Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-19
WAYS TO END WAR

~ SbNS WIN
Now many were deeply impressed
by the news report Of the prscse6-
inss It tho centenary Of the Frank
lin Institute in Philadelphia. by the
suggestions there made? It II al
\ most unbelievable that scientific men.
who by reason OF their acquaintance
with invention, with what Is being
done In the laboratories. should ssri-
ously suggest the approaching i'm
possibility OF transporting armies
overseas. the destruction Of . bat
tlsship by a single bomb. the putting
of.a large city to sleep for 4S hours
by means OF a gas distributed by
mechanically piloted airplane.
While scientists by reason >pf their
comprehension Of possibilities are
likely to get ahead Of their time,
Likewise to take too little account Of
human nature. Of the equation be-.
tween what could be and what would
be with the human being as an agent.
their vision Is worthy Of considera-
ton. Though they predicted before
the world war that with modern en-.
Eints war could rot long be contin.
ued. a. II would soon become un-
bearable. and overlooked possibilities
Of digging In and OF machinery to
neutralize other engines Of warfare,
It should be remembered that the
cost Of all this came near to bank
rupting tho world and had almost
exhausted civilized countries. While
one 10 hardly warranted In assuming
another war impossible. there 10
abundant evidence that It would be
as much more horrible than the
World War as that was worse than
the war with Spain.
There Is audacity In the suggestion
that nations by making these dis.
covsriss public property. so that no
one nation might have superiority
IN respect to them. COULD so prevent
war.
But who would compel them to do
this honestly? And so We get back
to man. whence we started. Back to
human nature comes all these war
remedies. Either man must be 40
transformed as to afford assurance
that he will be wise, considerable, I'M
selash or he must be so involved in
his relations that II he loses his tenn
per. or yields to his impulses he will
be caught in a web OF his own weav-
Ing and 80 restrained from war. The
disposition manifested by people who
experienced the last war was not at
the, conclusion such as to encourage
hope Of applying the former remedy
at least in this generation: and one
surely can ind reasons to doubt
whether the ingenuity Of man can to
prevent war devise relations such
that the ingenuity Of man might not
overcome or at least defy them. But
there are numerous instrumentalities
which may act as deterrents. may
prevent cliques OF ambitious and
greedy, Of rsvolutionaries and mall
contents, melting public passion for
war;
Europe today 10 discussing plans
to bring about such conditions, the
essential features being
Submission Of all judicial dis
pptes to the world court OF jus
tiee. the compulsory arbitration
OF which all signatories would
recognise.
Submission Of all political dis
pVteS to the league Council,
which would sit as a court Of ar
bitration and reach decision by
. simpls majority. .
Setting up another court Of
arbitration a. substitute for
Council II conflicting powers
wish.
tispatch Of supervisory com.
missions to prevent the conflict
Ing nations from mobilizing dur
Ing the hearings.
Taking Of sanctions against
. nation judged an aggressor.
Agreement by stgnatoriss to
support attacked state with raw
materials. credits and transports
ana to insure communications.
Dlockadtng Of asgressor under
plans drawn up by permanent
commissions.
Calling Of international dis
armament conference in short
eat poesiole time. without which
the, st1natory nations are not
bound to the agreement.
!, Authorization OF special mill
tary agreement between states
~ supplemental measures to
9uarantes peace.
HeSe may b found the super-gov-
srnmsns Idea. that to which this
country has not wished to submit
ITSELF Herr. too. are requirements for |
Ruemis1son to arbitration Of matters |
ehicA ntional pride might not wish |
70 submit. The plan IL formulated |
Ry sness Who have concluded that
Puo!ia sentiment u not Of wsikhk to J
= dSlsaesA on 10 ensure justies in