The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
BUSINESS MEN
ARE FOR PEACE
Arbitration Between Nations
Is Discussed at Lake Mo-
honk Conference.
MOVEMENT is SPREADING OUT
Thlrty-two States and Territories Are
Represented by Delegates, Who
Seek TO Secure Arbitration Treaties
With other Countries.

Lake Mohonk. N. ", dispatch:
Thursday nights session OF the Lake
Mohonk International Arbitration Con.
ference was given up entirely TO hear
Ing from the delegates OF the business
organizations Of the country. thlrty-ono
OF which are officially represented
here.
A report on What business men are
doing for international arbitration"
was presented by Charles Richardson
OF Philadelphia, chairman OF a special
committee OF the conference on that
subject AS a result OF the commit
tees work II was shown that there
had been enlisted on the side OF arbi.
tration business organizations repre-
senting thirty-two states and terrific
ries and fifty-seven large cities. from
Portland, Me. on the east. 10 San
Francisco and Honolulu on the west
including Boston. Providence. New
Haven, New York. Brooklyn. Buffalo
Rochester, Baltimore. Wilmington.
Raleigh, n c.. Jacksonville Fla. New
Orleans. st. Louis. Chicago. Clncin-
natl, Cleveland. Milwaukee, Louis
Vile, Denver. Memphis. Kansas City
Indianapolis, and Portland. ore
Favor Permanent Court.
Mahlon n. Kline. chairman OF the
committee on international arbitration
appointed by the Philadelphia Trades
League. read series OF recommends.
lions from n report adopted by the
business men I'm the conference. as
follows:
81. The Endorsement OF the wis
dom OF the establishment at The
Hague Of the permanent court for
tho pacific settlement OF all interna.
tlonal disputes that may be submitted
to II.
"2. The appointment Of committees
within the respective commercial
bodies. where that has not already
been done, for the advocacy OF the
principles OF international arbitration.
%, The education OF general pub.
lie sentiment so as TO secure the adop.
ton by the United States OF arbitra.
ton treaties with other nations"
The fourth recommendation urges
the commentator OF tho action OF
President Roosevelt in having invited
the nations to again meet In confer.
ence ut The Hague for n further dis
cussion OF questions not finally passed
upon by the original conference,
Brief addresses followed the presen.
tation OF the report from representa-.
tves OF business organizations The
business interests Of Chicago were
represented In an address by Il. w.
Blatchford
Supports the President.
AZ the afternoon session Congress.
man Charles t. Littlencld OF Maine.
Henry y. +. MacFarland. president Of
the District OF Columbia board OF
commissioners. and Oscar s, Strauss,
n member OF the permanent Hague
court. were the principal speakers
Mr.: Littleheld and Mr.. Mcfarland
discussed the differences between the
senate and President Roosevelt re.
gardlng arbitration treaties. Mr.. LIT.
tleheld declared that while tho sen.
ate had acted within It's strictly con.
stitutional rights the president had
performed his duty as to the cause OF
international arbitration In withdraw.
Ing the treaties from further consld.
Grafton. lie referred 20 the vote AZ
the last session OF congress authoriz.
ing the construction OF two new bat,
tleships ut cost OF 100000 each,
and said nc would sooner have voted
$1,000 600 for new building for the
United States supreme court, n great
" needed work.