. The journal of American history. ons of theearth was based upon the union of the forty-six states of the United Statesunder a Constitution. It is not probable that any historical documentof modern times has created wider discussion throughout the The Journal of American History, this draft was sent tothe parliaments of the nations, the worlds rulers, their premiers, and theintellectual and the political leaders of every known form of controversy resulting has been both aggressive and healthful, inasmuchas it promotes a movement toward some tangible expression o


. The journal of American history. ons of theearth was based upon the union of the forty-six states of the United Statesunder a Constitution. It is not probable that any historical documentof modern times has created wider discussion throughout the The Journal of American History, this draft was sent tothe parliaments of the nations, the worlds rulers, their premiers, and theintellectual and the political leaders of every known form of controversy resulting has been both aggressive and healthful, inasmuchas it promotes a movement toward some tangible expression of universalpeace, with a possible method of solution. President Diaz of Mexico,Vice-President Fairbanks of the United States, ambassadors, ministers andstatesmen from France, Germany, England, China, and many of the for-eign powers, have entered into the discussion. Dr. William OsborneMcDowell, the author of the draft of the proposed Constitution for theUnited Nations of the World, in placing it in The Journal of American r? m A 1. i$\ k History, for historical record, stated that if it created healthful controversyalong practical lines of legislative enactment it would have done signalservice in the cause of peace. This it has done, and through it have devel-oped many expressions from political economists who are working alongsimilar lines. Among these is Victor Hugo Duras, whose travels throughEurope and investigations of the systems of government, some time agoconvinced him that the solution of universal peace must come througha constitution. Dr. Duras has recorded his views in a recently publishedvolume, transcripts of which have been moulded into a record for thesehistorical pages, and presented herewith.—Editor It is very easy and natural to call a man an idealist when he promul-gates some new and large idea, but in a clearer light we are today seeingthings which were undreamed of a decade ago, and the rapidity with whichprogress is making revolutionary changes right be


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