The morning call., 1892-09-06
A CONGRESS THAT FAILED.
Talking Temperance at the Fountain
Head of Sehiedam Sshnapps.
SEEKING FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE.
The Conference at BerHe FayOFs The Adoption Of Che
American Policy Of arbitration in Settling
international Disputes.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

New York. Sept 5.-Edmund Yates
special eablegram 10 the Tribune from
London says: The Prince of Wales leaves
Homburg Friday, and early next week is
expected at Balmoral, whence he will pro-
eeed to New Mar Lodge, where the Princess
and her daughters arrived on Saturday
from Sandrngham. They are all to be the
guests Of the Grand Duke Of Hesse for
about month, and there will be series Of
deeI-drives i'll Mar forest for the amusement
Of the Prince aud the Duke Of York,
who are also expected to shoot at
lnvercauld with Sir AlgernOn BOstwck
and some OF the best beats of the royal
forests are to be reserved for them.
The Continent at the present moment
teens with congress and conference OF every
description. the only one Of which appears
to have signally failed was the anti-aIcO-
hofic conference at the Hague. The schie-
dam-drinkers were too strong for the tee
totalers, and the gathering stands adjourned
sine die.
The inter- parliamentary peace confer
ence at Berne was little less beillcose and
noisy than usual owing to the tact displayed
by DR.. GObat, the Swiss president, who nc
tually succeeded in inducing the French and
German delegates 10 busy the Ratchet
Dr. Lweakowski, the polyglot Pole,
however, declined TO speak at the
formal meetings because the restOra-
ton Of the national autonomy
Of his country had been ruled irrelevant,
while the ROumanians insisted on regarding
the discussion of their own grievances
as the main object of the gathering.
Mr.. Phillip Stalhope's knowledge Of
French greatly increased his utility.
Gardener efficiently represented his
toric guietude. Chetenham and Cream
er's pacific orations certainly deserved
honor and station. The sensation of the
meeting was the sudden arrival OF dstaeh-
ment OF the EngliSh-speaking sisteFhO5d
from lnterlaken, under the command OF
Percy Bunting aud Professor Stuart. They
made demand to be heard ia the interest
Of universal harmony, but were met by
courteous but firm refusal, and the amiabls
enthusiasts had consequently no other re-
sources than 10 c0nteut themselves VITA
tea and gossip at Bernerhof, where their
fussy, 0btTusiye eBdeav1rs TO attract
notice were treated with calm indifference.
II was unanimously agreed that every
Parliament should be pressed TO ADOPT ths
American arbitration treaty. TIE: next
meeting is 10 take place ia ChTstiania.
Ninety men-ot-war Of all nations are ex-
pected in GeBOese waters for tAe gfand
Columbus celebration there On September s.
Lord Brassey, writing 20 the TIRES on
lessons in naval maueuvers. concluded by
saying thSt the frequent breaking d0wn 6f
the machinery IN newly commissioned ships
POINTS to the necessity for more prac-
tce az sea. IL points 20 nothing Of the
the kind. In no instance has 10
been alleged, much less proved that any ae-
cidegt 10 engines or boilers has been caused
by the inexperience or incapacity OF the en-
gineers. Machinery too limsy for the work
1t has been expected 10 perform has IN
every case been at The bottom OF the mis-
chief