Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

1.-THE Federation Of the World" Given
A Clear Exposition.
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included about so ministers, del
gates to the Solomon Presbytery se
sion, and was closely attentive
every sentence Of the excellent az
dress. MIR. Holt is a straightforward
speaker with thorough understandin
Of his subject and enthusiasm 70
its argument. 1t was greatly appreC
lated and much enjoyed.
Mr.. Holt began his lecture b.
showing that while the philosophers
the poets and the prophets from thu
beginning of history to the presen
time have held with Thomas Jeffer
son that war is the greatest scourgt
Of mankind" yet the masses of the
people still seem to be enamoured
with the spirit of war, and conse-
Quently in any appeal to the emotions
or sentiments those who sing peace
Perfect Peace" and those who sing
"The Army and Navy Forever" have
about equal influence.
Mr.. Holt therefore turned from the
so-called sentimental aspects of the
peace question to consider the more
practical and promising solution Of
the problem which he declared was
nothing less than "the substitution
of law for war, through the fedora
ton of the world and development
of International law" At present
there is no such thing as body of
international law properly speaking.
What passes under TIE name of in"
ternational law is mostly compli
ton Of presidents, opinions, maxims
and arguments. 1t is work of schol-
ars, not Of legislators and except for
public opinion and custom, the ma
lions are perfectly free to accept it
Or reject 1t as they please. We can
not have a genuine and progressively !
developing international law until
here is an organized body with full
power to create it and to give it
and validity. After quoting
manuel Kant who declared that we
could never have universal peace
Until the world is organized or fed
rated, Mr.. Holt showed that the
United States of America furnishes
he model for the organization of the
1orld into the Omitted Nations" But
he lecturer went further than this
nd declared that the UNITED Ma
ions" was already in existence, by
he fact Of the existence Of The Ha-
ue court which was the germ OF the
upreme court Of the world, and by
he existence of The Hague Confer
noes which were the germ Of Inter- ,
ational Parliament. AS we perfect
lese 1t will be possible to add an
executive that will
,mplete the Americanization Of the
orld, and the realization Of Tenny-
ms dream of 1.-THE Parliament Of
an, the Federation Of the World"
The work of the first and second
ague conferences was then taken +
} in detail. 1.-THE conference of
$780," Mr.. Holt said, "had already
ore than Justified itself before the Il
cond Hague conference was con-
ned. Not only has 1t given a great M
petus to the movement for inter-
tional arbitration, but in its three
eat constructive enactments 1t has
'eady had a profound effect on the
rld's peace. First by the creation
the Hague Court, England, Italy
Germany were stopped from
king war on Venezuela. Second, Se
the provision for Commissioners
Inquiry for the ascertaining of
ts before hostilities should begin,
gland and Russia were prevented ne
m going to war over the DOgger no
TX incident, and third by the dec M
alton that a neutral nation can lns
Or mediations to belllgerents af- acl
hostilities have commenced, Pres 10
ut Roosevelt was able to step in 40
ween Japan and Russia and stop
of the bloodiest wars In history" lOi
second Hague conference of last IN
inner equally deserved well Of sa'
kind. Leaving out Of considera- ne'
the notable work Of the confer pre-
> in mitigating the horrors Of
and more clearly defining its alV
IS, Mr.. Holt discussed in detail er
four great propositions that came aiu
re the conference. that had to do ses
the actual abolition of war.
t, the proposition to strengthen Gle
judicial branch of the United VIII
ons" by adding to the present pep
ne Court a small permanent mo-
I modelled on the Supreme Court pie'
he United States was passed una
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