Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-03
WAR POSSIBLE If WILSON
WAS JINGO," SAYS TAFT

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/ the people OF the colonies had been hav-
/ ing experience under seif-govornment
"And further. they had had a test OF the
! principles stated therein In the revolution
4 The most radical aspect II has was the
| fact that Il was written, and further, that
| II delegates exclusive powers TO three de-
| partments of the Government, chat is, the
executive the legislative and the judicial
| Even that last part had been suggested
in various colonial charters"
ANALYzEs PEACE PROGRAM.
| Last spring, he said, a number Of men
got together and discussed what would
be the proper course Of action to be
| followed when the war was over, in order
TO prevent a repetition of Il. At the last
meeting Of the Century Club, as II was
| called, peace club was formed to formu-
/ late permanent peace plan which would
be effective at the close Of the present
war.
This plan consisted OF four divisions:
First A treaty or international league
| of peace, composed Of eight OF nine Of
| the great Powers; Il would not be neces-
sary to have all of them acting together
at hrst; this treaty should provide for a
court which not only would arbitrate
such questions as might come before IT,
/ but also determine its own Jurisdiction,
| that is to say as to whether the question
| were justiciable,
Second. A commission of conclliatlon
| which should have Jurisdiction over such
| questions as the court of arbitration re-
fused to handle (the object OF this would
be to handle questions where concessions
| would be necessary by both sides to keep
| the peace).
Third. An agreement between all the
| Powers under the treaty to go to the as
sistance of any one OF them If attacked
by another.
Fourth. A Congress OF Nations.
"In questions between states that
come UP before the Supreme Court the
point at issue are analogous to disputes
between nations" said Mr.. Taft. The
| Supreme Court, when It is deciding in
terstate questions, acts like an interna
tional tribunal Its decisions are made
under rules Of international law. The
only difference Is that States are prohib-
tied by the Constitution from going to
war.
THE NATIONS PRESENT CRISIS.
I'VE have got into the habit OF ar
bitration in matters concerning Canada
and Great Britain, which Is quite as
! binding as II we had treaty OF arbitra-
ton This is also despite the fact that
! our relations with Canada and Great
| Britain have almost reached the breaking
/ point a number of different times, and
despite the fact that there have been
| jinRoes and kickers at those times.
I'm non-Justcable issues peace union
would provide time in which the passions
would cool. do not mean to say that
the present situation with Germany is not
critical. II we had had a lingo In the
presidential chair. who did not realize
the responsibility Of plungng the coun-
! try into war, a war might have been
brought on" Tremendous applause) He
repeated the sentence.
He pointed out that in the seal contro-
versy n number OF years ago the ques-
| tions at issue were not justiclble, they
were not based on any right, but never
! theless a peaceful treaty was signed.
TT may be considered that an agree
ment to combine with other nations to
| enforce the provisions of a peace union
would be departure from Washington's
| injunction against entanglinE alliances.
/ But 1t must be remembered that We are
nearer complications in the event of war
than we were in Washington's time.
pure pacifcatlon is to me Impossible.
We must have reasonable methods of de-
fense" (Great applause.)