We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail.

Indeed; peace literature is almost exclusively read, though to good effect, by pacifists, while what is needed is the canvassing of those who have not so far been won to the cause.

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.

Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former.

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.

I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even if they could not speak the principal languages, could at least understand them or could have friends seated beside them who could keep them informed on essential points.

Propaganda is a topic of particular concern to peace associations. This is a matter of educating the population in general, and not least the voters.