The Washington times., 1923-01-10

peace for itself through some Rea'
sonable revision of its INSTITUTIONS
Mr.. Kerr says:
aaThe great need of Europe 10
constitutional system of peace; ana
the great example of such peace IS
furnished by the United states OF
America. The United States con-
sists of States which remain IN
high degree sovereign. Yet they
remain also at peace with one an
other. They are united under a
reign of law. They submit to the
decisions of supreme court OF law.
Some approach to system OF that
sort is essential in Europe to Eu-
ropean peace. Careful study of the
meaning Of Americas example is
Europe's greatest need today.
Substitute Law for War.
Americas money cannot solve
Europe's problem. IT Europe's pas.
sions continue to be what they are
today. mere cancellation OF Europe's
Iebts Gnstead of a business-like adj
justment of them to economic neces-
sities) might simply give to Europe's
troubles q larger financial support
wider diplomatic scope, and q
quicker climax of an open conflict.
1.-THE problem of Europe is self.
control of its passions by constitu-
tional law. Its problem is TO substi.
tute law for war as the arbiter of
it's disputes, even as law is today
substituted for war as the arbiter of
disputes between States or sections
your country here.
You yourselves often forget that
your Supreme Court, in deciding a
dispute between two OF your States
-or between q State and your
Federal Governments clothed with
no physical power to enforce the
decision. Yet the decision is al
ways-in the end-obeyed. You
have gone beyond the settling oi
disputes by force. You even have
gone beyond the settling of them
by mere negotiations and bargain
ings. You settle them by law
because you are united under 8
constitution which defines and pro
-ests the rights of the parts while
providing also for the well-being OF
the whole.
Lesson Of u. 81. Valuable.
Whatever America can do t.
convey to Europe the nature and
he lesson Of these American in
situations will be Fundamentally
valuable. No other contribution by
America viii be really Fundamentals
at all.
But how is America to. max,
Europe pay attention? Europ.
toes not want any more of our ad
vice. That is the difficulty. Merei,
shouting advice across tire Atlantic
will do no good.
My feeling is that the UnlteS
States Is part Of the world, but II
not part Of Europe. I think tn
United States will take an actiy.
share in solving world problems
but I think she is quite right il
refusing to get entangled i'm the in
ternal affairs Of Europe.
IF the United States should SAY
to the world, Look here! I'm il
on the world proposition 1t shoulC
also say, i will come to conferences
| only If the internal affairs of Eu
rope are kept outside the cOnferenc,
room. You must settle those af
fairs in the same kind of way In
which we settle our own American
internal affairs
At Mercy of Fear.
Then, / think, Europe would be
gin to sit up and take notice, ant
Kings would begin to move.
Meanwhile, why is there peac'
and prosperity on this continent am
poverty and constant war on tn
other? Fundamentally because Amer
lea has good institutions which max,
| for the triumph of reason and gooC
| will and mutual understanding, Will
Europe has no such institutions, AM
| it's peoples are, therefore, at tn
mercy of ignorance and fear and sus
picion and hate.
THAT is the truth of the situation
in Europe, and the remedy is to b
found not in entangling America, bu
| in initiating America