Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-08


Tho Central and South American states
10 join the Hague congress, Tho rea'
son why they wero excluded from the
nrrt gathering was peculiar AZ That
time Great Britain was on the verge OF
war with the South African republics,
ana these could not be invited without
offense 60 ENGLAND, The car therefore
adopted the oypedlcnry " including In
his Invitation those powers only which
had diplomatic representatives. IN a.
petersburR This excluded the Trans
yaal ana the orange Free state, and
also the pope Unfortunately II also
excluded every country IN America oS'
cert the United states ana Mexico, It
II now proposed to make the invitation
more general Tor ihn hcnolll Of the re-
publcs of the Western hemisphere
Another proposition conlemplales the
formation or q model arbitration tron,y,
IN which the subjects to be 0rbltra,ed
shall be gpcclhcd, THIS demand results
from the recent controversy berSeen
the president ana ne senate, ana II "
TO ohylnlo the necessity Of the president
obtaining the consent ~ the senate IN
each case, II win enable the senate To
confer on the president detailed AN.
lhorly IN wholesale treaty and thus
save the real benefits NJ arbitration,
Tho llaguo convention recognized
chiefly two classes " controversy "a
proper subjects Of arbitration, VIZ,
those ~ judicial character, and those
regarding the Interpretation Of treaties,
France ana Great Britain IN their ar-
bilratlon treaty, excepted all questions
regarding the vital interests, the lndc.
pcndcnco ana honor Of the two coun-
lrleg ana oll questions In which other
states Also are interested, These cSccp.
tlons II win be Seen are so elastic
that arbitration becomes dependent ON.
~ upon The temper of the parties 10 The
controversy by defining the subjects
mat phlll be submitted To arbitration,
this defect viii be remedlcd, But, win
II BIO possible 90 agree ON such n
measure II IN known that the Hague
convention was signed by some " the
governments only because II was made
40 vague nv to have mo- binding force
whatever Even the Innocent PROPOSE
ton that the permanent court should
have authority to remind disputlng
powers OF the provisions made for ar
hllratlon, was rejected os dangerous
what chance " there FOR a general
agreement that would, at least within
certain boundaries, have the force Of
compulsory arbitration
The third proposition " TO FIX the bo.
sls for representation In permanent
congress OF nations, This IN one Of the
great measures that must be adopted
previous to the MillcnnIOl conditions
toward which the best Ut mankind have
been looking forward IN an ages,
The activity OF statesmen In our ace
for the disarmament Of nations and the
Inauguration Of AN era of peace II most
commendablo, hut In order to succeed,
the foundation for the new order should
bc laid IN public sentiment II Is hut
too true, that there Is no popular dee
mand for peace treaties There are no
popular demonstrations with nrcworltR
and pogoanls In honor of the heroes
~ peace, The achievements ON the bat.
ilcnelds are still npplauded, How are
the nations to be arousedg How IL tho
peace sentiment 10 be stimulated
among the fathers ana mothers OF fl'
lure oilsenB2 That ls The real question
OF the hour II the governments were
properly backed up by public sonll'
ment, the questions before the peace
congress would not be dlnhcut to solve,
The nth annual conference at Lake
Mohonk viii be held from May 81 TO
june 9, this year, Among the notable
speakers who are TO take part M the
deliberations ere Judge George Gray of
Delaware, W. " TO preside Andrew
u. white, Justice brewer OF the United
states court, Oscar y, Straus OF New
York, member OF the Hague tribunal,
prof. Moore Of Columbia university
and ~ on, International arbitration
win be discussed, The distinguished
members OF tie cOngroBs, called togoth'
or by Mr., Albert *, Smiley and enjoy
lng his boundlcsa hospitality, might
prontab'y consider ways and means for
commencing pence campaign among
the masses of the nations, with view
Of rendering to statesmen nnd goNern-
mcnls the support needed In their work
for arbitration ana disarmament with.
out public sentiment governments are
helpless IN the most critical ,mce'
Thcro Noull have been no war win
gpaln fow years ago, hhd not the poo