New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-29

late to condition of peace an lnternauonaI soue III
sructs how war may be Degun anu shoInD bow far
they may intervene and on what lIauo or
they may engage with begeren'S, oesor AZ csnfnred
territories or property the return OF peace Inc ues
of international law which now prevail nave arisen from
usage from treaties and few perhaps, from the egsla-
tion of particular countries They are not always con-
sisent with each other sone psiE S Son '
nuted. and not o few unreasonable ana oppressive
49, WHAT THE SCHEME CONCENTRATES. ~
Tho nresent scbeme cOntemplates a code which would
lessen the evils OF promote peace, facilitate inter
conrse and bring about good Will among men, Such
code can be framed The established rules OF inter
national law have already written record and are con;
FAMED in treaties In legislative acts and the decisions
law courts They be analysed, condensed arranged
noSon made to the British Social Science Association
no code Of international law had ever been attempted,
but since then Bnntschl a German papilcls4 mas haS
arranged the established rules Of international law
with great success Debatable questions can
be solved by the discussion and general as
ton Of governments The ameOrations to be made must
material welfare of the world there is little doubt but
that all nations would accept the code proposed It's
and peope of their international ri gifts and duties Three
times within the last seven years our 0oNeinnHnS
been on the verge Of hOsttes upon international cues
tons twice with Great Britain and once with SPAN
With the former in regard to the Trent and Alabama
ScsSantsnce ON all sides with the rules international
law would have saved from those embarrassments;
with the preposterous claims Of England as begerent
and the stu more preposterous claims OF France Nun
Tr1fish orders in council and the Berlin ana Milan
DEGREES; with spoations OH the high seas, and IN friendly
harbors with prize courts with impressment OF seamen
OF neutral ships We resisted these claims and many
have been abandoned but the law regarding them nas
not been settled by the concurrence OF the clVzeu
word, As nations have no common superior. !heiI
mutual relations must be defined BY teates, anu 'no
code proposed Is an important preliminary 70 'uV
THEORY OF THE woRK-ITs ADVANTAGES
The theory upon which the proposed work has been I'M
ortaen has been that the urss who were to prepare II
were commissioned ~ different Governments to do SO.
when completed IL may be hoped that conference OF
representatives different Governments VIII De held
from which concurrent treaties VIII The trsSty
~ Vienna after the overthrow OF the First Napoleon se
tied for generation eonderaSe n aft p Power, have
often aimee been held and general Congress Of neIyuS
for the revision of international law would 90 oue
Of the suggested code would be that OF amet
OEaOn The mss Sn0 sne EHroposn
have dreamed Of a European Confederation on the gen.
era plan Of our caTs s s Of tbs sy MID and bene
rule Of international code WITHIN the grasp o1
the present age 1t would settle, IN addUu 20 no
time longitude signals, and the rules OF naneaioD
and render them uniform France italy ana sWzepinu
ures international law would also provide LOT geneIa
gesnct or 10 hs@erent ADMINISTRATIONS
on the great lakes between the United states ana GeaI
RrtaSp and between Russia England France and Italy
with regard 10 those on the Black Sea- The principle
can be APPLIED on a general scale. There now from
GOO 400 10 100000 of men in the standing armies OF
Europe who Withdrawn from industrial pursuits ana
supported by the labor Of others This INCUBUS upon
Industry Is increased by the delnorallzatl92aa
created by these armies and single measure would
create so great a benefit as their disbandment by
Ave or six OF the most powerful European nations.
Looking to the prevention OF war; some plan OF arnta
tion could be devised before proceeding 10 hostes'
other with a friendly power, OF by the appolnt
mont Of Commissioners by the beligeTents In
our articles Of confederation II provided that as
pues between States thonld be determined py Commls
soners or Judges selected by the dspuants or they
failed 10 select them, by three Commissioners 10 pe
named by Congress- from each State each dpnant 70 DE
at liberty 10 strike Of alternately name until the mum
Der reduced to 49, and from these Congress was to Sc
lect not less than seven than nine TO
the matter BY similar means disputes between
nations might be settled. In regard 70 the conduct OF
war the movement has been gradual! but constant, 10
ward the confinement Of operations 70 the actual com
batants and toward the obligation TO treat each othef
with humanity An International code would embody
this spirit keeping In view that war should be waged
only against those who wage H. and that private prop
erty and persons should be placed beyond lts
rayages The conferences Of Geneva have provided Tor
the exemption OF and hospitals and the confer
enee ST Petersburg has led TO an NOT 70 use
explosive materials IN bombshes These, ladies' ana
gentlemen are but examples OF what Il Seems possible
10 accomplish international code Let us nope tnaI
he work be realized.