The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

In connection with the movement here
for the Organization OF O permanent
Peace Society in Richmond, considerable
interest attaches to an article recently
published in the Virginia Law Register
by Mr.. George c. Gregory. q member !, O.
the Richmond bar, and copied IN me
Lend q Hand Record OF Boston, OF which
Or. Edward Everett Hale is editor The
Record says:
With the title OF the United Nations
! OF the World, Mr.. Gregory, OF the Rich
! lnond bar. has for the first time blocked
| out the Constitution OF the United Na-s
tons Of the World. With the motto IRON
| Franklin There never was a good war
or Il bad peace" no cites very briefly
some Of the similar epigrams of distln-S
guished men. And no closes his address
| by boldly giving q skeleton OF the con
| stltutlon OF the New World In the fol-
lowing words:
"Much was accomplished by the first
International Peace Conference at me
! Hague. The establishment OF the Fer
! manent Court OF Arbitration was partic-
ularly gratifying to all, but to many II
was a source OF disappoin tment that no
1 provision was made for the compulsory
submission to this tribunal Of certain
classes Of cases,
''At the meeting OF tho Fourteenth In
4 ternutlODnl Union
| London last July resolutions were adopt.
! ed recommending that the second Inter-
i national Peace Conference at The Hague
i shall determine to reduce, not merely to
\ limit. tho 'intolerable expenditure on ar
| maments' OF nations. and that II q disa-
! greeinent should arise which Is not In
4 cluded in the subjects to be submitted
to arbitration. the contracting parties
| shall not resort to any act Of hostility
before they separately or Jointly Invite.
as tho case may necesHitate; the formation
Of an international commission OF inquiry
or mediation OF one or more friendly
4 powers
"The above resolutions are steps. and
\ important steps, towards the desired end :
4 but even II gained, they arc not suftl :
4 Client to accomplish tho results desired.
It Is impracticable and unwise to consider
reducing the armaments OF atoms, 80
long as any resort whatever. 1t matters
not howsoever remote, may be had to
arms as q. means OF settling international
! questions. There can never be any re-
!. ductlon in ornaments unit! some ade-
auate substitute for war has been pro-
yided.
ut Is believed that we have developed
until NO have now reached that state
, When the minds Of men can devise q
:, sufficient and satisfactory substitute fol
war, and that the time Is now ripe fol
our dreams to be turned into realization
and for our hopes to express themselves
In action. And mark you. with this
development comes the solemn Gull FOL
us to put forth every effort to bring
about this desired end. to relieve thu
world from the death, distress and OBJ
. structton to civilization resulting from
war maintaining troops in time Of peace
! paying pensions, and reducing the produc
: liveness OF nations by employing mi
: turning from useful occupau tons thetl
strongest men while In the prime Of life
, "The people Of tho world are close
together to-day. through the uso OF ecc
3 trc!ty, steam and the printing press
:, than were the members of small Stat
q hundred years ago; and IN int1nlt1
number OF powerful currents arc all con
yerglng towards tho creation OF n ney
and single unity, Intellectually, morally
economically, commercially and politically
the nations Of the civilized world de
2 mand It; countless hundreds OF widow
I and children demand IT.; the pveciou
r blood OF millions. unJlstly shed In war
: crying from the ground. demands 1t; tn
= conscience even OF tho soldier whisper
I Peace
"ln the very nature. of things Their
= are certain matters which arc strict
private to the. Individual: certain mat
: tors which, nre local to " county or dis
0 trict; certain matters Which are local /
t a. State or nation; hut, though fewer i
@ number, of equal Importance are thos
Q matters which are common to all IT,
: people Of the world, The first of thes
q should be lett ia tho indiviauuI the Sec
j ond. to the county or district; the thIrt
to the State or nation, and tie last, I
all the people Of the world, collectively
we hear OF tho individual rights. States
rights and Capitalization, Neither the
E Dry Is totally right or totally wrong, I'b
: true principle Is that the different matter
4 should be divided UP, according to the!
q nature, and the power Of governing thel
Is should be divided up IN like manner; an
j. the sooner this tiR understood and ncte
]. upon, the better for all.
'It IL submitted after careful stud
= and much thought, that the Constltutio
for this government should read sub
atantiNlly as follows:
I'VE, the natans of tho world, wh
- hereby ACCEPT the provisions hereofs {,
Is evidenced by the writings lereto at
II tnched, do declare:
lg ARTICLE l.--A government shah be es
le tablished. to be kRown as the Unite
of Nations of the World which shall hay
IS the powers hereinafter set out, and ],
: others, and shall, With respect to thef