The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-29
ROOSE TELT dND PEACE

It Is an impressive fact that President
Roosevelt. whom his political opponents
delight in representing as the incarna-
ton of bloodthirstiness and war. should
be chosen by the International Parlia-
men,ary Union as the one living person
most proper to initiate a movement for
a second peace congress of the nations
''politics"-how great is character. The
great gathering of notable statesmen and
jurists who recently assembled from all
countries In congress at St. Louis pay
very little attention to the splutterings
OF politicians seeking to play on the
%pre1udices of the ignorant. They rec
ognize in the American government un-
der the direction of President Roosevelt
the most powerful agency on earth for
maintaining the peace of the world. and
In the president himself a champion OF
peace most profoundly respected by all
lovers Of humanity for the clearness,
fairness and directness witt which he
conducts u own international relations
anu for the characteristic vigor and per-
tinacity with which he advocates arbi-
tration as a substitute for war. AT the
formal request of this great and digni-
fed organization President Roosevelt will
% ~ rrfofnata In n
second peace congress at The Hague.
We do not know whether Judge Parker
would regard this as pernicious activity
In what does not concern us or not. we
are very sure that his political
will regard II as a very unfortunate oc-
currence.
The peace congress at The Hague did
not. as we see, put an end TO war. IL
did provide a means for the honorable
settlement OF most national disputes OF
which some nations-our W the FIRST
have awaited themselves. 1t is not prop
able that the second congress, which
will presumably meet. will be roIiowcc
by permanent and universal peace. What
It will do is to make one more step In
that direction. The direct proposals sug-
gested by. the Interparliamentary Union
for discussion at the second congress
are, first, certain questions reserved by
the first congress for a future gather
ing. second. the negotiation OF arbiira-
ton treaties between nations represent
ed al the congress-; third. the advisable
ity OF arranging for regular periodical
meetings OF the congress.
The words of the president of the
union in introducing the delegates to the
president are worth eme.nbering. They
were as follows:
''Thi organization looks upon you, Mr..
President. as a friend of it's cause ever
since you. by actual performance. rec
ognized The Hague court and had REFER
red to It the Venezuelan controversy.
though you a yourself been asked to
arbitrate.
1T is now generally admitted tnlt
your sction. together with the pious fund
incident. which also occurred under
your administration, saved the life OF
that great International tribunal. The
American people. being committed by
these and many other presidents to the
principles of international arbitration. II
Ia the belief of those present that the
people. irrespective of party. would APP
plaud your taking the initiative in the
converting OF a second conference of gov
ernments which we hope and trust would
result in the completion of the work oe-
gun at The Hague in the negotiation OF
further arbitration treaties and In the
establishment of an international parlia-
ment for the consideration of questions
which are of common concern to all"
We commend these words to the consid-
Grafton Of the contemplate Americans
who descend. for sordid poll les ends, to
represent the president Of their country
as a riotous swashbuckler.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.