THE BALTIMORE NEWS-POST, MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 1941
Dr. Quincy Wright of the Uni-
"The main tasks of the world
Wright is the author of numer-
FOUR FREEDOMS
Wright believes the new world
Like the old League of Nations,
Wright said American participa-
"The American people have seen
CONTINENTAL SYSTEM
Wright also expects the rise of
Each of the continental systems
Sovereignty and independence
The universal confederation will
noted student of international law
forsees a post-war world confed-
eration in which Anglo-American
sea power will insure peace and
freedom of commerce.
versity of Chicago predicts that if
Hitler is defeated, the Nazi Chief's
projected "new order" will be re-
placed by a world organization
patterened in many respects after
the League of Nations - but im-
measurably strengthened by Amer-
ican participation and the use of
the British and United States na-
vies to enforce its edicts. He said:
system will be to maintain free-
dom of the seas, moderate freedom
of commerce and to prevent ag-
gression."
ous works on international law, in-
cluding 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.
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 indi-
viduals to national authorities.
Wright thinks, the new confedera-
tion will have three branches: a
council or legislative body, an ad-
ministrative authority and a world
court which will arbitrate dis-
putes between nations and ques-
tions of international law. It will
promote world prosperity, chiefly
through limitation of national tar-
iffs and it will act promptly
against aggressors. Its chief weap-
on will be naval power provided
largely by Britain and the United
States.
tion in the new world order is
highly probable. He said:
that their aloofness contributed to
the death of the League of Na-
tions. The strength of the isolation-
ists has declined sharply since the
first world war."
several continental systems, sub-
ject to the world league, but with
more extensive powers over their
numbers and more closely-knit or-
ganization. Among these, he be-
lieves will be a "United States of
Europe," an Asiatic system and a
Pan-American union. Russia prob-
ably will remain outside of all the
continental systems, he said.
probably will have a common air
force, with national air forces out-
lawed or greatly reduced, accord-
ing to Wright. Members of these
air forces will owe sole allegiance
to their respective system and to
no nation. By means of its exclu-
sive command of air power, each
continental organization will be
able to preserve the independence
of small nations adjoining large and
powerful neighbors.
of individual nations will be re-
tained, subject to limitations nec-
essary to operation of the conti-
nental and world systems, Wright
predicted.
enforce peace among the conti-
nental systems.
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