Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
FAVOR ARBFTRAT|O ION
Distinguished Gathering of
the Worlds Delegates.
ADVOCATES FOR PEACE
FIRST FORMAL BUSINESS MEET
ING AT BOSTON TODAY.
Robert Treat Paine Elected President
Compliments Secretary Hay-Mr.
Mead's Address.
ADVOCATES FOR PEACE


in fremont Temple today. Three deliber-
ative sessions at which the delegates are
expected to enter into a free discussion of
the subjects looking toward the general st.
tainment of peace, which the congress has
assembled to consider, will continue
through Friday morning.
An opening address by Edwin D. Mead
OF Boston was the first in the order for
today's meeting. This was to be followed
by the election of president and an address
by MIN, responses by representatives of
each of the countries having delegates in
the congress, the election of the other of
ficers and finally by the presentation of the
report of the international peace bureau on
the events of the year.
Another special matter to be brought up
for consideration was the cablepram re-
ceived last night from Sir Thomas Barclay
of England by President Robert T. Paine,
ST., of the American Peace Society, re-
ferring to the desirability of a treaty of
arbitration between Great Britain and
America.
Mr.. Mead opened the meeting and ex-
tended welcome in behalf of the American
Peace Society. He remarked upon the au-
splclous place of its meeting, reviewing
the connection of fremont Temple with
the peace movement especially in 1S99
when the principal American meetings
We're held there to promote interest in The
Hague conference.
Mr.. Mead's Address
Mr.. Mead continued: I'VE do not forget
to be sure, none remember so constantly
that our own republic, from which it was,
indeed, your right not to expect it. has
yielded in these days to the temptation to
make herself also a great naval power and
indulge the hoary old ambitions of COM
manding respect by force instead of by
ideas and the neighborly hand. We ac-
knowledge the justice of your warnings
and reproaches. We do not resent them;
we thank you for them. If in the great
temptations of our opulence and power
some of US are in danger Of forgetfulneSS
and faithlessness, may the presence of SO
many of you here from nations whose
burdens and dangers are so much greater
than ours, and who need the support or
every influence of ours upon the right
side and not the wrong side help to call
US back to our great national ideals and
better selves. You have a right to ask us
to check the building of a great navy We
must say to you that the real way to help
us is by such organization at home as shall
check the increase of your own. Our
President has assured you that he shall
take steps for the calling of second
the first could not fully achieve. 1 be-
lieve that he will do it. OF this be sure
that the American people are waking up.
They will declare that all playing with the
forever cease.
Nominated Paine for President.
Mr. Mead's address was repeoted in
French for the benefit of the foreign dele
gates.
On concluding his address Mr.. Mead NOM
mated Robert Treat L dine of Boston, presi-
dent of the American Peace Society, to be
president of the international congress. Mr..
Paine was elected unanimously. In the
same way DIR. Benjamin F. Trueblood of
Boston. the secretary of the American
Peace Society, was elected secretary of the
international peace congress.
Mr.. Paine's Address.
In responding as president-elect of the
Mr.. Paine expr, ssed the faith that
peace throughout the world was not far
distant, a result which, he said, was to be
largely brought about by the cessation Of
the rivalry among nations. He pointed out
that the cause of peace had made greater
progress in the last thirteen years than any
other cause in the world.
Referring to the question of arbitration
which formed the substance of the cable
gram of Sir Thomas Barclay of England,
transmitted to the congress by the Asso-
ciated Press, Mr.. Paine expressed regret
that previous attempts to effect a treaty
between Great Britain and America had
failed
I'VE hope he continued, that we shall
consummate treaties of arbitration be-
tween America and England, America and
Germany and America and France-~indeed
between all the nations of the world, ce-
menting the peace of the world
In this connection the speakers charac
teriZation of Secretary Hay as 1.-The great
est statesman in the world was given Wig
orOuS applause.
ho
which was received with marked favor by
the audience, that all should look forward
to and plan for an international congress
of all nations, at which the peace of the
world might become assured
Foreign Delegates Speak.
President Paine then called upon several
of the foreign delegates. Among those who
responded were: Rouzeau de Lebaie of the
Belgian senate, Prof. TIL. Ruyssen of AK,
France, president of the Association de la
Paix Par lie Droit; DR. Adolph Ritcher of
Pforzheim, president of the German Peace
Society; Alderman Thomas Shape. presi-
dent of the Liverpool Peace Society: e. It
Moneta, president of the italian Peace So
ciety, responded for Italy, and Liable
Pichot, the sole delegate from the republic
of Monaco.
the international peace bureau for 1904 was
read by Secretary Trueblood The report in
part follows:
Report of Peace Bureau.
The outbreak since January last of the
war between Japan and Russia for COM
mercial, military and political preponder-
ance in the far east has furnished a sem
biance of an argument to those who pre-
tend that there will always be to the very
end of time some part of the globe where
men will kill one another.
We say semblance of an argument be-
cause the Russo-Japanese war has taken
place in a region remote from the center
of influence of the peace propag ganda.
The friends of peace have, since the out
break of the Russo-Japanese war, made
numerous and earnest efforts to try to in
duce both the Russian and Japanese gov
ernments to have recourse TO Il friendly So
luton of the conflict, and the other powers
signatory of The Hague convention to try
to secure the settlement of the difficulty
between the belligerents by arbitration or
mediation. They have done their duty and
will find no occasion to reproach them
selves when the responsibilities for the