The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-11
WILL BE ASKED
TO INTERVENE
HAGUE CONVENTION MAY BE
CALLED TO STOP THE
ORIENTAL WAR.
WANT ROOSEVELT TO ISSUE CALL
Matter viii Be Taken Up BY the
inter.Parliamentary Union
French Deputy Objected
To introducing Case.

st. Louis, Sept, 10.-Thc power OF
the world signatory to the Hague
will be asked by the Inter
Parliamentary Union at its twelith
to intervene in the Rus
sian Japanese war; President Roose-
Welt will be requested to call Sec
ond session of The Hague convention;
arbitration will be adVo-
Gated: the use of submarines in time
of war will be deplored and many
kindred resolutions will be presented
during the deliberations of the week.
The decision to undertake to bring
about intervention in the Far eastern
war was not reached until after
heated discussion at times Dltter.
When the proposition was brought
forward M. Cochery, a Frencn depu-
ty. objected vigorously to any at
tempt whatever to inject this matter
into the conference. He was support
ed by Marquis di San Gueliano, pres
ident of the Italian group.
The Unions Duty.
Dr.. Gobal, the representative from
Switzerland and secretary OF the
union said: "If this union, heralded
as deliberating in peace conference
so signally fails of its opportunity as
to neglect to deplore the bloodlest
war in the history of ages, we may
count ourselves as liable to become
the laughing stock of the world"
The council which is not unlike the
steering committee of the onlteu
States senate, organized TO-DAY by the
election of Congressman Richard
Bartholdt of st. Louis as president.
There were submitted during the
council. dozens of resolutions, the
merite of which We're urged strongly
I by their advocates prior to the session
These were so Numerous ana SO
| varied that their full discussion oc'
cupied hours.
/ The Program.
The program for the conference
was today definitely fixed by the ex-
ecutive council. Monday, the hrst
day. will be devoted to preliminary
work The two succeeding days Will
he devoted to deliberation on resoluu'
tions prepared by the executive coun-
ell. The first will deal with the raj
Eastern war in the foiloWlnS IAN
guagc: co.,or
"The parliamentary Confer
ence. shocked by the horrors OF lhe
war that Is being waged in the fai
/ East between two civilized states
and deploring that the power signato
nv of the conventions OF the hague
have been unable to have recourse 70
the clauses there of. which dlrec'
thcm TO tender their mediation I'm
mediately upon the opening ot mons
Utilities o. HtM
asks the powers signatory OF th'
convention OF The Hague to inter
vcne at the proper time with the pei
ligerents, in order to facilitate TN
restoration Of peace and instrucu
, the inter parliamentary bureau u
bring the present resolution TO IN
knowledge of the said powers.
/ Want Hague Conference.
The others have to do with tn
r. calling of second Hague convention
NV President Roosevelt. the express
!. ion of qualification at the advance
made in the cause Of peace, the tai
ing Of steps TO Strengthen tne ou
works of the Inter Parliamentar
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!. ..yuloeiyes which endangcr neuti
r. shipping In time OF war.
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