Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-07
FEDERATION OF THE WORLD.

FEDERATION Ot ljif NOhip'
federation OF the world governed by
a parliament OF man is. and has oeen'
the dream OF poets and many advanced
statesmen for centuries, The facts sug-
gest a closer scrutiny OF the complex
ion as TO nationality of the Hague con-
gress. And 1t seems that If that dis
tinguished body were entrusted with
the making of laws for the human ram
ily, the so-called Anglo Saxon race
would By no means form the majority
of the law-makers. Every Spanish ana
Portuguese American republic has sent
a full delegation There are, according
to the figures CT contemporary.sixty OF
them in the conference! Spanish is the
speech Of the majority of the dele
gates; the preponderant language oil
the United States OF the World would
ne spanlsh, Then there are the thir-
teen representatives Of Japan, all ex-
cellencies. and some Chinese, and sever
al Turks and siamese, and little cloud
of Moors. The white European ana
American would be quite swamped III
the midst of the swarm of yellow del
egates. The inference is that in a par
lament OF the world the most adVanc-
ed ideals might be voted down by a
combination of representatives 1T the
least advanced nations and races
And yet. the tendency Is toward the
realization of the dream OF federation
Of the world. For instance, within re-
cent years the International Institute
of agriculture has been formed. an IN
stitution through which the farmers OF
the entire world almost. will be placed
in communication with each other
There is no reason why this should not
be the beginning of a closer union be-
tween all Interested in agriculture, and
that means practically AFT mankind.
Then there are such movements as the
Interparliamentary union and the
American Society of International law,
the aim OF which is the establishment
of principles of justice to be recognized
by the courts of every country In the
world. The growing commercial in
tercourse between nations demand
general understanding and recognition
of the rights of those engaged in the
commerce Of the world. The functions
of Interstate commerce commissions
win naturally be exercised, eventually,
by an international commerce commits
sion.
Then there will be n uniform stand
ard of exchange throughout the world
An adjustment of the leading stand
ards might be possible whereby the
mound, the dollar, the franc, would be
as readily counted ana suDdivided, the
higher into the lower, as are now dol
lars into cents, or francs into centimes.
There is absolutely no reason why
common system of exchange should not
be adopted by all the civilized countries
of the world.
Then there will be n common sys-
tenn of weights and measures. sons
language will also be selected as the
world language. It will be taught IN
. every school IN the world, together with
the vernacular. Through such move
ments the nations OF the earth are
brought into closer contact with each
other. As the world interests multi
ply the necessity of a world fedora
ton becomes evident, just as the neces-
sity of federation of states becomes
evident through the necessity Of pro-
tecting and developing common inter-
ests. Whether Anglo-Saxon or Latir
nations are to become the predomin'
ant in such federation will depend
not on numbers but on intellect.
The world federation is sure to come.
II is the next great stage in the evolu-
ton Of civilization. 1t Is the next dis
pensation. Man commenced under the
patriarchal regime, when the family
was the unit and the head of the
family, the ruler. Then, after centuries
OF training, families were united into
a national chosen nation. This ma
ton, in due time was scattered among
all nations in order that the lessons IT
had mastered under divine tuition,
might be taught TO all mankind. But
another dlspensation Is coming, and
the world is being prepared for II. It
Ia the gathering OF all the nations in
10 one family, under the rule of the
Son OF God. the King of Glory. This
we say, is the next step in the educa-
ton Of the children Of men, which
commenced with the family. And this
stage Of perfection must be reached
before further progress can be made