Striking Example of What Is Effected in Universal Postal Union Stockholm, Sept, 20."
Anders Oerne, Sweden's Postmaster-General, in sin interesting article published in the "Index," remarks that, while the question of a united states of Europe is being discussed, there is already in existence a world, state—a union of practically every, national state and country througk~ out the globe, This super-state which. fanctions perfectly, is the Universal Postal Union.
This union has its own legislative. body, the Universal Postal Congress, which meets every five years and. consists of delegates appointed bythe governments of the associated. states, At those sessions the quese tions under discussion are decides: by a majority vote, each state irrgspective of size, being entitled to. one vote, These decisions, although: they have to be formally ratified by: the respective governments, must. immediately be put into practice. 'The union also has a fully efficient. Judicial procedure for the settlement. of dispute arising between the asso~ ciated states, It possesses a central organ, the International Bureap. which' Is domiciled in Berne ant serves as a permanent link of ecm operation and as a centre of it~ union, formation' for the members of the
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