The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05

II was Tor the time being the head OF
great nation, aud keeulys jealous
ol It's donor ana interest. IBsk other
impons 10 do only what | 6hould De
tSiaa 10 see my own nnIioD do.
inc ADVANCE can be made elonS
several nnes. First OF all there ca1
DO treaties OF arbitration 1ncrc are.
oil course, suites 50 backward tnat Il
c'Vilzed community ought not TO en-
ler Into an arbitration treaty with
tnem, at least until We have gone
lurther than at present In securing
somo kind Of international police ac-
'ion. But all really civilized commu-
mites should have effective arbitra-
tloa treaties among themselves.
OeIieVe that these treaties cal cover
almost all questions liable to arise
oeVwcen such nations. II they are
urawn With the explicit agreement
that each contracting party Will re-
spect the others territory. and Its d6-
solute sovereignty within that terri.
tory, and the equally explicit agree
inent that taside from the very rare
cases where the nations honor is vi
tally concerned) all other possible
subjects of controversy will be sub
mitted TO arbitration Such q treaty
would insure peace unless ono party
deliberately violated IL or course.
as yet there Is no adequate safeguard
against such deliberate violation. but
the establishment OF sufficient num-
ber Of these treaties would 20 a long
way towards creating n world opinion
which would finally find expression
In the provision OF methods to forbid
OF punish any such violation.
Secondly. there is the further de-
'elopmcnt OF the Hague Tribunal. OF
the work and the conferences and
courts at the Hague 1t has been
well said that the first Hague Con-
ference framed Magma Cbarta for
the nations; II set before us an ideal
which has already TO some extent
been realized. and towards the fun
realization OF which We can all read,
lily strive The second Conference
made further progress. the third
should do yet more. Meanwhile the
American Government has more than
once tentatively suggested methods
for completing the Court OF Arbitral
Justice. constituted al the second
Hague conference, and for rendering
it effective. II Is earnestly to be
hoped that the various governments
OF Europe. working with those OF
America and OF Asia, shall set them
selves seriously 10 the task OF devils.
ing some method which shall accom-.
dish this result IL ! may venture
the suggestion, 1t would be well for
the statesmen of the world, in plnu.
ming for the erection Of this world
court. to study what has been done
in the United States by the Supreme
Court. / cannot help thinking that
the Constitution Of the United States,
notably In tnc establishment Of the
Supreme Court and in the methods
adopted for securing peace and good
relations among and between the DIFF.
lerent states, offers certain valuable
analoGics 10 what should be striven
Tor In order TO secure. through the
Hague courts and conferences. a
species OF world federation for inter
national peace and justice, There
are, of course, fundamental differ.
ences between what the United Stntes
Constitution does and what we should
even attempt at this time to secure
at The Hague; but the methods
adopted In the American Constitution
10 prevent hostilities between the
states. and to secure the supremacy
OF the Federal Court in certain classes
of cases. are well worth the study OF
those who seek at The Hague to OBJ
tain the same results on q world
scale.
Tn the third place, something
should be done as soon as possible
to check the growth OF armaments,
especially naval arrnaments, by In.
ternatlonal agreement No one power