Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-28
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THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
 Can it be that the Fathers of the Constitution" when they shaped our government 17S7 planned not merely for us but for the world9 That federation of egn states which they devised the model which Europe is to be rebuilt?
 Three months ago this idea would have been laughed at as Utopian dream or a bit of American arrogance Today it is advanced soberly by many leaders of Amer can opinion notably Theodore Roosevelt and Nicholas Murray Butler, and is finding serious consideration among European statesmen.
 It is the dream of Teunyson somewhat of real izaton perhaps than the poet imagined when he wrote half century ago:
 For dipt into the future far human eye could see,
 Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be;
 Heard the heavens filled with shouting, and there rained ghastly dew
 From the nations airy nayies graphing in the central blue;
 Till the wardrum throbbed no longer, and the bat ue-nags furled
 In the Parliament of men, the Federation of the world
 There the common sense of most shall hold a fret full realm in awe,
 And the kindly earth shall sumber, lapt in univer- sal law.
 Here are 'the nations airy navies'' battling as he prophesed; why not the rest? To any one who doubts through the ages one increasing purpose runs looks like the natural end of social evolution
 It may be assumed that the powers whelmed in the present will emerge from it without identity. Some of them may bits of territory and have their wings and spurs clipped they will not be destroyed There will still be a France a Germany, an Austria a Russia, a Britain.
 And it may be assumed that nearly all the nations will be eager than for system whereby they may recuperate and live together without warfare burdensome armament
 When the statesmen whose diplomacy failed to avert this worldwide calamity assemble to arrange honora ble and workable there will almost certainly be submitted some of proposal federation of nat ions that shall constitute United States of Europe And it will find at least a respectful hearing.
 The feuds of centuries and the new hatreds engen dered by the war may prevent the a union It will take time and careful nurturing devel op mutual confidence and to perfect the mechanism international government But the mere inauguration a federal plan, matter how impotent it proved b' at first would be big step forward.
 The ideal of course is disarmament. and the sub mission of all international disputes to an impartia court Such a court would have to be nonnatonal even nonracal in spirit least representing the who'll continent supreme court represents all the peopl of our 4S states
 It would have far greater influence than the presen Hague Tribunal But would it have real authority How could court of international jurisdiction enforc its verdicts upon unwilling tgants?
 Coh Roosevelt suggests that such verdicts backe by the police power of the nations that all the of the league oblgate themselves coerce by arme force any nation refusing obedience. This method presupposes the limiting of armies an navies and would justify such limitation The only e, cuse for great armament is the need of selfdefens With all rival nations pledged protect any of the number from aggression there would no more reaso for a big army than there now for a private citizen build himself medieval castle.
 The prestige of the United States far greater toda than ever before And need not be surprised whe 6 the is if form of government which in or mpatience sometimes cricise unduly shall recei, the highest honor paid itthe glory of serving as model at least ideal for the old World which long prophesied its failure
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