Declaration of Peace & Goodwill

Sunday, January 2, 2000 5:41 AM

My Friends,

I am reposting the Declaration of Peace and Goodwill Part I, but with the addition of Part II. Part I has some minor changes.

Many there are who are against the nations of the world uniting for anything in fear of a world dictatorship, but we must remember the adage that evil triumphs when good men do nothing. The merging of the nations into a one world order of some sort is unavoidable and will be one way or another.

If the decent freedom loving people stay out of the way and do not participate in the evolutionary process, then the chances of having a world wide tyranny is a strong possibility. Instead of staying out of the way we need to be the ones presenting a plan - a safe plan for peace that will insure the preservation of national sovereignty and free will of the individual nations.

I do not claim this Declaration to be perfect and realize it is subject to fine tuning in the future, but do believe it is pointing us the right direction.

Even though we have little power to promote it at present, I am presenting it for free distribution looking forward to the day when it, or something similar to it, will be presented to all the peoples of the earth.

The Declaration Of Peace & Goodwill -- Part One

We, the nations of humanity, in order to insure the preservation of life on this planet, and to promote a more perfect peace, unity and brotherhood among the peoples of the world, do hereby endorse this Declaration of Peace and Goodwill; and solemnly covenant to completely disarm ourselves of all weapons that threaten the total destruction of humanity and render them harmless. We will cease all research and production of such weapons and dismantle and/or dispose of them as requested by the Committee of Peace hereafter described.

This action is to be taken by us (and carried out within one year of such action) at that point in time when the last of the following nations accept and sign this Declaration: The USA, Russia, China, Taiwan, Great Britain, France, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Canada, India, Pakistan, North and South Korea, Iran, Iraq, Australia and Argentina.

This document does not go into effect or bind any nation until the last of these eighteen nations sign it. When the day comes that the final nation of these eighteen nations endorses the Declaration and puts it into force, a great historical day will be reached. This day is hereafter referred to as Peace and Goodwill Day. It will be an annual day of rejoicing for the peoples of the world unto time immemorial.

The endorsement of all the nations of the Earth shall be sought out before and after the above nations accept this Declaration, and the accepting nations shall do everything in their power, through peaceful means, to persuade all other nations to sign this document.

Herewith are the weapons referred to which threaten the destruction of humanity include, but are not limited to: atomic, hydrogen, and neutron bombs and warheads - all nuclear warfare, chemical, poison, and germ warfare; any action that may cause destruction or hardship by intentionally disturbing the weather, the atmosphere, the waters, or the soil of this planet; and any other weapon which is deemed a threat to the survival of humanity by two thirds of the members of the Committee of Peace hereafter described.

Experience and history have shown us that covenants and promises alone will not keep the peace, and those who put their faith in such generally suffer bitter disappointment and often lose their freedom and self determination.

Therefore, we agree that a peacekeeping organization shall be formed. This group shall hereafter be called the Committee of Peace. The Committee of Peace shall be composed of representatives chosen by all the participating nations.

Those nations having a population of more than 200,000,000 shall have eight representatives. Those having between 100,000,000 and 200,000,000 shall have four representatives. Those with a population between 50,000,000 and 100,000,000 shall have two representatives. Those with a population between 25,000,000 and 50,000,000 inhabitants shall have one representative. Two or more nations with fewer than 25,000,000 inhabitants can combine their numbers and elect a representative. Each representative shall serve no more than six years, but may elect to retire early if desired. No more than one half of the committee members should be replaced in any one year, so the Committee should arrange the service years of it members to make this the case.

Each committee member is to be chosen as deemed best by the nation(s) he represents, preferably by some election process.

The main purpose of the Committee of Peace is to inspect the nations of the world and seek out possible infractions of this Declaration. To accomplish this, they are to be given full power of movement and freedom of speech within all participating nations. No advanced weaponry will be classified to members of this committee for purposes of inspection. Nevertheless, each nation has a right to keep its secrets and the Committee will only have power to inspect for the purpose of international security.

