South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-24

peatedly. An archduke is killed. A
! LuSitania or a Sussex tOrpedOed. CD
! BY increasing the speed of army
mobilization, thus bringing nations
within shorter military distance Of
each other.
AS long as communities were iso-
/ lated there was no need Of any
Yestige of law between them. But
as they spread out and came in con-
tact, first there were conflicts. then
unions. Only after such associa-
/ tions were affected could law take
| the place Of war, and peace reign.
! Only a few hundred years ago Eu-
rope was full Of walled cities, each
with its own army. The cities often
warred on each other because there
was no inteT-City agreement and so
no other way than war 10 settle
! their disputes. Not long ago the
states OF Germany fought each other
/ as did the various districts Of Eng
/ land and France.
Enlarge Peace Group.
The progress Of civilization con-
sists largely as Prof. Keller Of Yale
expresses it, Of the enlargement Of
! the peace group" Just as ages ago
/ families sank their family feuds
and united 20 form a village, and
villages buried the Ratchet and
united 10 form a state, 50 the great
| states OF the world are now ready TO
disarm and form a great league OF
/ peace.
The process can never stop till the
/ peace group" comprises practically
! the entire world. So long as IL stops
| short OF that, We shall have world
wars.
With the League. war Will prob
ably be eliminated in SO out of 100
cases, because il allows international
I control 70 grow up 10 international
/ intercourse and SO affords another
way than war 10 settle TIE newt
able disputes. The national pride
which so often leads 20 war Will be
! transferred TO keeping treaties. 10
/ longer Will a nation need TO 90 10
/ war TO save its face" rather than
/ recede from an untenable position.
/ for the award OF the third party viii
/ preserve its self-respect.
! Furthermore. whatever diSarma-
ment takes place viii tend 10 dimin-
| ish the danger Of war and reduce its
/ scale If Il comes.
1t is said that human nature itself
must have war. Human nature IS
undoubtedly quarrelsome. But II
| the ouarrels can be settled other
wise than by war, human nature IS
satisfied and better satisfied because
/ the results appeal 20 the sense OF
/ Justice, one of the fundamental
/ traits OF human nature. SO We ind
| that Just as fast as social OrganiZa-
ton supplies enforceable arDitTa-
nant war Is rejected by human
nature" itself. With world League
Of Peace. we shall discard war COM
/ 81 sion ]
/ civil wars when the organization
power proves inadequate 20 It's task
OF satisfying the sense Of justice
League Now EunCt1Oning.
The I,e..gue OF Nations, consisting
already OF the whole world OF IS
nations except ourselves, our late
enemies and Russia and Mexico. Is
nov functioning in settling the
World warm recOnstructing the
/ ,olitical and economic stru cture OF
The world. Soon We may be the
onlv nation outside, and shall be
hated for Stacking II not boycotted
in trade.
armaments. practically dlsarms lhe
agqressors OF the world war and Will
control their ornaments when they
c,ter the League-thus saving civ
/ ilization the burden that would re-
suit from the continued competition
IN ornaments.
Our boys went abroad 20 make
the world safe for democracy" and
20 do Il forever. We owe IL 10 them
T that their labors shall not have been
in vain. We are talking about
erecting monuments 10 them-mem-
/ orial arches and bridges and build
| ings. Let rs first complete the
monument which will not only com
memorate but perpetuate their work
the monument OF the League OF
Nations