Show making international morality as high as individual morality hy by W 11 II HADOW vice chancellor of Shollie ld university TIE aspiration of tile alio world should be to make the level of international THE ter morality as high as that which holds between individuals divi duals when we do there will bo be a lot less war in tile the world why is it that international morality lags so eo far behind individual morality why is it that individuals are arc so much more moral than nations there are arc three reasons ns as I 1 see the problem first in private affairs a man is solely responsible for ills his act it is ia his and his hie alone in public affairs BB as la member of a government lie he may share responsibility and so bo be less sensible to the weight of his own decision secondly the crises of public business are arc far more important and involve far higher stakes than those which occur in a mans private negotiations tho the temptation to gain is ia greater thirdly nind and this is tile only creditable reason of the three a mans private business concerns his own interests his public business the interests of other people ile iio cannot bo be generous with their property or un selfish elfish in their cause the public man is ia in the position of nn ili advocate who must make tile the best terms for his client whatever bo be tile psychological explanation there is only one practical remedy for making international morality qs as high blygh b its as individual morality nations should meet together more often the same forces of comradeship which molded and modi modified ried the conduct of individuals can eventually determine the relations of f nations get the world about a common meeting place and standards of international morality will develop distance promotes stan standards darda among nations |