The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-16
WARS NEVER TO
END SAYS HEAD
OF Pace MEET
HAGUE CONFERENCE PRESIDENT
DELIVERS BLOW TO HOPES
or DELEGATES.
NATIONS ARE HUMAN
And Plans for Universal Peace Are
Above Us, He DecIare5-Presi
dent Roosevelt Carries Off
Highest toncrs.

The Hague, June 15.--The second
international peace conference open
cd in tais c..y his afternoon. The
opening session lasted scarcely 20
minutes and was devoid OF any Incl
dent of the cut and dried pre-arrangel
program. II consisted simply of i
short speech Of welcome BY DR.. Ven
Tets, Van Goudrain, the Netherlands
f;reign minister, the adoption Of a
resolution to send kilograms of greet
Ing To Emperor Nicholas and Queen
Wilhelmina and the delivery OF tie
eagerly awaited speech by M. Melt
dom, head OF the Russian delegation
who was unanimously chosen presi
dent Of the conference.
The keynote sounded by Nelidoff on
behalf cf r ssia was a crushing bloY
to the Pacificists. There was no mine
ing Of words when he spoke of the
idea of ultima disarmament and the
Inauguration of the regime of uniyer
sal peace was relegated to he limbo
Of dreams, Nelidoff described this as
"a star floating far above this nun.
dane sphere, to he always striyen for,
but never attained"
Nations Are But Humane.
Nations, like individuals" he said
quite frankly 'are human, and MT
Tho most perfect judicial system ever
invented could put an end to strife
and violence When honor and vital
interests are at stake, regardless Of
consequences, neither the former nor
former nor the latter viii recognize
any authority except personal iudg-
ment and personal feelings.
Stripped Of its fine phrases, Nell
doff's speech is considered deliber-
ae warning to the conference to keep
down TO the plane Of the earth. to con
time the work Of the first conference
in the direction of aleylating the hor-
rors Of war and narrowing the chances
OF conflict by opening wider the deor
of arbitration, and to aim toward con
Gil alton and justice" but not to go
fsr,her,
The pious vow that The powers
should study the question of tighten
ing military establishments, with
which the first conference concluded
its labors, was not even mentioned.
The speech, however at least clears
the atmosphere and shows that Rus
sia is determined to try and keep the
conference within her program, and
that so far as the discussion of the
question of limitation of armaments
Is concerned she lines up Germany
and Austria on her side.
Roosevelt Carries or Honors.
In the face of this initial reverse Il
remains to be seen what The powers
fayoring consideration of reduction
of armaments will do. Delegates who
insist that this subject must not be
allowed to drop. no matter whether 1t
is possible to make an actual step In
the direction of limitation or not,
manifest some resentment They say
would not have meen dissatisfied hal
Russia steered clear of the subject al
together, but expressed the opinion
that this bold attempt to influence the
conference against the consideration
of the question of limitation Is highly
improper
AS matter of fact President Roose-
welt carried off the honors of The in
auguaral session. The sounds of APP
plause which greeted the high tributes
paid the president by both Goudrain
and Nelidoff were heaty and spontan.
eous manifestations and it is perhaps
not too much 10 say that the incl
dent points TO President Roosevelt and
the American delegation. instead OF
to the emperor of Russia as the mould
ers of the destinies of the present con-
ference. At any rate II certainly
shows with what common accord the
world recognizes the lofty motives
which inspire America in international
action.