Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-05
SHAW SUGGESTS
NEW GOVERNMENT
OF WHOLE WORLD.
Former Secretary Of Treasury
Advances Novel Idea in
Address Before Big Gather
ing in Carnegie Hall,

New York, May "A new world
government that might be called the
United Sovcreignties OF she Earth.
what after that of the United States,
was suggested by Leslie NJ. Shaw, lor-
mcr secretary OF the treasury. In an
address before the World Court league
nt Carnegie hall here tonight.
No war In the last hundred years
has resulted from any iustifiable
cause said Mr.. shaw. and he referred
to the present relations between the
United States and Germany. the ia
panese objections with regard TO CAL
ifornian legislation. and other ques-
tions that were outside of justieiable
matters. Thus far no plan had been
formulated for the determination or
nom usticiable causes, the world rely
ing only on the hope that some ami
cable settlement could be reached in
such cases.
Example of This Country.
Following the revolutionary war,
Mr. Shaw said this country existed
for six years under articles OF con-
federation, but they were more pre-
carlous than the preceding seven
years. Then we. the people, for the
purpose of forming more perfect
union, etc, adopted constitutions
and for the first time insured peace
between states and rendered impos--
sible any non-justiciable causes OF
war Under our constitution, II Is
unthinkable that any official or the
legislature of New York could insult
or outrage the dignity Of Pennsyl-
vania All iusticiable questions be-
tween the states can now be deter
mined In the courts.
1.-THE only possible way that | see
by which q world court can be Great
ed and clothed with adequate pow
era TX In conjunction with the creation
Of d new government. This new gov
eminent can be given any appropri-
ate name, but | suggest the United
siovereisntics OF Earth. This would
involve constitution patterned, as
far as practicable, after the constitu-
ton Of the United States Of America.
Under our constitution, each sovereign
state must be q republic. but under
the proposed constitution each SOW
crcipnty composing the United SOW
ereigntiea would have to be permitted
to continue its present form OF gov
eminent It would also require
congress. chief executive under
sone name, court, standing army
and navy sufficient to enforce the
peace OF the world and each Of the
several sovereignties would have to
be limited In the size Of their re-
spective army and navy the same as
each of our sovereign states are linz
| tied in the size of their national
guards and the number Of their armed
ships.
The Monroe Doctrinc.
MANY difficulties would arise, and
perhaps the first and most serious
would be the necessity of securing
recoaation Of the Monroe doctrine
and the guaranty that the existing
form OF government OF each of the
soveregnties composing the United
Sovereignties should be continued.
This would simply be new and q
larger pmribus unum' The pluri-
bus of course. would be the United
States, Great Britain, France, Ger
many. italy. Holland. Denmark. ana
such other sovereignties as might pc,
from time TO time, admitted into the
union. 1t Is somewhat doubtful
whether the European countries
would recognize the Monroe doctrine
but this would scarcely be necessary
! IL the constitution contained a proVi-
sion that all rebellions and inVaslons
should be suppressed and that no ac-
questions OF territory by any of the
sovereignties would be permitted ex-
cept by the consent Of all the SOW
oreignties."
1 Mr.. Shaw said he was fully con-
WINGED that no mere treaty or com.
pact between nations would prevent
war. I'VE had q treaty of amity with
Mexico when we went TO war with
her in 1916 and this was renewed
md had not been ahrogated when we
went TO war with her again in 1919
and bomharded and captured ana
held Vera Cruz" he said. I'VE had
q treaty of amity with COLUMBIA
when we refused to permit her to
suppress rebellion within her own
territory"