Ethics and some modern world problems / by Willam McDougall.

  • McDougall, William, 1871-1938.
Date:
1924
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Credit: Ethics and some modern world problems / by Willam McDougall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    other great risk. Such an army would neces¬ sarily be composed of men of many nationalities; and the men of any one nationality would neces¬ sarily be grouped in units, such as divisions or army corps. This being so, there would always be the danger that one part of the army might refuse its cooperation or might even take up arms against another part. It may be suggested that the objections I have raised to both the second and third plans would be very much diminished, if under the third plan all nations would consent to complete disarmament, or if, under the second plan, each nation would consent and faithfully agree to maintain only such armed forces as might be permitted and enjoined upon it by the Interna¬ tional Authority, holding the whole of such forces at the disposal of that authority. It is true that, if either arrangement were practicable, the effi¬ ciency of the corresponding plan would be greatly increased. But neither arrangement is prac¬ ticable. Nations are willing neither to abolish nor seriously to limit their armaments, unless their protection can first be absolutely guaran¬ teed. Further, even if all nations consented to such limitations, it would not be possible for