It Is True Not All Has Been

I Know That Military Alliances And Armament Have Been The Reliance For Peace For Centuries, But They Do Not Produce Peace; And When War Comes, As It Inevitably Does Under Such Conditions, These Armaments And Alliances But Intensify And Broaden The Conflict.

I Further Value This Gift As It Gave Me An Opportunity To Accept This Distinguished Honor In A Country So Devoted To This Cause And Whose History Marks A Wonderful Chapter In World Development.

I Regret Very Much To Hear So Many People, Many Of My Own Countrymen, Predicting War, Stating That Europe Is Preparing And Arming For Such A Conflict.

Each One Of These Treaties Is A Step For The Maintenance Of Peace, An Additional Guarantee Against War. It Is Through Such Machinery That The Disputes Between Nations Will Be Settled And War Prevented.

Adequate Defense Has Been The Catchword Of Every Militarist For Centuries.