The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-05-12

er's territory and absolute Sovereignty
within that territory. and the equally
explicit agreement that taside from
the very rare cases where the nations
honor IL vitality cSncerned) all other
possible subjects OF controversy VIII
be submitted to arbitration. Such Q
| treaty should insure pence until one
party deliberately violated a. OF
course. as yet there II no adequate
safeguard against such deliberate vio-
iation. but the establishment OF q
sufficient number OF these treaties
would 80 long way towards creating
world opinion which would finally
ind expression In the provision Of
methods to forbid or punish any such
violation.
Work Of Hague Tribunal.
Secondly. there Is the further de-
velopment OF The Hague tribunal. OF
the work OF the conferences and courts
at The Hague. Il has been well said
that the first Hague conference
framed a Magma Charta for the ma
tions: n set before US an ideal which
has already 10 some extent been real.
tied. and towards the fall realization
OF which we can all steadily strive.
The second conference made further
progress: the third should do yet
more. Meanwhile the American gov
ernment has more than once tenta-
lively suggested methods for com
plotting the court OF arbstral justice.
constituted nj the second Hague con-
ference. and for rendering Il effective.
II Is earnestly to be hoped that the
various governments Of Europe. work.
Ing with those OF America and OF
Asia. shall set themselves seriously to
the task OF devising some method
which shall accomplish this result. II
may venture the suggestion. II would
be well for the statesmen OF the
world. In planning for the erection Of
this world court. TO study what has
been done In the United States by the
Supreme court. cannot help think.
ing that the Constitution Of the United
States, notably In the establishment
OF the Supreme court and In the
methods adopted for securing peace
and good relations among and be-
tween the different states. Offers GER
tain valuable analogies to what should
be striven for In order 20 secure.
through The Hague courts and confer
ences. a species OF world federation
for international peace and justice.
There are. Of course, fundamental dif-
ferences between what the United
States Constitution does and what we
should ever attempt at this time to
secure az The Hague: but the meth
DDS adopted In the American Constitu.
ton to prevent hostilitics between the
states. and 70 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 result on world scale.
Undue Growth Of Armamsrss.
In the third place. something should
be done "a soon ~ possible 70 check
the growth OF armaments. especially
naval armaments. BY International
agreement No one power could or
should act by itself: for It IL eminent
ly undesirable. from the standpoint OF
the peace OF righteousness. that a
power which really does believe In
peace should place Itself at the mercy
OF some rival which may al bottom
have no such belief and no Intention
OF acting on It. But. granted sin
certify OF purpose. the great powers Of
the world should ind no insurmount-
able uificuity In reaching an agree
ment which would put an end to the
present costly and growing extraya-
gance OF expenditure on naval anna
ments. An agreement merely TO limit
the size OF the ships would have been
very useful few years ago. and would
still be OF use: but the agreement
should go much further.
Finally. II would be master stroke
II those great powers honestly bent ON
peace would form a league of peace.
not only 10 keep the peace among
themselves. but TO prevent. by force n
| necessary, Its being broken by others.
The supreme difficulty In connection
Win 0NNtAORlhk taS F'aNN WI ~
The Hague arises from the lack OF any
executive power. Of any police power
| to enforce the decree OF the court.
In any community OF any size the au-
thority OF the courts rests upon actual
or potential force: on the existence OF
q police. or on the knowledge that the
able-bodied men OF the country are
both ready and willing to see that the
DEGREES OF judicial and legislative
bodies are put into effect In new and
Wild communities where there Is VIC
lence. an honest man must protect
himself: and until other means OF Sc
curing his safety are devised. II is
both foolish and wicked TO persuade
him 10 surrender his arms while the
men who are dangerous to the com
munity retain theirs. lie should not
renoance the right TO protect himself
by his own efforts until the commu'
nifty is so organized that II can effec.
lively relieve the individual Of the
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