Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-16

800. ,sratar ana % member Of the
SUI .,,,rtssl5n ina, adjusted the diff
-, vrb spain 90 Paris He Is
r,tai states Judge for the third
~3,sl circuit and be can retain this
...plsB while accepting the appoint
nd n member % the arbitration
g-, lis presumed he has slgnlhed
s.. vurgnsss 90 ageep. before the APP
continent vas made
According to The Hague agreement
..,h of the dgua'0ry powers were to
..,s,rt at most four persons Of recog-
.i-.8abHtym questions OF internation-
a, nw and enjoying the highest es-
,ssm 10 act as members Of the perma-
..,t court Of arbitration. The persons
.tss selected ore 20 be entered on
No, which rs to De- furnished an the
,rp.tay p0wers They are appointed
t,- a term Of elk years. and may be
,a,naa,n.el. when two governments
d.-.-a 90 arHitr8te O difference, they
,1o.a from ihc Ist The number Of arbl-
..at7rs tfey may have agreed upon, ana
,.s members So selected are TO SIT at
Tho Hague. or some other place desig.
r7ssd by the interested parties, Their
decision Gnll and closes the arbitra-
usn proceedings instituted by the
aar mant TO ar5.unte
Ttt ma' sitting of the peace confer
sr. et The Hague was held on the 29th
of Ju,y 500. end DC was then announced
chat sI1ten powers bol signed the arr
filtration contention a letter was also
read hm .he -1.e, promising CO.
oruauor ana recalling thp fact that his
holm @ hai ODD several occasions per-
formed the functions OF an arbitrator,
ana Stating th0t ha would continue TO
et DO atwa. mcnt Of civilization.
Thus fa Success Of the great cause for
which The ua.u. conference was gath
ereI anrarl assured,
Simon hsa o. ,aneuIuary war has
l-n nteh. oa Afrlca's soil. and the
ufee question has assembled IN whirl-
Dag clouds lts ihe mlsts and SPARKS
from C,nungac7p ana nm impression
has been formed that the gathering in
the interest OF peace was an in vain.
But ths Is erroneous. The principles
,htra discussed and The work done, are
sirc 90 b.ar fruit with the establish
d neutral place Of judicial en-
zine for ihe adjustment OK International
differences wars between the great
Civilized powers win become less FIRE.
Qus-L The court OF arbitration
WIN Be entrusted with the duty OF
maintaining peace, as are the vast
standing armies now. II may take a
long urie before the world becomes
thoroughly accustomed TO the new order
Of things Just as duols and private acts
Of revenge stll survive, notwlthstand-
Ing the operations OF courts. but rea-
son viii az last prevail over brute force.
The mlllennial day Is dawning. The
rays Of the sun Of righteousness are
commencing 90 shed their golden hue
over the Offering hayonets and threat
enlng ramparts Of The worlds military
camps Armies and navies will re-
cedc before the civilization OF the new
ERA, as bands OF robbers and viking
fleets were crowded out by the now ex-
Istiug order OF things.
It IL only a question Of time. The
appointment by the United States gov
eminent Of representatives TO an In
ternatonal court Of peace will be fol-
lowed by similar appointment by the
powers who may not yet have attend
ed TO that duty, and the idea will then
have taken material form. And in all
the American members will
be among the busiest in that court.
Through this body America will per-
haps In the future exercise an influence
upon the worlds affairs. greater than
It could hope TO do BY any amount Of
soldiers and warshlrs-an influence Of
which the present need not blush be-
fore scrntinIzIng generations yet to
come.