The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-13
WORLD ARMED CAMP
IF VAR IS DRAW
Pres. Lowell Of Harvard University De-
clares That Other Nations Would
Have TO Adopt Germany's
National Policy.

New York. Sept. l3-The whole world
series of armed camps, preparing for an
other fray and compelled TO adopt Ger
mans methods of warfare-thls picture
of the result of drawn battle, a stale.
mate, with Germany in her present state
of mind, was presented last night by
DIR, A. Lawrence Lowell, president of
Harvard university, and chairman of the
executive committee of the League to
Enforce Peace, in his address at the an
nual dinner of the national safety eoun-
Gil.
He declared that with the fall of mil
itary autocracy must be removed the
oppression of one race by another, and
for that reason I'VE cannot consider the
return TO Germany of her former colo
MES, that their people may be exploited
as they have been in the past. Ameri-
cans have no love for the rule of the in
ferior by the more civilized races; and
il at the present stage of history that
is unavoidable, it must be done with due
regard to the welfare of the subject race,
and we cannot be a party to anything
else"
Can anyone contemplate without hor
ror," said DR.. Lowell, "a planet whose
inhabitants devote their efforts to de-
yising scientific processes for making 1t
unfit for human habitation? Yet such
is the result that we must at least con-
template if the present war should de-
eide nothing, leaving the belligerents
with their former ambitions and princi
plies, with fiercer hatreds and better
knowledge of what the next war will
signify.
IF, on the other hand, the side on
which we are fighting wins, it may mean
a better world, recognized on a basis
of justice and peace; and much of the
result may depend upon us. both in the
field and at the council table.
Let us be perfectly clear in our own
minds. We proclaim that we are fighting
for democracy, but President Wilson has
put it more accurately when &c said that
we are at war TO make the world safe
for democracy. We are not fighting to
impose any form OF government upon an
people. That would be con
trary to our principle of political liber
ty. If any people prefer to be ruled
by monarch it is their affair, provided |
they mind their own business, leave 9th |
err nations alone and live peaceably with |
their neighbors. A military autocracy |
that goes forth conquering and to con-
1uer, the world mast subdue, or it will |
have no peace.
I'VE are at war to prevent any nation
from imposing an autocratc military
system on the world or on any people;
and when the allies have succeeded in so
ioing, they, and any other peoples that
sincerely desire better and more peace
Jul world, must solemnly resolve that no
such catastrophe shall occur again, For
his purpose they must not again split
nto discordant fragments or hostile
yroups, but must combine to police the
world, and bring in a reign of interna
ional justice among men We often
roast that we are both an idealistic and
practical people. and in the reorgani-
alton that will follow this war we have
he only chance we shall probably ever
ave to show these qualities on a world
vide scale. We are now a world power
ngaged in a world war and we cannot
" shrinking into ourselves when ii is
ver, evade our duty or shut our eyes
o our own future security In league
With the other free nations of the earth
We must set up an international court
t justice with sheriff armed with such
orce as may be needed to summon Of
enders before the tribunal. By so do
ng we can fulfil great destiny for our
alton and bring peace and good will
mong men"