Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-01
Fnmness That Meant Something Should Haze Been Used
in European Questions; American Rights Not Safe
guarded in World Cataclysm; Preparedness Measures
Inadequate

well-being of our population, as we'll as
education and training; of developing
to the utmost our economic strength
and independence.
1t must be based upon a profound
sense of our unity and democratic obli-
cation. 1t must not mean the aban-
donment of other essential govern
mental work, but that we shall have,
in both, efficiency, and. in neither,
waste or extravaganza.
No NIilitarism, He Insists
We should also be solicitous. by wise
provision and conference, to remove so
far as possible the causes of irritation
which may in any degree threaten
friendly relations. In our proposals
there is, repeat, no militarism. There
is simple inSistence upon common
sense in providing reasonable meas
ures of security and avoiding the perils
of neglect. We must have the strength
of self-respect: a strength which con-
tains no threat, but assures our de-
tense, safeguards our rights and con-
serves our peace.
We are deeply interested in what I
may term the organization of peace.
We cherish no illusions We know that
the recurrence of war is not TO be pre-
vented by pious wishes. II the conflict
of national interests is not to be
brought to the final test of force, there
must be the development of inter-
national organization in order to pro-
guard so far as practicable the peace
of the world
Arbitration treaties are useful within
their proper sphere, but it is worse
than folly to ignore the limitations of
this remedy or to regard such treaties
as an adequate means of preventing
war. There should be an international
tribunal to decide controversies sus-
ceptible of judicial determination, thus
afording the advantage of judicial
standards in the settlement of par
ticular disputes and of the gradual
growth of body of judicial precedents.
In emphasizing the desirability of
such a tribunal for the disposition of
controversies of u justiciable sort it
must not be overlooked that there are
also legislative needs. We need confer
ences of the nations to formulate inter-
national rules, to establish principles
to modify and extend international
law so as to adapt it to new conditions,
to remove causes of international diff
terences.
Need International Organization
We need to develop the instru-
mentalities of conciliation. And be-
hind this international organization,
if it is to be effective, must be the
cooperation of the nations to prevent
resort to hostilities before the appro-
pirate agencies of peaceful settlement
have been utilized.
If the peace of the world is to be
maintained, it must be through the
preventive power of a common pur-
pose. Without this it will still remain
not only possible, but practicable, to
disregard international obligations, TO
override the rights of States. particu-
iarly of small States, TO ignore prin-
ciples, to violate rules.
And it is only through internation-
al cooperation giving a reasonable
assurance of peace that we may hope
for the limitation of armaments. 1t
is to be expected thai nations will con-
tinue to arm in defense of their re-
spectlVe interests, as they are con-
ceived, and nothing Will avail to dim
lnlsh this burden, save some practical
guaranty of international order
We in this country can, and should,
maintain our fortunate freedom from
entanglements with interests and poll
icics which do not concern us. But
there is no national isolation in the
world of the twentieth century If
at the close of the present war the
nations are ready to undertake prac-
tlcable measures in the common inter-
est, in order to secure international
Justice, we cannot fail to recognize our
international duty.
The peace of the world is our inter-
est, as we'll as the interest of others,
and in developing the necessary agen-
cles Tor the prevention of war we shall
be glad to have an appropriate share.
All our preparedness will have proper
relation to this end. as we'll as to our
own immediate security.
A FOOLS Paradise of Prosperity
When we contemplate industrial
and commercial conditions, we see
that we are living in a fools para
disc. The temporary prosperity to
which our opponents point has been
created by the abnormal conditions
With the end of the war there will
be the new conditions determined by
new Europe. Millions of men in the
trenches will then return to work The
energies of each of the now belliger-
ent nations, highly trained, will then
be turned to production.
These are days of terrible discipline
for the nations at war, but it must
not be forgotten that each is develop
ing national solidarity a knowledge
OF method, realization, a knowledge
hitherto unapproached. In each the
lessons of cooperation now being
learned Will never be forgotten Fric-
tion and waste have been reduced to
minimum; labor and capital have a
better understanding, business or
ganization is more mighty developed
and more intelligently directed than
ever before. We see in each of these
nations a marvellous national effic-
lenCy. Let II not D6 supposed IndL
this efficiency will not count when
Europe, once more at peace, pushes
its productive powers to the utmost
limit
on the other hand, in this country,
with the stoppage of the manufac-
ture of munitions, a host of men will
be turned out of employment. We
must meet the most severe competi-
ton in industry. We are undiscip-
lined, defective in organization, loose
ly knit, industrially unprepared.
Failed to Reduce Living Cost
Our opponents promised to reduce
the cost of living. This they have
failed to do; but they did reduce the
opportunities of making living. Let
us not forget the conditions that cX-
iSted in this country under the new
tariff prior to the outbreak of the war.
Production had decreased, business
was anguishing, new enterprises were
not undertaken, instead of expansion
there was Curtailment and our streets
were filled with the unemployed. 1t
was estimated that in the city of New
York over 300,0 were out of work.
Throughout the country the jobless
demanded relief. The labor commits
sioners of many States and our mu-
nicipal administration devoted them
selves to the problem of unemploy-
ment, while the resources of our vol
untary charitable organizations We're
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