Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29
To CALL HAGUE
CONFERENCE
President Roosevelt Receives
InterparIiamentary
Union.
ACCEPTS THEIR RESOLUTION
Agrees to Call Peace Conference at
Early Date-lmpressive Ceremony
at White House When Nations
Chief Executive Receives Guests,

Washington, Sept 25-Presidert
Roosevelt announced Saturday after
noon that at an early date he would
ask the nations of the world to Join
in a second congress at The Hauge
for the promotion of arbitration.
The occasion of the announcement
I was the reception by the president of
the delegates of the inter-parlimen-
tary union which recently held a ses-
sion at ST. Louis. At that session A
resolution requesting President Roose-
welt to call such congress was adopt
ed unanimously.
The presidents acceptance of the
terms of the resolution and The an
| nouncement of his purpose to promote
the peace of the world by inviting all
, nations to participate in IL second
peace conference whose work should
be supplemental to that of The Hauge
conference was received by those pres
| ent with enthusiastic applause DR..
Albert Gobat, of Switzerland. general
secretary Of the inter-parlimentary
union, presented formally to President
| Roosevelt the resolution of the union
| requesting him to call a second con-
| ference. DR. Gobat reviewed the i'm
portance of The Hauge tribunal, con-
GLIDING:
"The ter-parliamentary conference
at st. Louis has deemed you, Mr.. Pres
, ident, to be especially fitted to assume
the initiative of second general as
sembly of the states. We are aware
that in applying to you We address
ourselves to an earnest defender of in
| ternatiOnal justice, and we hear in
mind that you were the first head Of
government who turned the gov
| ernments toward the permanent court
Of arbitration of The Hauge."
! In response to DR.. Gobat's speech,
President Roocevelt said in part:
| '1n response to your resolutions, I
| shall at an early date ask the other
nations to Join in a second congress
at The Hauge. I feel, as am
sure Won 10. that our efforts
should take the shape of pushing for
ward towards completion the work al
ready begun at The Hauge. and that
I whatever Is now done should appear
not as something divergent therefrom,
| but as a continuance thereof. At the
! first conference at The Hauge several
+ questions were left unsettled and it
was expressly provided that there
should be a second conference. A
reasonable time has elapsed and I
feel that your body has shown sound
judgment in concluding that a second
confidence should now be called to
carry some steps farther toward com.
pletion the work of the first. 1t would
be visionary to EXPECT too immediate
success for the great cause YOU are
champoning, bnt very substantial
progress can be made if we strive with
resolution and good sense toward the
goal of securing among the nations OF
the earth, as among the individuals OF
each nation. a just sense of response
bility in each towards others, and q
Just recognition in each of the rights
of others. The right and the resDonsi
bility must go hand in hand. Our eff
fort must be unceasing both to secure
in each nation full acknowledgment o.
the rights of others and to bring abou'
in each nation an over growing sense
of it's own responsibility.
AT an early date l shall issue thu
call for the conference you request
IL againo greet you and bid you wei
come in the name of the American
people, and wish you Godspeed II
your efforts for the common good y
mankind"
At the conclusion OF the address
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt pei
sonallv received and exchanged greet
ings with each of the delegates an
ladies' present, the introduction be
ing made by Colonel Bromwell an
!. Major McCauley. The reception wa
held in the blue room, the guests pass
ing from there through the red roor
into the state dining room, where
buffet luncheon was served.
Another Perdlcaris Case.
London, Sept. 24.-The Times CO
respondent at Tapgier telegraph
that Mr.. Lee, a British merchant 9
I Rabat, has been captured while fisl
) ing in the Rabat river. A companio
? named Broome escaped after bein
> fired at. The correspondent ado
? that there is an unconfirmei rune
that Mr.. Lee has been liberated.