Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-22
NO DISARMAMENT
IF GERMANY IS
TO WIN IN WAR
Professor WooISey in Address
Before Lake Mohonk Con-
ference Gives Views on
Outcome Of HoStiIities,

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Mohonk Lake, n. Y, May 2l.-Tht
Triumph Of Germany would make dis
armament impossible. said Theodore
>. Woolsey tonight In an address be-
fore the Lake Mohonk Conference on
International Arbitration. The speak
or formerly WAS professor of interna-
tlonal law at Yale university. His
subject was WAR and Disarmament.
IF the war ends with German tri-
ump.' he declared, disarmament is
impossible, for a philosophy bound up
In milltarism Will have triumphed
also Then truly must the rest Of the
world arm itself and try conclusions
over again. But IL Germany and
what she stands for, is overthrow,
there comes the question of the fu-
ture.
How can peace in the future be
safeguarded? There are two possible
ways. one is to weaken Germany
and her allies, the other to dlsarm
Europe. The first course, granting
that the situation permits is suffi-
GENTLY obvious. Bercft of Alsace-
Lorraine, Of German Poland, perhaps
Of Schleswig- Holstein and East Prus-
STA, of colonies and war harbors, Ger
many would be weakened to the point
of harmlessness, and an indemnity
such as she would have gladly i'm
posed upon France and England
might complete her discontinue. To
All OF this she has laid herself open
for all they that take the sword shall
perish with the sword But merely
weaker Germany will be revenge
ful Germany, seeking henceforth new
combinations which will hardly make
for the peace of Europe. And too, a
weaker Germany means stronger
neighhors who may entertain ambi-
tions, nnhallowed plans Of their
own.
Consider now the second course
In the present war both parties have
very warmly disclaimed aggressive
ness both acted purely on the de-
fenslvc, wan was forced upon each by
the other; each desired only to be
let alone. So they have said. Why
not take them at their word, and de-
wise such terms of peace as Will make
future war improbable This means
the abolition Of CONSUMPTION, ii means
disarmament, in other words, the sur
render Of aggressive facilities, retain
Ing a standing army only calculated
for the maintenance OF domestic or
der As a guarantee of good Faith
this disarmament should include the
destruction of all reserves of small
arms except those adapted for sport
ing purposes and the prohibition Of
their further manufacture Similarly
all nfmored ships should be scrapped,
submarines destroyed war balloons
forbidden, only so many armed cruis-
ers permitted to each state as are
necessary TO police the seas, a certain
percentage of its ocean-going tonnage.
This tremendously drastic change
In world usage is based upon the con-
viction: Cd that war in itself is on
the whole an evil; ca that ornaments
BY land or sea are unneces sary except
tesist attack CD that If states
that if states are armed they will
continue 60 fight, arbitral or judicial
systems Notwithstanding.
What Disarmament Means.
Disarmament does not necessarily
mean the perpetuation of the politl-
cal status quo, but that political
changes instead of being the result Of
war would be brought about by pie
biscite If a chastened and liberal
lied Germany for instance. showed
the same remarkable efficiency in in
dustrial and commercial lines as she
has shown IN the past aud at the
same time under really constitu-
tlonal monarch exhibited such excel /
lence Of government as to appeal to
her neighbors sclf-interest. they dis 4
regarding nationality, might cast in
their lot with hers Germany thus
aggrandlzed would be great indeed 4
ana the method of her growth would
be lmpeccable Thus apart from the /.
very considerable cementing power of (
dynastic attachment and racial ties (
q state must, under this new order (
deserve the allegiance of its subject I
parts to retain them
Now in order TO Judge of the pos :
slbility of such an overthrow of all
past ideals, let Us return to the I
premise Of German defeat upon which .
this speculation is based We assume (
in the belligerent states a condition 1
Of great exhaustion tending to make I
the idea of war abhorrent to all. We
assume such a staggering burden of \
debt as win handicap future industry
IL military expenditure goes on as be- /
fore We assume such a contrast be-
tween belligerent and fortunate neu-
tral as Will tend to vast emigration |
to escape taxation and militarism, We |
assume a Growth in European democ-
racy whose influence is pacific. None
Of these assumptions are unreasona-
BILE. All of them make for lasting
peace and relief from the burden Of
But TO impose disarma-
mcnt upon ones enemies and to con-
Iinue armed ones-self is self-decep-
ion and lf-debauchery-no nation