Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14


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1t was a great thing just to have
such great questions discussed by such
body of men. general act was
drawn up, which was signed at once
by representatives of 16 of the powers
and by others later.
Here DIR. Darby made depression to
show the gradual uplifting of society
in the matter Of war. In private war
it came about that certain restrictions
wore made and finally private war gaze
way to courts of Justice. Public war
made an advance when regulations were
adopted by treaty. He drew attention
to the fact that in 100 instances ques-
tions between nations had been referred
to arbitration courts and judges. The
third stage has now been reached in
the proposal to have arbitration as the
permanent means of settling quarrels.
He rehearsed some of the articles of
the general act adopted at tho con-
ference, one being for arbitration,
others referring TO rules for land and
naval warfare, opposing the use of ex-
plosives from balloons, the use of gases
and the use of expanding bullets.
DR.. Darby held that war was not an
effective method of ending dispute,
but that war sews the seed of fresh
quarrel. In disputes between nations
it is the moral sphere that is involved,
whereas war belongs to the brute
sphere.
He went into the arbitration feature
of the act, showing the various pro-
| posals, the nations promising to use all
their efforts to prevent war and preserve
peace. The one great work is for the
establishment of a court of arbitration
to be established if nine powers agree.
He explained the method of procedure
| where a dispute arises between nations
Each of the powers agreeing to the
permanent court may appoint not more
| than four members of the arbitration
bureau. In case of a dispute, each OF
| the disputants selects two men and
those four select the fifth to serve on
| the board Of arbitration.
DR.. Darby showed that the effect of
these agreements was towards making a
confederation of nations just as the
| United States is q confederation OF
| States. Each of the States has its own
independent life and is not governed by
the others and it is only in certain
matters that all form the confederation.
DIR. Darby said that although it may
be a long while before we have a
United States of Europe and of the
world, yet it will come. His hope was
in the great spirit of the Living Christ.
| At the close of DIR. Darby's speech
several questions were asked. In reply
to question as to the advisability Of
an alliance with England, he said he
did not think that "a political alliance
with England would b, beneficial to
the United States, for it would cause
them to mingle in quarrels in the Old
World; but an alliance in spirit would
| be of immense value to the world.
A. r. Saylor, a Single Taxer, in
quired if DIR. Darby thought there
could be disarmament before NATURES
gifts were restored to all her children,
| to which Dr. Darby replied: Il dc
unquestionably. lie said that the
judicial system had taken the place OF
| private war and he saw no reason why
international arbitration should NOT
take the place of public war.
DIR. Darby was asked as to the Trans
vaal trouble. He said a great body oil
the Uitlanders are content with the
Boer government. The agitators are
jew spectators and others who have
gold mines in the Transvaal and they
have large sums of money which they
spend lavishly in agitation. DIR. Darby
said he had great sympathy for the
Beers, who are at their wits end tc
avoid trouble with England. 1t looked
to him as if the COLONIAL secretary was
trying to do that for which the leader
of the celebrated raid was put in Jail.
1t looked to him like a political move
to extend the British Empire.
In the case of wrong being done by
nations or men he believed the guilty
party is amenable; that terrible retribu-
tion will follow wrong doing.
At the suggestion of President
Rhoads, rising vote of approval was
taken. David Ferris endorsed DIR.
Darby's remarks and read Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe's poem ON 'tPeace. 4"