enormous ini- |
Iial sacrifice OF human lives which I
has characterized every war in which !
he United States has been engaged.
mo one can be SO blind regarding |
he Significance OF present conditions
10 take The question that grave ma
iional emergency is not al least pos
sihility
rIn the high tension OF interna-
ional hate and International suspicion
he most insignificant accident may
,hance TO Irecipitate for us national
And In the greaet emer-
sency II 1t should come. what viii we
iay2 Peaceg Peace at any price?
BY all means let us pay any price
which can buy peaoe---restraint of
passion, long suffcranee sacrifice of
wealth or of every personal
and comfort Let US sac
'ifice II all, everything which can buy
,eaoe. But let us not forget that
here are some things which cannot
,uy peace II we sacrifice them In
rider TO secure peace. the peace thus
ought becomes for us the veTiest tor
nent Of living he'll We dare not
radc honor for peae,
Never in the twenty*one years OF us
Nistenee has the Lake Mohonk con-
erence 1eard such call to arms.
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