The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-10-21
A UNITED EUROPE.
after THE WAR?
Possibility Of the Late ". 7.
Stead's Dream Coming True.
WOULD iiEAN LASTING PEACE
Famous English Editor and SIR Max
Wseohter, Founder Of European
Unity League, Co operated In Move
ment 20 Establish a Federation For
Nations Common Welfare.


ment TO Establish a Federation For
Nations Common Welfare.
The name United States O. Europe"
is continually being mentioned in dis.
cussious ~ what is going to happen
after the present war is over and
peace is here. Numerous well inform
cd men. says the New York Times.
have declared themselves as believing
that peace will be maintained hereaft-
er by the United States of Europe-a
federation of the powers for the com.
mon welfare and lasting peace of the
continent.
If the United States of Europe be-
comes IN accomplished fact it will
mean the realization of the dream of
the late William T. Stead and the
fulfillment of the aims of the European
Unity league. which was founded by
Sir Max Wacchter and was hard at
work just before the war in further
ing its purposes.
Mr.. Stead. in using the term the
United States OF Europe, declared that
the phrase was naturally suggested by
the United States of America. The
latter he used to say. enables the
former to he at least thinkable." Ma
polcon ILL.,. Mr.. Stead pointed out,
used 10 dream of constituting some
kind Of federation of Europe
Called Conference on Subject.
Sir Max Wacchtcr. IA German by
birth, though naturalized English
man since 1860. worked with Mr.. Stead
toward the proposed federation of Eu-
rope. the formation of the European
Unity league being the outgrowth Of
the work. In 1909 congress was call
ed, on Sir AlaXs initiative. i'm Rome.
where delegates from various nations
discussed the feasibility of fedora
ton. Ii was not a conference of gov
crnments. but Of eminent men from
all parts of Europe.
\ few years ago Sir Max made
tour of Europe and laid the plan be-
fore soyereigns ana governments He
studied the difference between the nj
tons and was led to the conclusion
that it was not an impossibility TO
bring about a European federation.
Last year Sir Max estimated that the
armed peace was costing Europe So
OOO,OOOOOO yearly. declaring that all
progress was retarded by this expendi.
turc. In discussing the question of
armaments he made prophetic fore
cast, saying that Europe might soon
find relief from militarism in mighty
war.
Once the great masses of the popu-
lations of he great powers became
convinced thai federation of Europe
would mean permanent peace, and
once they could be educated up to APP
preciate the blessings of such peace,
Sir Max thought that the United States
of Europe m'.hi become an accom-
plished fact
Advantages Of a United Europe.
After his Investigations all over Eu. |
rope he came 10 the conclusion that |
one OF the great steps to bind Europe
together Is to break down the tariff |
walls between the nations, and while !
admitting that this would be difficult |
to achieve. he believed II would not |
be insuperably difficult or the advan.
tages Of united Europe. Sir Max said:
when the unity Of Europe is firmly
established great European wars
would become impossible. The excess
sive armaments would become unnec-
essary and would gradually disappear.
Security would become greater. Mon.
ey would become more plentiful. Pros
perity would increase by leaps and
bounds Salaries and wages would
rise.
For not only could hundreds OF mil
lions of pounds which are now spent
On ornaments be saved aud be applied
to industrial and other productive pur
poses. but the productive power OF mil.
lions of ablebodied men, who now
spend their time In military drill. !
would be added MS an important factor
In producing the things required by
mankind