At Christiania on Thursday Mr. Roosevelt delivered an address on
"International Peace." He began by pointing out that this was not the only kind of peace. "There is at least as much need to curb the cruel greed and arrogance of part of the world of Capital, and to curb the cruel greed and violence of part of the world of Labour." On the other hand, peace between nations might be a very evil thing if it served merely as the mask of cowardice and sloth. Mr. Roosevelt went on to outline various methods by which an advance might best be made, and mentioned Arbitration Treaties and the Hague TribunaL He remarked that such International Courts might well be modelled upon the Supreme Court of the United States. Another method was the reduction of armaments, provided, however, that the reduction was made by agreement between nations, and not merely by a single Power. " Each nation must keep well prepared to defend itself until the establishment of some form of international police force." Mr. Roosevelt concluded by suggesting that a League of Peace should be formed by the Great Powers.
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