The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-02
GEN. OTIS DYNAMIC PLAN
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or property of residents. citizens or
subjects of amy member of the alli-
anre. II when the government de
facto of such power shall have shown
itself unable or unwilling to extend
adenuat" protection. then the alliance
may intervene for the suppression
of such instruction or i~nternecinc
conf'lct. and may also, in argent cases
arm. provision, n supply it's endan-
scred citizens or subjects residing or
solourning within such internally-
disturbed country. But such arming.
supplying and provisioning shall new
or he construed as warrant for such
foreign clt'zens or subjects to inter
fcer in the internal affairs. either
political. civil or military. of such in
ternal1y-disturbed country.
NIN.-The alliance may, cooper
atlng with other nations. not MEM
hers OF this body, assume the right
and authority to establish protected
or neutral zones along different and
agreed International border lines.
and to enforce existing neutrality
laws enacted for the better protection
of such neutral laws enacted for the
better protection of s,lch neutral
zones and International border lines,
ana for tn" mort perfect guarantee
"f h peace of each nation concern
cd.
NN.-~No nation shall in time of in
fernal danger ever he completely de-
nuded of soldiers OF ships by any call
upon ii by the alliance. the
or the pact; but a safe reserve of
the military forces of each country
small DC left to the control of the
government de .iure of the same, for
internal defense or %offense. and for
like purposes. Such nation. pressed
from within. shall retain and he per-
united to exercise The reserved right
to withdraw from the pact it's mill
,arT ron1insen' for it's WI defense
for the time being. or until the in
ternal danger threatening it's gov
crnn1ent shall have passed. when it's
military contingent shall resume it's
place in the ranks OF the pact.
Pact Officers.
NN1.-We further agree that. in
times of war or threatened war. when
1t may become necessary to unite
our respective military forces for the
purposes of this pact. we will Jointly
ohoosc. ny fair selection. a comman-
der-in-chief for tho united forces.
and also separate commanding Off
GERS for the military and naval
branches thereof. In the selection of
the coinrnander-in-chicf and of the
separate commanding officers. due re-
gard, so far as practicable. shall be
mad to the matter of seniority in
grade. in their own armies and ma
Nies. respectively. of the officers so
selected. But this consideration shall
not be treated by the alliance, the
congress or the pact AS paramount,
and shall not he an obstacle to the
prompt. complete and effective or
ganization of the military pact here
in provided for. All persons so Sc
'ected for commanders shall be off,
service of n or the other of the
powers composing the pact: they
shall act under and i'm obedience to
the lawful orders of the chosen COM
mander-in-rhief: and the forces SO
united shall be subject to the SUI
preme control and direction of the
alliance in all large and essential
particulars.
NNII.-The ongrcs shall estab-
lish and maintain a seat OF govern
ment, to be located in some agreed
spot or territory contiguous to the
converging borders of the principal
participating powers. which spot
shall be segregated and n~uetralized
for that purpose. And the pact shall
devise an international flag as its
emblem. the same to be composed of
q uIiPI VI VIZ IldSS ~ tnc several
participating powers: which flag
shall be the recognized emblem and
standard of the alliance and of the
pact. The assent Of two-thirds Of
the members of the alliance shall be
necessary to choosing the seat of the
government and adopting the flag.
Otis Opinion.
General Otis says of his own plan:
The plan would. of course, require
revision. amplification and perfection
through the concurrence of great
international minds acting conjoint-
ly for the common purpose.
1T will he seen. first of all. that the
plan does not contemplate disarma-
ment. The fact-the stubborn fact
recognized in the plan is hat COM
plete disarmament throughout the
world is Impossible In the present
state of civilization; hence the provis-
ion for using the joint ornaments
of the five great powers who may
first agree to enter the pact. and of
other powers who may subsequently
join it, for the purpose of absolutely
guaranteeing. at a minim urn cost. the
cessation of wars through the world,
or of vastly lessening their insup-
portable burdens. reducing their fire.
1uency. destructiveness and gigantic
evils: thus cffecting a tremendous
vi Ih6 III l pi'pC WI Ielfc-
gression. disputes, conflict, want, dis
tress and a~gony-always the unfail-
ing results and sure conromitants
of war. The author sums up by claim
ing for his plan these distinct fea-
lures:
THE plan as drawn is intended w.
be first of all. rational. Just and safe:
second. fair and feasible: third. alb
solutely effective if adopted by five
or more eading nations: fourth. eco.
nomical in a marked degree as COM
pared with the cost of the combined
ornaments of the world: fifth, while
not pretending that it will completely
or Immediately accomplish disarma-
ment. the plan strongly points in that
direction II carried out. as it surely
can he b ythe combined action of the
five or more leading nations which
may enter the pact. the ultimate re-
suit will come as near to disarma-
as It is humanity possible to get
in this day and generation"