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

James Bryce. one of the greatest
statesmen Of England and one of the
most cosmopolitan minded men of this
day. recently delivered remarkable ad-
dress before the Congregational Union
at Dechmont, England.
1t was remarkable not only from its
sanity ind Self-restraint. calling upon his
fellow countrymen TO beware of prolonQ
ING the hatreds of the war by any sever
ity of post-bellum measures, but also for
It's emphasis upon the only method which
will ever insure the world against a re-
currence of such destructive outbreaks in
international relations as the present.
II there Is TO be Il recurrence Of wars"
ne said, becoming more terrible with the
.unceasing advance of science, We may
well despair Of the future"
He indicated chat he saw as every in
telllgent person must see. that the only
possible way out Of the war habit is To
establish some kind of an international
arrangement whereby formidable
league of nations should enforce a peace
ful settlement of disputes, and the COM
mon sense of most should hold the fret
tul world in awe
In this he recognized that destiny
seems to point to America to set the
pace.
TO establish any machinery for pre-
serving peace. he declared. would be i'm
possible without the cooperation of neu-
tral states and especially the greatest Of
all neutral states We have been waiting
and watching to 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 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-President Taft
IS chairman, and many distinguished eiti-
zenS are members.
This league has been in action for some
time, and is lndustriously pounding away
at the task Of consolidating public senti-
ent SO that America may see her duty in
going forward toward bringing the reign
Of law to the earth.
There is nothing this country could do
that would work so powerfully toward the
sum 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
stand aloof from a movement in which
the highest interests of manhood are con-
cerned." and that he felt sure that the
people Of the United States are prepared
to Join in any feasible scheme for the pre-
lenton of future wars.
Mr. Hughes likewise declared that hs
was convinced the time has come for
America TO unite with European countries
IN a well-consdered scheme for applying
methods Of arbitration and conciliatlon to
procuring general and permanent peace in
the world
The League 70 Enforce Peace has this
aim 1t is non-partisan. 1t ought to have
behind il the mightiest sentiment of all
America. Every man who loves his kind
ought TO affiliate himself with it.
1t strikes the keynote in Americas new
program as world nation.
1t proposes practical, workable meth
cd for policing the world
If any man has felt the impulse to do
what he 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
ne can enthusiastically cooperate.