The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28

Slr Julian PAuncefote's brilliant
achievement in securing the adoption az
the principle Of arbitration by the peace
congress IT The Hague and Baron de
Siaais prompt response Ia supplement-
Ing Sir JuIiAn's proposals. With those of
Russia give the lie 1t the outset to the
detr&ctors Of the congress and prove the
uneoncuerabie power OF enlightenment
even In the martial councils OF nations
The entire incident 10 tremendously in
spring. and viii communicate to the
World an impulse not likely to perish.
Skeptie.sm has always made light OF
such radical and great conceptions as
that CT Gar Nicholas. only to see Itself
finally baffied and more put 20 ridic,ile
than the conceptions upon which IL has
visited its superciiious contempt. Think
Ing nen the world over, statesmen, pro-
fssaionaI men. even laborers. have be-
l!.yed and have known that such ecn-
gress as that which is now In session in
vast and exemplary progress In interna-
tionai relations II it's purposes were but
sincere. The tendency OF political
thought for more than score Of years
has been toward the harmony Of ma
tons Every new instrument OF mill
tary or naval destruction which inven-
tson has devised has given impetus 10
the tendency. and no nation that has
increased lss armament has evsded the
conviction that the armament must
some day reach its limit ard other
means of the arbstrament Of dispute oe
discovered
War and the threat Of war only add
to the eAgerness 10 avoid IL and in.en-
sify the cunning Of other resorts. Eng
land and Russia. plt,ed sgalns, each
other In the Orient. have peaoeabiy
transformed their hossili;ies into writ
ten conventions England and France
twice pltted against each other In Afrs-
ca. have turned from war 20 the soliel-
tstion % mutual friendship. France
and Germany. for nearly thirty years
dwelling .n the bittsress Of enmify, are
hurying their an!naosities In the expe-
dent Of political Impeachment. L, re-
ausres now enir the fearless indepen-
a-nce OF British statesman like
pauneefote 10 lead all the nations TO q
confession that there Is none OF them
who would no. escape the horror et
war IL assured that sister nations would
30 as much for the same end.
International arbitration Is but inter
national agreement TO lay causes Of d.t-
ference before friends. 20 introduce the
element Or conference and seiibera ton
| sn lieu OF passion ard selfishness. Il IS
| th~ conduct 10 which men as individuals
| t~take themselves when enlightened in
| stsnoss have overcome the physical bar
| h2rissss Personal eonnsess are osastng
| IA modern generations ~ he either the
glory. she ambition or the pride % hu.
saanity. National conflicts mus, follow
| fnto IRE same aesaRtude. Fer nations
/ are bg, the individuals m gross
| SIR Julian. striking success. courlel
! with the earnsstness u the Russian co
/ cs-s aliens. sttex;x beyond question ths
! sincerity az the motives es the congress
After sessions % less than a weeks
| actual 9arat2on tho mast comprehensive
| measure that cealS be proposed and ,as
! ore ira; viii eensrshvte more completely
| than ANY ether 20 the ears srsgina. de-
| sige af disarmament has escn ia; BE-.
,sxers the asassztsy ana has TAKEN rzac