The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
THT TIMES DISPATCH: RICHMOND VA FRIDAY MAY g. 1910

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its absolute Sovereignty within that
territory, and the equally ,eXpilei,
agreement that tasidc if TON 1 Lnno VII h
vtalIy concerncd) all other possible
subjects of controversy. VIII be sunn,,,,
ted to arbitration. Such treaty Wo ,'I
insure peace unless one party hcliot
erately violated II. or course as yet
there Is no adequate safeguard against
such deliberate violation put We
adjustment of n sufficient nutnDer -, ~
these treaties would go q long Wags
towards creating a world opinion
which would finally find expression ~ ~
the provision of methods to FORBID or
punish any such violation, ~, aoye,-
Secondly, there is the further o. dey ZEE
opnent OF the Hague Tribunal OF we
work of the conferences and courts .n s,, q
The Hague. 1t has been well s saia ma,
the first Hague conference or il''' e set
before us an ideal which has aireauS 40 10
some extent been realized ana .oWa ~ :,
the full realization Of wflch we CO.
ference made further progress; .h the
third should do yet more. Mea a ,I,nre
the American government has M
than once tentatively suggested i!etH
trail Justice, constituted at the s SCI, !,
Hague conference, and for rendering u
effective. 1t Is earnestly to be nopeu
that the various governments OIL Ec
and of Asia shall set themselves seri-
ousiy to the task OF devising some
method which shall accomplish TINS re-
suit. r. may venture G e., ehs et susssr'o OF
the world. in planning for the erection
of this world court, to study Whal .a a
been done in the United States by 'he
supreme A Good pattern.
I cannot help thinking that the Con
stitution of the United States, notably
In thc establishment of the supreme
Court and in the methods adop,ea LOT
securing peace and s9 95e f lnsrent
giles 10 what should be strlyen Tor III
ORDER to secure, through The ithsn
courts and confer ences. q species Q,
void federation for lnternl..unai
ftndemental differences between Wrat
tho United States Constitution does
and hat we should even attempt ~
this time 20 sect,te at The Hague pul
Constitution to prevent hostssittes ne
tween the states. and to secure TIC
supremacy of the Federal court In Ger
tain classes of eases, are wen worth
ti:e study Of these who seek at me
Hague TO obtain the same results on
a world scale.
In the third place, something snoulu
be done as soon as possible 10 cneGh
the growth Of ornaments. especiallH
naval ornaments by international
agreement. No one power could or
should act by itself; for 1t is eminent
~ undesirable, from the standpoint OF
the peace of righteousness, that pow
or which really does believe in peace
should place itself at the mercy Of
some rival which may. at bottom nave
no such belief and no Intention Of act
ing on it. But, granted SINCERITY OF
purpose, the great powers Q. ne Moiaa
should find no insurnouu'a5le Guf-
Guilty in reaching an lSrecmont which
would put an end to the present costly
and growing extravaganza or eNpendi-
ture on naval ornaments. IN agree
! ment merely TO limit the size of ships
would have been very useful few
wears ago. and would still be of use:
hut the agreement should go much
further.
/ a Master srokc.
Finally, 1t would he master stroke
, on peace would form a League of
, Peace, not only to keep the peace
among themselves, but TO prevent by
force IL necessary, Its being broken By
nection with developing the peace
work of The Hague arises from the
lack of any executive power, of any
J. police power to enforce the DEGREES OF
| tho court. IN any community or ann
size the authority of the courts rests
upon actual or potential force: on the
existence Of u police, or on the knowl-
edge that the able bodied men of the
country arc 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 violence, an honest man must
Y protect himself; and until other means
! of securing his, safety are devised, it
d is both foolish and wicked to persuade
him to surrender his arms while the
men who are dangerous to the com
munity retain theirs. He should not
renounce the right to protect himseli
Il by his own efforts until the comanu-
1 nifty is so organized that it can eff
fectively relieve the individual of the
Il duty of putting down violence. SO 1t il
with nations. Each nation must keer
! well prepared to defend itself nrti
the establishment of some form Of in
ternational police power. competen
tween nations. As things are now
such power to command peace through
, out the world could best be assured
by some combination between thos
3 great nations which sincerely desir
! peace and have no thought themselve
, of committing aggressions. The com
bination might at first be only t
secure peace within certain definit
n limits and certain definite conditions
q but the ruler or statesman who Shout
o bring about suct.a combination woul
y have earned his place in history fo
all time, and his title to the grati
tude of all mankind.