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The Program "1 which provides for the abolition of secret treaties, 



Minimum ^j^j^ ^j^g permanent elimination of tortuous, wrangling diplo- 



Program 



macy and methods of medievalism. 



Coincident with the many pubHshed schemes look- 

 ing toward the uhimate estabHshment of permanent 

 peace there were several attempts at positive action 



^As laid down by the Anti-Oorlog's Raad of Holland, the nucleus of the 

 Organization for Durable Peace. The "Minimum Program," continuously 

 urged by the Organization up to the Treaty of Versailles, reads as follows, the 

 italicized lines being my own: 



A. Matters to be considered in the Treaty of Peace. 



1. No annexation or transfer of territory shall be made contrary to the 

 interests and wishes of the population concerned. Where possible their consent 

 shall be obtained by plebiscite or otherwise. 



2. The States shall guarantee to the various nationalities, included in their 

 boundaries, equality before the law, religious liberty, and the free use of their 

 native languages. 



3. The States shall agree to introduce in their colonies, protectorates, and 

 spheres of influence, liberty of commerce, or at least equal treatment for all 

 nations. 



B. Matters concerning the Hague Conference and Courts. 



4. The work of the Hague Conference, with a view to the peaceful organ- 

 ization of the Society of Nations, shall be developed. 



The Hague Conference shall be given a permanent organization, and meet 

 at regular intervals. 



5. The States shall agree to submit all their disputes to peaceful settlement. 

 For this purpose there shall be created, in addition to the existent Hague Court 

 of Arbitration, {a) a permanent Court of International Justice, {b) a permanent 

 International Council of Investigation and Concilation. 



6. The States shall bind themselves to take concerted action — diplomatic, 

 economic, or military — in case any State should resort to military measures 

 instead of submitting the dispute to judicial decision or to the mediation of the 

 Council of Investigation and Conciliation. 



C. Matters concerning individual nations. 



7. The States shall agree to reduce their armaments. 



8. In order to facilitate the reduction of naval armaments, the right of 

 capture shall be abolished and the freedom of the seas assured. 



9. Foreign policy shall be under the eflFective control of the respective nations. 

 Secret treaties shall be void. 



D. To the above I ventured personally to add: 



10. Progressive removal of restraints on trade. 

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