The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-02
PRESIDENT PRAHTl
N7flPARlIAHENTARY cnuc,,.,
IN SESSION At BRUSSELS,
Opening Of the Congress n, =
sion for a Notable Oemo,.,
TO" IN Behalf Of pr,,,,.
Roosevelt and His vo,. :
Peace. VT

0Iuseols, aug. 29.-Kino r
received the delegates to thu 1a leopold
liamentary congress yesterday '' a,.'
noon. He oonversed with each - ,'' :
American members, expressing H. !; 'as
miration for the United a.. us I'd,
saying that he kept President 'e D and
velt's photograph, bearing his aoo'''
ture on his desk in his stuov ''gna'
The opening of the congress va,
occasion for notable demonst ,s :as
in behalf Of President R ooas,s,.a
the success Of the peace confsrsn.. sa =
Portsmouth. 'Oe at
Large delegations, Representa-, 49,,
tioally the leading parliamepts ~ p' -.
world, were present. 'us
Tributes by ministers.
The welcoming address delivered !.
Minister Of State Beernaert arons s "
storm Of applause when he refer,sS :. :
President Roosevelt's two conspiono,.
movements in behalf of peace in H..
calling another meeting Of The Hs u''
conference, and, secondly, in brino Ss.
together the plenipotentiaries of Pae
STA and Japan. '''
Baron de Favereau, the BELGIAN nj,
lister of foreign affairs, added flatta,;n.
tributes to the American president
efforts.
Mr.. Bartholdt said:
THE status of our common cans. !,
the United States never justified mon.
favorable report than it does at tina
present time. Two causes have main.
~ contributed toward this revival n
interest in the peace movement-tbs
meeting Of the Interparliamentary Con.
grees on American soil, and the dean
growing disgust with that bsrbsroua
war in the Orient.
"Under The Hague convention tho
president already enjoys larger mss.
sure Of discretion than the new treat
les, in their amended form, would have
conferred upon him. The failure Of
these treaties may prove blessing in
disguise. It justifies the hope that The
outcome will be the approval by The
Hague conference, of treaty Of wider
scope and yet more definite in detail
1t is with pardonatle pride We
Americans point to the historical feet
that it was left to an American prssi.
dent not only to open the doors Of The
Hague again, but also to stop, in the
interests Of both the belligsrents and
humanity, the war between Russia and
Japan.
The congress then adopted with en-
thusiaem resolutions of thanks to Pres
ident Roosevelt, and the secretary was
instructed to cable the following:
President Roosevelt, Oyster Bay
Tho Interparliamentary Congress, at
Brussels ssembled, sends greetings
and has the honor to advise you that
it has passed resolutions expressing 10
high appreciation of your action ID
calling q second conference at lido
Hague in the interest of internatloDa
peace. and its profound thanks %
your noble efforts in the Interests
humanity to terminate the Russo'J'P
anese war"
rlOdel Treaty Discussed
The congress afterward dlsou'eu
the American proposal for q mooel ~
bitration treaty. The congress resO'
cd to refer tho treaty propagation W
committee with instructions to 'sp''
within three months. 80.
A brilliant reception in honor Oh -.
delegates was held last night o' ''s
members Of the Belgian senate ''
chamber of representatives. u,.
Congressman W. A. Smith, OF NV. wv
igan, left last night for Bellln' w.
he will have an audience with DuF'
-. u1:11s~