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...something else that we can do, something that is not only the sensible, but the only way to insure our own security. That way is to return to a policy of genuine neutrality, and wage an impartial diplomatic campaign to stop the war, and make a general, all-round settlement...
...next two years," Buell believes, "America should be able to bring about a just peace in Europe, if it exercises its powers wisely." His program for mediation would avoid the error of Woodrow Wilson by requiring that the Allies agree with the U. S. on a world settlement beforehand. For getting in training for the grand event he suggests: 1) better intramural cooperation between Congress and the State Department, perhaps through a joint Congressional committee or the appearance of the Secretary of State before the Senate for full dress debates; 2) wartime economic measures including lower tariffs, restraint of plant...
...world settlement outlined by Buell rests on an acute criticism of Clarence Streit's Union Now (a proposal for a federation of democracies). He argues that practical provision must be made for Latin America and the totalitarian States, in a new Association of Nations with regional departments such as the Pan-American Union, the British Commonwealth of Nations, a European Federation, a Pacific Conference, the U. S. S. R. What distinguishes Mr. Buell's intricate program is a realistic sense of quid pro quo: e.g., a Danubian Union would need guarantees from Britain; to give them Britain would...
Only an allied victory followed by a wise settlement can provide a lastins peace, Hopper indicated...
...pointed out that three conditions are absolutely necessary for adjusting the boundaries in any peace settlement The first is economic, as there is an urgent need for more free trade and currency areas and customs unions. A second prerequisite is military strategy, to correct the mistakes of 1919. As a third dictate he chose air power, which is of special importance to the small states. "The nervous tension of awaiting possible bombers would be almost impossible for large states, and it would certainly be out of the question for the small advereignties," he explained...