The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-27
URGES WILSON
TO TAKE LEAD
IN PEACE Plan
Hamilton Holt, Editor of In
dependent, Says Neutral
Nations Could Discuss
Feasible Steps.
PREDICTS WAR SPIRIT
Moral, Economical and Bio
logical Facts Show Fallacy
of War-Bryan Deserves
Praise.


Advocacy of the proposed League Of
Peace to be supplemented gradually
by various nations until all the coun-
tries of the earth can establish a
Federation of the World. was ex-
pressed by Hamilton Holt. editor Of
the Independent, IN a speech before
an audience of fifteen hundred per-
sons at Chautauqua las. night.
The speaker suggested that this
lcasre ct nations be organized
through the same methods employed
20 unionize the thirteen colonies Of
he United States. II should have an
army and navy, sufficiently powerful
to quell the force OF any belligerent,
he said, nd total disarmament should
not be made until the federation Of
the world is formed, and then be sub
st.tuted by an international police
force.
President Wilson, who the speaker
said, may be the George Washington
of the Twentieth Century" should
call a conference of all the nations
INN edlately. In an endeavor to stop
the present war The belligerent
countries would probably decline to,
serd representatives but the neutral
powers could decide upon some SEN
sible, feasible means of bringing the
war to an end. which might be salts
factory to all the warning countries.
Should Discuss Law.
This beard should have as its first
duty, he suggested. the discussion Of
maritime matters affecting all the
neutral powers. International law, as
it is now followed has no effective
way OF preventing wrongs and this
conference might result in a PROPOSE
ton submitted to the belligerents,
which would eliminate further ultima
tums and the possibility Of war by ma
tions which are now neutrals.
A popular and general demand for
war in the United States was predict.
ed by Mr. Holt in the event Germany
refused to disavow the sinking OF the
Arabic, which her foreign office has
taken under AMUSEMENT He laid
great emphasis on the fact that the
United States should never go to war
IN spirit of revenge or to punish any
other nations.
I'VE should never go to war;. said
Mr.. Holt, I'm heat or anger. II war
is thrust upon US, let us fight de-
fersive war only, and then be calm
and deliberate in deciding the is
sue"
People Must Reign.
Before the Federation of the World
can reformed. Mr.. Holt said, the peo-
pie must reign, but predicted the over.
throw Of dynasties. kings and mon.
archs in Europe before conditions
abroad are restored. This revolution,
he said, would be brought about
through the awakening Of the people
to full appreciation of the injustice
inflicted upon them and the realiza-
ton Of the loss in men and money
which will result in the war.
Former secretary OF state, Bryan,
Ex-president Taft and Jane Adams
were praised by the editor in his dis
cussion of the progress toward peace
made from the time of the first con-
ference at The Hague and Ex-presf-
dent Roosevelt was blamed for being
the most powerful outside force in
bringing about the defeat Of the Unit.
ed States senate of the clauses of the
proposed treaty to establish world
vide peace. providing compulsory ar
bitration of difficulties.
Mr. Bryan hasn't gotten half the
credit he deserves for signing twenty
six peace treaties with as many coun-
tries said Mr.. Holt And it was
Mr.. Taft who advocated the submit
ting of questions Of national honor
to arbitration while Mr.. Roosevelt
preferred to leave matters OF this
character to the sword for settle
ment'
In opening his speech, Mr.. Holt
pointed out the legality OF war, the
k,$ tn
istesr have deplored war. while the
masses Of people still prefer might to
right in the settlement of disputes.
Weapons Make Wars.
He said 1t was fallacy to believe
war could be stopped by making more
and more deadly implements of war
fare, because men will always be un-
afraid to die and will. instead. forever
exhibit the same heroism and valor
which they have shown in the Euro
pean struggle.
But" said Mr.. Holt in part. there
are three arguments against war
which should be sufficient forever to
Danish the resort to armed force
These are the moral, economical and
biological arguments. The moral ar
gument makes us finch and ashamed
of ourselves when we consider the
Biblical commandment, Thou Shalt
Not KILL
The economical argument is the
destruction Of wealth through and by
war. The belligerents in Europe are
now spending $12O,0OO.00 day. And
the victor will lose practically as
much as the vanquished in the end.
The biological argument Is the loss
in men Since the opening Of the war
100000 men have been killed,
wounded or captured. There has been
100000 men killed and II this war
continues, ten million will be killed"