It is true that no one can guarantee the integrity of the persons on this committee, but participating nations must realize that the preservation of life on Earth is far more important than the hoarding of classified projects. Indeed, we look forward to the day when all advancements in technology will be looked upon as benefits for mankind as a whole and not for the glory or benefit of a small group or single nation. The day will come when there will be no classified information for there will be no need of it, but all will be given freely.

If an infraction or potential infraction is discovered by a committee member, he is to gather all the information available and call an emergency meeting of the Committee no later than three days from the time of his discovery and present his case before them. A vote will be taken as to whether an investigation is necessary and a majority vote must be received for such intensive action to take place.

If a majority vote is not received and the said committee member is alarmed at the situation, he is free to give information necessary to enlighten the public to the media. The power of public opinion will rouse whatever investigations should be necessary. The Committee will supply reasonable funding for the publication of such concerns by a member.

When an investigation takes place, at least two-thirds of the committee members must be involved in looking into the infraction and they are given full power to do whatever research and investigation that is deemed necessary.

The results of this investigation will then be written up for the world to read. All member nations covenant to publish the full press and Internet releases of such investigation, as written by the Committee of Peace, in their major newspapers for all their people to read. If a nation refuses to do this, it is automatically suspended from representation on the Committee of Peace until it does so. If a nation is in transgression of its covenants, it will be subject to criticism and embarrassment by its own people and the world.

If a nation is found guilty of endangering mankind, then corrective measures will be taken by the Committee. After thirty days from the issuance of the corrective measures, the Committee will make another inspection, and press releases will be made. If the offending nation is not making the necessary corrections then its membership will be suspended (if it is a member), and it will lose all representation on the Committee of Peace. All participating nations covenant that they will immediately cease all trade and economic intercourse with the offending nation. Any nation refusing to do this is immediately suspended from Project Peace and Goodwill and the same economic sanctions apply to them. We realize that this may create some hardship and suffering, but there is no sacrifice too great to preserve humanity.

If, after a maximum of ninety days (or a period agreed to by the Committee), the offending nation has not satisfactorily dismantled and ceased production of the impending threat, then all member nations must, in full support of the Unified Military, attack that nation and physically remove that threat and force that dishonorable nation to change its leadership to one that will agree to abide by this Declaration. Any nation that refuses to do its designated share in such an effort (in proportion to population, gross national product, and useful services available) shall lose its membership for a minimum of six months and can only be restored by a two-thirds vote of the Committee.

The nation, which broke its disarmament covenant, shall lose its representation on the Committee of Peace for a period of two years. At the end of this time the Committee will take a vote. If two-thirds agree then the offending nation will be restored to full representation.

The Committee of Peace shall have power to make its own rules and regulations concerning its needs and calls for assistance. No action of the Committee shall infringe on the rights on any nation, state, or individual for their self-determination except as herein stated.

The Declaration Of Peace & Goodwill -- Part Two

We, the nations of humanity, seek the eradication of war from the face of the Earth and accept the most obvious fact, that there cannot be a second aggression without a first.

A first aggression usually involves the movement of destructive armaments or troops into the territory of another nation or state without its permission. Such an act as this we covenant not to do. We pledge not to be the first aggressor and if a first aggressor should arise we will, in unison, oppose him whether he has previously been friend or foe. Henceforth, lovers of peace are our friends, and aggressors are our foes.

Boundary lines of the nations and dominions shall be either as currently established, or to be negotiated when in dispute before accepting this document. On the day they accept this Declaration the boundaries in effect at that time will henceforth be used as a criteria for determining a first aggressor. Any surrender of territory, dominion, or boundary from that day forth shall be through negotiation, purchase, or other peaceful means.

