This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...agreement upon reduction of armaments we saw to be utterly impracticable until the motives which hitherto have led to increasing and competing armaments were reversed, and no mere agreement by negotiation or treaty would reverse these motives. A League of Peace for mutual defence against aggression, even if it could be ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...agreement upon reduction of armaments we saw to be utterly impracticable until the motives which hitherto have led to increasing and competing armaments were reversed, and no mere agreement by negotiation or treaty would reverse these motives. A League of Peace for mutual defence against aggression, even if it could be formed, would prove ineffective without some carefully contrived machinery, for settling differences before they ripened towards hostility. But all such instruments of settlement, in order to inspire the necessary confidence, must in the last resort wield some authority to compel the obedience of reluctant parties. After careful consideration we rejected the claim that a purely moral sanction, the appeal to public opinion, would suffice to ensure acceptance of awards, and to inspire in all the Powers invited to come into the League full confidence that its awards would be carried into effect. Finally, we rejected the view that the Conciliation Committee could be entrusted with the necessary coercive powers, while the proposal to leave the several Powers the liberty they have always possessed to agree in Conference upon concerted action was shown to be a shirking of the issue, and to afford no reasonable likelihood of providing a solution in conformity with the international purpose which inspires, the whole arrangement. CHAPTER IX AN INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT PART I Problems of Nationality We have approached the proposal of a representative International Council from the standpoint of the need of an authoritative Executive if the arrangements for pacific settlement of international differences are to work effectively. But this in itself would furnish an exceedingly defective statement of the case for an International Council. It presupposes a ...
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