Show A NEW PLAN FOR PRODUCING PEACE FRiEN A LBERT ALBERT the late prince consort of queen victoria was a anan man of deep sympathies and broad chlian thropa his hia put pet theory was wa to abol teh lob war and establish peace in the world it was tats desire that led him to conceive the idea of worlds world Is industrial expositions that opened in london in 1861 1851 b having av ingan been instituted at his hia suggestion on and largely by his bis per bonal efforts it is doubtful if it had bad any effect in furthering the object of its originator another pacificator has arisen with a new suggestion he is a french political economist his plan is that the great powers of the earth shall form a league out of this is agrow to grow A congress of nations having authority to adjudicate differences between all individual countries with power to enforce its decisions this enforcement to ia to be brought about by means of tin an army to which each of the powers will contribute its quota this would be a pretty thorough way of smashing a contumacious country which might fail to abide by the dictum of this arbitrating power it would however be a menace to the general peace according to the present disposition towards trusts and combines for selfish purposes those who had bad it within their grasp to exercise a power so potent would very likely find a means of wielding it to their own advantage the result would be that while wars wan on a small smail scale might be avoided those thae of a gigantic description would be precipitated and the result be the opposite of that anticipated by the french political economist we can see gee no peran permanent befit worldwide world wide peace for this turbulent world aside from the elevation of the nations to a high christian plane the tha existence selfishness of and greed individually anil and in the aggregate means perpetual strife and bloodshed these sordid qualities will find and expression in action hence there is no peace without a high moral condition the only prospect apparent that would bring about the ideal of the philanthropist and make it a reality to is an et epoch och of tremendous changes which would thin out the race and leave remnants which atch would arise phoenix like and es a new order of affairs in which justice will be paramount justice it lc the essence of government without justice all are tyrannies tyrannizes tyr annies alike without respect reaped to their form |