Enforced peace; . ity of sudden descent by onenation upon another without warning. This wouldmean that there would not have to be that instant readi-ness to repel attack which some of the nations of Europehave felt it incumbent upon them to maintain. This would improve the situation of the United Statesin the possible event of a foreign war because the peopleof this country wiU never consent to maintain a greatstanding army in time of peace, and any considerationwhich tends to lessen the burden of armaments abroadwill place us upon more of an equaUty with other greatpowers. This abatement of t
Enforced peace; . ity of sudden descent by onenation upon another without warning. This wouldmean that there would not have to be that instant readi-ness to repel attack which some of the nations of Europehave felt it incumbent upon them to maintain. This would improve the situation of the United Statesin the possible event of a foreign war because the peopleof this country wiU never consent to maintain a greatstanding army in time of peace, and any considerationwhich tends to lessen the burden of armaments abroadwill place us upon more of an equaUty with other greatpowers. This abatement of the struggle for supremacy in ar-maments vidllof itself enormouslyimprove the possibilityof peaceful settlements. Nations which are not in in-stant readiness to fight are much more apt to turn theirthoughts to amicable adjustment than those which areonly waiting a favorable opportunity to strike the firstblow. But there is another and a far nobler reason why theUnited States ought to join a League to Enforce Copyright^ Pirie MacDonald, Nrjj York OSCAR S. STRAUS. , Executive Committee, League to Enforce Peace ENFORCED PEACE 27 We have been the leader in the cause of peaceful inter-national settlements. We are the greatest neutral na-tion and in spite of our differences with certain of the bel-ligerents, our disinterestedness and our sense of justiceare recognized abroad, and in the opinion of competentstatesmen across the water, our cooperation at this greatcrisis is necessary to the success of this plan, or any planhaving the same end in view. If now we shouldstand aloof from a great undertaking which withour help could be successful and lead the world astep toward the firm estabUshment of peace we wouldbe recreant to our duty and fail to realize our greatdestiny. No one contends that the program of the League toEnforce Peace is perfect; no one believes that it wiUaboUsh war instantly, even among its members, but thatis no reason for refusing it support.
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