Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-03
Second Days Session Of New
York Conference,
Able and Interesting Address by Men
of Prominence.
PIN of Society to Prevent Wars in
Future.


by Commissioner Mcfarland of Wash
ington. on the subject of an arbitration
treaty with Great Britain and also with
| other nations.
| Prof John Bassett Moore of Colum-
bia University. said that he hoped that
our arbitration treaties with other
countries will be more comprehensive
than the one recently concluded be-
tween Franc and Great Britain. Such
a treaty between the United States and
Great Britain would be in his Judgment
Il step backward. He strongly objected
to an exception being made of ques-
| tons of national honor as questions
not coming within the scope of arbitra-
ton. Referring to the decision of The
Hague court in the Venezuela case, the
speaker said that as a lawyer and in
view of the evidence submitted he was
unable to see how any other decision
could have been rendered.
| The great need he said, was for the
creation of a system whereby force
might be applied in such cases without
| Il resort to war. Two methods We're
suggested for the accomplishment Of
| this purpose. BY international agree
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that certain penalties could be incurred
| by Il nation perpetrating some wrong
or injustice upon another. A still bet
ter method would be the organization
| of Il body akin to an International DO
| lice force acting under the direction of
Il permanent international council. This
| idea was dimly foreshadowed in what
is known as the concert of Europe.
| HN-hi oh IN, nf I,@ -
times heaped upon it, had been an
agency making for peace. 1t had pre-
| vented % wars where it had caused
one. The idea of an international
| council to enforce the laws of nations
| might seem like a dream, the speaker
said, but all good agencies for the bet
terment of humanity had existed first
rs dreams. The Hague court itself was
| only vision, Il few years ago, but now
It was Il splendid reality.
| Rev. Philip MoXem said that one of
the chief forces making for the aban-
donment of war was the growing sense
of national kinShip between all men Of
all races, the recognition of Il world
wide human brotherhood. An appeal
to the sense OF justice was much mor:,
| effective than argument based on the
cost of war. When the war passion is
reused men never stop to count the
cost. n stronger ground to build our
| homes of peace upon, he said, was the
growing recognition of what is right
and just between man and man. There
is Il world consciousness that is fast
coming to be world conscience.
Baron Kentaro Kaneka. a former
| III, MI, ,if.to I,
ment, reviewed the attitude of Japan
toward the principe of arbitration,
holding thatsJapan had consistently
| stood for peace. The baron said he
| could not forbcar mildly rebuking the
territorial aggrcgission of so-called
Christian nations, quoting the Chris
tan text: blessed are the meek. for
they shall inherit the earth" and sug-
| costing doubt of the accuracy of the
| translation"
Judge Simeon f. Baldwin of the SUI
preme court of Connecticut, made an
interesting and valuable suggestion
regarding the use of The Hague tribu-
nal by England and the United States.
Each country has four distinguished
jurists as its representatives, in that
court. Let King Edward. he said,
choose one of the Americans and our
| President select one of the English rep
resentatives and let these decide which
shall be chief justice of court of five,
to which, for five years, all disputes
between the United States and Eng
land shall be referred. King Edward
will choose two more American Judges
and the United States will choose two
more English judges. For the next five
years the chief justice shall be repre-
scented by the first chief justice. Thus
we should have permanent and def
mite tribunal. selected in advance Of
all controversies.
John r. Henderson, Jr., of Washing
ton, pictured the delays and vexations.
hindrances in the way of the constitu-
ton of The Hague arbitration court,
and urged the establishment of a tri-
bunal that should always be ready and
in session.
+. w. Seward spoke of the more than
20 controversies between Great Britain
and the United States which in the
past century had been settled by arbi =
tration. He considered the prospects
for peramennt peace between the two
countries most excellent
The evening session of the conference
was devoted to the consideration of
arbitration from business point of
view.
Clinton Roger Woodruff of Philadel {.
phia, delivered an address embodying
the report of a special committee ar
pointed to bring the question of inter-
national arbitration before the bust
ness organizations of the country. This
committee prepared a circular which
was sent to carefully selected list Of
so business organizations. representing
So of the largest cities in the United
States. OF the so organizations thus
addressed. "a, Mr.. Woodruff said are
now on the list of endorsers of the cir
cular; five demand action, citing good
local reasons; three still have the mat
ter before them and eight failed to
acknowledge receipt of the circular Ir
addition to the above named, "a first
class endorsements. three more have
been received from small cities and en-
tirely unsolicited. Several organiza>
tons have shown further interest. Four
have established permanent commit