New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-08
STRAUS PRAISES
TAFT PEACE PLAN
Likely To Be Effective in
Preventing War, Ex-
Ambassador Says.
I'VE MUST TAKE PART
IN RECONSTRUCTION"
Present Struggle Would Have
Been Impossible if Founda-
tions Had Been Right.

In an address on international Re-
construction" delivered at Mount Nor
ris Baptist Church. l23d street and
Mount Morris Park West, yesterday
morning. Oscar S. Straus, eX-ambas-
sador 10 Turkey, spoke on peace and
preparedncss. stating that I'VE must
nut AZ least as much compelling force
for the preservation Of peace as has
heretofore been put for the propara-
tions for war;
Mr.. Straus said that in his opinion
the plan outlined hy cx-PreSident latt
and adopted hy the League 20 Enforce
Peace was likely 90 be more effective
IN prescrvinr peace than any other ne
knew. This plan. briefly. provides that
all iudiciable questions snail be tne sup
iect Of an international court an
questions that are not subject 20 luol-
cial determination shall be submit teu
70 a council Of concl.aton Tor nearing
consideration and recommcndaton; the
,ov.ers sbau use thei~ ;oint forces,
economic and military, against any one
Of their number which goes 10 war
without first submitting rs differences
as provided by the foregoing proVl-
sions. t 800.
encc-iyo according 20 Mr.. StrauS, re-
ouires that America, though not pei
hgelent. be equally concerned IN the
worlds peace with the nations AT war
United states Must Do Its Part.
owe must take our part in the recon
struction." said Mr.. Straus. Norman
Angel truthfully says that II we 90
not mix IN European affairs Europe
viI mix iu ours. We owe 10 20 our
selves. 10 humanity and 20 the world 10
ic,d our hest efforts IN making our
fullest contribution 90 that recOnstruc-
ton which must come. We should be
nlannirc now how best 20 reconstruct
the world so that when peace Goes
come we shall be able. so far as human
wisdom can provide 10 make II duraDIe
and on the solid foundations OF Ils"'
and justice. ,-.. ,.,,.o
o,e,1Ifcd The nations had the interna-
tional relationships and foundations
beon rightly constructed As we survey
tho history Of nations, we IND three
distinct methods Of world organization
for keeping the peace have been deyel-
oned tried and found wanting Inc
first Of these was the dominance OF ma
.ioDs Inv great world powers such as
was the power Of Greece under Alex
ander.
there was developed second meth,o
OF keeuiug peace the balance OF power
under which, instead OF one domIh any
nation. several united In offensive ana
defensive alliances. inns plan oe-
veloped IN our day into third arrange
ment bv which u was hoped that peace
would be maintained among the nations
through group alliances, such as me
Trinle Alliance and the Triple Entente.
This arrangement. dividing Europe INTO
two vast and powerful camps IL was
hoped. would have the efect when
eni+orrized Inn the expression that one
sword should keep the other IN
scabbard. But this war proves that IL
has had the contrary effect IL mas
multiplied the swords on both SIDES; IL
has developed Dl.ltarlsm as never D
fore.
Righteous Peace Necessary.
"Tbcse several methods and plans,
from Alexander the Great TO william
III. have all collapsed. they were Duit
n n false foundations. il follows
,bo lig5t Of the logic Of history hat
for the future the world must eek
other methods than those which have so
wofully 'ailed 10 maintain peace. IL
must be a righteous peace, for peace
10 be lasting must be founded on justice
and respect for law
ANY future plan, continued j..
Straus. must build the fab &C Of inter-
national relationship on the basis OF
peace. and not on the basis Of war, as
h been done exclusively hereto ore.
As a guardian of peace tn must {
devised not merely q stronger power,
but stronger power dedicated to
maintenance Of peace.
This cannot be done by the domi-
pence of single power said Mr..
Straus in conclusion. THAT method
| have pointed out, has been tried g.
has failed. II cannot be done by dI-
vision Of power. That has also proved
a failure. II must be done by uI'ty
Of power, by uniting the nations in
their own interest, by placing the m =
Of the united nations as guardians
the rights Of each nation, on the same
principle as we constitute the power f
the f5rty-eight states of our Union q.
the guardians Of the rights Of each