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 But he did not realize that the republic was the medium through which this inspired dream could come true.

For years a major portion of the people of the world have been ready for international peace, but no plan has been evolved for its successful achievement. The serious obstacle has been the difficulty of harmonizing the numerous and varied types of government into a great single purpose.

We have tried to solve the problem without first establishing the unit.

We have tried to build a world movement without first laying the foundation.

We have tried to unite governments without first having a standard form that would make them work in harmony.

A movement should be started at once to organize the world into from sixteen to twenty-five federal republics. There should be:

The republic of the United States of America,

The republic of the United States of G r e a t Britain,

The republic of the United States of Germany,

The republic of the United States of France,

The republic of the United States of Poland,

The republic of the United States of Russia,

The republic of the United States of Italy,