The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-30
PEACE CONFERENCE A SUCCESS
Rev. A. W. Martin Talks on Its His
tory and Probable Hesufts.

A. Eaaks hs.i las, ts-4ag EsS- Alfred
X Martin, u Tacoma. GlscJs1rsea On Lsle
recent peace conference 81 lie Hague,
from t2e stan1p point q history ana %
prophecy. Sao%3ng What tGz gTea- con
Tsa-t0u Accomplished ana predicting re-
s-4{s mat we're bound 10 Iol4oN II tEe
! gfca.. necessary evolution o. events lie
vas heard b. age AID appr@1IAtIFe
audience.
- nay % introduction Nr. Martin re-
feg:.t - thA special interest when the
theme mast have for ali mem beers OF tI9s
Society FOR | UNIVERSAL Religion @Cst
Il TIE idea aim ana ob5ect u our society
e u promote worid-u1.ty IN religion 50
re .Gea3 o5Ject q tas peacs conference
- 70 promote zOT a4-4Eity II fV0Lc6
and as TIE world ; parliament u re
.!slu1s a. Chicago II lss2 for@shado wee
tac coming organic unity Of uanGlEG x.
religion which - what Ne are working
fof} 50 TIE Hague conference toresnaa-
kind IN poitce
After tracing re main causes that led 20
this famous Holland convention. the
Gar proposal ana its reception IN
- The f5LT cG!ef rez}lts ~ the confer
eTce Disarmament. wh1ca Mas Sopnd
80 that The cars main proposal Was
t1DleG and attention turned 10 the estaD-
Esrmert II al international court u ar
tltra-io- l. vas here mat the American
delegation. with Nj. Hollis as spokesman,
1lstirg sllsned itself and demonstrated the
eAaracter of American diplomacy "a
never before This tribunal consisting
- representa- from ali the different
governments. J. 10 act a. peacefnaker for
Gisp9taats desiring - avail themselves
e Its services. the Introduction 81 Inc
p.an # special Ued-a ion, according 10
which everything possible shall BE- done
- pf"TeDt Impeding var between no
nations. each - letting a second. VINO
togetHer snail seek 10 settle the dispute
1TnIctDtt. or. II var occurs. u take >Eer$
occasion 20 secure cessation OF hostiliiie=.
= codfTcatiou IT The Laws - var n gov
ern future warfare. what can we safely
Fre1lct from these results u the confer
.ureT First. that disarmament viii -
cra GgA}ig and eventually reached through
aTbitratfons second. thar while appeal 70
TIE court = arbitration Is onlT Vo!un-
isr> not ob'tEa tory. r. cations IN The
fu,ure can AFFORD - fight without first
having tried arbitration Otherwise the
condemnation q the world viii be up0n
them thift that 20 be an 'anha ssador
80 The Hag0. viii b. among The NEST
roEete1 ~ national hp1ors; fourth. that
eventually ever great question that is a.
international concern politicsl Industrial
~ social. Hfth. that . parliament -
men 9Fi!i he among the et,Abiisned IN
t,ric diary Will note MAY Is Sac As the
cc3-letter day ou which The foundation
stones Of the parliament y man Mere
To he sure tho world is SIN very IA
from mat universal determination which
t~ social: Hffh. nat a paTlia 12ert ~
rtas exist. separating and amtagoniziag
nations and Non The persona, responsl-
hli'tr - each iutividBal Is therefore plain.
Let every man strive - b. ~ peace with
family and thsu The solid basis for gcuu-
ice e. }.:afisn 90 tt@ world wtI p" 80
red ~ ~ rho' ~ ,. az social Tsfo ~
practical message q The HI &Hle confer
once - each human srul -. therefore, he
srre ~ each hurra0 soul - therefore. 'be