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which will be presented to President Roose-
welt tomorrow. does not seem to be fully
appreciated. This is the initiation, on a
worldwide scale, Of the great polllical
movement. which resulted during the past
century in the formation of nations, conf
posed of autonomous states. like the United
States. The carrying out of this resoiu-
ton will do for the whole world what Run
nymede did for the people Of England
what similar occurrences. in all nations
with parliamentary and constitutional sys-
TENS of government, did for their people,
and what the constitutional convention OF
1887 did for the American people
Exceptional Opportunity.
mo ruler of any nation ever was offered
such an opportunity as will fall to the
President of the United States tomorrow.
He will be invited by the representatives
of nearly every important government hav-
ing national parliament, to convene
congress of nations, which will bring the
nations of Central and South America INTO
the defective union of nations constituted
by the Treaty of The Hague; which Will
concentrate the irresistible movement to-
ward arbitration treaties, and result in the
formulation of a treaty that will serve as
a model, clearly defining what classes OF
controversies are included in it, and giving
The Hague court jurisdiction over such
controversies and the right to develop an
automatic system Of procedure for the trial
of such cases, thus founding 1t on a solid
basis, in its proper place as an integral
part of the worlds judicial machinery.
"In other words, the President Will be
asked to take, on behalf of the United
States, the next step forWard-a great step
in the universal adoption of the ideas
which your forefathers fought and died to
make operative on the Atlantic seaboard OF
America.
'This request will be made by the chosen
representatives of the people Of nearly
opf hal
in part even, for its national affairs, the
ideas for which the United States stands.
This is the opportunity for the United
States to become world power, IN the way
your great men desire, in the way the
greatest of our forefathers foresaW ana
prophesied, in the way that political his
tory of the past has been preparing for, In
the only way that can be permanently or
behificently successful. And yet press ana
people seem to be unconscious to the sig
nifcance of this supreme moment in the
world political history-the hour when the
world invites the United states TO lead III
the twentieth century world movement IN
politics This invitation is issued by 2O0
men, every one Of whom has been intrusted
by his own people with the control OF their
most vital interests, on behalf OF the entire
body of the Interparliamentary Union COM
posed of over 1900 such men. all OF whom
have Joined this union to work for the sub
stitution of judicial proceedings for war
between nations.
''IAe InlnE CQey luVltc Lie " w
is simply a common-sense application to
International affairs of those principles
which have been found indispensable in the
conduct of state and national affairs.
Historic in Any Event.
"The presentation Of this petition to the
President will be a historic event, no mat
ter how he receives 1t. 1t will be an event
In a movement too great to be resisted by
any man or combination of men. The forces
back of it have overcome every obstacle
in nearly all nations during the last CEN
fury They are all operating now, new and
powerful forces have been added and the
entire system of forces intensified by mod
ern discovery. The Presidents issue of
this call to the nations to assemble In con-
ference for the purposes named will be-
come a dating point for subsequent CEN
turtles If the nations respond favorably, and
the conference does what the resolution
contemplates. II the President issues the
call and they fail to respond favorably he
will go down in history as the ruler who
first called for the constitution of a work
ing union of all nations. for such a union
is bound to come into being.
1.-THE members Of all national parlta-