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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-05
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

The first Conference of Nations
held at The Hague in 1899, being
unable to dispose of all the business
before it, recommended to considera--
ton and settlement of a number OF
important questions by another con-
ference to be called subsequently, and
It an early date. These qu's' ions
we're the following: Cd The rights
md duties of neutrals; (2) the limi-
tation of the armed forces OIL land
md sea, and of military budgets
(3) the use of new types and CALI
bers of military and naval guns: (4)
the inviolability of private property
ut sea in times of war; 50 the born
bardment of ports, cities, end VII
lagos by naval forces. In October:
1904. at the instance of the Inter
parliamentary Union, which, at
conference held in the United States
and attended by the lawmakers OF
fifteen different nations, had rciter-
ated the demand for a second Con-
ference of Nations, I issued invita-
tions to all the powers signatorv to
The Hague Convention to send dele
gates to such a conference and sug-
gested that it be again held at The
Hague. In its note of December 16
1904, the United States Government
communicated to the representatives
of foreign governments it's belief
that the conference could be best ar
ranged under the provisions Of the
present Hague treaty.
From all the Powers acceptance
was received, coupled in Some cases
with the condition tina tvs should
wait until the end of the war then
waging between Russia and Japan
The Emperor of Russia, Immediate
ly after the treaty Of peace which so
happily terminated this war, i'll n
note presented to the President ON
September 10, through Ambassador
Rosen, took the initiative III recoIn-
mending that the conference be now
called. The United States Govern
ment in response expressed its cor
dial acquiescence and stated that it
would, as matter of course, take
part in the neW conference and en-
deavor to further its aims. We
assume that all civilized govern
ments will support the movement
and that the conference is nov an
assured fact. This Government will
do everything in its power to secure
the success of the conference to the
end that substantial progress may
be made in the cause of international
peace, justice, and good will.
This renders it proper at this
time to say something as to the gen
aral attitude of this Government TO-
ward peace. More and more war IS
coming to be looked upon as in it
self lamentable and evil thing. a
or useless war, OF war OF
mere aggression in short, any war
Begun OF carried on in q conscience
ess spirit, is to be condemned as q
peculiarly atFbcious crime against
u humanity. We can however, az
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Feeo nized that the foreign business
II - companies is an imp
lpar 81 our foreign commercial rela-
lion During the Administ ratlcns
Of Presidents Cleveland, Harrison.
and Mckinley the State Department
exercised It's Influence, through dip
lomatic channels, % prevent unjust
by foreign countries
against American insurance COM
panies. These negotiations Illus
rated the propriety OF the Congress:
recognizing the national character OF
Insurance, for IN the absence of Fed
eral IeeisIation the State Depart
ment could only give expression to
the wishes Of the authorities of the
several States, whose policy was IN
effective through want of uniform
ity-
I repeat my previous recommends
ton that the Congress should also
consider whether the Federal Gov
eminent has any power OF owes any
duty with respect to domestic trans
actions in insurance of an interstate
character. That State supervisor
has proved inadequate is generally
conceded. The burden upon msur'
once companies, ad therefore thel1
nolfcy holders. of conflicting regula
tons of many States, is unquestloni
cd while but little effective check /
imposed upon any able and unscr .1,P
ulous man who desires to exploit tn
company in his own interest at thu
expense Of the policy holders and o
the public. The inability of a Stat
10 regulate effectively insurance cor
porations created under the laws O
other States and transacting tn
larger part of their business else
where is also clear. AS remedy 10
this evil of conflicting, ineffective
and vet burdensome regulation
there has been for many years
widespread demand for Fedora
supervision. The Congress has al
ready recognized that interstate IN
surance may be a proper subject TO
Federal legislation, for in creating
the Bureau of Corporations it au
thorized it to publish and suppl.
useful information concerning inter
state corporations, ttincluding cor
portations engaged in insurance" |
is obvious that if the compilation @
statistics be the limit of the FEEDER
al power, it is wholly Ineffective t
regulate this form of commercial n
tercourse between the States, and a
1.-THE insurance business has outgrowl
in magnitude the possibility of ade
quate State supervision, the Con
gress should carefully conside
whether further legislation can .
had. What is said above apple
with equal force to fraternal an
benevolent organizations which con
tract for life insurance.
