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Show I Why Not Two League.s One for Western World and One for the Pacific? By PROP. W. B. PITKIN, Author of "Must We Fight Japan?" H I would recommend a Pan-Pacific League of Nations, if you please. H We aro not cito roady for a completely functioning leaguo for the whole H -rorld. Wliy nt begin with two leagues, one for tho western world, witl H bcadmiarters at Geneva, and one for the countries touching tho Pacific, H with neuoVmnrtcrs, say, at Honolulu? B ' The United States can tnko tho lead. Here is a concrcto rccom- H mendation to President Harding. Wo now havo a Pan-Pucific congress H or union to which all governments and countries touching on the Pacific H lave delegates. Lot an early meeting of the congress be called, and let H Mie United States go thcro with a plan for developing and extending tho H scope of thift congress into a real working Pun-Pacific commission. Ivot it H he tho control co-ordinating body, for considering tho basic problems, such H as emigration, overpopulation, tariff, commercial allocation and food sup- B j&y which affect all countries on tho Pacific. B This commission should immediately appoint committees of exports H to innko thorough studies of theso problems, each country affiliated to bo H Mpjcaonted on these committees. H ji,0 primary functions of this Pan-Pacific commission should bo. two- H iold first, to get tho facts, by theso investigations, and by means of a H statistical interchange and research bureau of tho highest typo; second, H to enforce compulsory publicity. That is, tho commission should have H the power to compol all interests seeking concessions or commercial advan- Ugee in the individual countries to filo full information, to bo safeguarded H 'dRcIolI; asrourrincomo tax returns are. |
