What surer indication of a new spirit among the nations than the world-wide interest in the limitation of armaments, and in the establishment of an international congress, in which the nations may consider any and all subjects which concern their common relations! The passage of such measures would produce results of far-reaching significance. It is only a logical inference from past procedure that eventually the international congresses will culminate in a world legislature, where the representatives from every government will legislate for the common welfare. The legislative department of a world government is distined [sic] to develop side by side with the judicial; and it also follows that an executive department, formed to carry out the provisions of the world legislature, will complete the rounding out of a world republic; each department is a necessary complement to the other two.