Show Writer Discusses World Government Bertrand Russell has a theo y that we shall learn how bow to organIze organize organize organ organ- ize a world stats only through ugh an Intervening period when some sonic one nation shall dominate the the world Which shall that ruling nation I be In his The Prospects of oC Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial Ci Civilization CI recently published published pub pub- I by the Century company he Ito her her r r reveals reals eals what Englishmen of ot man many I shades of ot opinion are thinking The easiest road to international I government would bo be the i I preponderance of some one state slate That state stat would then bo be so soI I strong trong that no other would venture I to quarrel with it It it- and it might for forlis Its lis own purposes forbid the others to fight among amon as we for example have prevented pre Es- Es Latvia and Lithuania front from each other since self determination set them nominally nominally nominally ally free to do so The only question question but but by by no means a small one one one- is whether any state Is strong enough to acquire such Ruch a unique position Spain France and Germany Germany- the at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt and were defeated England has hitherto always been a decisive i factor in preserving that state of oC anarchy which our grandfathers called the liberties of ot Europe and our success has been the source of our power But Dut shall shah we preserve I this good fortune Shall ShaH we be equally successful In the next bid for world worM empire As a patriot I fear and as an Internationalist I hope that this thiR Is doubtful It Is of or course obvious ob that th the th next power to make a bid for tor world empire will be America America may not as yet consciously desire desire desire de de- de- de sire such a position but no nation with sufficient resources can cnn long resist the attempt And th the tho re resources resources resources re- re sources of oC America are more adequate adequate ade- ade d quate than those of ot any previous I. I aspirant to universal hegemony Mi Mi- fJ Russell gh gives ott es many or of these thelle resources his thirdly beng ben as j follows II Canada would have ha to side with America In any serious war I If only for reasons a Il anI and Mexico I would be lie unable to refuse access to its mineral mineraI re reo re- sources Ills His lastly is even cn more bore interesting The Americans Americana surpass sur sur- pass past even the British In sagacIty apparent moderation and th lh the skillful skillful skillful skill skill- ful use of oC IL a hypocrisy by bv which even they themselves 8 ar are ara deceived ed Against such a combination of IPu ic- ic sources u no existing state could coul hope to prove pro victorious l I |