The state herald., 1910-05-06


within that territory, and the equally
explicit agreement that aside from
the very rare cases where the nations
honor is vitality concerned) all other
possible subjects of controversy will
be submitted to arbitration. Such .
treaty should insure peace until one
party deliberately violated 1t. OF
course. as yet there is no adequate
safeguard against sAch deliberate vio-
lation. but the establishment Of
sufficient number of these treaties
would go long way towards creating
world opinion which would finally
find 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. 1t has been well said
| that the first Hague conference
framed Magma Charta for the ma.
tons: it set before us an ideal which
has already to some extent been real
lied. and towards the full realization
OF which we can all steadily strive.
The second conference made further
progress; the third should do yet
more. Meanwhile the American gov.
eminent has more than once tepta-
lively suggested methods for COM
pleting the court of arbitral Justice.
constituted at the second Hague con-
ference. and for rendering 1t effective.
1t Is earnestly to be hoped that tho
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. 1t 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 Uni
ment OF the Supreme court and In tho
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 TO secure.
through The Hague courts and confer.
ences. a species OF world federation
for international peace and Justice.
There are. OF course. fundamental diff.
ferences between what the United
States Constitution does and what We
should ever attempt at this time to
secure ut The Hague: but the meth.
DDS adopted in the American Consti.
tuition to prevent hostilities between
the states, and to secure the suprem-
acy OF the federal court In certain
classes of cases. are well worth the
study Of those who seek at The Hague
to obtain the same result on n world
scale.
Undue Growth Of Armsments.
In the third place. something should
be done as soon as possible 10 check
the growth OF ornaments. especially
naval ornaments. by International
agreement. No one power could or
should act by itself; for It's Is eminent.
unues'l"p'e' rom .ne standpoint OF
e"e pe"ee VI 'isn''oushess' mat n
power which really does believe in
peace should place itself at the mercy
OF some rival which may at bottom
have no such belief and no intention
Vi aouns On IT, But granted SIN.
.ei'! VI PURPOSE the gfea, powers OF
cue "ui.u shou'u hhd no ihsurmouht'
ao'e uiihon''y IN reaching an agree
'neh' whieh would put an end TO the
present cosby ana growing estraVa-
sahee oil expenditure on naval arma'
ihoh's' An agreement merely to limit
'he size OF the ships would have been
very usetui Few years ago. and would
sun De OF use; but the agreement
should 40 much further.
Finally. II would be a master stroke
II those great powers honestly bent on
peace would form n league OF peace.
not only TO keep the peace among
| Themselves hut To Dreyent nv forra ~