The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-08-17

supplement the work siFesdf doae IN vac ih-
terusts of the worlds Peace, A1slH sll The
civilized Nations of tho Earth stopped to
hsten, aud ALL believe, have given cordial
sssent thereto,
The part our Nation had IN the Peace
Conference 81 the HsguA slr years ago and
the eencaceut ! aaence she has enerted
since is something Tor which We should
"thsnk Gsd and take courage. To be
sure the Conference was called by the cru
Of Russis. and | would say uothng this
morulng that would in any way seem to
impugn the lsudsble motives that sctusted
him. Bur quote from the diary OF Hoo.
Andrew y White, the President Of our
delegation 10 the Hague, who Was At the
time slso our Ambassador TO Germany.
WfAiag 90 the second day OF the confer.
etce be says Probably sire the world
b gar, never has 80 large body come to-
sether III spirit OF more hopeless skepti-
cism as 10 any good result. Though no
one gives loud uttersnce TO this feeling II
h none the less deep
There are many reasons for this wide
spread distrust which viii occur to everv
student OF modern history; bat as the days
OF the Conference leugthened more hope.
full outlook appeared.
try TO b. mindful OF the seriptural In.
jaLelion IL I another praise thee and
not thine own lips.n when speaking Of
and for our country but ] believe that the
future historian will give cordial assent to
the modest statement that the American
delegates at the Hague exerted an ii6aepce
second TO none other i'm turning futile
disarmament conference into successful
arbitration congress.n
TO those who would like to be thoroughly
Informed on this question ! commend tbe
autobiography Of Andrew D, White recent
" published In which is found his diary
already referred to written during the con.
ference.
From the very first our delegations In
sisted on the establishment Of q permanent
Court Of Arbitration, while Germany as
earnestly opposed 1t. II WAS impossible to
secure compulsory arbitration, but the
Peace Conference did adopt the idea and
made d,faite provisions In regard to II,
which were not obligatory to be sure, but
which were certainly urgent, reasonable
and thoroughly Christian, and which were
a long step In advance OF anything that
had hitherto been done toward insuring the
Peace OF the world.
When this Peace Conference adjourned
there was still great deal OF skepticism ss
to the practical workings OF the various
plans proposed, But The attitude Of our
Nation toward them is one In which we can
all feel an honest pride.
The Hop. Oscar S.,Straus, our Minister
to Turkey during President Cleveiand's
Grst term and who was later re-appointed
By President Mckinley, and who Is now
one OF the members OF this permanent
Court OF Arbitration said at the luterna.
tional Peace gathering In Boston last Octo-
ber:
Better than any one, know that the
Court at the Hague stood deserted, absnd-
oned aud ridiculed, until the day that our
present Chief Magistrate had the courage,
generosity and foresight to save it,"
The very lirst case that WAS submitted to
this Court was vexed question between
our own Country and Mexico, which for
half century had batlled all diplomatic
Efforts and there II was settled and both
parties have In good faith accepted the de-
cisor. A little later when three Of the
great Powers OF Europe were engaged In
difficulties with weak South American
country, and believe some hostile demon
strations bad already been made, the allied
Powera, Great Britain, Germany and Italy,
Ignoring the very existence Of the Hague
Arbitration Tribunal, asked President
Roosevelt to become the sole aJbiier Of the
controversy. Unmoved BY this nit'ering
mar k OF copfdencrin him personally = }ur
chief Magistrate rendered the grea'ess ser
vice to the cause OF peace and Of interna-
tional arbitration by urging them to submit
this whole matter to that Permanent Tri-
bupaI.. I'D Il was done and the result ac-
cept.d by all parties in good faith.
And only few weeks sgo, making ac-
knowledged use OF that article adopted by
the Hague Convention which reads; 1.-The
right to offer good offices or mediation be-
longs to Powers Who are strangers to the
Dispute, even during the course Of hostii-
| ties and the exercise Of this right shall
never be regarded by one or the other OF
| tie parties to the contest AZ an unfrieDdly
act, our President approached both the
warning nations Ia the East right after the
decisive battle. Of the Sea Of Japan with
these words which will 20 down into bis.
| tory as Epoch makiog words "The Pres
ident feels that the time has come when In
the interests Of all mankind he must en-
deavor TO see II II Ia not possible 10 bring
| TO an end the terrible and lameutablc con.
nict now being wsged. With both Russia
and Japan the United States has inherited
ties Of friendship and goodwill II hopes
for the prosperity and welfare Of escb, and
Il feels that the progress Of the world 10
set back by the war bstweon these two
great Nations"
And then he urges them, not for Their
own sskes alone, bat In the interests Of the
whole civilized world to open dfrect neeo.
tiations With each other.
AMI iti il In response to this carefully
worded appeal that the representatives Of
/ these two Nations came together snd will
hold their frat III :lsl meeting on Tuesday
next 10 Portsmouth,, n. n.
Itr qalses no words TO inpres. upou oor
h,srts lhs d.licscy ~ the ghois situation,
Nsysr before ufohsb'y hs. last such gs's