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will Doubtless have their full weight In
the coming discussion.

True World Legislature.
What gives practical aspect 10 the
Stockholm program Is the fact that
the iDterparliamentary union is com.
mitted TO something very much like q
propaganda for world political organ.
ization. IL presented 10 the second
Hague conference request that II
proceed to call a third conference, and
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.
tions. which. when ratified by the
home governments. becomes the form.
al will of the world. would be deveI.
oped the true world legislature. and
this, after due process of development.
would have methods and authority of a
legislative body. IL IL ,ecogpi@ed that
the nations are merely feeling their
way to this solution OF the problem of
world unity. On the part Of the men
taking part In the conferences the dis
position Is not TO rush natural progress
OF events. but to recognize the true
nature Of what is in progress and to
promote It.
Idea Advanced In America.
Much has been done In the Omitted
States to advance this idea OF world
political unity. Perhaps the Mohonk
platforms have been most conspicuous.
representative and authoritative. But
the Massachusetts legislature I'm 1908,
following beginning IN 1902 adopted
unanimously I'm each branch resolu.
tions for regular International con-
gress. Eminent Endorsement OF the
idea was made soon after by leading
Pennsylvania jurists and business
men. The Universal Peace union has
favored 1t. The American Peace so
ciety has been at the front of the ef-
fort. The National Congregational
council gave It Its formal approval.
and several religious bodies adopted
resolutions In its favor.
The interparliamenta union at its
session at st. Louis In September. 1904.
gave strong approval and really took
the initiative toward calling the second
Hague conference. The Massachusetts
state board of trade indorsed It unani
mously. The Greenacre fellowship
urged support of the United States del
egation at The Hague In 1907. In
stances might be named further where
the idea has received support In the
United States.
While this movement has been taken
up and emphasized by the leaders in
the peace movement, It did not ortgi-
nate there. but as phase Of world
politics 1t is true that the peace peo-
pie now believe that their cause can be
best promoted by discussion Of the po-
litical organization Of the world, but In
the nature of the movement there IL
no reason why men who believe In
arms as means Of securing peace be-
tween nations should not join In the
effort to secure system OF world
courts which will make wars impossi.
BILE and will further organize legisla-
tive and executive departments for
promotion of general welfare. But
whatever the outcome of the discus
sion and whatever Of future impor-
tance is wrapped up In the proposed
program, 1t is for the first time def
nitely announced that great interna'
tional gathering will discuss for its
main subject the organization Of the
human race as single political body.
Boston Cor. New York Post.