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5efY and n eelzi
E IONS. The detail Of sLieila 1ss
nv Be safely left to the ise
S.FeffiOn Of the Congress, but lt should
90 as far as under the C.onstlsuti ION
e Is possible to do, and should M
cIude severe penalties against him
who gives or receives bride intend
ed TO infiuence his act or oplnion as
AZ. eIector and provisions for the
publication not only of the expenei;-
ituTes for nominations and elections
of all the candidates, but also Of s1il
contributions received and eNpendl-
lures made by political committees
I desire to repeat this recomtnen-
dation. Inzpolitical campaigns IN q
country as large and populous as
ours it is inevitable thai there should
he much expense Of an entirely letsl-
tiimafe kind This, of course, means
that many contributions, and some
Of them of large size, must be inside.
md. as a matter of fact, IN ary big
political contest such contributions
are always made to both sides. IT
is entirely proper both to give and
receive them. unless there Is an lnl-
nroper motive connected with either
gift or reception. If they are cx-
torted by any kind of pressure nf
promise. express or implied, direct
or indirect, IN the way of favor or
immunity, then the giving or recelv-
ing becomes not only improper but
criminal. 1t viii undoubtedly be
difficult as a matter, of practical de-
tail TO shape an act which shall
guard with reasonable certainty
against such Inisconduct; but if it IS
possible to secure by la8kthe fill and
verified publication in detail Of ill
the sums contributed to and expend-
ed by the candidates or committees
of any political parties the result
can not but be wholesome. Allscon-
tributions by corporations to any
political committee or for any I'oll-
teal purpose should be forbidden ey
law: directors should not be permit
ted to use stockholders MONEY for
| such purposes and, moreover, pro-
hibition Of this kind would be, as
far as it went. an effective method
of stopping the evils aimed at N
corrupt practices acts. Not only
should both the National an1 the
several State legislatures forbid an
officer of a corporation from using
the money of the corporation in OF
about any election, but they should
also forbid such use of money IN
connection with any legislation save
by the employment of counsel IN
public manner for distinctly legal
services.
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class for Loyalty To tle llstl9l i1ls
inevitably bring about en le9e
to treat each man not on his merits
"a an individual; but on his position
AZ belonging TO certain class IN the
community. If such spirit grows
up in this Republic it VIII ultimate.
II prove fatal to us, as IN the past =
has proved fatal to every community
in which it has become donl1la M
TJnless we continue to keep quleK
and lively sense Of the great funda=
mental truth that our concern ls
With the individual worth of the nlr|
dividual man, this Government can
NOT permanently hold the place
which It has achieved among the ma
+ions. The vital lines OF cleavage
among our people do not correspond
and indeed run at right angles to
the lines Of Cleavage which divide oc-
cupation from occupation, which
divide wage-workers from capitalists,
farmers from bankers. men of small
means from men of large means
men who live in towns from men
who live in the country; for the
vital line of cleavage is the line
which divides the honest man who
tries to do we'll by his neighbor from
+he dishonest, man who does i'll by
his neiphbor. In other words, the
standard we should establish is the
standard of conduct, not the stand
ard of occupation, of means, or o.
social position. 1t is the man :
y,ora1 quality. his attitude toward
the great questions which concern all
humanity. his cleanliness of life, his
mower to do his duty toward himself
and toward others, which really
count : and if we substitute for the
standard of personal judgment
which treats each man according TO
his merits, another standard IN ac-
cordance with which all men OF one
class are favored and all men of an
other class Disseminated against, we
shall do irreparable damage to the
body polite. believe that our peo-
ple are too sane, too self-respectlng
too fit for self-government, ever to
adopt such an attitude. This Gov
eminent is not and never shall be
government by plutocracy. This
Government is not and never shall
be government by mob. 1t shall
continue to be in the future what II
has been in the past, a government
based on the theory that each man
rich or poor, is to be treated simply
and solely on his worth as man
that all his personal and property
rights are to be safeguarded, and
that he is neither to wrong others
nor to suffer wrong from others
The noblest of all forms of govern
ment is self-government; but it Is
also the most difficult. We who
possess this priceless boon, and who
desire to hand it on to our children
and our children's children, should
ever bear in mind the thought SC
finely expressed by Burke: "Mer
are qualified for civil liberty in exact
proportion to their disposition to put
moral chains upon their own aPPe'
titles, in proportion as they are dis
posed to listen to the counsels OF tho
wise and good in preference to tho
flattery of knaves. Society can mol
exist unless controlling power upor
will and appetite be placed some
where, and the less of it there b'
within the more there must be with
out. Tt is ordained in the eterna
constitution of things that men OF
incorporate minds can not be free
Their passions forge their letters
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relopraent ~ the world VII perI1lt3
W % 5le, here sl6nl6 5e Q - nerll
aTiiitra ion. ne.1 iiate5 amor
81 the nations : resented at he
Neutral rights and
property should be protected at sea
as they are projected on land. here
should be an international rec
Inent Is this nirpose and a slnaIla
agreement defining contrahand sot
war.
