The Washington herald., 1918-01-19
ISSUES COMING
WITH PEACE
DR.. Nicholas Murry Butler
to Discuss After-War
Conditions.


On the 18th Of February next DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president oi
Columbia University. will deliver tive
addresses before representative bodies
Of st. Louis. One of these addresses
will be made as the guest Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of St Louis
The other will be delivered upon the
invitation of the Commercial Club OF
st. Louis. One of the addresses Is tc
be delivered at the noon hour and the
other in the evening.
DR.. Butler. after having accepted
these invitations. was persuaded that
the time was opportune for speaking
not only to representative citizens oil
st. Louis, but by means of the audi
ence which they would furnish to the
people of the United States upon what
he regards as two of the pre-emipent'
ly great issues of the time While
preparing these addresses he was In
doubt which one he would deliver In
the presence of the Chamber Of Com
merce and which he would deliver Il
the members of the Commercial Club
But he was in no doubt about the
treatment of the subjects.
One of the subjects will be suggest
ed by the title of the address. which
Is the Program Of Prospective Prog
ress." The exclusive theme of tn,
other address is well indicated by tbs
title, which Is The koad to Durable
Peace
1t may be that one of these ad'
dresses Will be read by the country
as having somewhat OF a politica
tinge. At all events DR.. Butler be-
lieves that the country has not yel
fully realized, nor has Congress fully
accepted the responsibility of working
out an adequate program of construc'
tive progress. beth for the war anC
after the war Is ended
After war Conditions.
At an address delivered by Otto h
Kahn at Milwaukee. a few days ago
he spoke of the necessity. as he re
garded it, of so mobilizing industries
and so handling finance, as to furnish
an adequate means whereby we car
be thoroughly prepared for the un
precedented and stupendous indus
trial, financial and commercial condi
tions which we must face after thu
war ends. Mr.. Kahn went so far a
to suggest the organization of a com
mission whose members would b.
representative men in industry
finance and commerce, and whose re
sponsibility would be in part so shap
ing our energies and undertaking
that We may be able to accept full!
the wonderful opportunities which viii
he open to US after the war Is ende'
il we are prepared.
President Buffers View.
In the address which President But
Ter will deliver and has. in fact, nov
prepared, the title of which is ''Th,
Program of Constructive Progress,
he will refer to the opportunities ant
the necessities to meet them whicl
will arise after the war is ended
There is likely to be some seriou
criticism by him of the spirit of de
structive reformation, as he terms Ii
which has prevailed for nearly twenty
five years. and which in his view
visibIy illustrated now by the chaoti
condition of our railroads and SOM
Of the industries. DIR. Butler will ad
vocate constructive reformation
He is strongly in favor of wise CO
operation between the government ant
American business life and also be
tween the government. together. viii
the people on one hand and the rail
roads upon the other. In his opinion
it is now time to begin preparation o
a program of constructive progress
and il may be that he will hint in hi!
address that the party which is nov
in power has opened an opportunity
to the party which was defeated a
the last Presidential election which
if accepted. will result in the election
next fall of a Congress committed Il
constructive progress.
The Road to Durable Peace.
Fully as important in DIR. Butler
view as the establishment of an excel
lent program of constructive progress
il the opening of the perfect roaC
which will lead to durable peace. DIR
Butler is a master mind in the field
Of diplomacy as he also is recognized
as a master politician, not so mucl
in the partisan as in the higher mean
ing Of that term.
In his st. Louis address DIR. Butle
will point out what he believes to b
the danger to the world in case al
inconclusive peace is established
That, according to his view, wouIt
mean simply that after some years
perhaps only a few, another and ever
a greater world war would begin.
would be far better for permanen
peace-or, as he calls it. durabl,
peace-if the present war be contin
ued till there can be no question abou
reaching such Observation-Disclosures
as far as human foresight can do it
binding-whereby future war can b,
prevented In one or two addresses
notably one in Cincinnati, a year oi
so ago, DIR. Butler briefly outlined hi!
views respecting the policy which
must be adopted IL a durable peace Il
secured In his st. Louis address III
will expand the thought then pre-
sented.
1t Is an unusual occurrence that upor
the same day a citizen of the distinc,
ton and ability of President Butler
should deliver two addresses widely
apart in their themes to such repre-.
sentative bodies as the Chamber oi
Commerce and the Commercial Clul
of st. Louis HOLLAND.