The New York Times/1916/11/22/Uphold Wilson, Taft Says
UPHOLD WILSON, TAFT SAYS.
Tells Audience We Cannot Be Peace Conference Force Otherwise.
Ex-President Taft lectured on “The Church, Civilization, and War” in the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, last night, delivered under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute of the Arts and Sciences. The audience filled the hall. Mr. Taft explained the purposes of the League to Enforce Peace, of which he is the head.
“The question is,” said Mr. Taft, “whether the United States is going to lead in a movement to make war less probable after this present terrible one in Europe has ended. Can we have a restoration of friendly feeling between the belligerent nations after this war is over? Some say no. I do not believe that to be the case. We had our own fratricidal war and today all the wounds are healed, and wounds in a family are harder to heal than are those where the combatants are of different nations or families.”
The President, Mr. Taft said, must have the people of the country behind him if this country is to wield influence in the peace conference which would end the war.