THE BALTIMORE
NEWS-POST
MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 1941
Sees U.S.-Britain Union For Peace
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 - ( U. P. ) A noted student of international law forsees a post-war world confederation in which Anglo-American sea power will insure peace and freedom of commerce. Dr. Quincy Wright of the University of Chicago predicts that if Hitler is defeated, the Nazi Chief's projected "new order" will be replaced by a world organization patterened in many respects after the League of Nations - but immeasurably strengthened by American participation and the use of the British and United States navies to enforce its edicts. He said:
"the main tasks of the world system will be to maintain freedom of the seas, moderate freedom of commerce and to prevent aggression."
Wright is the author of numerous works on international law, including an essay, "The Future of Neutrality," in which he predicted in 1928 that the traditional policy of neutrality for non-belligerent nations in event of war would be abandoned in favor of common action against aggression.
FOUR FREEDOMS
Wright believes the new world league will formulate a "basic declaration of the rights of man," including President Roosevelt's "four freedoms." To protect those rights, he predicted, the system will have the power to deal with and punish individuals in some cases. At present international law technically is concerned only with states leaving regulation of individuals to national authorities.
Like the old League of Nations, Wright thinks, the new confederation will have three branches: a council or legislative body, an administrative authority and a world court which will arbitrate disputes between nations and questions of international law. It will promote world prosperity, chiefly through limitation of national tariffs and it will act promptly against aggressors. Its chief weapon will be naval power provided largely by Britain and the United States.
Wright said American participation in the new world order is highly probable. He said:
"The American people have seen that their aloofness contributed to the death of the League of Nations. The strength of the isolationists has declined sharply since the first world war."
CONTINENTAL SYSTEM
Wright also expects the rise of several continental systems, subject to the world league, but with more extensive powers over their numbers and more closely-knit organization. Among these, he believes will be a "United States of Europe," an Asiatic system and a Pan-American union. Russia probably will remain outside of all the continental systems, he said.
Each of the continental systems probably will have a common airforce, with national air forces outlawed or greatly reduced, according to Wright. Members of these air forces will owe sole allegiance to their respective system and to no nation. By means of its exclusive command of air power, each continental organization will be able to preserve the independence of small nations adjoining large and powerful neighbors.
Sovereignty and independence of individual nations will be retained, subject to limitations necessary to operation of the continental and world systems, Wright predicted.
The universal confederation will enforce peace among the continental systems.
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