Towards a lasting settlement

G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson, Charles Roden Buxton

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• World War
• Peace

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• Nombre de lectures: 12
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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OWARDS A LASTING
SETTLEMENT
CHARLES RODEN BUXTON
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reserved)(All rightsPREFACE
oneTHE writers of this book are united in pre-
a world-dominant aim : that of thatsecuring
such shall never recur.as thecatastrophe present
We discuss the for the warneither responsibility
nor the conduct of main concern is withit. Our
the broad which will ariseinevitablyproblems
for discussion both at the settlement of the war
and for afterwards. These are thelong problems
of and territorial of thenationality rearrangement,
revision of maritime of economiclaw, opportunities
in the colonial above of a realworld, and, all,
based on inter-guarantee against war, general
national co-operation.
While no final we believe thatoffering solution,
there however little it as beexists, may yet defined,
a common which would beEuropean policy accept-
able to reasonable men in all ifcountries, only
the of andpresent atmosphere panic prejudice
could be the outline of such adissipated. Already
is discernible behind the thick veil of halfpolicy
a dozen each tocensorships, striving suppress every
of reason and moderation thesign among people
it controls. Our book will we tobelieve,help,
make the outline clearer.6 PREFACE
newWe with the reasons thedeal, further, why
international if it is tosystem, provide security
befor the and of the mustpeace progress world,
thefounded the not ofupon consent, merely
but of the We touchgovernments peoples. upon
tosome which it isdeeper questions impossible
in the foundations ofignore considering permanent
to self-the relation of forpeace war, example,
and the of womanhood.to interestsgovernment
We do not to treat all these vastprofess
Our aim is rather to setproblems exhaustively.
1and so to assist inpeople thinking them,upon
a ofbuilding up appre-public opinion capable
and them.ciating solving
It is natural that there should be diver-many
of the writers of a bookgences opinion among
so wide a of We havecovering range subjects.
made no to our book anattempt impress upon
artificial Each contributor isuniformity. respon-
sible for the which he or sheonly opinions
expresses.
C. R. B.