The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-04
JUDGE POINTS OUT
AN INCONSISTENCY
Justice Brewer Says Naval I'm.
crease and Peace Advocacy
Don't Go Together Well

[ MOHONK LAKE, N. Y, June 8. -
Today's session Of the conference on
international arbitration was opened
with the presentation OF the platform
OF principles, which was adopted. This
platform notes the steady increase Of
the arbitration idea in popular favor,
repeats familiar arguments on the sub
Ject in hand and concludes
We favor the coming together of rep
TesenIatlyes or all nations disposed to
join In the movement in pursuance OF
some plan mutually agreed upon for the
purpose s OF conferring concerning matters
general welfare Of all the nations may be
promoted. This proposed gathering has
aalready been aptly designated as an in
ternational advisory congress- We recog-
nize such congress as natural com
plement and auxiliary to the cause of in
ternational arbitration. 1t win be but an
same general direction, all making for the
peace OF the world upon the only reliable
oasis, namely that Of justice and mutual
good WILL
Prophesies General Peace
Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court. in an address, reminded
his hearers that great reforms move
slowly and SO 1t must be with the gen.
eral adoption of arbitration He added:
The day of peace is yet far away. but
1t Is surely coming. While there is no
regularly constituted power to enforce
an acceptance Of arbitration it has the
after all, is supreme. Sneers are some
times heard about The Hague tribunal
The machinery of that court was not
perfect but the significant fact was that
In the recognition of that tribunal the ma
tions recognized the binding force on the
people of arbitration. The institution of
Ihe Hague tribunal was the beginning of
the end of war.
The speaker intimated that he
thought it hardly consistent to advo-
cate larger naval armament, as some
speakers had done, and at the same time
urge the promotion of international
peace.
Congressman Bartholdt, of Missouri,
who organized in congress last winter
a group of the inteEparliamentary
union, spoke on that subject
Other speakers were Gen. o. o. How
ard, Gen. J. III. Russell. Prof. J. H.
Scott, J. III. Paterson, Sig. Agnoli, Con-
gresham Baker, Capt Richmond P.
Hobson and Senor Cambria, the Mexi-
can delegate to The Hague.
Robert Lansing, of Washington, as
sociate counsel in the Alaska boundary
| case, spoke at the night session.
"Unoffending Private Property"
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That this conference indorses
| the sentiments expressed by President
Mckinley in his annual message of 1898
and reiterated by President Roosevelt in
| his annual message of 1908 in favor Of the
| exemption Of unOffending private property
| at sea from capture during a war, as such
| a rule would tend to minimize and allie
1 Vlate the disastrous consequences of war.
Resolved, That the president of this
conference appoint committee of three
| to prepare and present to, the president
/ of the United States, the secretary OF
| state and both houses of congress a me-
mortal urging that an international con-
| greSS be called to consider this question
| with a view of incorporating into the
/ permanent law of civilized nations the
1endlng private property at sea, not con-
| traband of war, from capture or destruc-
| ton by belligerent powers; and, further
| that this congress be requested to con-
| slider the adoption of a code of rules sfor
| the general conduct of warfare upon the
| sea.
| Horace White spoke of the life and
| the eminent services of Golden to the
| cause of humanity and international
| concord. Golden was not a peace-at-
| any-price man, but he held that arbi-
! tratiOn should be tried in every case
| OF an international dispute before re-
sort to war. Golden was the outspok-
| en- friend of the North in the Civil war
and was one Of the few who fully ap-
| preciated the worth and greatness OF
Abraham Lincoln during the latter's
| lifetime