New Britain herald., 1919-04-30
VAGUE OF nations
TALK At CHURCH
Dean Brown Of Yale Discusses
Subject Here

3 The annual meeting of the Congre-
# gational Club of Connecticut was held
81 last night at the South Congregational
IA church Following q supper, Or
- Charles Brown. dean of Yale college.
4 delivered the following lecture on the
a Subject, The Church and the League
"a Of Nations:
ID "We all have d vivid sense of this
y period of our history which is still in
81 a critical stage, since The war is not
81 over "over there but is passing
4 through certain significant phases Of
#reactionary revolution, and we are
still awaiting the settlement Of great
decisions.
But peace now seems in fair way
to be carried out and we are in the
process of striving toward higher
victory through reason and justice
we are awaiting the settlement of
the problems which are at stake in
the conference Of tho Lea quo OF
Nations. This business of the Leagu
OF Nations is not a partisan matter
the character of its message is non
partisan With many of our fellow
cttZens, it is my wish that our prcsi-
dent might have taken his people
more completely into his confidence
and that he had taken two of the
members of congress on his commits
sion, or that honorable gentleman,
4 William Howard Taft, who has proved
the possessor OF an unusual measure
of tact and skill,
We are looking hopefully iowa I'd
peace and the serenity of the world
through this tribunal of the League of
Nations which is forming not an as
piration by a document to make the
world safe for all people. It's moral
gains fill us with courage.
AT this practical outcome Of the
war we see the passing of a wicked
system We have accepted the main
forms of government and men have
believed in them and believed in a
system Of irresponsible military au-
thority.
Germany and her allies have com
mttted a great crime before mank ind
through four long and terrible years.
Sufferings Of the people have been il
reparable, countries have been devas-
tated, machinery and works of art
have been destroyed. Now they them
selves must inevitably suffer for their
spree of frightfulness and must settle
in full for the damage which they
have Wrought. lIlCN must IdDOt ana
save to pay for the damage"
DR.. Brown recounted the fall of the
House of Hapsbufg and the House of
Hohenzo1lern, before whose autocracy
tho subjects had long knelt and de-
dawning at last"
lie said that Belgium preferred
crucifxion to disgrace in not submit
ting to German invasion without
struggle and declared that the people
OF Belgium took their stand through
the decision of their leaders without
protest.
! The cause of the Allies, he said,
was not for conquest or material gains
While Germany had failed because it
had lost it's m oral sense of values and
it would take years for Germany to
regain the good will of nations, since
it was now held in moral contempt.
DR.. Brown said that the League of
Nations was the solution Of adjust
ment between world controversies and
that it stood for the establishment Of
an International tribunal in which all
nations will be justly represented in
strong organization and whereby the
court of arbitration will decide legal
issues.
In case a nation will not stand by
a decision, he explained, other mem
bers Of the league might withdraw
their representatives from that coun-
try, economic relations might be sew
cred and the league commission offer
decision. Goods will be coniscated
and held in port and goods which have
been bought from the nation will not
be accepted.
THE League Of Nations" he said,
lis for the free peoples; it is a for
ward stride in our civilization and it
will limit sovereignty. Into our
Declaration OF independence is inter
woven an inter- declaration of indie
pendence. The issue Will be decided
by great international courts rather
than in the fields Of armament
Blessed are those who make peace
and it is only possible, to have peace
as men make 1t. As a nation. we
come to. the peace table with clean
hands and, with the leadership of our
country, We bring into the League OF
Nations our life, success and service
as Americans.