The Washington times., 1922-10-15
LONDON. Oct. II.

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IVY AR 10 the greatest evil:
" the most pervading and
" the most enduring evil
which has afflicted the life OF na-
tions. All through human history
the clash Of arms resounds. But
never has war been 90 cruel or
90 fatal ~ It Ii today. It II the
reproach Of christiahity: for the
world asks, and naturally asks.
why do not the Churches prevent
T war; What have they done or
tried to do for the sake OF pre-
venting 1T
It II q satire upon science: for
IL the instruments Of destruction
become aggravated In their sinis-
ter power. then science may well
prove the ruin OF the civilization
which has been. II not created. yet
30 wonderfully enlarged and en-
richcd by science itself. The Brit
ish prime minister stated recently
that the next war might import
the death Of civilized society.,
Marshal Foch has pointed out
the ever-increasing destructive
ness Of mechanical science a. II IL
cultivated in Germany. For ex.
plosive bombs which could reduce
meaning beneath them: You think
win reduce . whole city In the
next; and II they could siay . bat.
talon in the last war. they will
slay q whole brigade In the next.
General Sherman. II he were
alive today, might address the
military students at West Point in
his old words with q yet deeper
meaning beneath them: You think
war 10 all glory: I tell you 1t is
all hell": nay. as another American
general has said. 1T 10 hell with
the lid off,"
FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
What IL to be done to prevent %
great an evil? Three years have
elapsed since the Covenant Of the
League Of Nations was signed on
the last Saturday In June, 1919. I
took part In the meeting, or series
Of meetings. held to support and
commend the League Of Nations
on the last Saturday in juno Of the
present year.
The League Of Nations 10 an at
tempt at assimilating conduct Of
nations in their disputes to the
congratulated conduct Of private
citizens. In other words, It is an
attempt at civilizing international
life.
II q private citizen receives or
feels himself to have received an
injury. he does not. at least In q
civilized country. resort to the use
Of the bpwie-knife or the pistol: he
seeks redress in . court Of law; he
submits to the force Of public opin-
ion; he accepts the arbitraments Of
justice and not Of force. II the
League Of Nations becomes an ef-
fectual organ Of international pol
icy. 1t will stay the nations from
unjust aggression; It will compel
each nation to act in, accordance
with the will Of the nations gen
orally: 1t. will substitute arbitration
for warfare; It will teach the ma
tions to behave like Christian gen
tlemen.
1t IL easy to criticise the League
Of Nations. The League Of Ma.
tions has not achieved all the sue
cess which its sanguine supper.
ters expected from Il or possibly
pedicted Of II. But. as Lord Robert
Cecil has shown, II has attained
certain results, and those results
which would have been unattain.
able without IL. 1t may and will
attain higher results II the nations
which have signed the Covenant
Of the League Of Nations prove
that. in will and In deed they are
true TO II.
The question which I would re.
spectfully put In this article to
every one who may read II Ia:
What 10 the alternative to the
League Of Nations7 What other
means has been proposed or con-
ceivsd for the lasting peace Of the