The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-14
WANTS HAGUE
PUT IN ACTION
INTER PARLIAMENTARY UNION
WOULD STOP THE EAST
ERN WAR.
ROOSEVELT ASKED TO ISSUE CALL
The Union Sent a SaIutation to the
President as Sort of Awakener
to Let Him Know What
Was Coming.
ROOSEVELT ASKED TO ISSUE CALL

St. Louis, Sept. 13.-The lnter-Par-
liamentary Uuion, whose mission to
the United States is to advance the
cause of peace and bring about, if
possible, the universal international
arbitration, took up in earnest today
the matters before it.
The calling OF another session OF
the conference to be held at the Hague
had already caused heated debate in
the council and its phraseology was
decided on only after compromise
in which American wording prepon-
derated.
Congressman Burton OF Cleveland,
was the spokesman of the council on
The Hague resolution.
The proposition to undertake to Sc
cure intervention in the cases OF the
Far East was presented by l.. Comte
Gobet D'Alvella, Of Belgium.
At the opening session, M. Gobat,
the secretary, proposed that saluta-
ton be sent President Roosevelt and
the following telegram was sent:
The 18th er-Parliamentary Con
ference. composed of representatives
of Is parliaments, at the commence
ment of its deliberations, sends It's
respectful and cordial salutation to
the president of the great American
republic. 1t considers itself most
fortunate in having the opportunity
of holding its sessions in country
whose chief magistrate is considered
by all nations a champion of interna-
tional justice.
(Signed) Richard Barthold,
President
DR.. Gobat, Secretary.
No time was lost in reaching the
order of business and lie Comte 60
blet D'Alvella presented resolution
calling for intervention in the war.
II read: "The Notwithstanding
Conference, shocked by the horrors
of the war that is being waged IN the
Far East between two civilized states
and deploring that the powers sigma
tory of the convention of The Hague
have been unable to have recourse
to the clauses therein which dlroc'
them TO tender their mediation I'M
, mediately upon the outbreak OF hos
tilitiss asks the powers signatory o.
the convention of The Hague 10 III
tervene either jointly or separately
with the belligerents in order TO lacll
itate the restoration of peace or In
struct the Inter-Parliamentary bureau
TO bring the present resolution to th'
knowledge of said powers.
lie Cumte D'Alvella. in presenting
the resolution, used these words;
Il trust We shall render Russia
great favor in helping her out of hci
/ difficulties. As to Japan, ! am on
Of those who have thought IRON th'
outset that the existence OF a stroni
4 Jspanese empire in the Far Eas
nav become a factor in the equilibri
um Of the world, provided TINS empire
stands not a. a new factor oi wal
but as an element OF peace ana civil
] izatiOn
In closing. be urged that the pres
/ danr Of the United States was quit
the proper person 10 tender media
I ti0n.
Tho ouIv opposition 10 the resolu
ffon yag that r was not vigorous
enough. but the resolution vas adopL
cd
The new Hague conference propOsi
Z -fDn vas then taken up. ConzressIna'
2 prr-1r 0f Cleveland pres sntInz the -
solution and urged its adopt on
Tire rr=Ji-ti1n uss EupU1-fe1 Fl
fhusias-irsIly end Ute adoption va
ursnimDusl- rD-e1-
Rr this resolution Pre=ine1f Roo
rlr- B. a-feI r1 ral snrIrf =Hssi1
rF The Haara conference I1= re-
1rfur uss -hs- drafted iv Congress
man Barb1ll-