During the last century there has
been a distinct dlminution IN the
number Of wars between the most
civilized nations. International re-
lations have become closer, and the
development Of The Hague tribunal
g not ollIy i symptom of this grow
ing closeness Of relationship, but IS
4 means by which the growth can be
furfhered. Our aim should be from
time 10 time to take such steps az
NAV be possible toward creating
something like an organization 81
the civilized nations, because as the
-
world becomes more highly organic
ed the need for navies and armies
will diminish. Tt is not possible to
secure anything like an immediate
disarmament, because it would hrsf
be necessary to settle what peoples
are on The Whole a menace TO the
rest OF manlinds and to provide
against the disarmament of the resi-
being turned into a movement which
would really chiefly benefit these OBJ
noxious peoples; but it may be pos
sible to exercise some check upon
til tendency to swell indefinitely the
budgets for military expenditure.
OF course such an effort could sue
coed only if it did not attempt to do
too much; and if it were undertaken
in spirit of sanity as far removed
as possible from merely historical
psuedo- philanthropy. 1t is worth
while pointing out th@t since the end
of the instruction in the Philip
pines this Nation has sEov-n its prac-
teal faith in the policy of disarma-
ment by reducing its little army one
third. But disarmament can never
be of prime Importance; there IS
more need to get rid of the causes
of war than Of the implements OF
war.
have dwelt much on the dangers
to be avoided by steering clear OF any
uc-e foolish sentimentality because
...y wish for peace is so genuine and
raest because I have real and
-eat desire that this second Hague
7ferencc may mark long stride
forward in the direction Of securing
the peace of Justice throughout the
world. No object is better worthy
the attention Of enlightened states
manship than the establishment of q
surer method than now exists of Sc
curing Justice as between nations
both for the protection of the little
nations and for the prevention OF
war between the big nations. To
This aim we should endeavor not only
to avert bloodshed, but, above all
effectively to strengthen the forces
of right. The Golden Rule should
be. and as the world grows in moral.
ity it will be, the guiding rule OF
conduct among nations as among IN
dividuaIs; though the Golden Rule
must not be construed, in fantastic
manner, as forbidding the exercise
of the police power. This mighty
and free Republic should ever deal
with all other states, great or small
on basis of high honor, respecting
their rights as jealousy as it safe.
guards its own.
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ECONOMY IN EXPENDITURES

1 earnestly recommend to the
Congress the need of economy and
to this end of a rigid scrutiny OF
appropriations. As examples mere
ly, / call your attention to one or
two specifc matters. All upneoes-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-16
REDUCED RATES TO BALTIMORE,

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account
 International Convention United So-
 ciety of Christian Endeayor.
 For the international convention, United Society of Christian Endeavor, at Baltimore, Md, July to 10, the Pennsylvania Railroad company will sell round-trip tickets to Baltimore, at greatly reduced rates, from all stations on it's lines east of and including Pitts- burg, Erie and Buffalo.
 The rate from New York will be $6.Se, Newark, N. J., $6.10, with correspond ing reductions from all other points.
 Tickets will be sold on July 3, 4 and 5, good for return passage leaving Bal timore until July 15, inclusive. On pay ment of $1 to joint agent at Baltimore an extension of return limit to August 31 can be obtained.
 Tickets via Philadelphia permit stop oyer within limit, if deposited with the ticket agent at Broad street station.
 Special excursion tickets are on sale every Saturday and Sunday from Bal timore to Washington and return at rate of $1.25 for the round trip. These tickets are good for return passage un- til the last train Sunday night, afford ing ample opportunity for delegates to visit the national capital. g8
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LOWER TELEPHONE RATES
AND NO CHARTER FOR NEW
 COMPANY.
Present Scale of Rates to be Materially
 Redueed-AIay Have a Telephone Commission.

Redueed-May Have a Telephone Commission.
 Hartford, June 15.-The judiciary committee had a session yesterday aft ernOon in reference to the telephone
 bills which had been pending for sev- eral months, and has substantially completed the work of formulating the bill 1t will present to the general assem- bly. It was the unanimous opinion of the committee that the Southern New England Telephone company should re- duce it's rates and the company was so informed about three weeks ago. The company, in its reply, stated that re- duction of rates had already been con- templated and practically decided up- Ion, as had been announced by President Tyler before any hostile legislation was
 begun.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone company proposes a reduction in rates varying from 15 to 25 per cent. The committee, having received this as- surance, is practically unanimous in the opinion that there should be no change in existing telephone laws, and that the
 petition of the new company should be denied.
 In fact, the new company practically
 ruined its chances when it offered to withdraw its bill repeating the general
 railroad law, providing it was given a
 special charter for itself.
 This action proved fatal to its case,
 even if there had been no other objec- tions.
