The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-07-28
RUSSIANS LEAVE
DRAMATIC OPENING OF inter.
Parliamentary CONFERENCE.
nsIeqates Came With Supposi.
,;on that They Had a RICH,
There, But Found They Had
None--Speech of British Pre-
mier-Bryan's Peace Plans.

None--Speech OF BRITISH Ere
mier--Bryan's Peace Plans.
tondou. July 23.-The fourteenth
a,orence of the Interparliamentary
Tnion organized to promote the arbl-
.,at;on of peace, opened today in the
. " gallery of the parliament build
ivy delegates representing the par
,;a 1 of twenty countries, includ-
mo Russia and Mexico and many of
.he Central and South American re-
-b,ics which have not hitherto par
tf;a;nated in the conferences. The
uniop extends specially cordial well
come TO the Russians, as representing
tbe world s youngest legislature.
The United States has q dozen dele
uotas nuder the leadership of Con-
FRESHMAN Richard Bartholdt, of Mis-
sonr; including Theodore E. Burton,
of Ohio: John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi; Ebeneezer Hill, of Con-
noc,ieut: Ollie M. James, Of Ken
tncky: David L. Granger, of Rhode
island: Henry Nj. Goldfogle, of New
York. and William J. Bryan, as an ex-
member Of the United States house of
representatives.
The most important business of the
conference centers around two propo-
s;tious of Mr.. Bartholdt, submitted
in behalf of the American delegation
70 the Brussels conference in 1905.
The first proposes an international
congress, and the second q model arbi-
tratjon treaty to be submitted to the
newt conference at The Hague. The
reports of the two committees appoint
ed at Brussels, just issued, favor both
the propositions with certain modifi-
cations
The arbitration treaty favored rep
resents compromise between the pro-
posals of Mr.. Bartholdt and those of
Ernest Won Plenor, formerly Austrian
minister of commerce., and make ar
filtration or an appeal to The Hague
tribunal obligatory in number of
specified cases. 1t excludes questions
affecting vital interests, national indie
pendence or sovereign authority. The
American insisted upon the speciflca-
ton OF these features in order to meet
the objections of the American senate
to granting the executive unlimited
authority to arbitrate.
The Americans intend to submit q
resolution calling on all parliaments to
make appropriations to support the
peace propaganda.
Lord Weardale (Sir Philip Stanhope)
opened the congress. his preliminary
sentences of welcome being specially
addressed to the Russian delegates,
vhereupon the delegates rose in q
body and. turning toward the delega-
ton Of the late parliament, cheered
them to the echo. Lord Weardale also
incidentally mentioned President Roos-
evelt as having associated with them
in the work of peace.
Premier Speaks
Premier Campbell Bannerman in re-
ply reminded his hearers that King
Edward had always been a great ad-
yoeate of peace. The British govern
ment, he said, was in entire sympathy
with the object of the conference,
whose work had already aroused
among the nations strong feeling in
favor OF peace. The world had for far
too long been nothing less than a huge
military camp
The premier especially greeted the
members OF the Russian parliament
present and also paid tribute to En-
peror Nicholas. who had done go much
toward the enhancement of ideas of
peace. 1t could, he thought, be safely
asserted that the Russian parliament,
although dissolved, was sure again to
come into existence.
Then the premier. in a sudden ex-
cess OF enthusiasm shouted "La douma
est morte. vive la douma," (The dou-
INA Is dead. long live the douma.) The
ueiegates rose to their feet and storm
VI cheering continued for a couple of
minutes.
The Russians Withdraw
Later came the most dramatic mo-
nens Of the opening of the session.
rfOf. Kovalevsky rose, but some mo-
hents elapsed before he could gain q
Nc rsafi ing, SO long was the cheering.
tlnaliy, in voice somewhat broken
y emotion, he announced the neces-
th'y Of the withdrawal of the MEM
said: ~
D. we came here in behalf of the
suss'an nation to partake IN the great
, aulk OF the conference. The Russian
~ SSu 'n desire peace. The mission Of
Aassian parliament was to snatch
)ss s'ss' people from regime OF vio-
s luce and substitute for it q sense OF
hdaali'y, liberty and justice. We
WE rea to take an active part in your
sna ana out our work comes TO sudden
d. u as our parliament having been
,as oiVed, we are no longer official
ms a;esentatives. Our sympathy re-
datau S We return home with the