El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-05
Would Create Council OF
Nations and Preuent
Initial Attacks.
SAYS ROOSEVELT
BORROWED IDEAS
MacLagan, Originator, Also
Says Wilson Used His
Suggestions.

= ONDON, Eng. Aug. 80. F Mac
Lagan who claims to have evolved
- a scheme for ending the war and
/ preventing the possibility af another in
/ the future. says both Col Roosevelt
/ and president Wilson have used his
( ideas in their recent speeches. Mac
/ I-agan has had several books published
/ setting forth his scheme and sent them
{ all to Col Roosevelt who, while not
/ acknowledging their receipt, has used
( whole passages from them in his arti-
I cies published in a New York newspa-
! per, NacLagan claims.
Is Not Angry.
/ Mr.. MacLagan does not seem to mind
the plagiarism he feels his ideas must
} be Of value. otherwise they would not
have been used in comprehensive study
Of war and its causes. or Endorsed By
several British cabinet ministers. He
/ has had letters from Mr. Asquith, Sir
Edward Grey and others assuring him
OF their support IN persuading the
government 10 accept his scheme.
Unlike most UtOpian schemes. Mr.
MacLaSan's is regarded as prominent
" practical He himself Is a success
1ul business man and realized that in
order 10 appeal TO the nations. his
idea must first be workable. He started
with the principle Of defence" which
IS common 10 all nations even the most
Lncivllized- Accepting this as a basis.
Mr. MacLasan elaborated a system Of
IN erna tlOnal rules by which the ''prin-
clple OF defence may be maintained
Begins With a Council.
First Of all he has a council com
posed Of one representative from each
nation These representatives have q
voting power based on their respective
nations annual trade To this council
must De referred all matters Of dis
Pute. and its decisions may be enforced
not by arms. but by economic pressure
or blockade
No nation may attack another-ter-
ritorial integrity must be observed
In the case of a nation attacking an
other the attacked may call to its as
SiStance the forces Of anv nearby na
ton 10 help eject the attacking forces
Il ON Its territory And the call mus
be responded 10. a refusal is prompt
y dealt with by the council.
Mr. MacLagan thinks that with the
acceptance Of his ideas, the psycholo-
glcal result viii be that which has
preserved Switzerland for so long from,
attack When the nations OF the earth
realize that 10 attack brings speedy
and JUST retribution. they will hesitate
and be content to submit their griev-
ances TO the council
Can BE Used ImmedfateIy
Speaking Of his Fundamental Ar
tcles of the Council of Nations Mr..
M3cLagan said: Ever since the ont
break OF this war I have been advo-
the nations. and have frequently made
suggestions 10 the government as TO
practical details This scheme is based
on my recOmmen dationS. and is the re-
suit of a careful study OF the actual
conditions We have 20 deal with Il is
adapted for immediate requirements
and IS In accord with the pronunce-
n,ents of our great statesmen
The Importance of forming the
council AT once can scarcely be over
= tlinated- As far as the allies are
concerned. this step viii make clear
\ hat our exact detectives are in the
present war but the proposed arti-
cles have no reference to any terms
of peace or settlement. which can only
be decided by the nations involved.
The formation of the council. how
ever, viii have steadying effect upon
the world. and produce psychological
conditions which viii tend 10 make the
redreSsing OF international wrongs
more easy
No dispute between nations can be
settled in moment. and If nations
are IN any event restrained from at
lack. disputes would eventually get
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