5. A treaty agreement to refer all differences within the league for adjudication either to arbitration or to a permanent court. “The present war,” says the platform in part, “has made it clear that the arming of all nations menaces the peace of all. A common reduction of armaments under an international agreement seems to present itself as the sole condition of tolerable security and welfare of all. Such a consummation would give to humanity its own possible compensation for the unparalleled tragedy of the war.” SOCIALIST PARTY OF AMERICA [Sidenote: Socialist Party of America.] I. _Terms of peace at close of present war_ must be such as to protect the nations from future wars and conserve the identity of the smaller nations. 1. No indemnities. 2. No transfer of territory, except upon consent and by vote of the people within the territory. II. _International Federation—United States of the World._ 1. Court or courts for the settlement of all disputes between nations. 2. International congress, with legislative and administrative powers over international affairs, and with permanent committees in place of present secret diplomacy. 3. International police force. III. _National disarmament._ 1. National disarmament shall be effected immediately upon the adoption of the peace program by a sufficient number of nations, or by nations of sufficient power so that the international police force developed by the terms of the program shall be adequate to insure the protection of the disarmed. 2. No increase in existing armaments under any circumstances. 3. Pending complete disarmament the abolition of the manufacture of armaments and munitions of war for private profit. 4. International ownership and control of strategic waterways, such as the Dardanelles, Straits of Gibraltar, and the Suez, Panama and Kiel Canals. 5. Neutralization of the seas. IV. _Extension of democracy._ 1. Political democracy. (_a_) The declaration of offensive war to be made only by direct vote of the people. (_b_) Abolition of secret diplomacy and the democratic control of foreign policies. (_c_) Universal suffrage, including woman suffrage. 2. Industrial democracy. _Radical social changes in all countries to eliminate the economic causes of war_, such as, (_a_) Federation of the working classes of the world in a league of peace. (_b_) Socialization of the national resources, public utilities and fundamental equipment of industry of the nations. (_c_) Elimination of all unearned income. (_d_) Immediate and progressive amelioration of the conditions of labor. V. _Immediate action._