The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-31

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tsies mara NJ he admiration movement
Norway sod Sweden ance fheit sspsta'ioa
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atoms eih the tNo unilr,u 81 lfrsIies inst
g~efrfrsi ~ ihi, ifeti,. Ike mosi ~ tho
others. excludes from ~ uprfai ION uurui iona
sferfIpa vital inNsfra'a tud 'neti1nHl
hnnnf " provides however, that IN case
siihet Government should consider any dts-
putr afisins br, Nrcn them ~ ahrct IT, honor
nr ia vital Interests. this question i'srW shall
be- referred 30 he Hnvu" court.
No then dr,ailst Tho work done for the
wear for he further Development ~ Tho
International arbit mtion system.
rha Hon Richard Hart hold' ~ Missouri,
pre-iden, " tho ATerican group 81. the
lnterpar lila n~ntarv Vntnn. IN an addrrsa
on The Introduction ~ The peace Move.
ment Into Practical Politics. " said In part
when The Hague conference meets ~"
Inter parliamentary Inion viii he ready TO
lav before ~ n programme OF how 10 rrepare
FOR prarc. II viii voicn the wishes, 'he hopes,
he aspirations Of the peoplr. Expressed
NINlhN 'W'll 'II'fFltAH' y w I" W.
rcreni p%arliaments. Time viii not permit
mo to explain all the details Of This programme
here. hut lot mo state NJ least how the com
mission proposes 10 solve tn" problem NJ
an International congress. 10 rv mind
II IL an inspiration. The spcord llnRuc con
ference is to he transformed into an IN
ternaiional congress. having aut onoUi Gus
and periodic meetings: and this congress
Il TO appoint 4 permanent council 10 codifN
tnN All IN 4 ntta In "a aud IN inItRa IA CONT nIIifN
Of the influence Of the congress The lntcr-
parliamentary Union II TO be reorRaniZed
so a- 70 give il q more representative character.
which would cause II 10 be regarded as r.
real international parliament, whose resolu-
tions would influence and indeed fashion
the action OF the permanent congress. In
other words. the delegates of the union are
to form a quasi legislative adjunct to the
compress. or n owe house. You will norice
at a glance that in it, results this plan Will
insure to the world. in the simeles' and mosl
pract icnl manner possible. exactly what We
Americans stood for at Brussels, namely
an Internal ional legislature OF two houses,
one to he created and cont rolled bv the eN-
ecutives and the other by the parlialnents
OF the people.
II now bee ones a matter Of the most urgent
necessity that one Government at least should
insist on the earnest consideration of this
ITokI " AZ
tentative PROPOSALS u adj. b. the Russian Cow
ernmsut. in its call there is imminent danger
OF Tn, Hague confer rnce being degraded
10 n powwow TO regulate war. instead OF
h.cominv as We have a rl ut TO expect. a
world congress tn lsv ,ha foundation for
nermanent pesc. and thu. Justify the hopes
of mankind which are now centred on it.
La, M demand here and now that he Init ed
-" VS. o 'hn"ln ,ats 'ha lead tn his great
o'ates n W., nm 81 prssid ON, Roasevelt
movement it' us "sh i''s'nrm NV
10 INSTRUCT the Nnrr''ah ureRo.es 70 !he
Hague in favor oil me prosranninf OF ,ne
Int rrparl'anentary mon ,e. us ~ ns' UNA,
the beautiful words uttered by all our great
Pre-, Tents in favor Of international justice
and pea, shall he taken at heir full value
and be- o,ntrmed by deeds wi Q shall c II
Sortb tb. nlsudi,s and blessings of all maL-
lind This win Q tie FIRST and most signif-
n'mt ste his G ,urereIe Gun lake to bring
em' w n,oy.,,ent jnin mo arena Of urac.
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John H. Stiness OF PROVIDENCE reau the
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