Show ri famed amed publicists thinkers answer much mooted question will nations ever abandon war will efficiency in killing hasten its end Is peace on earth possible those these questions were put to famous publicists and thinkers by cosmopolitan magazine among those who give their tons are oswald arthur brisbane havel IIa velock ock ellis mrs F D roosevelt and amelia earhart put nam nain preparedness was advocated some a better understanding be some a better understanding be by tween nations and taking 0 of profits out of war by others havelock ellis says 1 I have no doubt whatever that a permanent world peace Is possible and will be when the will to it exists there Is no war w or among amon the animals animal nearest to man and no evidence of its existence c xi stence in early ca aly mans basto history ry it Is a phase of human development which may once have been beneficial in aiding social discipline and co 1 operation but today in the opinion of the majority of people it has be 1 come useless and mischievous even when successful it rails falls to achieve the security tor for which it la Is chiefly waged arthur brisbane says world peace will come when some nation or group of nations becomes powerful and civilized enough to put an end to war if necessary as cardinal richelieu lUehe put an end to dueling by executing a few that fought duels efficiency in killing will hasten its end elimination of inferior races may continue for a while aft er civilia d nations cease killing their equals with the consent and approval of the equals oswald spongier says it if there were to take place in asia today a great uprising against the white race countless white people would join in it because they are tired of the peaceful life pacifism will re main an ideal war a fact and if the white peoples are determined to lead no more the colored races will and they will become the rulers of the world amelia earhart putnam says 11 1 I believe war can be outlawed but not until mere living offers a substitute for the beguiling pageantry of the military nor until mental attitudes change through such bacic bac economic adjustments as rational control of population and of the production and distribution of life necessities mr franklin D roosevelt permanent world peace Is a possibility sibil lity ityl a probability only if the world as a whole determines that self preservation demands organization for peace instead of war we cannot expect to make any treaties |