Evening star., 1926-05-16

fects of new inventions TO expedite
communication. and all the hundreds
of things that enter into the contracts
of nation with nation.
These facts will be digested sys-
tematiZed, cross-referenced, analyzed
and made accessible and ineligible
to everybody who needs to know
them. The men who do this research
work will become experts in inter.
national problems. Some of them will
continue their service in pure re.
search as life career. Others will
be teachers Of the science. Others
will be drafted into the Government
service.
The Page School has a. three-fold
aim: First, it will develop a science
of international relations; second. II
will ascertain the facts. SO far as they
can be found, on any particular prob
lem. and third. it will produce a con
tinually growing body of men trained
in that science and available for serv
ice In the fields of education, Govern
ment and business. Our contacts with
the world at every point would show
more conductivity and less useless
sparkling.
Science is so COMPRISING the world
that we can no longer isolate our
selves. It is too small for countries
to- be isolated from each other and
avoid irritation through want Of con
tact. And If. in the evolution of
the nations we have become the
creditor Of the world. then we shall
have to face that fact and act with
the responsibility and intelligence
which that situation imposes.
If our command of natural re-
sources, inventive genius. productive
application are to be exercised for the
benefit and safety of the world. then
we must learn how. to do it. In any
event, let us try to learn.
Important Time Now.
Development of science of inter.
national affairs was never more
pertinent than now. The United
States is committed to the World
Court and arbitration conferences, dis.
armament councils and the like are
playing an unprecedented role in
world relations.
More and more are men needed who
are experts in dealing with such prob.
lens and the results of non-political
scientific research could be of material
assistance in narrowing the limits
of possible international misunder.
standings.
Then there follows, quite naturally
in considering such a program, the
prospect of instituting units similar
to the Page School in the leading
universities Of other countries. There
should be one in England, one in
France. Germany, Japan and other
nations, with conferences from time
to time to which these research
agencies would bring, not opinions
but the results of investigation for
analysis, comparison and agreement
There would emerge, I believe, from
such procedure certain agreements on
facts. slowly and from great funda.
mental basic facts on which depend
in my judgment, the peace Of the
world.
No good will come of dealing with
new international problems in the
newspaper headlines and in infiam
matory political statements. We only
create trouble for ourselves and the
world If we do. The thing to do with
such problems is to get down and
study them, soundly and sensibly, day
after day and year after year, until
we find some way of working them
out. And inasmuch as we ourselves
cannot take account of all the facts
we must develop some non-political
non.partisan agency for the investiga
ton and discovery Of the actual facts
Let us secure the necessary machinery
and prepare a real basis for lasting
fOnpvvight. i02e,l