After the signing of this Declaration, participating nations shall recognize a first aggressor by one or both of the following actions:

1. By the breaking of his covenant of disarmament as specified in Part I of this document. A non-participating nation is also classified as a first aggressor if he is building and/or stockpiling weapons of mass destruction after Peace and Goodwill Day occurs. After the passing of this Day, the people or nation that works to create weapons that have potential to destroy all life on Earth is a first aggressor, for such an act (when others are striving for peace) is an aggression of the basest kind.
2. The invasion of a nation, state, or dominion by another nation, state, or dominion with armaments or troops with the intent to destroy property, restrict freedom, or take human life. This must be a real deliberate attack and not something that could be accidental in nature.

The following acts do not constitute a first aggression and if a nation commits either of the above two crimes in response to them, then they shall be considered the first aggressor:

1. The building of nuclear reactors for peacetime purposes. Since all nuclear reactors will be open to inspection by the Committee of Peace, the Committee will decide if an aggressive act is being performed with nuclear weapons. If a nation fears that groundwork is being laid for the building of nuclear weapons they can send their own Committee member to look into it. An attack made because of the interpolation of data is classified as a first aggression. No warlike measure is justified against any nation or people that have not broken aggressive action number one or two. Any such action will be condemned.
2. Isolated terrorist acts, and even assassination attempts do not constitute a first aggression. It is true that such acts are to be condemned, but they are not serious enough to warrant the commencing of a full-scale war, which could destroy millions of lives. Another problem is that terrorist acts are often blamed on the wrong party. The nation who claims offense may be the one responsible for the deed. The terrorists are to be traced to their point of origin and those responsible should be pointed out to the world and recompense and correct punishment should be sought. If a nation is proven to have committed terrorist activities and refuses to give sufficient recompense to reasonably satisfy its victims, then it is to be immediately suspended from Project Peace and Good Will until two-thirds of its members vote it back in.
3. Invasion of air space with no attack or damage is not considered a first aggression.
4. Self-defense against an identified first aggressor is not to be condemned unless the party is the first to break their disarmament agreement by doing so.

In the event a first aggressor should arise, he must be immediately subdued. Aggressive Action One has been covered in Part One and shall be enforced in case of a breach of covenant. The solution to Aggressive Action Two must be pursued as follows and is not open to vote or discussion.

A potential aggressor must realize that he will have to be accountable to the nations for his unfriendly actions. When the act of aggression is created the covenanted nations must immediately respond in two ways:

1. All economic intercourse is immediately cut off.
2. Immediate action must be taken to attack and subdue the aggressor by using whatever force is necessary.

After the offending nation is subdued, those leaders responsible for the aggression will be sought out and tried before an international tribunal. Those who are guilty will suffer the severest punishment the laws will allow.

Enforcement and arbitration for international peace will be accomplished through the Committee of Goodwill. This group will be selected in the same manner as was the Committee of Peace, but will have the different function of searching for aggressive acts and potentially dangerous situations, and of enlightening and warning the world about them. This committee will see to it that the member nations fulfill their part in their agreement with Project Peace and Goodwill, and if they are not the non-cooperating nation, they will be looked upon as aiding the enemy. A fine will be levied on the offending nation by the Committee of Goodwill. This fine will be compensation for the economic and military support that was withheld, and such nation will not have representation on the Committees until the fine is paid in full.

In the case that a civil war breaks, out member nations agree to neutrality and covenant not to supply either side of such nation in such a state of war with destructive armaments, troops or advisors. In history great wars involving many nations have begun with a small civil war. If no one comes to the assistance of a nation in a civil war, the expansion of such a war will be limited.

Therefore, any nation aiding another nation in civil war through armaments, troops or advisors will be classified as aggressors, unless it agrees to cease and desist within ten days of such discovery by the Committee of Goodwill.

If true genocide is being committed that could destroy large numbers of people, even here the nations must use every means possible before going to war. This may include complete economic sanctions and blockades to insure it and the creation of safe places for refuges.

