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30 Pol. Sci. Q. 1 (1915)

handle is hein.journals/pclscceqry30 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume XXX ] March, 1915 [Number r POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY THEORIES OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND THE PROBLEM OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE THE end of armed conflict is conceivable as the result of either of two achievements. Permanent peace may come either upon the establishment of successful means for the settlement of disputes or upon the elimination of the causes which produce disputes. This paper is limited to dis- cussion of the second of these alternatives. Specifically, the inquiry here undertaken deals with three subjects. The first is a statement of theories concerning the conditions which must be present in order to produce and to maintain relatively harmonious organization among men. The second is a brief inquiry as to the extent to which such condi- tions now exist among the peoples of the world. The third is the suggestion of a certain principle of action and of certain practical policies which, if adopted, would tend toward the ultimate establishment of relatively harmonious relations among the various divisions of mankind. I From a very early time two rival theories have been put for- ward concerning the conditions which must be present if har- monious organization is to exist. These two theories had even become crystallized into proverbs as early as Aristotle's time. Aristotle himself pointed out how some men lay down the proposition that men who are like one another are friends: whence come the common sayings, ' like will to like,' ' birds of a feather,' and so on. Others on the contrary say that all such come under the maxim, ' two of a trade never agree.' Again I

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