Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-21
COMMERCIAL DISPUTES
ARE BREEDERS Of WAR
Nfcc-PTcSidcnt Marshall Discusses
Necessary Changes That Clashes
May BE Avcrcd.
SAYS PREVENTION DESIRABLE
But Docs Not Go Lcusth That Peace
at Any Price Should BE Had.
reciprocal Trade Agreements rs
scntial to Cordial Relations.
Try Associated Pres

CARLISLE, PA, December 2o.-Nice-
PRESIDENT Marshail, in AN address here
tonight before the Carlisle Chamber
OF Commerce, gave his views on some
questions now under discussion in con
nection with the peace conferences.
prefacing his remarks with the cxul.-
nation that he had no thought of en-
deavoring TO affect President Wilson's
ncEot ions.
On the question Of Il world league or
understanding To prevent war. which,
he said. all right thinking men agree
Is desirable, Mr.. Marshall declared that
uniil All men are of good will wars
Will not cease unless nr,ion desire
peace at any price. lie said the al
lies and tho United States could go
very Tar toward promoting peace, but
predicted that unless trade agreements
are made between these associated ma
IONS existing cordial relations cannot
1T is farthest from my thouEh. upon
, ,,.h; occasion 10 utter single word
when ',. might III any manner he con
sirucu as cndcavorinc To affect the ne
EQUATIONS OF the frcS iucnt ia Europe"
sad the Vice. President in opening
ms ms ADDRESS. Too many half -bal> cd opin-
i"nS coming from myself and others in
public lie may cause mental and moral
,mdlGnSt'on. speak, therefore, only in
Length that ali may agree.
That some league or understanding
x xnm,i6,, rlTi.iSsd peoples for the pre-
prefer to put it. rather than for the
oniotccment OF rcaccb is desirable. all
IL ,n eht ,,riS men agree; 1t mas BEEN
cream OF universal peace has each sue
ceed'ns time turned into mig htmarc.
UNLESS MANKIND CHANGED
DREAM WILL BE NIGHTMARE:
This appears tn me TO be the real
situation: If mankind the world over
Is the mankind oC 100>y ago. or
, rhsre is i, me possibility that either
states contains tho growing germ, 81
nltltary or commercial supremacy
,n@n. though att'mp, may be made 10
attempt will hc another failure If
however The masses of mankind il,
these 1ohN great nations and in the les.
mas been made. have seen a new Iii.nt
ana are convinced OF the usclcssncs!S
ana ioily ,,,.s Of war, and If. more and
enc Gays go by and the generations
come and go shall add to the nu,.s.
experiment will succeed
Until all men arr men of good will
,inS VIII MOI cease entirely unless ma
nchtion, rs far As possible. ! desire:
at any price do not. However, if
nankind. as whole. desire IL a, any
price, they can set 1t by the adoption
Of written constitutions specifvinr
nrsi, tina, the size of the army and navy
sshaIi he hNed by referendum to ali
the men ana women OF mature age;
and second, tina; no war OF ofTcrsT or
one OF defense beyond the territorial
iu'li,S OF the state shall ever be war.d
nniii atiirmativcly decided by a like
referendum 'N
DECLARES COMMERCIAL
DISPUTES BREED WARS
StattHg that commcrcial disputes
nave, OF course. no means of
knowing what the representatives. of
,'ie at!lcd governments may be will.
| ing 10 take mp with tho American nco
ne ~ me peace table. but | venture
8, 'lt assertion that the good will which
noM cAlstS between the allied govern
hcntS ana our own will not las; i've
years unless reciprocal trade reIa, inns
hNcd IN Justice. are arranged between
forget. SUN
Tho theory that men arc going IA
dSal Justly with each other regariiess
l"nnial dream '''
.WithoPt knowledge. express. ,hc
nope mat VIC VIII Hot lot 20 BY this
oppvItunc time for removing w,.t ,,.iil
Iauouhtcd!y be source of friction i'm
me iuture unless dealt with spccd;iv
and Justly. 5000
If no equitable adjustment of the
business al the world shall he made.
;hcn, as business men who arc daa"miv
Interested in the commerce Of Amcric.;;
You rcaiiHc as well as | do that ~
WtdhilcSs III the past has been the lack
III SGips upon The sea.
Ehch OF us knows that one of the
reasons Tor that lack has been the
wa! ia which "" hay" insisted tina;
our Ships shalt be manned I think
me LA Toilette Law is wholly human
itafIah IN is character. | hone that
ny international agreement i, MAJ
become The law of the sc;, for. All sea
gong powers"