What is described as plan for s warless world ward by Mr. A. E. Stilwell, an American, in "The Resurrection,"
new magazine recently started of the war. Mr. Stilwell with two propositions: that, when a nation is prepared, offensive war-is impossible, and that navies are practically useless except to guard the seas, as landings cannot be made on protected coasts. In future, either world-wide peace will be established, or we shall have the greatest era of war propi that the world has ever known, companied by appalling taxation which will make life a treadmill existence.
Mr. Btillwell's plan is to call a congress of nations at the Palace of Peace at The Hague. The total cost of the war to each belligerent nation from the day it began must be audited and presented to this tribunal. Bonds shall then be issued to each of the belligerent nations, representing the amount it has spent on the war, such bonds to be for 100 years, unless redeemed earlier, and to bear interest at 3 per cent. Out of the bonds to be paid to Germany enough shall be reserved to pay all the property damages to Belgium, as that nation was only drawn into the war by Germany violating her agree ment. Each nation in the world is to agree to turn over to the Hague Tribunal such warships as are necessary for policing the seas; all other warships that cannot be \broken up or otherwise used in peaceful avocations to be sunk in the ocean on Christmas Day 1916; and each nation to agree to build no more wars! This assures the freedom of the seas and makes coast, forts unnecessary. The savings each year from the reduced army and navy expenses should be paid into an international treasury in Brussels, which, out of these savings, will pay the interest on the bonds and create a sinking fund to pay them off by annual drawings.
A remarkable feature of this plan is that each nation atterns what it is striving for, says Mr. Stilwell, but does it without bloodshed. The Allies want to sink all the warships jof Germany, Austria and Turkey. The plan accomplishes this without the firing of a gun. Germany, Aus-trio and Turkey desire to sink all the warships of the Allies, The plan accomplishes their desire. The Allies will demand a" greet indemnity if victorious. The plan gives each of them an indemnity equal to the cost of the war. They provide their own indemnity, it is true, by their savings paid into the Brussels Treasury, but they secure it, and would not so certainly ob-
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