To Solve The Problem Of

Four Years Of World War, At A Cost In Human Suffering Which Our Minds Are Mercifully Too Limited To Imagine, Led To The Very Clear Realization That International Anarchy Must Be Abandoned If Civilization Was To Survive.

Whatever We Do Or Fail To Do Will Influence The Course Of History.

In Short, It May Be Said That On Paper The Obligations To Settle International Disputes Peacefully Are Now So Comprehensive And Far-reaching That It Is Almost Impossible For A State To Resort To War Without Violating One Or More Solemn Treaty Obligations.

The Question Is, What Are We To Do In Order To Consolidate Peace On A Universal And Durable Foundation, And What Are The Essential Elements Of Such A Peace?

It Is Because I Believe That It Is In The Power Of Such Nations To Lead The World Back Into The Paths Of Peace That I Propose To Devote Myself To Explaining What, In My Opinion, Can And Should Be Done To Banish The Fear Of War That Hangs So Heavily Over The World.