Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-05-18
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through the making Of good treaties
and the practice of arbitration.
The lnterparliamentary Union is an
association OF Parliamentarians in "a.
vor OF international arbitration. II has
had an sndoubted influence on the
present advance Of the peace move.
ment and has contributed toward the
creation of the Hague Tribunal. II
took the initiative OF calling the sec
ond Hague Conference. and 1t drafted
the treaty OF obligatory arbitration
submitted TO the second conference.
The organization is federal The
important units are the national
groups organized within the parlia.
ments Of each country, On the work
ings OF these groups depends what re-
suits can be obtained.
THE work which the union and it's
groups have 20 do can be grouped un-
der three headings:
First An aid in the preparation
Of programs for Hague Conferences.
Second, The exertlon of influence
In favor of ratification of treaties
signed at international conferences.
Third: The study of questions
that cannot be discussed at lnterna.
tional conferences because they are
OF a political nature.
1T win be seen how important are
the national groups TO the action of
the union in general Nothing indeed.
can be done unless they are active
bodies, organized In the great work
It Is for the electors of each country
to sec that this is done Parliament
tarians can only be the mouthpieces
OF public opion"
Mr. Nippold's address reviewed the
conditions in Germany and the at.
tempt that had been made TO win pub.
lie opinion to side OF international ar.
bitration. He spoke of the interestin
America over the proDosed treaties
between the United States, and Eng
land and France and cited the treaty
between the United States and Swltz-
erland as an example of an effective
arbitration treaty, This treaty pro.
vides that the contracting powers
shall submit all differences arising be-
twenn them to an arbitration court,
Mr. Nippold continued In part:
"The endeavores to secure world
peace can only be fully successful II
all nations take part In them. The
chief work must be done in Germany.
For II we have taken Germany, we
have taken the world. That Is the
last the hardest fortress to be taken.
The German publicin general takes
no interest in anything connected
with international law, Hague Confer
ences, arbitration, the peace move
ment, etc.
such were the conditions that in
duced my German colleagues and my
self to take the initiative for the crea-
ton of a great union for information
Al cancellation to work for the devel.
opment OF international law and for
a policy of international understand
ing, first In Germany, but moreover in
other countries. because the goal can
only be reached by an international
organization.
The union for international concili-
alton has distributed its work among
several committees. There is a law
committee which includes only well
known international lawyers and dip
lomatlsts. There Is an education com
mittee on which are noted pedagogues
and historians of Germany, for we are
convinced that the work has to begin
with the education of the young.
There is a press committee, for we
know quite well how great Is the in
fEence of our papers. And there Is
also a propaganda committee.
"These few remarks will be sutfici-
ent TO show you in what way we are
working. In several respects our
work will perhaps seem to coincide
with the work of the Carnegie Endow-
ment At any rate we hope to come
into friendly relations with all similar
organizations in other countries, and
If Germany Is once won. we shall cas-
lily have taken the whole world, for
our ideas"