El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-17

tb, reu1enta-CCmpcSed OF repre-
FentatiTeH from each nation these
representa- ives being sworn 70 act IN
each case as judges pure and simple
49, rot IN a representative capacity.
The nations should agree on certain
rIehfs that should not be questioned,
such a. their territorial integrity
their rights 10 deal Win thelr own
IT,. a. vbom they should or should
NOT .dr.it to residence and citizenship
within their own borders
Guarantee Rights
All should guarantee each of their
number in the possession OF these
rights. All should sBree that Clher
matters at issue between any OF them,
or between any OF them and any one
OF a 7un1ber OF specified outside civil
ned nations, should be submitted to
the court as above constituted Ihey
rhOuld Furthermore agree not only to
abf5e .scb of them by the decision Of
the court. but all OF them TO unite with
their military forces TO enforce the
decree OF the court, as against any
recslcitrsnt member. Under these cir
cumstances. II would De posAlole 70
agree on q limitation OF ornaments
that would BE- real and effective
II suy nation were unwilling TO 90
into such q general agreement with
other nations IL would OF necessity
have to depend upon its own armed
fs the only alternative. Treaties IN
backed BY force can not be considered
as an alternative by any sober persons
OF sound Judgment.
Reasonable Good Faith.
OF course, II there were not reason
able good faith among the nations
making such an agreement, Il would
fail But Il would not fau merely be-
cause one nation did not observe good
faith Il would be impossible TO say
that such an agreement would at once
and permanently bring universal peace,
but Il would certainly mark an I'M
mense advance
1t would certainly mean that the
chances Of war were miuimized and the
prospects OF limiting and combining and
regulating war immensely increased
At present force. as represented BY the
armed strength OF each nation. IL
wholly divorced from such instrumen-
talitIes for securing peace a. inter-
national agreements and treaties IN
consequence, the latter are practically
tmpOteut in great crises
Fsrco AID Peace.
There is no connection between force
on the one hand. and any scheme for
securing international peace or JUS
tice on the other. Under these cOndi-
lions every wise and upright nation
must continue TO rely for It's Own peace
and Eell-being on Its own force It's
own strength. As all students Of the
law know. a right without a remedy
Is in no real sense OF the word a right
at all n International matters the
declaration Of a right. OF the announce
me1t OF a worthy purpose, l. not only
aImIsHs. but Is a just cause for derision
and may even be mischievous. II force
IS not put behind the right or the pur-
pose. Our business i TO make force the
agent OF Justice. the instrument or
right IN International matters as It
has been made in municipal matters,
IN matters within each nation
Such a scheme as the one briefly
outlined will not bring perfect justice
any more than under municipal law
we obtain perfect justice; but il will
mark an immeasurabIe advance on
anything now existing; for Il will mean
that AZ last a long stride has been
taken IN the effort to put the coilec-