The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
GROWTH. OR ! /. OF MOVEMENT y E i in n
FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE 6;
BY HAYNE DAVIS.
q P-ARTY2of two hundred mem bers
of the MISUNDERSTANDING Union,

! 5 s5is PARTY Of two hundred nlembe
FIJI ~ of the Interparllamentary Union
| u #@ss on theirSrcturn from the World IS
l%f--1 Fair ut st. Louis, where they had /
III 4 been attending a congress OF tfis6
| worthy society, recently visited, WASH
| ingtonf for the PURPOSE of presenting a.
memorial to the Congress OF the#IjnIted&
States through the President A more
distinguished party has not hitherto Wis -33
| titcd Washington8in any cause. AS its
name signifies It. is international in char
actcr, aud It's objects arc Of great liz /.
| terest to all nations. hi iS5
Mr. William Randall Cremer, OF Ems
| land, is the originator. He has devoted
nearly twenty years OF ibis life to the
| Interests of this society. 1T must be-
admitted that 1t presents many moro ats
| trnctive features than the universal pence
propositions which caused the crca ton
of "rhe Hague Court It strikes one I
as far more practical and definite than
the rather gvag,,e and underlined poWsrs J.
and purposes OF The Hague Court rs We I.
understand tho present status of that
col,rt& and what it has accomplished. 5!,ga@fg
The Csar's course IN deciding that
differences between Russia and japan
should be decided by the fnrbitrament OF
arms seems to me departure from the
universal peace proposition. disarmament }
OF armies and navles, which he strongly
recommended when lie first made his ap-ss
peal for universal peace.
The object of the Interparliamentary
Union. If understand 1t correctly, and n
ns explained by Mr., Cremer is ITO pros
mote the execution of treaties OF nrbl-
tration. that Is. a system OF agreements
to submit to this congress for arbltra Ton
issues not yet arisen.
''In other words, It Is an agree nlent to q
agree aud 1t differs from The Hague
tribunal In that MI the nations OF tho
world are Invited to participate. The g
nations Of Central and South America were
not represented at The Hague. ys
The whole question was ably discussed y
in ST. Louis and resolution was adopted I.
calling upon the nations to give Tho
Hague Court jurisdiction and to consider
The question of q congress of ma tons TO i,
discuss the principles OF international law
which This Hague must apply to particu-
lar cOntroversl less PSI e dt55 s 3s sssS
The plan to substitute treaties OF arh!-8a
ration before judicial proceedings instead
of rcsortiug to war should enlist the Y
interest of the whole world.
These two hundred members OF tie ln-E 3
terpa rlamentary llnian, armed With the 4
resolutions adopted In ST. Louis, have y
presented them to President Roosevelt
and urged him to convene y congf ess Il
OF nations which will BRING the nations
OF Central and South America into the 4
defective union OF nations constituted
by the treaty OF The Hague: which Viii
concentrate the Irresistible movenlent a
toward arbitration treaties, and resu!t
In the formulation OF treaty that WI Z
servo us a model. clearly defining w'lat "
classes Of controversies are Included IN 81
AZ. aud giving The Hague Court inrisdleI
ton over such controversies and the risht
to develop an automatic system O pre-
oeedure for the trial OF such cases, mus s
founding Il on a solid basis. in Its proRer
place as an integral part Of tbs world IKE
judicial machinery ,gt
Ii would seem that this Is an unpreee'
5dented opportunity for President Hooss-
velt To place the United states ~ inc q
very head OF all nations In this area Wurk y
of. recognizing and chrlstianlz'nS tns
whole world. 58