New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-23

pirate to rule vast territories. Why
not adopt this system for the govern
ment of the confederated nations?
IF the federal principles are indis-
pensable in founding a great nation
with greater reason must they be
when ii is intended to create an or
ganism with jurisdiction over the af-
| fairs of all countries of the world, af-
fairs that have evident analogy to
those of states which form confeder-
ated nations.
Would Have Difficulties
"A world institution that intends to
deal with all kinds of subjects would
have to contend, without doubt, with
the following difficulties: First, the
absolute impossibility for central
organ to attend properly to the null
titude of questions that arise in the
world. Second, the Indifference Of
many countries to problems of a local
character, an indifference that would
persist unless, through some event,
they should acquire greater import
ance.
1.-THE second difficulty would make
impossible the life of the league just
as it would be a menace to the exist
ence of the British empire if the cab
met of st. James should pretend to
resolve the problems of an Australian
municipality. If the league of ma
tions were called upon to study con-
tict between Honduras and Nicara-
qua, it might happen that the repre-
sentatives of China and Sweden in the
league would be we'll acquainted with
it, but it is very probable that the peo-
pies of China and Sweden would look
upon it with Indifference. Conse-
quently, any decision of the council in
such matters would lack the prestige
of a decision enthusiastically backed
up by all the nations represented in it.
"These facts are manifestly true,
and necessarily induce us to maintain
that any organization it is intended to
give to the world should be analogous
to that of federal countries, that is to
say, regional or autonomous organi-
cations for certain matters, and GEN.
trail one for those of general interest
that affect more than one region, or
are appropriate for treatment on ap-
peal, for the central authority would
have to take the place of a court of
last appeal.
Purposes of Leagues
These autonomous organizations
would be regional leagues such as the
Pan-American league, which, for ex-
ample, would have the purpose of:
q Fomenting friendship among
its members;
(2) Resolving inter American
questions;
(3) Defending before the league
of nations the rights of members who
might be in conflict with countries of
other continents;
(4 Lending moral and material
aid to the solution of problems of gen.
eral world interest or that relate to
the peace of the world.
1.-THE league of nations in turn
would occupy itself with;
(1) Affairs that relate to the tran
guilty or well-being of the world:
(2) Those that affect the interest
of two regional leagues;
(3) Those that regional leagues
appeal to it.
League of Nations
1.-THE league of nations would by
this means find itself free of the null
titude of secondary questions that per-
turb its deliberations and prevent it |
dedicating itself to fundamentals and
thus avoid the bad impression we re-
ceive when it does not intervene in
certain regional conflicts, either be-
cause they do not interest the major
ity of members, or take place at a
long distance These could be treated
in a worthy manner by the respective
regional leagues without prejudice to
the right of the league of nations to
intervene should they acquire such |
proportions as to compromise the gen.
eral peace, that is to say, to affect the
interests of all"
DR.. Brum points out also that or
ganization of the league of nations in