The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-31
'D|SARM The Plea
OF PEACE. FOLK
This the Keynote Of Addresses at
the Conference Begunat
Mollonk.
FOSTER FIRES FIRST GUN
FOSTER FIRES FIRST Gun
Former Secretary of State Urges
Arbitration III Place Of a
Wariikc Display.

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LAKD MO11ONK, N. y, May 1.-The
twelfth annual conference OF the later
national Arbitration opened to-day With
IN attendance of three hundred diplo-
mats, jurists, congressman, clcrgyinen,
educators, editors and phiunthropists.
Tho last address was delivered by Albert
X. Smiley.
Mr.. Smiley was followed by ex-secre-
tary Of State John w. Foster. who de-
livered his address us president OF tho
conference. 5
Limitation of Armament.
Mr.. Foster spoke at some length In
advocacy OF the limitation OF the orn,a-
ment of tho nations, reviewed what Is
being done looking TO this end and said:
How little have the rulers OF our day
pro1ted by the lessons of history The
late Secretary OF the Navy advocated the
Increase of the American navy TO an
equal place with the most formidable
sea power In the world. Great Britain
launches the "Dreadnaught," and Con.
grcss Is Immediately bcsleged and Inn
plored to appropriate the millions neces-
olry to build larger and more destruc-
tive monster. France follows in the same
direction, and Germany sets her builders
at work to eclipse otners. 1t is high time
that the peace-lovlng people of America
should cali q halt In our naval eSpendi-
lures We have the authoritative state
mcnt OF the chairman Of the Committee
on Appropriations OF the present Con-
gress, made In the House only few
days ago. that the appropriate tons for the
navy by the last two Congresses amount
ed to $3SS.1GS.i15. or more than twice as
much as It would cost to build the Pana-
ma Canal that. we are extending for the
current fiscal year s375.G59.fl9 for military
purposes, or sixty per cent. of the total
-. ri
q consequence, no appropriations can be
made for the necessary demands Of COM
nerce in river and hnrbor improvements
and for public buildings, or the people
must have new taxes levied upon them
70 meet these enormous war expenses.
Such being the issue the discussion OF
Oh Limitation OF our armament Is likely
TO pass from the peace societies to the
ovcrburdcncd Taxpayers. our legislators
who have been deaf to the appeals OF
the friends OF peace and arbitration. may
meet reckoning at the ballot box.
Officers Elected.
Tho following officers were chosen:
President, John w. Foster, Washington.
D. c.; Secretary. Clinton Rogers Wood
ruff, Philadelphia; Permanent Core
spending Secretary, P. III. Phillips, Lake
A1ohonk, n "; Treasurer Alexander c..
Wood Camden. n. j.: Business Commits
tee, John Sttncss, Providence, X. l.,
chairman; Publication Committee. DR..
Benjamin +. Trucblood. Boston. chair
man; Press Committee. Albert T.. Hoyt.
Albany, chairman; Finance Committee.
Warener Van Norden, New. York, CHAIR,
man. 5iS
DR.. Benjamin z. Trueblood, OF Boston.
1 gave review OF the pas: years work OF
the conference.
This was followed by a discussion Of
the Cars recent Invitation to the second
Hague peace conference, led by Judge ].
II. Stiness OF Providence, r. l., IN which
the omission from the proposed pro-
grammc OF the Limitation or redu
Z OF armament was criticised by several
speakers.
I Other Addresses.
The principal address ut the second ses-
sion this evening was by Representative
Richard Bnrthcldt OF Missouri, who spoke
on 1.-THE Introduction OF the sPeocc Move
ment into Practical Politics,
Charles NJ. Pepper, OF Washington.
opened a discussion OF the purpose and
scope OF the pan-American conferences