The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
ADVOCATES OF PEACE
CONFERENCE ON ARBITRATION AT
 LAKE MOHONK.
Three Hundred Delegates from United states and Foreign Countries In Attendance-Several Ad-
 dresses are Delivered.

Lake Mononk, N. I, May S1.-The annual Lake Mohonk Conference on Arbitration was begun here today. The opening address was made by the Pres ident, Judge Gray, who was followed by Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood in an ad- dress on the Years Progress in Inter- national Arbitration"
 Nearly 300 advocates of peace from all parts of the United States and some from foreign countries were present at the opening session. when Albert K. Smiley, the host, welcomed the mem bers. Included in the conference were Justice David J. Brown of Washington, D. C.; Oscar S. Straus and J. NJ. Gam boa, both members of the permanent Hague Tribunal; Count De La Rocca and pr. Jise De J. Paul. respectively. French and Venezuelan members of the Venezuelan Claims Commission; Japan csc Consul General Uchida of New York and District of Columbia Commission Il CT Mcfarland of Washington.
 l A number of prominent educators were present, while among others att l tending are Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott ana Rev pr. Robert s. McArthur of New York and Bishop Foss of Philadelphia. over thirty business organizations or | the country have official representa- | tives here.
 Among tho speakers were Samuel J.. Rarrows, Dr, George w. Washburn, pr. D.. c. Gilman. Clinton Rege Woodrun ot Philadelphia and Edwin D. Mead. Justice Brewer Of the United states Supreme Court was the first speaker at the evening session. He referred to l the great and increasing cost of mod | ern warfare, saying that he had been | told recently by one of our admirais | that every shot of a 12-inch gun costs s710 Referring to the POP arbitrations
 which have occurred during the past century he said that 1t was signin- cant fact that no nation had over repu- dIated all award made against It. the reason being that the public opinion of the world sustained these decisions and | no nation dareo to disregard that opin- | ion. although The Hague court has nc power to compel the acceptance of us | decisions.
 | At the coming session of the inter- parliamentary peace union at Brusseis Justice Brewer said the organization
 of a worlds congress would be dis- cussed and 1t was proposed that under | the direction of this body it should pro- | vide something in the nature of an in- i ternational army to enforce the decis- | ions of The Hague tribunal. rhe crea- ton of such an international police force might be within the range of pos s.bility, said Justice Brewer, but he | thought there was another method oi | compuision which might be brought so bear upon the nations in the near fu- | ture, At the coming Hague peace con | ference 1t might. he suggested. be de- creed that any nation refusing to ac' cept or abide by decision of The Hague court should be isolated from every other nation and ostricized in the | commercial, industrial and diplomatic
 world. This would be a penalty, ht
 said, that would quickly bring any na' | tion to terms and that without vioiencS
 or bloodshed. No nation could or would | endure 6 condition of outlawry.
 l Justice Brewer said that The Hague court for the first few years of its ex I istence was regarded as vtsionar, body and was derided and scoffed at II | many quarters. It was to the credi of the United States that 1t brough
 the first case for arbitration, that O the Plus fund. before the court and ha' thus rescued 1t from obscurity, givinl 1t c prestige among the nations B! referring the Venezuelan case to Tn Hague Instead of accepting the posi- tion of arbitration himself, Presiden Roosevelt, the speaker said, mad woi a greater, brighter and more lastini | fame than any "big stick" policy. a bii
 navy or even the Panama canal woul' give him. In closing Judge Brewe dWelt nOpeIutiy upon tne piVb ASSS ah'
 prospects for international arbitration and the worlds peace, saying that tn
 nations were growing sick of war ant of the burdens of war.
 Justice Brewer was followed by Car l roll D. Wright.
 Prof. John B. Clark of Columbia Uni
 versity expressed the belief that on' great and beneficent result of the wa in the Far East will be to remove Asi; from a field as an object of selfisl .schemes and ambitions of European
 powers and leave her free to develol along independent lines. Under tn brilliant leadership of Japan 1t woul'
 be hereafter, he said, Asia for tn
 Asians and this would be conducive t the peace and welfare of the who'll
 family of nations.
 Congressman Taylor of Alabama de
 tended the Senate arbitration treatie
 and said that the Senate was worthy o
 the respect of all Americans and 1t 1
 to be counted on at the proper time am
 in the proper way to take the mos
 practical steps for permanent peace
 MT. Taylor said he was glad to vot
 for two more battleships during tn
 last Congress because battleships wer
 a necessary part of governmental ma
 chinery to administer justice and main
 tain peace. He would gladly hay | voted $20, 100000 for an equally sensi
 ble proposition for the promotion o
 international arbitration.