The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
Resort 10 arbitration.

What If thc cannon stroke as ultima
ratio were In TINS case set aside and
the sword no longer drawn to cut the
Gordian knot What II statcsmanshlp
wer. relied upou to settle the problem
for the ncighburing nations % Europe
What II ,hc pens OF the diplomatists
~-i- used. not 10 ,,vs;los, Lai - p,a,G
the sword which - vaiulv sought 20
acnieve their end back TO its sheath?
The idea OF disarmament and of an
International court OF arbitration IL nee
,ssariiy II Utopia an ideal plaything FOR
the philosophers 80 long as IMPERIALISM
and militar.sm are tn" used tools Of the
uationalstic aud Capi;HlStiC interests
and are calculated go obtain u clear
cut decision
But the moment these realistic meth
ods fail and the might OF Tn, hayonet
no longer turns the scales. the IDEAS Of
arbitration viii be seen to have real
value Military methods will he r,le-
gated to their sid" IN th'.r proper realm.
The result of a long and I"iec.siNe con-
iict j. To give real ana striking mpor-
tancc to the Idle. of dsarmam,a- and ar
hitratiou, and It appears 10 b" tAe last
and only method of solving the ronil.- {
OF intert SITS.
states such an end OF the greatest his
torIcal struggle between the stronger !
military Powers IN history goes against
the grain. Russia, with hey iueNEauSti-
bl. supply OF men and her means OF IN
dustrial development. would regard the
Limitation of her arinamcnts with eyes
as unfavorab.r a. England would look
upon dimsnution OF her hect when
would make an end OF her absolute mas
terry of the sed.
But the force OF the industrial neces-
sity ana "A new grouping Of the Powers
should bring concessions in tins direction
lust as IL Is likely 10 place danpei
/ upon the fantastic plans of other nations
/ to rule the world.
I'VE need not trouble too much abou
the feasibility Of such inieruttioni. ar
rangrments Trustworthy means OF
T control would easily he created, for Il
the condition of military preparation u
every state were an open secret the ap
, uaratus devised for iu,ci national contro
would work all the more easily ana Sc
curely, becaus. all states, even the SINAI
neutral countries. would have the i!Veli
est interest IN the matter
ANY disoyal attempt 10 break th
neacc would be- revolted against and th'
7 offender at once b" brought before th
International tribunal -, mp for deaIini
with such cases. Though the proven
'Wnere there's will there's a way ma!
be thought trihc banal, It has tn
greatest possible value for internatI"na
agreements
"Ir A fundamental understanding coul'
b,. arrived at detailed arrangements ho''
not offer tn" slightest difficulty IN
= .cIalists. who are regarded with sue
di,trust hy the capitalists with th'i
tendency to divide the nations INTO nos
tito camps. would nnd "A rich h'ld 7"
work in this matter. All the strrhSt
of the Social Democrats would rally I
the maintenance OF these internationa
agreements a.,
"We earnestly trust that our poit'
clans and observation-disclosures VIII deNo'
their attention to these ideas which nav
for A long time been discussed IN h'u
tr,l and enemy countries by those WI
have A right understanding of this w"r!
way. A way would then he found out O
this world catastrophe more quickly tina
y, fixing fatalistic glance ~ IN
events ~,
ct Is certain that many VIII urge w
old objection against us that the year
full OF sweet wine But we answe
with Peter. Behold. these ~" NOT %
drunk as yc suppose for unless we ar
very much deceived, this II IN" "leN"h'
hour of this world Cata9t'opht'