 The committee is unanimous in the
 opinion that, in view of the reduced Irates to be given, the people of the state of Connecticut will approve of it's
 action in recommending that there be
 no rival telephone business established in this state at present. .3
 The judiciary committee has the cor rupt practices act and the caucus act yet under consideration, the caucus act having been pratically completed. The
 reports will be submitted tomorrow, if
 there is a session.
 In case a telephone commission should be decided upon, which now seems unlikely, it is said that Major
 Tilson will be one of the commission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-16
YALB-PRINcEToNsGAME.


 Deciding Game To-fnorrow-Directions
 To Field Team or To-day for New
 York.
 Tomorrow Yale and Princeton will meet in the final baseball game of the series at the Polo grounds, New York, corner of One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street and Park avenue. The grounds are reached by taking the Subway, the Sixth avenue elevated or surface cars to One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street and walking east. two blocks.
 From present indications a crowd of about 10000 people will see the game.
 Wednesdays practice was very hard, consisting of about half an hours field ing work, followed by batting practice, which lasted for two hours. A. L. Sharps, 1901 M. S., and Burnside Wins ow, 1904, were at the field during the practice and assisted in the coaching.
 Contrary to last year, when there was a general shake-ups in the team just before the final game, the nine will line up in exactly the same order as in the two previous games. The seal son so far has been the reverse of 1904. Yale won the first game last year 3 to 1, while this year Princeton won IS to 2; Princeton won the second game last year 10 to s, and was defeated 8 to ? last Saturday. The deciding game went to Princeton by the score of 10 to 4, in a loosely played game. But if Yale's recent exhibition at. Princeton can be taken as any sort of criterion, next Saturdays game will be one of the most exciting that has ever been play ed between the two universities.
 The Yale team will leave for New York to-day at 12:02 and preliminary practice will be held at the Polo grounds late in the afternoon. They will stay at the Hotel Netherlands over night. e
 The line-up will be as follows:
 Yale-Barnes Of, O'Brien ss,t Kinney 3b, Cote If, Huiskamp If, Bowman 1b, Camp 2b, Chapin c, Jackson p.
 Princeton--Reid ss, Helm eff Wells 2b, Mclean 3b Cooney c, Forsythe If, Bard 1b, Cook If, Byram p.
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ond, A. G. Tuck. First form, first, Ar thur Roberts; second. D. E. Welton. Lower, first, Edward Dodge. The George E. Wright prize for the best history of the school was awarded to M. w. Tinges: for excellence in Latin, to Donald R. Jones. Both were for s10. The Joseph Hartman prizes of $15 and $l0 for general neatness were awarded to Allen J. Welton and Charles C. Grif- fiths. The Burton Mansfield prize of S10 for greatest development during the year was won by Arthur Barber. The Charles F. Mutch prize of $2O for high est stand in all studies was awarded to Robert E. Miller.
 The large silver loving cup offered by Joseph Hartman of New York for the best all-round athlete who had done most for athletics at the school was won by Richard L., Jackson. The cup is to be awarded to the boy holding it three times. Its possessor is decided at a meet held at the school on Memorial day. a
 Headmaster Mulford then announced that as pupils had been taken this year only when they intended to stay two years or more, there was no senior class to graduate, and, therefore, no diplomas to be awarded.
 Bishop Brewster pronounced the ben ediction.
 The alumni luncheon was served at noon. Dr. Andrew R. Phillips of New Haven was teastmaster, and responses were made by Dr. MuIford, the head master; Bishop E. s. Lines, of New ark; Professor W. l.. Phelps of Yale; Rev. Dr. Hart, Bishop Brewster, A. Heaton Robertson, W. G. Mather, of Cleveland; Professor E. D. Woodbury, the former headmaster. The guests at the luncheon came to Cheshire in a special car, and among them were Rev. W. A. Beardsley, of New Haven; G. M. Curtis of Meriden; Dr. G. P. L. Will Hams, of Hartford; George E. Wright, of Boston; Dr. W. H. Carmalt, of New Haven, and Rev. John Williams, of New York city. s- ,s..t
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 Many Of the stores Of Broadway have window displays of Civil war relics. The best of these is at Lightbourn & Ponds, to whom Sergeant Isaac ". Bradley of Dickerman street, has loan ed his personal exhibit, which has ney- CT before been publicly shown. Ser geant Bradley belonged to the Thir- teenth Connecticut volunteers, and saw, four years hard service. His whole equipment is on view, uniform, gun, hat with a hole in it made by a bullet that cut off a lock of his hair, his Bi- ble, needle book and several photo graphs of the sergeant.
 The engine house and Christ church are among the buildings decorated, and Dr. Leonard W. Bacon, jr.. has erected a fiagpole on his house, notwithstand- ing the big one on the square. The big fiagpole has been given a fresh coat of white paint by Director COe, with a green base,