Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-09

by the general public an idealists. The world looked on, half amused ana half plying the belief which could foster such hope. Men like Andrew Carnegie. Elihu Root, Presi- dent Taft, and others so well known now. were classed as dreamers then Today. however. 8 different story Is told. The cause now enlists the sympathies and active cooperation O.: the shrewdest statesmen, and class Of men among the public at large ! who formerly ignored it entirely. The movement has spread to Aus tria. Belgium. Denmark, France, | Germany. Hungary, Italy, Norway, | the Netherlands. Portugal. Russia. | Spain. Sweden, Switzerland. Canada. Australia. New Zealand. Algeria, Egypt. Japan. the United States and Great Britian, where more than l20 peace societies have been liormed.
 The widespread interest is au- eirely due to the fact that universal peace is now regarded as practical | It has been demonstrated so by the | triumphs Of the Hague Tribunal in many cases of arbitration carried
 before that court by the greater. as well as the lesser nations. Fur i thermore, the bgudens of modern ! armaments, are forcing the ques. tion upon the attention of men a5 never before.
 Disarmament Essential
 To obtain universal peace, it has
 been recognized by nations that complete disarmament must be the first step. To this end il is pointed out by peace advocates that 8 court oi justice. similar in character to the Hague Tribunal. must be estat- lished and recognized by all nations. Such a court, in the minds of men who have been identified with this movement. should consist Of panel Of judges to be drawn upon. when it is desired to organize a tribunal Of arbitration for some specific pur- pose It should be, they believe, a court similar to that suggested by William Penn, or an institution such as Kant eloquently advocated. an actual court of justice for nations. a court whose decisions shall be based upon established practices, or in their absence. upon the accepted principles of justice, and not upon compromise
 It is recognized that it was notb- ing short of a stroke of genins upon the part of Secretary nf State Knox, when he planned to establiss such a tribunal. at the meeting of the second Hague Conference. The result was embodied in the draft of a convention for the creation oiI a court of arbitral justice. Such a court differs from rhe existing court of arbitration at he Hague, in that it is not a court Of compromises. but court such as the federal court of this country. wherein pre- cedents are established to law.
 Elements of Pride Removed.
 In speaking of this matter, Senator Elihu Root, 6 charter member and vice president of the Carnegie Peace Foundation. said: When nations are expected to refer their differences to a court of justice, the element of pride drops out as Q determining factor for var Histor. bears out this statement. Out of 25O arbitra- ton cases submitted to the Hague court and decided, oniy one was re iCcted by the nations involved.
 America. above all countries. is in the best position tO make the proposal for the establishment: Ol an international courr of justice Let the inauguration of such a court. which offers a substitute for War and makes possible a reduction of armaments. be proposed by England. for example, and her enemies al once interpret the act as 8 sign of weakness and fear The proposal comes with better grace from Amer ica, because oi neT advantageous SeogTaphical position.
 The president of the United States Jas gone a long way in plac
 ing this movement officially before the powers of the world. and it is not too optimistic a view to take that within the next decade the pur poses of the peace movement will have become a reality