Arizona republican., 1922-02-07
"Justice Better
Served Through
Peace Than War"
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ment is supreme because no seed Of
conflict has been sown: no reaction
in regret or resentment ever can JUS
tify resort to arms.
1T little matters what we appraise
as the outstanding accomplishment
Any one of them alone would have
justified the conference. But the
whole achievement has 80 cleared
the atmosphere that 1t will seem
like breathing the refreshing air Of a
new morn of promise. You have
written the first deliberate and ef-
fective expression or great powers
in the consciousness of peace. of wars
utter futility and challenged the
sanity of competitive preparation for
each others destruction. You have
halted folly and lifted burdens and
revealed to the world that the one
sure way to recover from the sorrow
and ruin and staggering obligations
OF world war 10 to end the strife
in preparation for more of IL, and
turn human energies to the construc-
tiveness Of peace.
Example For World
mot all the world Is yet tranquil
ized. But here Is the example. to
AtlDuS Will ilSW uOPSg all WHO QWGll
in apprehension. At this table came
brands armed conflict as abominable
in the eyes of enlightened civilization.
Il once believed in armed pre-
paredness. I advocated It. But
have come now to believe there is
better preparedness in a public mind
and a world opinion made ready to
grant justice precisely as It exacts it.
And Justice Is better served in con-
ferences OF peace than in conflicts at
arms.
How simple II ell has been. When
you met here 10 weeks ago there was
not a commitment, not an obligation
except that which each delegation
owes to the government commission
ing it. But human service was call
ing, world conscience was impelling
and world opinion directing.
mo intrigue, no offensive or de-
fensive alliances. no involvements
have wrought your agreements, but
reasoning with each other common
understanding has made new rela-
tionships among governments and
peoples, new securities, for peace,
and new opportunities for achieve
ment and attending happiness.
contacts Of reason. here has come the
inevitable understanding Of face to
face exchanges when passion does
not inflame. The very atmosphere
shan1ed national selhshness into re-
treat. Viewpoints we're exchanged,
differences composed, and you came
to understand how common, after
all, are human aspirations; how alike,
indeed, and how easily reconcilable
are our national aspirations; how
sane and simple and satisfying to
seek the relationships of peace and
security.
AmerieA Asks Nothing
'eWhen you first met I told you
OF our Americas thought to seek less
or armament and none OF war; that
we sought nothing which is anothers
and we were unafraid, but that we
wished to join you in doing that finer
and nobler thing which no nation
can do alone. We rejoice in the ac-
compiishment.
ut may be that the naval holiday
here contracted will expire with the
treaties, but I do not believe 1t.
Those Of us who live another decade
are more likely to witness O. growth
of public opinion, strengthened by
the new experience, which will make
nations more concerned with living
to the fulfilIment of Gods high intent
than with agencies OF warfare and
destruction. Since this conference OF
nations has pointed with unanimity
to the way OF peace today, like con-
ferences in the future, under appro-
pirate conditions and with aims both
well conveived and definite, may IL
Illuminate the highways and byways
OF human activity. The torches en-
circle the globe.
again, gentlemen or the confer
ence, congratulations and the graft
tude Of the United States: To Bel
gium, to the British empire, to China,
to France, to italy, to Japan, to The
Netherlands and to Portugal can
wish no more than the same feeling,
which we experience, OF honorable
and honored contribution to happy
human advancement, and a new
sense Of security in the righteous
pursuits of peace and all attending
good fortune.
Comnends American Delegates
"From our own delegates l have
known from time to time Of your ac-
tiyities and of the spirit of concilia-
tion and adjustment and the cheering
readiness of all of you to strive for
that unanimity so essentlal 10 ac-
complishment. Without II there
would have been failure; with 1t you
have heartened the world.
"And know our guests will pardon
me while I make grateful acKnowl-
edgment to the American delegation
to you, Mr.. Secretary Hughes; to
you, Senator Lodge; to you, Senator
Underwood. to you, Mr.. Root; to all
OF you for your able and splendid and
highly purposed and untiring en-
deavors in behalf of our government
and our people, and to your excellent
advisory committee which gave to
you so dependable a reflex OF that
American public opinion which
| charts the course of this republic.
'Tt is so fine. so gratifying, so re-
| assuring, so full of promise, that
above the murInurings of a world
sorrow not yet silenced. about the
| groans which come of excessive bur
dens not yet lifted. but to be light
ened, above the discouragements OF 9
world yet struggling to find itself
after surprising upheaval. there i:
the note Of rejoicing which Is not
/ alone our or YOURS, or OF all or us