A third committee will be established which will combine the names of the first two and be called the Committee of Peace and Goodwill. Each participating nation will nominate one candidate to be on this committee, but of these, only twelve are to be selected by a combined popular vote of the members of the two committees of Peace and Goodwill. Each member will list his top seven choices in order of preference. The first preference receives seven points, the second six, and the last only one. The twelve candidates with the highest points become the members of the Committee of Peace and Goodwill. The person with the highest number of points becomes the president.

Every three years a new election is held and no one can serve more than three terms.

The purpose of this committee is to be a check on the first two committees.

They are allowed full access to all of their activities, minutes and information, and if the liberty or peace of the world is in any way endangered by them, or one or more of the members, the Committee of Peace and Goodwill has power, by a majority vote, to suspend that person from the committee. If the problem concerns the person as an individual, then the nation he represents may immediately replace him with a substitute. If the problem is connected with the member receiving unseemly instructions from his parent country, then the twelve will have power to call a general vote of all committees and decide whether of not the discussed nation is worthy of keeping it's membership. A two-thirds vote is necessary to remove a nation from representation on the committees. If it is removed, it may be reinstated by a future two-thirds majority.

The other purpose of the Committee of Peace and Goodwill is to search out new avenues of cooperation, goodwill and sharing among the nations. They are to discover and point out cooperative efforts that the nations can unite together on to the benefit of the whole world.

The members of all three committees should not look upon themselves as representatives of a mere nation or state, but as world representatives. Each should not be controlled or told what to do by his home country, but it should be stressed that his duty is to do that which will bring the greatest benefit to the whole world. They should open the consciousness of men to the extent that they look upon themselves, not only as a member of a separate nation or tribe, but as a world citizen with an outgoing concern for all the peoples of the world.

The United Military

To create an arm of enforcement for the international laws of peaceful co-existence the intention is hereby put forward to create a unified world military with one purpose in mind; and that is to keep the peace of the planet. There are many nations at present who peacefully co-exist and present no threat to one another, yet maintain separate and distinct military machines. It would be far more efficient to combine the forces of such nations in research, development and production, and develop a force committed to peace that none of the offending nations of the world could withstand. The beginning of the creation of this military will begin as the nations endorse Project Peace and Goodwill and does not have to wait for the acceptance of the before mentioned twelve nations. As the militaries of the nations join, the individual militaries of the individual nations will be reduced to a bare minimum for national internal security. At least 75% (ideally 100%) of a participating nation's military force will be blended with the Unified Military.

Imagine a military where you are training side by side with English, Americans, Russians, Japanese, Koreans, Chinese and others.

This is an important aspect of breaking down the barriers of the nations that each division be multinational.

What about the language differences?

By the time this Unified Military is established, this should not be a problem for by then hand-held translating devices will be readily available. If you are English in training by a Russian, you will hear instructions in your own language and, in the process, pick up crucial phrases of Russian.

It would be difficult to see someone you work with as an enemy.

Eventually the force of a united military, dedicated for peace, will be a power that none can challenge. When this day comes no nation will have power to destabilize the world and will be under great pressure to lay down their weapons of mass destruction.

Many in the past have feared the nations joining together, even if it is for the protection of the planet. But such military is forbidden to make a first aggression as defined here. Their only purpose is to preserve the peace of the planet and to subdue those who break the laws of peace.

In the beginning this military would be fairly large or whatever size is determined necessary to do its job. But as time progresses, and the nations learn to live in peace with one another, its size can decrease and eventually, when there is no more threat of war, become a service organization similar to the Peace Corps of the United States.

The Unified Military will be the last entity on the earth to have nuclear weapons and this only as a deterrent to those rogue nations who wish to create weapons of mass destruction. Then, when the time comes that all nations have a peaceful co-existence, the Military can destroy its supply of nuclear weapons and finally, symbolically, turn swords into plowshares.

-- End Of Parts 1 & 2 --

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