The Detroit times., 1916-11-20
League TO Enforce Peace.
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Craue)

James Bryce one of the greatest
statesmen of England, and one of the
most cosmopolitan minded men of this
day. recently delivered a remarkable adj
dress before the Congregational Union
Et Dechmont, England.
II was remarkable not only from its
sanity and sclfrestraint. calling upon his
fellow counlymeu 20 beware of prolong-
ing the hatreds of the war by amy sever
ity of poSt-belum measures. but also for
us emphasis upon the only method which
viii ever insure the world against re-
currencc OF such destructive outbreaks in
international relations rs the present.
IF there is to be a recurrence Of wars.
ne said. becoming more terrible with the
unceaslng advance of science, We may
we'll despair of the future"
Tie indicated mat he saw. rs every in
telIlgent person must see that the only
possible way out of the war habit is To
establish some kind or an international
arrangement whereby formidable
league Of nations should enforce e peace
nal settlement of disputes, "and the COM
mon sense of most should hold the fret
ful world in awe"
In this he recognized that destiny
seems 70 point TO America to set the
pace
To establish any machinery for pre-
serving peace, he declared, would be inn
possible without the cooperation of neu-
trai STATES and especially the greatest Of
all neutral states We have been waiting
and watching 10 see whether America
would, In view Of the immense interests
at stake. abandon her old policy of COM
plete isolation and bear her part in the
efforts for procuring a permanent alliance
for peace An influential league for that
purpose already has been formed there"
His reference was 10 the League to En-
force Peace of which ex-prcsdent Taft
is chairman. and many distinguished citi-
zcns are members.
THIS league has been in action for some
time, ard is ndu,tuolsIy pounding away
AZ The task Of consolidating public senti-
ent SO that America may see her duty in
going forward toward bringing the reign
If law TO the earth.
There is nothing this country could DO
that would work SO powerfully toward the
-gm of human happiness as to lead the
nations of the world toward some form of
federation
President Wilson said in one Of his
speeches that the United states cannot
and aioof from n movement in which
The highest interests Of manhood are con-
emed and that hc felt "sure that the
people of the United States are prepared
10 Join in any feasibleEcheme for the pre-
,ennon Of future wars
MIR Hughes likewise declared that hs
vas Convinced the time has come for
America to unite with European countries
~ q woll-considered scheme for applying
methods Of arbitration and Cancellation to
procuring general and permanent peace in
The world"
The League to Enforce Peace has this
ann. It is non-prtisan II ought to have
behind it the mghtiest sentiment OF all
America Every man who loves his kind
ought 10 affiliate himself with IT,
II strikes the keynote in Americas new
program rs a world nation.
1t proposes n practical, workable meth
od for policing the world.
II any man has felt the impulse to Go
what be can 20 rid the earth of the mad
ness Of war, and yet has despaired be-
cause he could see no way, here is the
way here is the organization with which