Arizona republican., 1904-09-25
President Promises to AS-
 SiSt in Securing Ii
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE
He Promises the Delegates of the Inter-Parliamentary Union That He Will Take the Initiative in Bring ing the Nations Together.

Washington, Sept. 24-President Roosevelt announced this afternoon that at an early date he would ask the nations of the world to join in a sec ond congress at The Hague for the pro- motion of arbitration. The occasion for the announcement was the recep- tiOn by the president of the delegate Of the international parliamentary commission, which recently held a ses- sion at St. Louis.
 At that session the following resoIu- tion was adopted unanimously:
 "Whereas the enlightened public and the spirit of modern civilization alike demand that controversies between na- ttons be settled in the same manner. as disputes between individuals are set ted, that is. by the judgment Of the courts in accordance with the recog- nized principles of the law, this con ference requests that the several gov ernments send delegates to an interna- uonaI conference to be convened at a time and place to be agreed upon by them for the consideration of the fol- lowing questions:
 No. l. Question for the considera-
 ton of which the conference at The Hague expressed a wish that a future conference be called.
 No. 2. Ghe negotiation of arbitra- tion treaties between nations repre- sented at the conference to be conven- ed
 NO 3. The advisability of creating a congress of nations to convene peri odically for the discussion Of inte-na-
 tiOnal questions.
 And we respectfully and cordially request the president of the United
 States to invite all nations to send rep resentattves to such a cOnference."
 The presidents acceptance of the terms of the resolutions was received
 by those present with enthusiastic ap-
 plause.
 At 2:9O D. m about 15O delegates to , the parliamentary union. accorr l panied by perhaps a score of ladies and ! headed by Representative Ba- tnOid Ol
 St Louis, president of the union,
 marched as a body to the White
 House They assembled in the east
 room in a semi-circle. facing the en- 1 trance from the main corridor. Ten minutes later the president, accompa- nied by Secretary Loeb. Col. Charles s. Cromwell, his military aide. Major : Charles McCauley, and two or three military and naval attaches, was ush- | i guished assemblage of legislators and parliamentarians. Representative Bar thold introduced the assembIage to the president and stated in brief the ob-
 ject of their meeting.
 MT. BarthOld said: This organiza- tion looks upon you, MT. President, as a friend of its cause~eVer since you by actual performance recognized The Hague court and had referred to it the Venezuelan controversy, though you had yourself been asked to arbitrate
 Tt is now generally admitted that this, your action, together with the Plus Fund precedent, which also oc- cured under your administration, say ed the life of that great international tribune. The American people being committed by these and many other precedents to the principles of interna- tional arbitration it is the belief of those present that the people irrespec- tive of party would applaud your talk ] ing the initiative in the converting of a second conference of the govern ments, which We hope and trust will result in the completion of the work begun at The Hague in the negotiation of further arbitration treaties and in the establishment of an international parliament for the consideration of questions, which are of common con cern to all."
 MT. BarthoId then introduced to President Roosevelt pr. Albert Gobat of Switzerland, general secretary of the parliamentary union, who presented formally to President Roose- welt the resolution of the union re- questing him to call Q second confer ence. pr. Gobat addressed the presi- dent in French, with which the pres ident is familiar
 pr. Gobat sail: We look upon a new conference as the starting point of the most important evolution ever entered into by mankind. It will at least embody the brotherhood of pe0- ples. that community of intellectual and material interest of nations that always has existed but never until this