South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-28
MUST DEFEND
LAW OF NATIONS
Edward A. FiIene of Boston
Says Criminal Nations
Must be Punished.

international Ne'es Service.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 2s.-
Ldward A. FTlene or Boston told the
American academy Of Political and
Social Science here today that the
United States should prepare not
merely for ma. tonal defense but for
the defense o. international law and
morality as well.
He said in part:
The most pressing problem that
the war has forced upon US as q ma
ton is the problem OF adequate ma
ticaal defense combined with a pol
icy that will look toward the mObil-
ling Of the economic and military
force OF our own and OF other ma
tons for the support OF law rather
than the breaking Of law.
1T is just such policy that is ad-
Vocated in the platform OF the
League 10 Enforce Peace. the cen
trail proposal of which advocates
he establishment Of an international
court and council Of Cancellation
supported by a league Of nations
agreeing to submit their differences
thereto for examination before pro-
ceeding 10 make war, and further
agreeing 10 use their com bined force
(1rst in the form of business and
financial non-intercourse or in the
form OF military action II economic
pressure proves ineffective) against
any nation OF the league that re-
fuses 10 submit it's difficulty for eX-
animation before making war
Secs Grave Dangers.
Mr. Filene said ne fOresaw some
crave dangers If some such agree
ment among nations was not made
after the present war 10 restrain the
use OF force for ACKNOWLEDGMENT. He
said:
without an international policy
that makes peace permanent, the
nations OF Europe must enter an
ether race for ornaments which, to-
gether with their war debts and the
rebuilding OF their industries. VIII
create an urgent need for money
that will force them TO institute a
destructive competition for markets
that will react against the progress
Of democracy by cOmphcating all of
eur fundamental problems.
IF. at the end OF the war. no
method but war is left for the settle
ment of the inevitable disputes that
viii arise between nations. Europe
will be driven 10 institute this race
for markets in order to prepare her
self for the next war. and the prob
able effect OF such a race for mar
kets upon our American problems
will be as follows. The foreign mar
}sets will he closed TO as by prohtb-
'tive tariffs. We will meet from
Europe the most keen competition;
II this forces Us 10 pUt up a pro-
hlbitive tariff TO protect ourselves
we will face problems OF direct tax
alton which have wrecked more than
one nation. The American standard
Of wages may be. seriously threat
ened."
Fannie Andrew Speaks.
Fannie Fern Andrew. secretary Of
the Central Organization for Dur
able Peace. sail.
Whether silence or speech should
obtain in the present crisis whether
the war should check constructive
action for the future welfare, is a
question long since answered. II is
y
OF International Law that the prin-
cples of the law which should reg
ulate the conduct OF nations in their
mutual intercourse were first stated
in systematic form oy the illustrious
Grotius during the Thirty Years
war. and that the war itself caused
him 10 write his treatise on the
Rights Of War and Peace which
convinced statesmen. bound nations.
and nodded the thought Of future
generations. substituting as it did a
;ule OF conduct based upon right
=-asOn for mere force Indeed the
world may need another Grotius.
"Of one thing, however we are
cer,ain. that the fundamental basis
OF the new world order which must
come after the present war must be
laid TO-DAY. When the representa-
tIves OF the countries come together
ir the midst of the wreck and desc
lation left by the war. their task