The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-14
President Roosevelt Asked to Gall International Conference
 at The Hague
INTER- PARLIAMENTARY
 UNION TAXES ACTION
Resolution Adopted Provides for ln- tervention or Powers Jointly and Separately In the Russo
 Japanese War.

St. Louis, September 13-The all-impor- tant business for which the inter-parlia- mentary union assembled was transacted at the second session, which was held to- day. With great unanimity, these repre- sentatives of fifteen different national 1 parliaments adopted two resolutions of far-reaching importance. In one the pow CTS of the world are asked to intervene now in the Russian-Japanese war. In the other the nations are invited to partici- pate in a second session of The Hague conference, and President Roosevelt is re- quested to issue the call.
 The measure looking toward interven- ton in the far east was adroitly amended. Originally the resolution provided for in- tervention "at the proper time" The last four words, however, were stricken out on the ground that immediate inter vention is necessary. County D'Alviella of Belgium was responsible for the amend ment. It was also the Belgium senator who brought about the insertion of phrase calling for intervention of the pow CTS jointly and separately" and the hint was delicately but informally thrown out in this connection that the President of the United States could most properly tender mediation.
 The action calling for a new session of The Hague convention took the part of the Bartholdt draft, which follows:
 Hague Convention Is Called.
 "Whereas, enlightened public opinion and the spirit of modern civilization alike demand that differences between nations should be adjudicated and settled in the same manner as disputes between indi- viduals are adjudicated. namely, by the arbitrament of courts in accordance with recognized principles of law;
 "The conference requests the several governments of the world to send rep resentatives to an annual conference to be held at time and place to be agreed upon by them for the purpose of consid- ering:
 I T. The questions for the considera- l ton of which the conference at The l Hague expressed a wish that a future l conference be called.
 "2 The negotiations of arbitration treaties between the nations represented
 
 "3 The advisability of establishing an international congress to convene period 1 ically for the discussion of international 1 questions.
 And this conference respectfully re- quests the President of the United States to invite all the nations to send repre- sentatives to such a conference"
 Arouses .luch Enthusiasm.
 The adoption of this resolution with out a dissenting voice aroused much en- thusasm.
 ] The Hungarian group sponsored a movement intended to forbid the use of floating submarine mines, but opposi- tion developed on the ground that this matter might we'll be left for the hoped for Hague conference, and Count Ap- ponyi withdrew the Hungarian resolu- | tion
 The only other feature of the session was the transmission by telegraph to l President Roosevelt of the salutations of the parliamentary union. l The conference will adjourn tomor- row.
  ests of the American farmer than rect procty."
 1 This Is the same reciprocity which the republican party is naw against because | DTeS- l efit tariff. Reciprocity-a form of tariff reduction-does benefit the farmer, but 1 Senator Fairbanks and his republican colleagues were against 1t during the past six years and are dogding 1t today.
 John Sharp Williams to Speak. l Representative Talbott of the Second 1 Maryland district was a caller at demo- cratic headquarters this morning, spend- ing some time in conference with Chair man Cowherd. Representative Talbott was renomnated for congress after a hard fight last week. His majority two years | ago was 1500, which expects to be in- | creased this year.
 Maryland" said MT. Talbott, Twill cast her electoral vote for Parker and Davis. There Is the utmost confidence among the leaders that the state will roll up a safe democratic majority"
 Representative John Sharp Williams of | Mississippi will leave for New York to- morrow for a conference with the demo- cratic managers. It is also likely that he will visit Judge Parker at Esopus. The l congressional committee has decided to give Mir Williams speaking dates in West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Out side of speeches in Louisville, Paterson. N. J., and Detroit, Mich, MT. Williams will confine his stumping tour to the above-named states.
 
 coiored Baptists in Austin, Tex.
 Austin, Tex, september 13.-Some thing like 2500 delegates arrived this evening and tonight from every part evening ard tonight from every state in the south to attend the national colored Baptist convention which meets here tomorrow for a six days session. The preliminary session to morrow will l devoted to the usual welcoming and responsive addresses There is much work before the con vention in the matter of reform ir c-urch laws.