The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
ROOSEVELT
 APES GEAR Calls a Conference at
 The Hague. WANTS UNIVERSAL PEACE Receives the Interparliamen.
 tary Union. Once Terrible Teddy Now Poses as Timid Theodore and Robes of White Succeed His Khaki

Washington, Sept. 24.-Presidcnt Roosevelt announces this afternoon that at an early date he would ask the nations of the world to join in sec ond Congress of The Hague for the promotion of arbitration.
 The occasion of the announcement was the reception by the President or the delegates of the Interparliament- ary Union. which recently held ses- sion at St. Louis. At that session the following resolution was adopted:
 "Whereas, enlightened public opin- ion and the spirit of modern ctvilisa- ton alike demand that controversies between nations be settled in the same manner as disputes between individ- uals are settled; that is, by the Judg- ment of courts in accordance with rec ognized principles of law.
 |, This conference requests that the sseveral governments of the world send delegates to an international confer ence to be convened at a time and place to be agreed upon by them for the con sideration of the following questions:
 "First-Questions for the considera- tion of which the conference at The Hague expressed the wish that future conference be called
 "Second-The negotiations of arbi- tration treaties between the nations represented at the conference to be convened.
 "Third-The advisa blity of creating a congress of nations to convene periodi- cally for the discussion of interna- tional questions.
 And respectfully and cordially re- quest the President of the United States to invite all the nations to send mol nnnfaranra"
 President Congratulated.
 The Presidents acceptance of the terms of the resolution and the an- nouncement of his purpose to promote the peace of the world by inviting all nations to participate in 8 second peace conference whose work should be sup plemental to that of The Hague con- ference, was received by those present by enthusiastic applause. The dele gates cheered and clapped their hands for minute and at the conclusion of the Presidents address they embraced the opportunity to personally and in- dividually congratulate him cordially.
 Representative Bartholdt introduced the assemblage to the President and stated briefly the object of their meet ing. He spoke in part as follows:
 MT. President-I have the honor as President of the Interparliamentary Union. to present to you the delegates of that organization who have attend ed the twelfth conference for the pro- motion of national arbitration recent ly held at St. Louis, the first of its kind in the United States
 The Interparliamentary Union, which these delegates represent, Is composed of members of national legislative bodies, who believe that peace between the several nations Is just as desir- able as peace between individuals of one and the same nation, and that peace can be secured and maintained by exactly the same means, namely, by arbitration.
 This organization looks upon you, Mir. President, as a friend of its cause. ever since you have by actual perform ance recognized the Hague court and had referred to it the Venezuela con- troversy, though you had yourself been asked to arbitrate 1t.
 Tt is now generally admitted that | this, your action, together with the Plus fund precedent, which also oc- l cured under your administration, saved the life of that great international tri- bunal.
 | The American people being commit | ted to this and many other of the pre- | cedents to the principle of international | arbitration. 1t is the belief of those, | that the people, irrespective of party, would applaud your taking the initia .. l tive in the converting of a second con 1 ference of Governments, which, we hone and trust. would result in the com | pletion of the work begun at The | Hague in the negotiation of further ar l bitration treaties and in the establish l ment of an international parliament for the consideration of questions which are of common concern to all Dr. GObat Talks.
 Mir Bartholdt then introduced Dr. 1 Albert Gobat of Switzerland. General | Secretary of the Interparliamentary l Union. who presented formally to Pres | ident Roosevelt the resolution of the | union requesting him to call second conference. Dr. Gobat addressed the President in French, with which the President Is familiar his speech being | In part:
 had to postpone several questions 1t had intended to discuss, particularly the most important one of all, especially for | rurope. that concerning the limitation | of armaments Five years have since elapsed and no one has thought of call ing A second conference of the States, | the new conference that The Hague convention of July 19. 1899. had itself
 provided for.
 we look upon this institution as the starting point of the most i'm | portant evolution ever entered into by
 mankind It will at least embody the | brotherhood of the peoples; that com
 munity of intellectual and material in
 terests of nations that always has ex- isted. but never until this day has 1t so | imperatively been damanded that 1t be
 recognized, furthered and protected. | The general conference of States will | regulate for the latter that which has l heen regulated for private persons for | fifty centuries: they will make inter | national arbitration compulsory; they
 will see to 1t that agreements are faith | fully observed; they will avert dispute 1 that 1t vii relieve the people of over
 whelming burdens imposed by criminal | whims.
 But in order to accomplish It's du- tv. this institution must also be made | the foundation of a political organiza- | tion of the world; to that end the con- l templated conferences must be perodi- cal and if I may here express a per sonal idea They must. during the time intervening between these general as- ! sanahliAa, haHa an aE@an vested with