The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25
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boundary, and the resulting panic Oh lttS
stock market. combined with the stmulTT
taneous meetings In favor Of arbitration
held by the business men In the LEADING
cities OF the country had enforced the
recommendation OF the Conference Inc.
platform 81 'e6 renewed the demand fcli
an arbitration treaty with England, ana
under the prophetic leadership of DE-.
Hale the Conference declared in favor OF
permanent tribunal to which all ma.
lions might appeal for Justice. From that
time belief in permanent tribunal.
has been one Of the cardinal doctrines o..
the Conference. In ,97 while recognize
ing that the negotiation of the Olr.ey-
Pauncefote treaty and the soyerwhelEait
approval with which it was received by
the people far overbalanced the, temper
ary discoura cement Of its defeat IN the
Senate, devoted a large part OF the time
of the meeting to carefully answering
the arguments which had been auv ailSeu
against the treaty.
A GREAT PRINCIPLE.
When the time for the Conference came
ronnd in ,aS# We were at war with Spain.
It " as suggested that the time was not
suited for an Arbitration Conference, oue
this view did nc. prevail. The Confer.
ence represents great principle-=the SUD
st1tution of law for force IN lnternalcH,
al 1elation-a principle no more allecteo
by the war with Spain than n, q rlveru py
me ripples on It's surface The meeting
vas held as usual and the war Win
srain was not discussed. At the close
sof the meeting at which the utmost Rnon 20,
feeling prevailed despite the 1actEstnat
the members differed radically III regard
to the war, the platform called Afternoon
to the fact that peace not war had a. come come
to be the normal status OF the Snatlons'
and that during the very years OF the war
-3Hyfo
tween nations some of them OF, great
Importance, were in process or arbltra
lion. Recognizing that the time 70 pre-
pare for peace is before the angry pas
sicnS Of men have become aroused, .ne
Conference once more declared IN 1avoi
OF a permanent tribunal. anc scalleos upon ipt
our own government at the proper tlil Z
to ask the other nations OF me ,a,;a,s
to meet in conference for the ses taolis 'i;
ment Of such tribunal ,sss
IT was some time during these carry
years that the New York Sun reterred ~
playful mood to the gentle Sentimental
lists Of Lake Mohonk." And the sun
was not speaking Of the summer. girls
when it made this soft impea chment. p "
before the next meeting ofSsthe .Nlono11k ,
Tho Gar Of all the Russiass had joined
the ranks OF the enthusiasts and called
the Conference at the Hague Meeting
simultaneously with the Conference at
the Hague in '99 the Mohonlers de-
voted themselves to preparing the way
for the favorable reception In the United
states Of the results of that great meet
ing. In 1900 the Conference declared. TOT
special treaties between the United
states and the other sgnatory powers
ma king the appeal to the Hague 3ooliga-
tcry instead of voluntary. Last year
recognizing that the scepter OF political
authority is fast passing into the hanus
of those who control the business world,
the Conference appealed especially to the
two classes who have the most to lose
from war, the business man and the Ia
bn1 er, to use their great influence IN Pc
half Of arbitration.
- THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
Nav 2sth, seth and 10th. The Hon. J John
w. Foster dean of Americas diplomat
lists. will preside at the meeting. Carry.
ing out plan suggested at the last con-
ference, special efforts have been made
to secure the attendance. of a large pro-
leaders in the commercial. world, who are
expected to attend from Boston are Will
liam o. Blaney and Joseph r. Lesson,
leaders in the Merchants Association:
George H. Leonard. vice-president and
E. G. Preston, secretary Of the Chamber
York will be represented by such men as
George Foster eaboiy J. Edward Sim
mons John Crosby Brown and Warner
Van Norden. while Philadelphia will be
represented by joseph l.. Bailey. Francis
B. Reeves, Alfred C. Gibson and Mahlon
n. Kline. a.
The presence of such men at the CON
ference is asufficient demonstration that
arbitration has passed from the land of
dreams to the world of action.