So Long As Peace Is Not Attained

Pacifist Propaganda And The Resolutions Of The Parliamentarians Encouraged Such Treaties, And Toward The End Of The Nineteenth Century Their Number Had Increased Considerably.

The Security Of Which We Speak Is To Be Attained By The Development Of International Law Through An International Organization Based On The Principles Of Law And Justice.

Armaments Are Necessary - Or Are Maintained On The Pretext Of Necessity - Because Of A Real Or An Imagined Danger Of War.

Thus, If Armaments Were Curtailed Without A Secure Peace And All Countries Disarmed Proportionately, Military Security Would Have Been In No Way Affected.

Great Progress Was Made When Arbitration Treaties Were Concluded In Which The Contracting Powers Pledge In Advance To Submit All Conflicts To An Arbitration Court, Treaties Which Not Only Specify The Composition Of The Court, But Also Its Procedure.