New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-06
PENFIELD FEARS WAR.
ET-SOhGtor addresses MICHIGAN
Club ON arbitration.

Declaring that reports from Paris Berlin and
London gave warning that the peace of the world
might be broken at any minute. W. L. Penfeld.
solicitor OF the State Department last night at a.
dinner of the University of Michigan Club at the
Hotel Gotham. said that a heavy responsibility
rested this nation TO rouse general realization
OF the danger end TO stir humanitys conscience TO
a point that would make impossible.
s. Uchida. Consul General OF Japan invited Ameri-
cans 70 go to Japan and join in the money making
schemes that had been organized by their captains
OF Industry since the II. F. Shah, Chinese
Consul General here. denied that anti-American
movement had been started in his country. Sir
Percy Sanderson. Consul General OF Great Britain.
was also guest The evening ended with Burr
McIntosh's illustrated lecture on the trip OF the
Taft party to the Orient.
Mr. Penfeld, whose theme was international
Arbitration" praised President Roosevelt for his
offices in bringing about the peace between Japan
and Russia, which. he said. had thrown a new
light the possibilities of the Presidential Office
Speaking about the rumors of European war. the
speaker said that the greatest storms had been
preceded by lull like that existing at present.
He referred TO the question asked the Rev Thomas
Ewing Sherman at his lecture In ST. Patrick's
Cathedral Sunday night-"How can a good
omnipotent God tolerate war?'-to which the lect-
urer replied that although war is great evil it
was conducive to national activity and the train
ing of character. Mr.. Penfeld said
In response to this sentiment I would like TO
quote sentiment Of General Sherman: THE only
legitimate end of war is just peace" Its justice
is therefore, its only apology. The object of in
ternational arbitration is. in particular case to
settle by judicial method a controversy between
different states. but the paramount object Of war
is to promote the cause of peace.
Those who make their business are COM
PEELED to argue that we must kill men In order to
civlize them If the argument is valid, the only
civilized dead But the instincts of
the apoogists of war contradict and disprove their
reasonings They like all of us, instinctivelv feel
that is positive evil and peace is positive
good.
Mr.. Penheld. who represented the United States
in the first two before The Hague Tribunal
outlined the work of that court.
Consul General Uchda. who had been told that
he would not he called upon was somewhat en-
barrassed when asked TO speak. but said 81 wish
to say few words to pay you for your dinner"
Americans and Englishmen. he said. were the most
popular OF all foreigners in Japan. He added:
You are popular. not because you spend money
50 freely there. but because you are our hest
friends. wish you would come and sec the
Commodore Perry Come and see what
chances YOU have to make money Now that onr
war IS over our captains OF industry are irving
70 do In commercial way what Admiral TOGO ana
MarshaI Oyama did in We invite Won Amer
leans to come over and join in our moneyms king
schemes. ~' -A''NA'Hs
Sir Percy Sanderson said he would he ,,ngr.t s,,,
II he failed to express thanks for the dinner hut
was not prepared to speak Consul General Sbor
was SO embarrassed when he tried to eYnraeS bj,
ta1ks mat he was told to do it in Chinese 1,hiob
cellent English. " minutes IN ex-