The Detroit times., 1917-02-02
Sees j. S.
AS SAVIOR
Of WORLD
Lead In Creation
of Peace League,
Says DR.. Aked
PARTING OF WAYS
CLOSE AT HAND
Civilization will Be
Ended If War Keeps
On, He Asserts

Ended If War Keeps
On, He Asserts
America alone can saw sfvf1ixar
ton BY leading the movssnsat for .
world alliance. SAID pr. Charles y.
Aksd. noted peace Advocsts. IN an
address thursday night IN the Hotel
Addison. before the Detroit oonsrs
gationai club. Dr. Aksd declared the
present European conflict had
bsVught TIE world 70 he parting
a Ire vAys-it must either continue
n ~ present. course and risk var
after var. or n must create an tn
ternaticnal alliance
Dr. Akel sat1:
The verll posssssss ne rrasAinsry
Of was: ~ does not posssss the ma
chinsry Of peace Tor want Of the
necessary machinery AnsrtoA has
deos nething 90 prevsht this var nor.
uatil ths last few wsekA anything
Ivsn new that the prsssasnt has
raiesd his voice. the applause with
With which HIS nsssa9s has been re-
esived n mot louder than the de-
nunciAsion- No unseihsh. patriotic
record The eeiligerent nations do
not honor us. The smaller neutral
naffeus DO not sdmire rs History
viii pay us scsnt tribute OF respect.
war In Wnaness-
The conviction 10 growing that
var 70 rAvins madness and that
only funatscs can dream ef settling
disputes ty It's means. II 10 savage
~ not science. Some other way OF
adjusting the differences ~ nations
has TO Sc found or the human race
may yet be blasted OF the face OF
TO create the machinery Of peace
and set 70 20 work should be. for
America. an inspiring and ennoeitng
ambition.
This Is no, a wAr OF agsressien
but q war OF fear. Nation was afraid
OF nation. Nation sought alliance
With nation. and the alliances have
brought rensureless disaster upon
mankind.
50 ionx as alliances and under
stsndings exist fear and suspseion
suspicion remain. alliances and M
d~rstsndfnxs VIII exist. The world
must md a better way
ret there are Statesmen and pub
ifcists in every nation OF Europe
who are even now ronEsdering fntGre
'd~veieprnents % this same policy
They are talking Of fresh alliances
England france. Russia and ttaly q.
n " proposed. shall FORM an Ertewte
cordiale and gather unto themselves
smaller nations So that the central
rsrAf1 - a444H p
kets Of the world. II - an insane
and absurd proposal The suggestion
that " ought 60 he done - r4onHfrous
Rsp. .-Ent~ste erdtss~.-
This ~ NIT peace N - var. - -
the sheer drunkenness ~ natiyrs "
70 . hymn - hate translattt into sht
LANGUAGE Of hart rurt drlQufs ey
-Trrrss'F- 7I3sT6Fafs party ~ GERMANY A--As-
-~Ft.y desires 90 condu-t their wa
fare with ouch regard ~ irter7s-
firnai law ard for neutral rights a.
wilt not Involve Ciash with tn-
United states The sNtFerv So ~
sfermany desire friendship with r -
STA and sre seeking the ans Tor
a separate peAGe-- bslte stsfw tr1t ffssy
-wuurd tfTar swarm over France a'd
haRd Er Hard at their mercy. alta 81
ing ALSO the British erlui~e Ia i7dlat
-arla ~ thr eXsT@n1i af- SIRE mp =
5olning the RUsso-sie rurzn 4i'iarc-
he quiescenrs - Great f.fitetn p1r-
from attack In India. and fhFn Ruf-
ia finding an outlet for hsF ersr-
gles IN china
Ns-hsr. IN The world 10 his pclieg
~ The extremists held In greater hur-
ror han among the ess' men End
-nsd alliances have 20 bs taken into
account They menace civilization
Fith greater disaster
M~vtd sttss.~~ o~t, sofsfIew.
Nothing ean save the world Ist q
esrid -afiIanre We hsfs r.rf 20
ths p.rfing ~ the psys - raps,
stther 20 on With tire vicious policy
- una~retandings arc siilnness. and
ser hideoup eostrfus 81 ~ balance
II power. ~ rrsats a world alliance.
aaving N V TIE proEise ~ world
state. America LEADING m
Great Rrftain has declared FOR n.
Hussla viii foiID~ u great Britain
shows herself in earnest france -
irrilning - a. Won Bethrnann- Holi-
wtx has asserted the willingness q
Germany 90 discuss - as practi-
Tne president OF the United states
rzn nledged the competence and the
Willingness of this country - erter
into any feasible association OF ma
tons which shall make ~ impossible
for any nation 80 commit an act az
hostility upon another nation with
out hrst submitting the matter IN
dispute to the Judgment Of the evil
ixsd world. Europe cannot save her,
s@lf IL at the chose Of thls war the
world does not see % ~ that Law
- enthroned above force. then other
wars will follow and still Others
again. This war viii have 20 be
fought out once more. with different
aiignmsnts and every continent viii
be drenched with blood
Up 20 A.<rt~s-
Only America can save civilization.
She can begin the task BY making
sure and safe a league % nations
pledged 10 keep the peace 80 the
world. Your nation dawn Was gl0ri-
Gus. Grand memories on you shine.
~ ever God has made plain His will
60 any people. He has revealed HIM
self to you. You are 10 build Up
Nfe on truer. juster foundations
than the older nations laid You are
90 produce q type Of humanity with
more divinity at It's heart. This can
not be achieved By war. IL can only
be done as the world turns 20 the
arts and amenities Of peace You
have 20 end the anarchy OF nations
life.
In the providsnc. Of Cod America
has been divinely called into exist
ence. dirineiy commissioned. divine
~ led for such a time as this And
for the task that lies before ua In
n fTtft 81 a -.