Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-22
POWERS ASKED
TO INTERVENE.
The lnterparIlamentary Union
at St Louis Takes
Action.
TWO RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Comprise All-lmpoortant Business
Before the Gathering - Nations of
the World invited to Participate in
Second Peace Conference.

Second Peace Conference.
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept 1.-THE all
important business for which the In.
ter-parliamentary union assembled
was transacted at the second session,
which was held yesterday, With
great unanimity these representatives
of fifteen different national parlla,
ments adopted two resolutions. each
of Importance. In one OF these pow.
ers of the world are asked to inter.
vene now In the Russian Japanese
war. In the other the nations of the
world are invited to participate in a
second session of The Hague confer.
ence and President Roosevelt is re.
Quested to issue the call.
The measure looking toward inter.
vention in the far east was adroitly
amended. Originally the resolution
provided for Intervention lat the
proper time The last four words,
however, were stricken out on the
ground that immediate intervention
is necessary.
Count Goblet d'Alvielle OF Belgium
was responsible for this amendment
1t was also the Belgian senator who
brought about the insertion of a phase
calling for intervention of the powers,
Jointly and separately" and the hint
was delicately but informally thrown
out IN this connection that the presl.
dent OF the United States could most
properly tender mediation. A smile
passed as the delegates appreciated
the adroitness of the connection be-
tween the formal phrase and the in
formal suggestion.
The resolution calling for interyen.
ton In the Russo-Japanese war read
as follows:
"The inter-parliamentary confer.
ence. shocked by the horrors of tho
war that is being waged in the far
east, between two civilized states, and
deplorlng the powers signatory of the
convention Of The Hague have been
unable to have recourse to the clauses
thereof, which direct them to tender
their mediation Immediately at the
outbreak of hostllities, asks the pow
ers signatory of the convention of
The Hague to intervene either Jointly
or separately with the belligerents
in order to facilitate the restoration
Of peace and instructs the .inter-par.
fiamentary bureau to bring the pres
ent resolution to the knowledge of
said powers"
lie Comte d'Avielle, in presenting
Ihe resolution, used these words:
Il trust we shall render Russia a
great favor In helping her out of her
difficulties. AS to Japan, I am one of
those who have thought from the out.
set that the existence of a strong jap.
anese empire in the far east may be.
come factor in the equilibrium of
the world, provided this empire stands
not as a new factor of war, but as an
element of peace and civilization"
In closing, he urged that the presi.
dent of the United States was quite
the proper person to render media
ton.
The only opposition to the resolu.
ton was adopted.
The action calling for a new SEES.
sion OF The Hague conference took
the form Of the Bartholdt draft,
which follows:
Whereas, Enlightened public opin.
ion and the spirit Of modern civiliza.
tween nations should be adjudicated
ton alike demand that differences he.
and settled in the same manner as
disputes between individuals are adj.
tudicated; namely, by the arbitrat.
ment OF courts in accordance with
recognized principles of law.
The conference requests the sew.
eral governments Of the world to send
representatives to an annual confer.
ence to be held at time and place TO
be agreed upon by them, for the pur.
pose of considering:
"First-The questions for the con.
sideration of which the conference ut
The Hague expressed a wish that
future conference be called.
"Second-The negotiation Of arbt
tration treaties between the nations
represented at the conference to be
convened.
"Third-The advisability Of estab.
fishing an international congress to
convene periodically for the discus.
sion Of international questions.
"And this conference respectfully
requests the president of the United
States to invite all the nations to
send representatives to such a confer.
ence."
The adoption Of this resolution
without a dissenting voice aroused
much enthusiasm.
The Hungarian group sponsored
movement to forbid the use OF float
ing submarine mines, but opposition
developed on the ground that this
matter might well be left for the
hoped for Hague conference and
Count Apponyi withdrew the Hungar
ian resolution.
The only feature of the session was
the transmission by telegraph to Pres
ident Roosevelt of the salutations OF
the inter-parliamentary union.
DEMOCRATS SHOW GAIN.