The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-04-01
CAR NEGIE
PEACE FUND
Timely Article in regard to
to Existing Conditions
and Future Problems

The following sent by James
Brown Scott, Secretary of the Car
negie endowment for international
peace is one OF the most timely ar
ticles that has come under our OBJ
servation in regard 10 conditions e>-
isting and problems to be considered
for the future.
We would call the attention Of our
readers especially 10 the last two
clauses OF the article We give
this article space simply TO show
the broad minded position being ia
ken BY those who understand con-
ditions by which governments are
created and maintained.
Carnegie Endowment for In
ternationaI Peace
Washington, Feb. 16.+The IN
dersigned have been associated for
some years in the execution OF a
trust to promote international peace
and our duties have involved a con-
tinual survey of the efforts to that
end throughout the world
We wish TO say TO all friends OF
| peace that the dreadful war now
raging affords no just cause for
I4A-LO4A q -EAA-ClAs III AAc-A E4Al ~ HaSl
efforts, and no reason to doubt thai
still greater efforts in the future
may be effective and useful
The war Itself is teaching the
| gospel Of peace through a lesson Sc
shocking and so terrible that the
most Indifferent can not fail to at
tend and understand it,
Not only have the destruction Of
life. the devastation and the suffer
ing in she warning countries passe,
all experience, but the cessation o.
production, the closing OF markets
the blocking OF trade routes, ths
interruption OF exchanges. have af
fected industry and caused ruin anC
poverty in all the peaceful cOuntrie.
of the world.
The universal interdependenee o
nations has been demonstrated ans
the truth forced upon every min.
that the peace of all nations is tn
vital concern OF every nation.
ITO cast our weak protest nov
among the tremendous forces tha
are urging on the great comic
would be futile; but the end of thi
war will come before long and the
the great question will stand 70
answer:
Shall the lesson be forgotten. tn
sacrifice lost7
That question. the belligerent na
tions only viii have the power I
answer; but every one in the worl
will be entitled 10 be heard upon il
: for it will be a question OF civilii
= alton, the most mOmentOus Of on
era.
at seems incredible that afte
this the stricken people will set thei
? feet in the same old paths of polio
and suspicion which must lead thel
to the same result
Finding expression through
great multitude Of voices ever.
: where the general public opinion
= mankind should influence the mine
OF the nesotiators who settle Il
J. terms of peace and inspire them
q a new departure in the establishmei
OF justice as the rule OF internation
relations.
V While We must not be overco
fident of our individual Qualifcauol
to point out the detailed methoi
through which the result may
T accomplished. we may still advoca
d measures which seem practicable al
a appropriate TO the purpose
We can see that definite rul
of national conduct should be agre'
/ upon: that a court OF competent ju
isdiction should be established
judge Of national conformity TO tho
rules; and that new sanctions shOu
be provided to compel respect
y the judgments rendered.
h Above all the motive and spi
N OF the new institutions should
!. clearly and fully, not the prom
: tion OF ambition OF the extension
!. power, but the safeguarding Of
ss man rights and the perfection
10 individual liberty.
= Toward this high end the COZ
IA age and hope and conviction OF {
c, humblest citizen Of the most dists
le land may contribute
a Joseph W. Choate. Andrew
White. John W. Foster, Elihu Ro
Luke f. Wright. Charlemange To
Is er. Robert s. Woodward, Austen
Fox. Jacob G. Schmidlapp, Thon
- Burke, Robert 5. Brookiags. Os'
T. s. Straus, Samuel Mather. James
Slayden. John Sharp WilliaI
Charles l. Taylor. Henry S. Pi
IN chett. William NJ. Howard, Gle
ril land H. Dodge. Robert A. Fran
r. George W. Perkins. Nicholas Muir
= Butler. Andrew j. Montague. Artl
% William Foster, James Brown Sc