The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
WORLD PEACE
IS THE THEME
Conference on InternatiOn-
al Arbitration Adopts a
Platform of Principles
JUSTICE BREWER TALKS
Congressman BarthOldt Out
lines Plan of Diffusing
Sentiment Among Nations

MOHONK LAKE, N. Y, June g.
The conference on international arbi-
tration to-day adopted a platform OF
principles which appeals to all persons
10 cooperate. in diffusing such right
eous sentiment and feeling toward all
classes. conditions and races Of men
that international arbitration will
be resorted TO as the best means Of Sc
curing international justice whenever
diplomacy fails.
The leading speakers to-day were
Justice Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court and Congressman Bar
rholdt OF Missouri. Congressman Bar
tholdt. who organized in Congress last
winter a group Of the nter-Parliament-
airy Union. addressed the conference on
that subject. He said in part:
There is no question but what all
other nations look with hope and eX-
pectancy 10 the United States. They
feel how thoroughly it would accord
with our plain institutions if the Amer
lean Government would take the lead
in this question and call, for instance,
a second congress similar to that at
The Hague with a view to the negotia-
ton Of arbitration treaties between the
different countries and TO the renewal
Of the discussion Of the reduction Of
armaments. This, indeed, viii be the
proposition of the American group at
the St Louis conference, and a concur
rent resolution is already pending in
Congress requesting the President to
convene such a new world parliament.
If emanating from the United States
the acceptance Of the invitation TO the
other powers will be almost certain,
and especially If by the adoption Of this
American proposition at St. Louis the
members Of the er-Parliamentary
Union viii use their influence with
their respective governments in this di-
rectiOn. Then the greatest Of all steps
forward Will have been taken. Law and
justice viii be substituted for brute
force in international relations, as it
was done long ago in civilized society.
and all mankind will rejoice in this
crOwning act of modern civilization"
The Award Of the Alaskan Bound
airy Tribunal was discussed by Robert
Lansing, associate counsel before that
tribunal Lansing said that while the
tribunal which brought TO a conclusion
the long dispute was not strictly one
Of arbitration. it nevertheless partoOk
Of that most important quality of ar
bitration-the settlement of an inter
national controversy by the peaceful
method Of judicial adjustment and de-
termination. He thought that the rem
dition by this equally balanced tribunal
Of an award decisivelv in favor Of one
government and decisively against the
other was a great victory for those
principles Of equity which SHOULD con-
troll the conduct Of nations in their
dealings with one another"
A resolution was adopted indorsing
the sentiments expressed by President
Mckinley in his annual message of 1895
and by President Roosevelt Of 1903 in
favor Of the exemption Of unoffending
private property at sea from capture
during a war. The resolution asked
that a committee memorialize the Pres
ident, Congress and the Secretary OF
State to call an International congress
10 consider the exemption Of private
property and to formulate. a code OF
war on sea.
During the afternoon Judge Gray, the
presiding officer, received the following
telegram from President Roosevelt:
Permit me to congratulate the In
ternational Arbitration Conference and
TO express my earnest hope for the sue
cess Of all efforts of this kind TO pro-
mote peace and justice among the ma
tions''
To this message the conference re-
piled. expressing its thanks and appre-
citation.