The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-05

THE EICH nj On II Y
would be placed In writing. together
with description OF the procedure
for the peaceful settlement OF all Eu-
ropean disputes.
/ That such a deIineation OF rights
and duties In Europe, the outcome Of
tho hard fought war OF nations, would
do away with the existing nonjusti-
ciabie issues among those nations Is
self-evident. The plan Is that every
subsequent issue between the Euro
pean governments shall be peacefully
settled, the same az Is the case here
between our forty eight States. and
between the flve States that compose
Central America. Anything short Of
the complete submission of all Euro
pean Issues to a court for an orderly
and just settlement would result in
the continuance of competition in ar
maments and at any time the starting
OF another horrible war. Develop
ment Ii toward unificatton and the
next step from the two competing al
( lances (leagues OF States Is a single
organization, the Federation OF Eu-
rope.
An additional illustration OF how
non justiciable issues are to be ban
ished Is the recommendation OF the
first Pan-American Conference Its
proposal Is that all questions shall be
settled by arbitration except where
independence is at stake. and as the
international constitution or set OF
treaties should guarantee independ-
eenc the result would he that every
question not settled in the constitu-
ition would be Justiciable.
Federation OF Americas.
The reaeon why this recomm CT da-
ton OF the PaH-American Conference
has not been carried out Is that con-
crosses were placed IN power in our
United States which, instead of taxi
ing the lead IN fsderating the Amer
icas and systematizing their activities,
wrought injuries to our people, rs
history plainly emonstrates-private
monopolies were developed. thereby
fleeing the people, and. finally, tho
people OF Porto Rico and the Philip
pines were taken by force and held
as subjects. It Is up to the present
Congress to take the lead in estab-
fishing the, Federation of the Ameri-
cas-, uniting the twenty-one republics
for seif-proteotion and trade develop
ment.
In Europe the liberal governments
OF fifty or more years ago gave way
to conservative governments, except
In Switzerland. followed by the build
ing up of mammoth ornaments and
widespread military training. During
1900, however. the people of France
restored liberal government and are
developing 1t; In 1905 the people OF
tho United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain recovered sclf-governnTent and
are developing It; and liberal govern
ments are In power in Italy. Spain,
Portugal, Holland, Denmark. Norway,
Sweden, Canada, Australia. New Yea
land, South Africa and in other coun-
tries. In the year 1914 most OF these
liberal governments met with a head
on collision with the conservative gov
srnments OF Germany and Austria
Hungary--governme In the control
of the few who were trying to stop
the onrush OF democracy and there
by retain their economic privileges
The starting of a foreign war Is a
well-known tactic of the ruling few
whenever they fear that they are
about to be swept from power and
lose their privileges
On the other hand. liberal govern
ments--that is. governments that rep.
resent the peoples interests-are anx-
ious to extend international govern
ment on the basis of equal rights to
home rule and equal rights upon the
IIbA AcaSt WILL IloficioH Aoi titC
peaceful settlement of all international
disputes. as proposed by the allies
and by the Pan-American Conference.
II follows that In proportion as lib
erai governments shall succeed in In
iecting their ideals into the European
peace terms tho result will be the
formation OF an European Fedora
ton, based on equal rights to home
rule and equal rights upon the high
seas. with procedure for the peace.
full and Just settlement of all Euro
pean disputes. Here on tho Western
Continent in proportion as liberal
governments are in power they Will
offer to Tolerate the Americas. ex-
pressly describing the Monroe doctrine
and other important details. Then
the issues which might subsequent
ly arise would be justiciable. as we
have seen. This cooperation among
the Americas would tremendously In
crease their preparedness and mutual
ly develop their trade.
Federation Of the World
After the European and the Aneri-
can States shall have federated sep
arately. the time will be ripe for an
organization that shall span the
oceans, q federation of the world.
Then world peace will have become
an accomplished fact, followed later
by disarmament, A new era will have
arrived. the Peoples World State. with
universal peace and prosperity. HUI
man development IS a fact in nature
and the next higher stage is sure to
come. AS stated by Andrew Carnegie
In 1904 at Dunfermline:
I'VE are prepared for more than
one outbreak of madness and folly in
the future as in the past. but that
peace IL to come at last, and that
sooner. much sooner. than the ma.
jority OF my hearers can probably
credit, ! for one entertain not ons
particle OF doubt"
If we are In error in our premises.
Mr.. TAFT, will you please correct u.s.
We are criticizing the official declara-
tons Of the League to Enforce Peace.
Yours for permanent peace and
justice with ultimate disarmament
through tho extension OF international