New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-03
MOHONK CONFERENCE.
BARON KANEKO SPEAKS.
MacFarIand Says RooseUelfs EIec-
ton WI Help Arbitration.

with an address by Commissioner H. B. F. Mac
Farland. of this District of Columbia. on the sub
ject Of Arbitration Treaties with Great Britain
and Other Nations" He said, in part:
Arbitration treaties may be concluded by the
United States with Great Britain, France and other
submitted and rafihed in the senate at the short
closing session of the present Congress next WIN
ready to negotiate such treaties as soon they
Consideration France having just signed such
treaties with Great Britain. Italy and Spain, turned
States. and Great Britain having concluded such
treaty with Spain as well as with France. was
ready to negotiate again with the United States.
but hestated because OF the failure of the Senate
tmated a Willingness to meet our government half
way But the Executive sew that the 9enaIe was WAS
not ready for favorable action and as II Vas n95
only useless 10 negotiate conventions whleh coula
not be promptly ratified, 1t might have been re-
garded by foreign governments affected as nkely
to lead to embarrassment negotiations were de-
If the result of the November election should be
unLaVoranIs 10 the i I.s ffvoraba f
tention before Congress adjourned and rev ad-
though international arbitration is not party
question but In principle has inc sUPpogs OF me
movement for specific arbitration treaties does
is to be no change of adminstraon such treaties
may be negotiated in November and ratified before
55posDect ie brigbf for success within compare
RLo5PsCt -. ~ P,,iross IF time the
dream OF the poet has become the plan OF the
be carried out.
THINKS VENEZUELAN DECISION RIGHT.
Professor John Bassett Moore. Of Columbia Uni
versity. said that he hoped that American arb-
traton treaties with other countries would be
more comprehensive than the one recently con-
Guided between France and Great Britain Such
a treaty between the United States and Great
Britain would be- IN his judgment. step back
ward He strongly objected to exception be-
ing made of questions OF national honor as ques-
tions not coming within the scope Of arbitration.
D. 60 If IN
the Venezuela case. he said that lawyer and in
view OF the evidence submitted. he was unable to
see how any Other decision could have been rem
dered. The court was compelled to recognize the
fact that in the present state of international re-
lations the use of force the threat of war. as in
the case OF the Venezuela difficulty, was regular
and legitimate The great need he said. was for
the creation of a system whereby force might be
applied in such cases without resort TO war
Two methods were suggested for the accomplish
ment Of this purpose. By international agreement
it might be provided for instance that certain
penalties should be incurred by nation perpetrat-
ing some wrong injustice on another. still
better method would he the organization Of a body
akin TO international police force acting under
the direction of a permanent international council.
This idea dImly foreshadowed in what is
known as the concert OF Europe which, IN spite OF
the ridicule sometimes heaped on II. had been
agency making for peace, 1t had prevented twenty
five wars where 1t had caused The idea Of an
international council 10 enforce the laws OF ma
tons might like a dream, the speaker said,
but all great agencies for the betteTmen Of human
ity had existed nrst dreams The Hague court
itself only vision few years ago. but now
II a splendid reality.
BARON KANEKO QUOTES SCRIPTURE.
Baron Kentaro Kaneko. former Cabinet Minis
ter OF the imperial government, reviewed the att-
tude Of Japan toward the principle OF arbitration
holding that Japan had consistently stood for
peace The baron said he could forbear mildly
~
Christian nations. quoting the Christian text
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the
EARTH and suggesting a doubt OF the accuracy
Of the translation. Was II not written DISH
herit?" he asked.
Judge Simeon E; Baldwin. Of the Supreme Court
of Connecticut made interesting and valuabls
suggestion regarding the use OF the Hague Trih-
unal by England and the United States Each
country has four distinguished jurists its rep
seiS cba C a1a ~ he A,oeTicans and our Presi
let these decide which shall be chief justice OF a
between the United States and England shall be
referred King Edward Will choose two more
American judges and the United States will choose
two more English judges For the next hye years
L li SI .+n rt, IL sboIIid 5,ye neTos1Ie1
and definite tribunal, selected in advance Of all
other speakers at this session were the Rev Dr.
Philip MoXom, John D. l. Findlay OF Baltimore
+. w Seward and Edwin D Mead.
FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW.
voted wholly to the consideration Of arbitration
from business point of view. Clinton Rogers
Woodruff OF Philadelphia, delivered an address
embodying the report Of a special committee ap-
pointed to bring the question Of international arbi
traton before the business organizations OF the
country. This committee prepared q circular which
was sent to carefully selected list OF fifty busiuess
organizations representing thrtyhve OF the lars'.s.
cities in the United States. or the fifty organiza-
tons thus addressed, thrty-four, Mr.. Woodruff
said were now on the list Of indorssrs OF the cir
cular; five demanded action. citing GOOD local
reasons; three still had the matter before them and
eight failed to acknowledge receipt Of the circular
class Endorsements. three more had been received
from small cities not included in the list and en-
uTely unsolicited. making a total OF thiTty-seven.
These organizations, in addition to indorsing the
circular, mad noWn further interest Four had
established permanent committees These were the
Albany, Boston and Baltimore chambers of COM
merce and the Chicago Board of Trade The Little
Rock Board OF Trade and the Philadelphia Board
OF Trade had adopted resolutions favoring the
Britain Of arbitration treaty Thirteen bodies
in the cities Of New-York Philadelphia, Boston,
Columbus Ohio Scranton PENN Albany and
Wilmington (Delj were represented at this confer
ence, and all had assisted by distributing copies OF
the circular TO their members and by furnishing
Mahion n Kline Of the Philadelphia Chamber
OF Commerce. began the general discussion with
q tFt-Inlluie auoless on Lne CROWN OIL me arol-
said had been highly encouraging In the last year.
A. Foster Higgins Of the New-YorI Chamber az
Commerce. said that, while that body had taken
no specific action the subject OF arbitration he
assured tho conference that such action would be
taken at an early date. He said that wars of many
kinds were inevitable, among these being the war
occasioned by race enmtty now causing so much
trouble in this country; the between virtue
and vice and the between labor and capital
which is serious a menace to life and prop
erty. All these things make 1t necessary TO main
tain armies. naves and police forces.
Manufacturers spoke strongly against further war
preparations. Other speakers were E. G. Preston,
secretary of the Boston Chamber of Commerce;
Joel Cook president of the Philadelphia Beard OF