Towards an enduring peace : $b A symposium of peace proposals and programs 1914-1916
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Towards an enduring peace : $b A symposium of peace proposals and programs 1914-1916
Peace; World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
Of the organizer-force form the slavery system and the militaristic
empire are examples. Neither of these systems, however, has inherent
stability. Both run the danger of revolt. The militaristic empire breaks
down sooner or later because unlikeness of peripheral regions causes
local patriotism to assert itself whenever there is possibility of
success. Slavery does not survive the growth of intelligence. Governments
of the organizer-force form, moreover, have to face the constant threat
of revolution. If Germany be cited as a possible exception, the reply
is, that special conditions have stimulated the loyalty of the Germans
to their sovereign. Germany was unified but recently and then only
by war. Her people have not yet wholly overcome the distrust of one
another engendered by long-standing local differences. Germany has thus
required a strong hand to create and to preserve her unity. In addition,
the Germans, not altogether without reason, have believed themselves
surrounded by hostile nations. These conditions sufficiently account for
the exception. It must not be overlooked, however, that even in Germany
there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the form of organization
of her government. Thus the briefest examination of the organizer-force
form of organization discloses the futility of expecting permanent
international peace to result from an extension of this form throughout
the world. Even in its local manifestations this form exhibits inherent
instability and lack of harmony.
[Sidenote: The organizer-reward and democratic systems.]
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