The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-21
ANNOUNCES THAT HIS VIEWS MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED AS OPPOSING THE PRES
 DENTS
VOICES OPPOSITION TO
 GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Declares the Theory That Men Will Deal Justly With Each Other Re. gardess of Law to Punish lnjus.
 tces is a Dream--Power is Neces- sary to Preserve Peace of World

Carlisle. Penna, Dec. 20-Vice President Marshall, in an address here tonight before the Carlisle chamber of commerce, gave his views on some questions now under discussion in connection with the peace conference, pretacing his remarks with the cN- planation that he had no thought of endeavoring to affect President Will sons negotiations
 On the question of a world league, or understanding to prevent war. which, he said, all right thinking men Hgree is desirable, Mr Marshall de- clared that until all men are of good will, wars will not cease unless na- tions desire peace at any price. He said the allies and the United States could go very fJr toward promoting peace, but predicted that under reel procal trade agreements are made be- tween these associated nations, cor dial relations cannot last.
 Urging extension of the American merchant marine, he voiced opposi- ton to government ownership, but declared it preferable to a ship suo- sidy.
 'dt is fartherest from my thought upon this occasion to utter a single word which might in any manner be construed as endeavoring to effect the negotiations of the president in Europe said the vice president, in opening hs address.
 Too many hall4baked opinoins coming from myself and others in public life may cause mental and mor- al indigestion. 1 speak therefore, only in general terms and go only to the length that all may agree.
 That some league, or understand ing among civilized peoples for the prevention of certain future wars (as l prefer to put it, rather than for the enforcement of peaceD Is desirable all right thinking men agree It has been the dream of all ages. Thus far this dream of universal peace has each succeeding time turned into nightmare
 This appears to me to be the real situation: If mankind the world over Is the mankind of a hundred years ago Or if there is the possibility that eith- CT England, Franco3 Italy, or the United Stltes contains the growing germ of military or comemrcial su- premacy, then, though attempts may Ms made to preserve the peace of the world, the attempt will be another failure.
 If, however, the masses of man kind in these four great nations and in the lesser nations, for whom Joint ly the f'l-ht has been made. have seen a new light and are convinced of the uselessness and folly of war, and if more and more education and enlishtment as the days go by and the generations come and go, shall add the number of those who thus think, then the experiment will suc- ceed.
 Until all men are of good will, wars will not cease entirely unless nations want peace at any price
 'Prevention, as far as possible, desire; at any price l do not How ever, if mankind as a whole. desires it at any price, they can get it by the adoption of written constitutions specifying, first, that the size of the army and navy shall be fixed by a referendum to all the men and women of mature alge; and. second. that no ng zee T beyond the territorial limits of the state shall ever be waged until af- firmatiyely decided by a like refer endum'
 Stating that commercial disputes breed wars, Mr Marshall continued
 'I have. of course. no means of knowing what the representatives Of l the allied governments may be willing | to take up with the America people | at the peace table, but I venture the | asseri ion that the good will which | now exists between the allied govern lHents and our own will not last five years unless reciprocal trade rela- tions. fixed in justice are arranged between ms Peoples learn slowly and son forget.
 "The theory that men are going 10 deal justly with each other re- yardless of law to punish iniustices s a millenial dream The allies or by reciprocal trade rela ions and 5y the right of power and iuty 10 sut off commercial transac- ions with any people on earth that proposes to disturb the peace or the world can go very far toward pro