Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-16
POWERS ASKED
To INTERVENE
The lnterpar|iamentary Union
at St Louis Takes
Action.
TWO RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Comprise All-lmpoortant Business
Before the Gathering - Nations OF
the World Invited to Participate in
Second Peace Conference.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE all
important business for which the in.
supplementary union assembled
was transacted at the second session.
which was held yesterday. With
great unanimity these representatives
Of fifteen different national parlia.
ments adopted two resolutions, each
of Importance. In one OF these pow.
ers Of the world are asked to inter
vene now In the Russian-Japanese
war. In the other the nations of the
world are invited to participate in a
ence and President Roosevelt is re.
Quested to issue the call.
The measure looking toward inter.
vention in the far east was adroitly
amended. Originally the resolution
| provided for Intervention "at the
| proper time" The last four words
| however, We're stricken out on the
| ground that immediate. Intervention
| is necessary.
Count Goblet dAlvielle of Belgium
| was responsible for this amendment.
1t was also the Belgian senator who
! brought about the insertion of phase
calling for Intervention of the powers,
Jointly and separately" and the hint
was delicately but informally thrown
| out in this connection that the presi-
dent of the United States could most
| properly tender mediation A smile
passed as the delegates appreciated
the adroitness of the connection be-
tween the formal phrase and the in
formal suggestion.
The resolution calling for interven-
ton in the Russo-Japanese war read
| as follows:
"The supplementary confer.
| ence, shocked by the horrors of the
war that is being waged in the far
east. between two civilized states, and
deploring the powers signatory of the
convention of The Hague have been
unable to have recourse to the clauses
| thereof, which direct them to tender
their mediation Immediately at the
outbreak of hostilities, asks the pow.
ers sisnatory of the convention Of
The Hague to intervene either jointly
or separately with the belligerents
in order to facilitate the restoration
of peace and instructs the inter-pac
liameutary bureau to bring the pres
| ent resolution to the knowledge OF
| said powers"
LIE Comte dAvielle, in presenting
the resolution, used these words:
| II trust we shall render Russia a
great favor in helping her out of her
| difficulties. AS to Japan, am one of
those who have thought from the out.
set that the existence of strong Jap.
anese empire in the far east may be.
come factor in the equilibrium Of
the world, provided this empire stands
not as new factor of war. but as an
element of peace and civilization"
In closing, he urged that the presi.
dent of the United States was quite
the proper person to render media.
ton.
The only opposition to the resolu.
ton was adopted.
| The action calling for a new SEES.
| sion of The Hague conference took
| the form Of the Bartholdt draft,
which follows:
| whereas, Enlightened public opin.
| ion and the spirit of modern civilian
tween nations should be adjudicated
! ton alike demand that differences be-
and settled in the same manner az
| disputes between individuals are al.
judicated; namely, by the arhitrat.
ment of courts in accordance with
recognized principles of law.
| "The conference requests the sew.
| eral governments of the world to send
representatives to an annual confer
ence to be held at time and place &c
be agreed upon by them, for the pur.
pose of considering:
| "First-The questions for the con.
| sideration of which the conference ut
The Hague expressed wish that a
| future conference be called.
"Second-The negotiation of arbi.
tration treaties between the nations
represented at the conference to be
| convened.
"Third-The advisability of estab.
fishing an international congress to
convene periodically for the discus
sion of international questions.
"And this conference respectfully
requests the president Of the United
States to invite all the nations to
, send representatives to such a confer
ence."
The adoption of this resolution
without q dissenting voice aroused
much enthusiasm.
The Hungarian group sponsored
movement to forbid the use of float
ing submarine mines, but opposition
developed on the ground that this
matter might we'll be left for the
hoped for Hague conference and
Count Arponyi withdrew the Hungar
ian resolution.
The only feature of the session was
the transmission by telegraph to Pres
| ident Roosevelt of the salutations OF
the supplementary union.
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