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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrower Letter 1 October 26th 1936 This my ?Sth birthday having baen born on 0cto~ber 26th 1858. near South Enh!ish ~owa.My Father was Eld, David Brower ans wife Salome. The enclosed manuscript is left in care of the 61ty Recorde~ of Ashland 0rego~,to be opene~ by him o his successor the first day of Janruary l~O~he said manse, is my own production It itc soon to be of much if shy use st tbs present date , At th preetnt rate o£ progress Inter~a~ionslism should flower. It is the hope of tb writor that it may be useful as an article looking b~ckaard ,or as a~ article to be of use to show the way out to perpetual peace on the interhational highway to perpetual peace .A careful ,critical study of the - Mans , will disclose that more ~ould be too much a~:d lees would be too littleIt is of no avail untill adopted but whenit ~4~ould create will lead on to wh~t the poets have would be the Lordship of Jesus Christ,The Fat erhood of God s~d the the reade~ ~eotherho~d of man. It is the hope of the writer will reed discuss discuss and preserve i~[ for future generations to ~ecome ~few~g~to at~I;T~e ~ord Go~- ~II~ priCe'rYe D.N.Browe~' ~.D.LL.B 216 Csntra~ Ave, Ashland Oregon. pR~POSWm O01~TI'TU'~OI{ ~ AH 12grrdiNATXONA~ ~s~0~ OF pl~lll~LZ** for the purpose of creating a~d min~oining peace on nar~b nnd good will toward mono weo the poo~loo on eartho &cting with nnd through tho World Oour~e do ordain and establish the following u n Oonstitutton for the ~Rtornational Union of ~tateoe Article X. heh 8~ate of the Xnternational Union of $tates shall have not lose than ton thousand of ~leotoro and a territory of not less than tvanty square niles. ·leotors a~ell be Xiterate citizens over twenty years old, not habit~ oriBi~als, and of n Oound nind~ No for~s or custom houses shall be lo~ated on or near any state linese neither armored ships or armed vehicles of any kindse The ~nternational Union of 8tares shall have &representattve. oomale6ie~ formo and non.militant industrio-~oo~merciol characterietioee hob state of the Xnternational Union of 8~atee shall have one or ~ore jepreeentativoe, the number to be inereaeed by one for every m~llioa of electors ia addition thereto. To be. or to beoo~e, a member of the Eater~tional Union of ~~ga~t~-]~ ~ I on thereof eh ~t ~ve ~he o~ c~eterbtic8 given h pam~h four of this ~iole. Article ~X, House of Representatives. The House of Represeuta%iYes shall be co~posed of elected ~ ~o~ted eleo~or8 from the ~rio~ accredited 8tat~ co~oe~ tho ~te~tio~ ~ ~~ ~ e~h ~hey e~t ~ ~. ~ficere~ ~d p~ of d~ or. led bodiest e~ec~ ~heir ~os~do~s Vice Proe~dente 8ecre2ar~t and ~surer. The House of Represen~a%iveo shall have power to appoint, or removeS nay oonmissionero commission boards, courtso and ~udgeo herein after provided for, and to enact such laws as are needed for goverming the manes of Reconciliation of ~ndustry and 0ommerce Post Office and Finance Rivers and Harbors 0onserYation of Soils Police and Protection Tranopor~ation Sanitation sad Safe%y ~ducation Science and Xnventioa ~ivil Service Article II (continued) Police powers shall never be used t& .collect either private or private corporate debase Virtue, life~ and a right to ~ake a living, without exploitatione shall ever be held secure. Free speech, free press, freedom of peaceful assembly, a~d ri~% to petition shall never be denied by any officer or afficial ef the International Union of Status, division or subdivision thereofe ~b~cept~ in flagrtat defiance, because of sanctions, the police powers chall never be used only negatively. ~xcept with the violently insane, ao~-vielenoe shall always be uset, Article T~i City of BetElehel oF'~dea shall be the ~apttal City ~f the l~ter~atioaal ~ion of ~atus. ~e ~o~e of ~reee~a*ivee e~l hold its m~8io~ there, setting its o~ date8 for mecti~ ~d a~ ~our~n~s. Article 1~. INDUSTRY and T~e Co~iesioner of Industry and Comaerce shall have full charge er belonging to the ~nternational Uaiom of ~tatuso working vith and ~ader the advice of the ~aternatienal Court of ~nsti~e and Arbitration. Mvisiona and subdivisions oF the ~wternatio~ ~aion of States shall Function under his office, ~ity ~harters should be drews to conform with this provision. The Comissioner of ~ndustry a~ Commerce should advise with and work wi%h all other commissioners needing or desiring cooperation. I~I~ATIO~A~ COURT OF J~TI~ A~D A~ITRATION. The International House of Representatives shall establish and · aintaia an X~ternatioaal Court of ~ustice and Arbitration co, used of thirteen turists selected from the various States of the Xnternational W"ion of SSatee, one of vhom shall be the Cormissioner of Reconciliation and who shall be the presiding officer of the Oourt, The powers of the International OFurt of Justice and Arbitration shall be to inquire into and settle questions coming to it from lower Courts. Said ~ourt shall receive and settle questions coming to it fro~ Co~issioners appointed by the ~nter national House of Representatives. Unnecessary delay in action on the part of the Y~ernational Court of Justice and Arbitration shall subject it to removal by the ~aternational House of Representatives. Article The Police, or executive power, of the luternational Union of ~tatas shall bo under the supervielon of the ~o~sissioner of Police a~d ~afety, who shall be the s~perior officer of the police bodies provided for ia the various statee. The police shall be for protection and restraint; to carry succor to destitute and suffering ones; prevent dieaeter i~ possible; but they shall never use their powers to collect debts. Toe Police sshall enforce laws, p~kl~h and restrain violations of the provisions of this constitution and laws by negative efforts, never ~ee%ing violence with violence except in cases of absolute necessity to restrain s%atns magered by sanctions. ~ By decree of the Comissioner of Reconciliation against states using force or violence in resenting sanctiow-, said states shall be dropped from membership in the Xnternational Onion of States. Except in case of self-defense the powers used by the police or police bodies shall be negative in action. Article VII. The Post Master ~eneral'shall be the only titular officer inthe Y~ternational Union of S~atoe. He shall be ~onznissioner of Post Office~ His ~o.,~ieoion shall have u~reetricted charge of the and Finance powers and activitieee Under his authority the Co~mission shall issue International postage sta~e, Postalm~ertificates regulating the value and volu~e thereof by the rapidity of transaction and needed cancellation. In so doing the co~ission my use the transaction power associated retirement annuity for the aged and helpless. His office shall use and transmit post cards, letters, Parcel Post, and ~articlee fo? Or'ce ~n~s in, ~e returns thereof being revenue which my be distributed or used as full legal tender, or cash, in payment for salary, purchases, contracts, services, or obligati&ne.