The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14

me some unccmmcniy interesting V1eWo
about the future OF Europe.
UniteA states ~ EaPepe.
"rhe United States" he said. has ~
the example and taught the lesson. and %
Is only = question Of time when the states
OF Europe viii follow In their footsteps
AMI become the United States Of Europe.
preserving their individuality. but being
controlled by a strong central government.
Nc, .hat's not a dream: thafs = dead csr-
tAinty. II must be done or the United
States viii eat us up. They have spsnt o.
commercial development what Europe has
waStcd on armament. and their competition
10 beginning 10 be felt SO strongly that Il 10
absolutely necessary for us to stop handt.
caprirg ourselves II there y to be anything
left OF Us.
AS soon as We have agreed 70 stop sagit-
Ing there must be a permanent tribunal 20
settle disputes that viii arise. and that
tribunal win be the germ OF the central
government that will develop from Il a. its
powers increase, as they surely must.
uaioa Already Begun.
ALREADY we have another germ for the
central government OF Europe In tho inter.
national bureau. which now performs some
OF the actual functions Of that govern.
ment There are four Of these bureaus In
Berne-the International Postal Union, the
International Railway linton. the Patent,
Copyright and Trade Mark Bureau. ana
the Geographic Union. Tho presence OF
these international bureaus makes Berno
the incipient capital OF the continent ne.
SIDE these. there are the International Bu-
reaa OF MetricA Weights and Neasures In
Paris. tae Bureau Geodesluue In Berlin.
and two others In Brussels. which arrange
for the publication Of tho customs tarifPs
OF all nations and look after the suppress
sion OF the slave trade. Each Of these IN.
terna;ionaf bureaus presents tho evolution
Of the continental gangiia Of nerve centers,
and each u an embodied prophecy OF the
speedy coming OF the United States Of EN,-
rope and ultimately, perhaps, OF the Unit.
ed States Of the World
I'VE have already come long WAY on
our journey, an tho existence Of the nres.
enf European concert proves. Between
the tripie alliance Of Germany, Austria
and Italy. and the Russo French alliance,
the almost sole power OF Ievying war IN
Europe today rests with Queen Victoria.
her grandson. William ILL.,. and her grand
daughters husband. Nicholas H. Without
the consent OF one of these three persons.
va n Europe Is practically impossible
today
ITO be sure. Greece managed TO ret into
war or, her own account, but We ought
10 have stopped n. and We would again I
. think X the United States had Joined IN
making strong naval demonstretion a
the right time 0reece would not have gpno
to war. and the chances are that. after
such an opportunity Of seeing what the
United States could DO, Spain would have
stopped to think twice before piunatne
to her own destruction.
When the United States Of Europe ara
organized. George Washington should b
their patron saint. IN the founder OF tho
government that was their model You
. n
Enslishman. say that George Washinrton
was by far the greatest Engllshman OF the
eighteenth century. He fought for dia-
tnctively English IDEAS Of liberty sxainst
George Ill, who wasn't an Engiishman at
al; and IT was a victory for the whole
English race when Washington whipped
the troops sent against him by the Hano-
verian. and we can only regret that he
didn't have the means at hand 20 Win
them sooner and harder"