Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-24
MANY NATIONS
DESIRE PEACE
DELEGATES DISCUSS PLANS
At LONDON
Adhefents Of International Agreement
Suggest Various Ways to Pre-
vent war--WiIllam J. Hryan's
Resolution Adopted
Bv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, July 23.--The fourteenth
conference Of the Interparliamentary
union was opened in the royal gallery
of the palace of Westminster today.
Adherents Of international peace
from all the parliaments of Europe, as
well as several OF those OF the western
hemisphere. were present, but hardly
had the conference opened when amidst
n scene of considerable excitement
Prof. Maxim Govalevsky, a member OF
the lower house Of the Russian parlia-
ment, announced that he and his coll
leagues representing until yesterday
the youngest parliament In the world,
would be obliged to withdraw in con-
sequence of the dissolution of the body
they were officially appointed to repre-
sent.
There were about 500 delegates pres
ent. the American representation be-
ing headed by Congressman Richard
Bartholdt, while William J. Bryan oc-
cupied a seat on the platform.
Lord Weardale (Sir Philip Stanhope)
opened the congress, his preliminary
sentences of welcome being especially
addressed to the Russian delegates,
whereupon the delegates rose In
body, and turning toward the delega-
tion of the late parliament, cheered
them to the echo.
Roosevelt Mentioned
Lord weardaIe also incidentally
mentioned President Roosevelt as hav-
ing been associated with them in the
work of peace.
Premier Zimmerman, in re-
ply. reminded his hearers that King
Edward had always been a great adj
vocate of peace. The British govern
rnent, he said, was in entire sympathy
with the object of the conference. 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 a huge military
camp.
The premier especially greeted the
members of the Russian parliament
and also paid tribute to Emperor
Nicholas, who had done so much to-
ward the enhancement of ideas of
peace. 1t could, he thought, be safely
asserted that the Russian parliament,
although dissolved, was sure to again
come into existence.
Then the premier. in a sudden excess
of enthusiasm shouted La Douna est
Morte, viva la Douma!" (The Russian
parliament is dead, long live the Rus
sion parliament). The delegates rose
TO their IeeC ana a SIOTIl VI CHeeIiLS
continued for a couple of minutes.
Good Results Expected
In conclusion the premier said he
hoped that at the next peace confer
ence at The Hague a general act would
be drawn up providing for the submis-
sion of all questions of dispute with
out restrictions to The Hague tribunal
for the universal good of humanity.
Count Apponyi, the Hungarian min
lister of worship, followed, characterize
ing the premier's speech as a direct
message from King Edward, the latter
announcing on his own initiative his
complete adhesion to the work of the
conference.
The count went on to say that the
British premier's appeal for the relief
of Europe from military budgets could
not be fruitless. The parliaments must
follow suit. On Count Apponyi's sug-
gestion a telegram was sent to King
Edward as follows:
1.-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 international peace"
Then came the most dramatic mo-
ment of the opening of the session.
Prof. Kovalevslxy rose, but some mo-