The Globe-republican., 1906-07-26
ADVOCATE PEACE.
The Fourteenth Conference Inter-
parliamentary Union Opens En-
Enthusiastically in London.
RUSSIAN MEMBERS LEAVE.
English Premier Caused Storm of
Cheers by Enthusiastic Reference
to the Dissolution of the
Russian DOuma.

London, July 24.-The 14th confer
ence of the Interparliamentary Union
was opened in the Royal Gallery OF
the Palace of Westminster, Monday.
Adherents of international peace from
all the parliaments of Europe as well
as several of those Oh the Western
Hemisphere were present but hardly
had the conference opened when,
amidst scene Of considerable excite
ment Prof. Maxim Govalevsky, a
member of the lower house of the
Russian parliament, annouced that he
and his colleagues, representing, I'M
til Sunday, the youngest parliament
in the world, would be obliged to
withdraw in consequence of the dis
solution Of the body they were official
ly appointed to represent.
There were about 500 delegates pres
ent, the American representation be-
ing headed by Congressman Richard
Bartholdt, while william J. Bryan &C.
cupied a seat on the platform.
Lord Weardale (Sir Philip Stan
hope) opened the congress, his prelim-
mary sentences of welcome being
specially addressed to the Russian
delegates, whereupon the delegates
rose in a body and, turning toward
the delegation of the late parliament
cheered them to the echo.
Lord Weardale also incidentally
mentioned President Roosevelt as hav-
ing been associated with them in
the work of peace.
Premier Campbell Bannerman, in
reply, reminded his hearers that King
Edward had always been great adj
vocate Oh peace. The British govern
ment he said, was in entire SYM
pathy with the object of the confer
ence whose work had already aroused
among the nations a strong feeling
in favor of peace. The world had
far too long been nothing less than
huge military camp.
Then the premier, in sudden ac-
cess of enthusiasm, shouted LA
douma est morte. Vive La Douma.'
(The Russian parliament is dead
Long live the Russian parliament)
The delegates rose to their feet and
storm of cheering continued for a
couple of minutes.
On Count Apponyi's suggestion
telegram was sent to King Edward as
follows:
"The interparliamentary conference
received the kings adhesion with pro
found gratitude. May he long be
spared to promote the welfare Of
his people and the cause of interna.
tional peace"
Then came the most dramatic
of the opening Of the session
Prof. Govalevsky rose, but some min
utes elapsed before he could gain a
hearing, so prolonged was the cheering
Finally, in voice somewhat broken
with emotion he announced the neces-
sity for the withdrawal Of the mem.
bers from the Russian parliament. He
said: 1--WE came here in behalf of the
Russian nation to partake in the great
work of the conference. The Russian
people desire peace. The mission CT
the Russian parliament was 10 snatch
a great people from a regime Of vio'
lence and substitute for it a sense of
reality, liberty and justice. We hoped
to take an active part In your work
but our mission comes to sudden end
as our parliament having been dis
solved we are no longer official repre-.
Our sympathy remains. We
return home with the determination
to continue the great struggle for free
dom, liberty and justice"
The announcement of the withdrawal
of the Russian delegates was met with
4 storm of protests and shouts of mo"
NO" and attempts on every side to
induce the Russians to remain but the
after insisted that they no longer had
any official status and must leave Eng
and for Russia this evening and re-
turn to the battle field.
The Russian delegates then left the
hall and the conference then settled
down to business. But the incidents
attending the dissolution of the Rus.
sian parliament was for some time dis
,ussed far more eagerly than the bust
ness of the conference.