Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-01-21
4 MOVE FOR PEACE.
Senators and Representatives Meet
In Council Together.
i 'cRoUP" IS TO BIZ ORGANIZED.
Representative Hepburn Stated That Fui.
~ Ons-Hsif Of Federal Taxstion Had
Been Expended for Wsr-Committee
to Draft . Platform.

70 DrnHt > fietfoFm.
Washington, Jan. 14.-An "Ameri
can group" to be afiliated with the in
terparliamentary union for interna'
tional arbitration was organized las
night at a meeting held In the lobb,
of the house Of representatives. About
40 members OF the senate and house Of
representatives became members. Rep
resentative Bartholdt, OF Missouri, wal
made chairman, and Representative
Rodenberg, Of Illinois, temporary sec
rotary. A committee to draft q suitable
platform was authorized and Mr.. Bar
thold was instructed to introduce a
resolution in the house inviting the
international union to hold Its twelfth
annual session In 81. Louis next Sep
TENDER. Several speeches were made
indorsing the movement.
The session was called to order at
$3.50 by Representative Bartholdt, who
was elected chairman. The United
States, he said, was the only nation
not having a group" Of parliament
arians afiliated with the interparlia-
mentary union for international arbi-
tration. This union, he said, had de-
cided to hold its twelfth annual con-
ference at st. Louis during the first
week in September next. 1t was, he
said. not only fitting, but necessary,
that a group of parliamentarians, con
sisting of senators and members Of the
house of representatives, be organized
and to have a resolution extending an
invitation TO the union and making an
appropriation of $4,000 to defray the
expenses of the session agreed to by
congress. The first business, he said.
a to organize a group"
,On motion Of Representative Shat
roth, Of Colorado, the meeting resolved
to organize a group. Representative
Broussard, who was said to be IN ac-
complished French sch olar, was elected
permanent secretary. As Mr.. Brous-
sard was not present, Representative
Rodenberg, Of Illinois. wa made tenn
porary secretary. Mr.. Bartholdt pre-
sented a concurrent resolution for
adoption by the group to be intro
duced In congress. The resolution ex-
tended the invitation to the interna-
tional union to meet in this country
and made the necessary appropriation.
Thomas Barclay, of London, Eng,
formerly a member Of the English par
was heard briefly. He ex-
that the British house of COM
had formed a committed in
stead of a group" and suggested the
possibility Of sounding the American
congress and the British parliament
On the project of a joint session of the
parliamentary group" just organized
here and the committee" of. Great
Britain to establish even more cordial
citations between the two countries.
Mr.. Bartholdt made the statement
hat President Roosevelt wa in hearty
avor of the organization of the group.
Representative Hit, of Illinois,
hartman OF the committee on foreign
predicted that the movement
or peace would find enthusiastic ia
tor with the people Of this country.
lie believed. he said, that the house
would agree to Mr.. Bartholdt's resolu-
ion when 1t had been explained. It
meant relief from the great burden Of
axation for supporting armies.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, In
orsed the movement. He stated that
ully one-haIf OF the federal taxation
ad been expended for war. Over AGO.
90 Of the youth Of the IInitad States
ad died in a Single war. I'Ais war
ost in treasure $4,000. 0O0, 900 and since
hat time 1880, 900 900 had been paid
pensions. This generation, he said,
light be expected to indorse a peace |
lovement most heartily. I
Representative Baker, of New York, ]
fered a resolution looking to disarm- I
ment of the armies aud navies Of the
orld. This resolution was referred ]
a committee Of 1--WE to be appointed
tier. The committee will draft a