Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-21
Declares Wars viii Cease
When All Men Are Men of
Good viii Unless Peace
Wished at Any Price,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
IS VERY DESIRABLE
Opposes Government Owner
ship of Ships but Prefers
that to SuoSidization of Pri-
yateIy Owned Lines,


Carlisle, Pa, Dec. % Vice Presi-
dent Marshall in an address here to-
night before the Carlisle Chamber of
Commerce, gave his views on some
questions now under discussion in
connection with the peace confer
ences, prefacing his remarks with the
explanation that he had no thought of
endeavoring to affect President Will
sons NEGOTIATIONS.
On the question of a world league
or understanding prevent war
which, he said, all right thinking men
agree is desirable, Mr. Marshall de-
clared that until all men are Of good
will wars will not cease unless ma
tons desire peace at any price. He
said the allies and the United states
could go very far toward promoting
peace, but predicted that unless re-
ciprocal trade agreements are made
between these associated nations cX-
isting cordial relations cannot last.
Urging extension of the American
merchant marine, he voiced 0pposi-
ton to government ownership, but de-
clarcd it preferable to a ship sub
sidy.
ut is farthest from my thoughts
upon this occasion to utter single
word which might in any manner be
construed as endeaVoYing to affect the
negotiations of the president in Eu-
rope" said the vice president in
opening his address TOO many
half-baked opinions coming from my
self ana others in public life may
cause mental and moral findigestion.
/ speak therefore, only in general
terms and go only to the length that
all may agree.
suct css Depends on Men.
"That some league or understands
ing among civilized peoples for the
prevention of certain future wars (as
/ prefer to put it rather than for the
enforcement of peace) is desirable, all
right thinking men agree 1t has been
the dream of all ages. Thus far this
dream of universal peace has each
succeeding time turned into a night
mare.
"This appears to me to he the real
situation: If mankind the world over
is the mankind Of an hundred years
ago, or If there is the possibility that
either England, France, Italy or the
United States contains the growing
germ of military or commercial su-
premacy, then. though attempt may
be made to preserve the peace of the
, world the attempt will be another
failure. If, however, the masses OF
mankind in these four great nations
and in the lesser nations, for whom
Jointly the fight has been made, have
seen new light and are convinced of
the uselessness and folly of war and
il more and more, education and en-
hghtenmcnt as the days go by and
the generations come and go, shall add
to the number Of those who thus
think, then the experiment will sue
ceed
"Unti all men are Of good VIII
wars will not cease entirely unless ma
tions want peace at any price. Pre-
venton, as far as possible, | desire;
at any price, | do not. However, II
mankind as a whole, desire it at any
price they can get it by the adoption
of written contributions specifying,
first that the size of the army
and navy shall be fixed by a
referendum to all the men and wom-
en- of mature age; and, second, that
no war of offense nor one of defense
beyond the territorial limits of the
state shall ever be waged until affir-
matively decided by a like referen-
dunn"
Inmninlnp RrnpaiG MAR.