Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-22

tons for settlement Of differences be-
tween them. This was realized at The
Hague by the holding Of the confer
ence and establishment Of The Hague
court OF arbitration. Mr.. Burritt was
explicit in saying that his plan did not
propose any such organization as ex'
lists In the union Of states in the Unit
ed States. Burritt's effort was to Sc
cure the peace Of the world.
I %sgNo Idea Of . World Federation.
The Stockholm discussion, therefore,
must be regarded as the first formal
public discussion in q large way OF
political unity of all nations as single
organism. But this discussion has
nothing of a world federation idea IN
It. Rather there Is believed to be In
progress natural, inevitable develop
ment of the unity Of the human race
existing in the very fact of the races
being upon the earth) into a formal
political union. There are already
plenty Of instances to illustrate world
legislation. more or less partial and
incomplete, but still an expression OF
the will of nations. The conventions
of the universal postal union and both
of the peace conferences at The Hague
are conspicuous illustrations.
Still further. the second conference
at The Hague. in 1907. proposed the
germ of the world judicial department
in the convention for an international
prize court. The recent international
naval conference in London. beginning
last December, in which ten nations
took part, including the United States,
proposed the formation Of a practical
code. There is good authority for tax
ing this view Of the probable develop
ment from this creation Of the second
Hague conference.
Germ In Executive Departments.
As to the executive department OF
the world, it is already revealed In
several minor executive Offices con-
nected with international bureaus.
The permanent Office Of the universal
postal union has constant executive
staff. There is one connected with the
International body near Paris, having
TO do with weights and measures. and
one connected with the permanent
court of arbitration and the 1nterna-
tional Institute Of Agriculture at
Rome. These are all true executive
Offices, however humble their grade;
hence. taking The Hague conference
as the germ of world Legislature.
which can be made out very plausi-
bly,. it appears that there is already In
existence the beginning Of each of the
three departments essential to Il fully
equipped political body. the legislative.
the judicial aud the executive. These
will doubtless hare their full weight l.
the coming discussion.
True World Legislature.
What gives practical aspect to thu
Stockholm, program is the fact tE;'
the interMarIinnIenrary union is cora
mitted to- something very much like d
propaganda for world political organ
iZation. 1t presented to the Serulu
Hague conference Il request that i
proceed to call Il third conference. ant
that action WAS Taken with this idea =
that out Of these conferences of dele
gates to an official International gath
ering. expressing the will of the ma
lions. which. when ratified by tht
home governments. becomes the form
al will of the world. would be devel
oped the true world legislature. an(
this. after due process Of development
would have methods and authority Of {
legislative body 1t is recognized that