New-York tribune., 1906-04-12
GERMANS PEACE WORK.
Conference to Consider Plans to
ReUiUe arbitration Treaty.

Some weeks ago the German Peace Society. Of
New York, sent out about five hundred invitations
TO German societies in and around New York 10
attend conference that was held last night in
Terrace Garden. The conference was to prepare
preliminary plans and talk over the proposition
for d general agitation to have Congress take up
again the arbitration treaty between Germany and
the United States that prepared by the late
John Hay and failed OF ratification by the Senate.
DIT. Ernst Richard, of Columbia University, was
chairman and explained the purpose of the meet
ing All business was conducted in German.
T. ,s the idea of the German society that an ar
,,.,to, treaty between the two countries would
~, ~ GREAT value to the whole world Letters were
received from many well known Germans VINO
yrare unable 10 attend the meeting last night One
vas from carl schurz and read as follows:
Augusta. Ca. April $ 1905
Nv Dear Sir. Your letter inclosins the printed
cali which until now was Unknown m & - ~, me ,s%I, ms
reached II Is a mater oI Suiii Ss - -
Tr0ner effort 10 guard against any Insurance OF
tvr4en The inited states and Germany mas my SIN
cerest and warmest sympathy ne @ IIIeIsiilp 81 @ % =
tbe renublic itself II has remained unbroken be
cause il was demanded by al o @
yin md II is as much 50 to-day as ever before
There is between the TWO nations not the sSsesI daE5
without the most imperative cause Moie W. LsJT-5
crime 1 s as TeI Te5 as as n fooii5S crime
am we'll aware that here as well as aoIoau u
voices are sometimes heard Whlca IePIesSlas - ~ ~
a discord and even armed conflict between IlS
naonle who call such q cor fct proh4ole, because
M desire it, and they desire IL tecause II wouIo
si,s them OPPORTUNITIES for profitable speculation
or because thereby the profession OF arms Wolld
gain in importance. because they regard d war
- an especially attractive and enterprising sport
/ do not hesitate say that whoever wishes a
war without the most commanding necessity pc
longs 10 an of barbarisn, Dut not 10 tne
civilized society Of this century
therefore consider a war between the United
states and Germany as highly improbabl ble-indeed.
ss Impossible unless II spring from one OF those
sudden frritations angry Impulses which, caused
bv untoward accident. may sometimes Tor a mo-
,oA1t put a people. a well individual into
more or less irresponsible condition OF mind. but
which will pass over innocuous II IN some manner
thev are kept from precpitate action To prevent
tbe breaking out Of such headlOng conflicts moth
ING Is more effective than the institution OF arol-
tration systems that stand IN the way OF Precipi-
tote action and demand quiet reflection ia this
vvfsa a Droner arbitration treaty might serve 10
ureserve the two nations from such an acCtdent,
which would he an unspeaka bly, iameutahte mis-
fortune not only for Americans OF German blood.
hui for all Americans Of whatever origin
That the President will favor such treaty may
he assumed. But whether after the last position
fsken bv the Senate this treaty VIII have i'm
mediate prospect of confirmation BY that body
do not undertake Judge In any event. every
proper movement in this direction Is meritorious