The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-02
GRAY, PENF|ELD, PEPPER
DISCUSS ARBI TRhIION
WHILE TWO NATIONS WAR
Federal Judge Opens the Mohonk
Lake Conference with an
Address.
VIEWS OF AN INDIANIAN
Recent Action of The Hague Tri-
bunal Is Reviewed-The Pan
American. Railway.
VIEWS OF AN INDIANIA

MOHONK LAKE, n. Y, June 1.-The
tenth annual conference on international
arbitration opened here to-day with a larg-
er attendance than at any previous meet
ing of the body, nearly 800 people being
present. Among the delegates are three
members of The Hague tribunal. these be-
ing Judge Gray. Oscar Strauss and j. n.
Cambria, of Mexico; ten judges of the
Federal and State courts, including Justice
Brewer, OF the United States Supreme
Court. and Judge w. P. Potter. of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court; fifteen presi-
dents of colleges and other educational in
stitutions; forty-five prominent business
men from different parts of the United
States: including special representatives
from the chambers of commerce of various
cities and many well-known clergymen.
The opening exercises consisted of an ad-
dress of welcome by Albert X Smiley and
prayer by DIR. Edward Everett Hale.
Judge George Gray. of<Delaware. who was
chosen TO preside over the conference, on
taking the chair said in part:
The Czar OF Russia, who suggested The
Hague tribunal. is involved in internecine
war that strains the resources OF his en-
pire, but the international Court of Arbi-
tration at The Hague will remain endur-
Ing monument TO his wisdom and shed more
glory upon his reign than any triumph.
however great, his armies may achieve.
The establishment and continued existence
of the permanent court of international ar
bitration will make it more difficult In the
future-than 1t has in the past for nations TO
engage In war. | believe that its influence
will grow slowly but steadily and that
each resort TO its decisions will tend to
form and strengthen the habit of looking
thitherward TO settle international difficult
ties by an appeal to reason instead of an
appeal TO arms.
Is for hir,I<iv hot
the project FOR. a treaty between England
and the United States is in a forward state
of progress. and that the rejection of the
rather than hinder, the present movement
Its rejection has served to concentrate pub
lie attention upon the subject. and in the
meantime. free discussion and criticism
have served to measureably mature favor
BILE public opinion on both sides of the At
lantic. What imagination is not kindled
what heart does not glow, at the thought
of an arbitral agreement between the two
great English. speaking nations of the
world. Too powerful to be animated by any
other motive than a brave and worthy one.
the moral effect of their agreement in such
treaty could not fail to advance the
cause Of international arbitration
to worldwide acceptance As
for ourselves, are bound by our own
past. There is no more glorious page in
our history than that which records it's
lists OF arbitral agreements and estab-
fishes its leadership in upright diplomacy
and peaceful settlement of international
difficulties. That international law Is no
longer the sport of kings and mockery Of
the hopes of humanity is largely due TO the
assertion OF its obligations by the states
men of our formative period. The parlia-
ment or men and the federation of the
world is emerging from the mist of poe
try TO the sunlight of the practical world.
When American diplomacy secures an
open port from China il is not for Ameri-
can commerce alone, but for the commerce
OF the world. A selfish, sordd. aggressive
or merely self-starving national policy
Will be more difficult TO maintain in the
future than Ii has been in the past
Our own national conduct must more
and more conform 10 the enlightened con-
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