Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-31

find serious questions that have
arisen and have been settled by ar
bitration- which show that from the
time of Washington our corntry has
opposed war. When Grant was pres
ident. Spanish gunboat seized the
vessel Virginius, flying the American
flag, and Spanish commandment in
cold blood shot the captain of the
Virginius. thifty-six of the crew and
sixteen of the passengers. Did We
go. to war? Mo- Grant settled our
trouble by negotiation. When Har-
rison Was president, Chile conceived
violent dislike to the United States
for ollr insistence upon neutrality
during the Gillian revolution. In
this trouble one of our officers was
killed and sixteen sailors wounded
But did we go 10 war! No Harri-
son also settled our troubles by nego-
tiation. When the immortal Lincoln
Was president, this country's rights
were violated on every side by Eng
lard, Russia, France, and Spain. But
die we go TO war? No. Lincoln
settled our troubles by negotiations.
Grave situations also arose when
Pierce, Van Buren,. jefferson, Adams,
ard even Washington, were presi
dents. But did we go to war? No,
Our troubles were settled by nego-
tiations. Great policies should be
thought out and wrought out, not
fought out; only rarely in history do
issues arise when war appears to
be the one and only way ont of q
difficult situation.
For nearly three years Europe has
been drenched with blood and rent
With bitter strife To what end
Why lay waste the world? Why fill
he fiEl6 orl-a Il
graves? Why break the hearts of
mothers and wives and little chill
dren? Our duty now is to establish
some plan for an everlasting peace
Tc accomplish this purpose, numer-
Gus plans and programs have been
devised. Foremost of all, the most
practical. appears, is that put forth
10y the League TO Enforce Peace. But
what does this league propose? On
June II, 1915, four hundred great men
from all sections of the country met
and. adopted the following plan:
Principles of the Pact
First: All justifiable questions
arising between the signatory powers,
and not settled by negotiations, shall.
subject to the emanatione OF treaties.
be suhJugated to judicial tribunal
for hearing and judgment, both upon
the merits and upon any issue as to
its jurisdiction of the question.
Second: All other questions arts
ing between the Signatories and NOT
settled Gy negotiation, shall be sub
mitted to council of Cancellation for
hearing, consideration and recon-
mpndation
Third: The signatory powers shall
Jointly rse forthwith both their eco
monte and military forces against
any one of their number that goes
to war or commits acts of hostility
against another of the signatories
before any question arising shall be
submitted, as provided, for interna-
tional inquiry
Fourth: Conferences between the
siSnatorv powers shall be held from
time TO time to formulate and codify
rules of international law. which,
Mess some signatory shall signify
its dissent within a stated period
shaH thereafter govern in the de-
c'sions of The judicial tribunal men
toned in article one.
There are many otner suggestions
that could be added which would
make stronger our plea for peace
Al! powers joining this league should
disarm to a certain extent There
should be government ownership of
armament manufacturing plants, and
the abolition of private profits in
armament making. We should call
for immunity of private property at
sea and the relief of commerce and
passenger traffic from attack in
time of war. Many ask for interna-
tional naturalization of the channels
of commerce and by all means deny
the right of conquest"
Not only can America act as
teacher md preacher but as scholar,
statesman, diplomat. Her peace doc
! trines will be heard because war pre-
cepts have proven fallacious, obvi-
ously wrong. Her students will ac-
cept her terms of peace; for, as suf-
fererS theV have pYpo~innroi -
sufferers can, the futility of war;, be.