Evening star., 1933-02-12
System of World Government
At Geneva Is Given Discussion
America may be directly concerned

America may be directly concerned.
1t is, I think, essential that for re-
gional Questions of this kind the world
authority should develop q regional ma
chinery. In fact, it Is beginning to do
30. When. for example, the League
dealt with the reconstruction Of Hungary
1t recognized that certain countries had
specially strong interest not shared
equally by the rest of the world. 1t
formed, therefore, special standing
committee, consisting of Hungary her
self, Great Britain, France, Italy and,
among Hungary's neighbors, Czecho-
| slovakia, Rumania and Jugoslavia
The most important thing of all, how
ever, in order that world government
may be made reality, Is that the diff
ferent governments of the world and
their peoples behind them should in
every possible respect make it reality
by using 1t and conducting their nego-
tiatiors through 1t. You often hear it
said that discussions at Geneva are un-
real and that II you want business the
governments must deal with each ether
through the old political channels. The
fact Is that the discussions are just as
real as the national governments make
them and the usefulness of any decision
reached at Geneva depends upon the
extent to which those decisions embody
the result Of the real negotiations be-
tween the countries concerned.
In the second place. 1t is very impor-
tant that the different countries should
actually build UP their policy in each
sphere Of international action through
the machinery of the League. If each
country works out Its policy at home
to the last detail, and then throws it
at the heads Of the others at Geneva,
thing like a satisfactory world policy
will be almost impossible.
Before attempting. then. to see what
world government will be like In IS
years tinle-if we assume that it will
develop as 1t should must emphasize
that this is, Of course, doubtful as
sumption.
But let me for the moment assume
the best and look into the future on
that assumption. How will world gov
eminent, then, be working In a quarter
Of century's time?
Let me give only few examples Of
what can and should be done. The
worlds official government at Geneva,
side by side with an enlarged and de-
veloped international bank, can give the
world stable and satisfactory currency
system. It can develop a code and
tradition for foreign lending which will
stop reckless borrowing and 1rrespOnsf-
BILE lending, will reduce the risk of loss
to the investor, will prevent savings
being wasted as they are now and will
direct them In fertilizing streams where
they are most needed
Upon such a securely established
foundation of world government man
will at least be able to reap the fruits
Of natures riches and of his own in
creasing skill and knowledge. The last
quarter CT a century has given us more
power over nature than all the previous
centuries of recorded history; the next
quarter Of century may we'll do as
much or more. If these present and
future resources of knowledge can be
used in world purged of war and Of
the fear Of war; can find full scope in
free and secure world markets, aided by
q single stable currency on a protected
credit system. the general standard Of
living can be increased beyond all
present imagining The world can es-
tab1ish point beyond which individual
human effort shall not be allowed to
fall; and this level can be such that
every man will have both the necessi-
ties and the reasonable luxuries Of life,
and adequate leisure to enjoy.