Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
" ANTS PEACE
UNION
ASKS FOR INTERVENTION.
CONFERENCE ADJoURNs

CONFERENCE ADJOURNs
Meeting In St. Louis Ends Today Il
Resolutions Adopted Asking That
Neutral Nations Stop Far Eastern
strugaIe-Another Peace Congress.
st. Louis, Sept. 14.-The twelfth
union adjourned today to meet next
year in Prussia
Asks for Peace.
The all important business for which
the inter-parliamentary union assem-
bled was transacted at the second
session, which was held yesterday
With great unanimity these represen-
tatives of fifteen different national
parliaments adopted two resolutions,
each of Importance. In one of these
powers of the world are asked to in.
tervene now in the Russo-Japanese
war. In the other the nations of the
word are invited to participate In a
second session Of The Hague confer.
ence and President Roosevelt is re-
4 quested to issue the call.
Want Immediate Intervention.
The measure looking toward inter-
vention in the far east was adroitly
1 amended. Originally the resolution
provided for intervention "at the
; proper time" The last four words,
however, were stricken out on the
ground that immediate Intervention Is
necessary.
1 Between the Lines.
Count Goblet d'Alvielle of Belgium
was responsible for this amendment.
1t was also the Belgian senator who
brought about the insertion of phrase
calling for Intervention of the powers.
Jointly and separately" and the hint
was delicately but informally thrown
out in this connection that the Presi.
dent of the United States could most
properly tender mediation. A smile
passed as the delegates appreciated
, the adroitness of the connection be-
!, tween the formal phrase and the in.
: formal suggestion.
t Resolution for Intervention.
! The resolution calling for interven-
3 ton in the Russo-Japanese war reat
S as follows:
4 THE intet-parlianlentary conference
shocked by the horrors Of the wal
n that is being waged in the far east
j. between two civilized states. and de-
q ploring the powers signatory Of the
convention of The Hague have beer
+ unable to have recourse to the clauses
8 thereof, which direct them to tender
4 their mediation Immediately at the
a outbreak of hostilities, asks the pow
n ers signatory Of the convention O.
= = The Hague to intervene either jointl,
or separately with the belligerents II
order to facilitate the restoration o
peace and instructs the lnter-parlia
mentary bureau to bring the presen
resolution to the knowledge Of sait
powers"
For Session at The Hague.
The action calling for a new ses
sion of The Hague conference tool
the form Of the Bartholdt draft, ,whicl
follows:
Whereas, Enlightened public opir
ion and the spirit of modern civilize
tion alike demand that differences be
tween nations should be adjudicate
and settled in the same manner a
: disputes between individuals are at
h Indicated; namely by the arbitrs
d ment of courts in accordance wit
n recognized principles of law.
p "The conference requests the Sc,
e eral governments Of the world to sen
: representatives to an annual confer
e ence to be held at a time and plac
:. to be agreed upon by them, for tn
ID purpose of considering:
: "First-The questions for the col
q sideration of which the conference q
" The Hague expressed wish that
future conference be called.
"Second-The negotiation Of arb
tration treaties between the nation
S represented at the conference to /
is convened.
Third The advisability Of esta
: fishing an international congress I
l. convene periodically for the discussio
!. 10 of international questions.
81 "And this conference respectful
L requests the President of the Unite
States to invite all nations to send re
> resentatives to such a conference"
The adoption of this resolution wit
lie out dissenting voice aroused mue
enthusiasm
O. Against Submarine Mines.
IN The Hungarian group sponsored
az movement to forbid the use of floati1
m submarine mines, but opposition d
ls veloped on the ground that this matt
might we'll be left for the hoped f
Hague conference and County Appo
vi withdrew the Hungarian resolutio
The only feature of the session w
aS the transmission by telegraph to Pre-
ident Roosevelt of the salutatiops
N. the inter-parliamentary union.
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