The sun., 1916-12-10
Nicholas Murray Butler Says
Time Has Come to Have
Foreign Policy.
URGES PEOPLE TO ACT
Sir George Eulas Foster Of
Canada Also Suggests
America to Lead.

last evening turned to him for inspira-
ton and guidance In their discussion Of
the one theme Of the post-dinner oratory,
namely: How can society be recon-
structed after the war to insure perma
nent peace? %
James 81. Beck. president OF the So
ciety and recipient last evening OF the
society's gold medal for the services
which he had rendered. referred to sir
william Penn. but he made II emphati-
cally clear that the great objective Of
human progress was Justice with war
rather than injustice through peace
Nicholas Murray Butler. president OF
Columbia University. asserted that this
nation had no foreign policy. Sir George
Eulas Foster. X. &. NJ. c.. Canadian
Minister Of Trade and Commerce. dis
cussed Peace after the war has been
fought to an end"
500 Women Present.
The speeches were made in the pres
ence OF 1000 men who had gathered for
the dinner and more han 600 women
who had attended in another room the
fourth annual dinner Of the Society Of
Pennsylvania Women and then gath
cred In the grand ballroom to listen to
''S ptohNS VI inns
not residents Of New York journeyed
here for the occasion.
Among those who sat on the dais were
Charles NJ. Schwab, United States SEN
ator Penrose. Henry i. Dawson of J. +.
Morgan 4 Co.. George W. Perkins. Chief
Justice J. Hay Brown of Pennsylvania,
Gov. James NJ. Fielder of New Jersey.
Lieut.. Gov. Frank II. McI.ain OF Penn
s~ylvania. Rear Admiral II. T.. Peary.
who was born In Cambria county. Pa. /:
Bishop James Henry Darlington Of Har-
risburg and Stephene Lausanne. editor
Of lie Mdtin.
Scattered throughout the room were
many Pennsylvanians of note. There
were President Theodore =. Shonts Of the
In~terborough. John II. Waters OF Johns
town. Pa. Col. Robert NJ. Thompson.
The various counties were represented at
tables. Schuylkiil had a large table.
Cambria was represented by Judge NJ.
b. stephens and Herman Banner. Pitts
Pottsvine. York and Philadelphia by
many citizens.
Toast to the PRECEDENT.
Before the speechmaking began a toast
was. drunk to the President of the United
States. a silent toast to George c.. Boldt.
a member OF the council Of the society.
n then the gold medal was presented
to President Beck by the council.
Mr.. Beck suggested the theme Of the
e~venins-the means OF permanent peace
after the war-and said that their would
be no discussion as to the cause OF the
European conflict. He told OF the work.
ing principle Of peace suggested by Sir
William Penn. namely. an organization
of all nations to compel peace and to
atlbynif all Urieyanrea IN n tribunal
The great objective OF human prog
ress." he said. should undoubtedly be
to have peace with Justice. but unless
and until both are attainable II Is in
fnitely better to have Justice with war
than injustice through peace. A peace
which would even return to the unhappy
people Of Belgium their country without
reparation or atonement would he even
greater mischief than the war that is
now delugLng half OF the world with
blood"
Mr.. Beck read a letter from Niscount
Bryce. who said Fol us the first duty
Is to prosecute this war to victory so
complete as to vindicate those principles
Of international right and humanity for
which we have been fighting"
Dr.. B~utIer's speech.
President Butler emphasized the neces-
sity OF a foreign policy. lie asked
Are we getting so rich and contented
that We do not know the difference be-
tween right and wrong"' He added:
THE time has come. indeed, for the
American people earnestly and inteli!-
gently to consider their foreign relations
and to formulate a foreign policy that Is
worthy of their best traditions and In
c~onsonance with the language OF the
Declaration OF Independence itself.
Patriotism cannot rest on prosperity. II
must be based OF principle"
Sir George Eulas Foster said there
would be no peace until the Allies had
become victorious. He declared that
every British dependency was opposed to
any discontinuance OF the wal until
there was a guarantee that the cause
which led to the war was abolished.
Il am in a neutral country" he said.
and / cannot say what you should do.
Mr.. Beck has translated the best senti-
ment of the people Of the United States
and II ! were an American citizen !
would indorse every single word that DIR.
Butler has said. ! would say II ! were
an American citizen that /; Is time for
America as the mightiest OF the neutral
nations out of the zone of the war to
know her mind. to do something else
than discuss. and to let other people
know it,