The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-05
ROBSON HAS
 PEACE PLAN
 - Naval Officer is Opposed
 to War. WAS IN MONTGOMERY Began His Propaganda at Brundige Last Night. Hopes to zCrystaiize Public Sentiment for Arbitration Treaties-Believes Fall of Port Arthur Was Pre-
 arranged by Russia.

Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson who spent a part of yesterday In Montgomery announced to represen- tative of The Advertiser that the next few years of his life would be devoted to crystallizing public sentiment M support of peace between all nations.
 Captain Hobson believes that all arbitration treaties should be ratified and that the present ones should De extended in their scope He proposes to submit resolutions to mass meetings of citizens wherever he speaks and to have them adopted and forwarded to representatives in Congress, ana 10 President Roosevelt.
 May Travel Abroad. The peace propaganda of Captain Hobson comprehends similar education of the people of other countries and he may ultimately travel abroad to speak in this interest.
 The good people of the world" said Captain Hobson, ''who are largely in l the majority, are in favor of peace. They are opposed .unaIterably to war ] and specialization of public sentiment i is all that is necessary to insure peace | for all time."
 The first remarks of Captain Hobson on his peace proposition was made at Brundidge last night. He presented a series of resolutions to the audience which were adopted with enthusiasm | Before leaving for Brundidge yester- | terday afternoon Captain H1bson gave
 a representative of The Advertiser a l copy of the resolutions which he pro- poses to present for adoption to every | audience he addresses in the future. | Series of Resolutions. | The resolutions are as follows; ! whereas, the war in the Orient con tinues to disturb the peaceful condi- | tions of commerce and is causing a drift towards a general war | Therefore, in the interest of peace,
 to organize the peace forces in | America and in the world, and thereby
 stem the rising tide of war, preventing | the spread of the existing war. and
 bringing 1t to the speediest practicable conclusion, honorable to all; | Be it resolved. by this gathering. of
 representative citizens of the ciI of
 Brundidge. County of Pike, and ate
 of Alabama,
 l "That all arbitration treaties nego-
 tiated between the United States and
 other nations should be speedily rati- | fled:
 l That additional arbitration treaties
 should be negotiated by the United States. and the present ones should be | extended in their scope as far and as | speedily as practicable; | That as soon as practicable, the I United States should bring about a
 triple peace compact, or arbitration ! treaty. and form the nucleus for a peace union among the nations;
 "That the United States should con-
 tinue to urge the converting of the
 second Hague conference. and should | urge the establishment of an Interna-
 tional Parliament, and the other ma
 chinery necessary to perfect an inter-
 national organization of peace, and
 should project into the law of nations
 the principle that war has become a
 general matter. and is no longer a To-
 cal affair, and all commercial nations
 being interested. the question of a re-
 sort to war should no longer be set tied off-hand by two nations in pas
 sion. but should pass first through a
 council of the nations;
 Should Protect China.