The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
AND THE PRESIDENT
Unless the Committee Suspends the Rules Cannot Be
Awarded to Roosevelt Till Dec. 10! l9O6-Interna-
tonal LauD Congress in Christiania- Trophies
of the Student Singers Exhibited
BY M. ALeER.

BY M.
Christiania, Norway, Sept. 5.-The
world now knows all about President
Roosevelt and his rare abilities as a
peacemaker. Along with the rulers of
other nations, the Norwegian govern
ment pro tenn. talso sent the president a
cable of congratulations, and so did the
Nobel committee Of the Norwegian
storthing. The Norwegian press has
president IS great achievement, and his
picture has been printed by some OF
the papers.
But what is of more interest than all
this, is that President Roosevelt has
been mentioned here as the most suit
able man to whom the Nobel commit
tee of the Norwegian storthing should
give the Nobel peace prize. There is a
strong. sentiment among Norwegians to
see this done. It is, Of course, mat
teer left entirely in the hands Of the
committee, but by cabling their con-
gratulations to the president, the No
aware Of the important part President
Roosevelt played in that great game.
The next award Of the Nobel peace
prize takes place ON Alfred Nobel's
birthday, Dec. 10, but according to the
rules of the Nobel Foundation, all
nominations must be submitted to the
committee Feb. in the same year.
This would seem to exclude President
Roosevelt from the next distribution,
unless an exception to the rule could
be made. But the Nobel peace prize is
Roosevelt cannot be considered this
year, his friends and admirers will have
plenty of time to make the proper
nomination for the distribution of
Dec. 10, 1906:
Should President Roosevelt receive
the prize, he will not only be the first
ruler of nation upon whom this honor
has been bestowed, but he will be the
first American who ever received the
Nobel peace prize.
The International Law Congress.
While the Norwegian delegates are
hard at work at Karlstad, Sweden, try.
! Ing to come to an understanding with
the Swedes, Christiania has had the
honor to entertain distinguished body
OF visitors: The international Law as.
ISOLATION is holding it's twenty-second
congress here. Delegates to the number
of seveenty-one and hailing from almost
every European country and the United
States are present. The American dele
gates are: Cephos Brainard, New York:
Or. B. F: Trueblood, Boston; James O.
Crosby, Garnaville, Iowa.
| On the official program papers on the
following subjects appear: Information
al arbitration; the work of the Nor
wegian government and storthing fol
promoting arbitration and neutrality
contraband of war; neutrality: priz.
courts and an international prize
court of appeal; the relations between
charterers and shipowners; internationa
i charter parties and bills of lading; tn,
| positions of holders Of bills of ladins
j under a charter party; rules for tn,
recognition of foreign companies; for
eign judgments in Norwegian law
All meetings are held in the newl!
finished Nobel building in Christiania
former letter. -
Like so many other institution
working for the justice and peace o
the world, this association originate
in America, or rather the idea cam
from there. "The Association for tn
Reform and Codifcation of the Law
of Nations,'' as it was originally called
was instituted at a conference held a
Brussels, Belgium, in 1873. But tn
idea was first set forth by Elihu Bur
rift, the enthusiastic worker for tn
taken up by his friend and colleague
DR.. Miles, secretary Of the American
Peace society. : DR.. Miles enlisted tn
aid of David Dudley Field, the well
known New York lawyer. At the sug
gestion Of Mr.. Field and other Ameri
cans DR.. Miles came over to Europe il
search of support for the idea. Sew
eral prominent lawyers of Europe hat
been discussing the subject of forming
| 49, hos T., CO.
TENDER, 1873, a meeting was held a
Client, the result of which was tn,
organization of the "Institut de Droi
International A committee of eigh
was chosen to be present at the con
ference the following month at Brus
sells, and at this conference the Inter
national Law association was organ
lied. F., The two differ both in thei
composition and in their methods o:
work.
Institut de Droit International il
a purely scientific society, and it
members are chosen among prominen
jurists, who, thru their publications
have furthered the development Of in
ternational law. .-..~~...-. -. -.
The International Law association
counts among its members not only
jurists, but also shipowners, insurance
men, manufacturers and philanthrop
lists. and receives delegates. from insur
ance companies, commercial associa
7 tions, boards Of trade and societies fol
peace and international arbitration.
This difference has naturally led to {
difference in the character of the work
The institute has been busy with scien
tifc studies and the association ha
treated such questions in a more popu
lar manner, and has tried to solve then
by submitting them to the discussion
Of practical men, such as shipowners
business men and lawyers and Judges
Since the first conference in Brussel
in 1873 the association has held con
ferences at the following cities: 81
Geneva, 1874; Hague, 1875; Bremen
1876; Antwerp. 1877 and 1903; Frank
furt, 1878; London, 1879, 1887 and 1898
Berne, 1880; Cologne, 1881; Liverpool
1882 and 1890; Milan, 1888; Hamburg
1885; Geneva, 1892; Brussels, 1895
Buffalo, 1899; Rouen, 1900; Glasgow
1901.
Beside the Importance of the resolu
ton adopted at the different confer
ences, it is also of the greatest valu
J that men of different nations, who ar
interested in the same question, hav
opportunity to meet in friendly discus
sien and social intercourse. They ar
thereby made to understand better tn
views of each other on different inter
national questions.
The president Of this conference
F. V. n. Beichmann, president of tn
court of appeal at Trondhiem, and dele
: private international law at The Hague
!. Christiania is doing her best to en-
terrain her distinguished visitors in
nronar manner. A racention at 81