Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-16
Chief Executive Approves Object Of Meeting
in Message TO secretary.
DELEGATES WELCOMED BY THE MAYOR
lead Of City Government Talks Of Spirit
Of Nationality.
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES PRESENT
Prominent Persons of western HemIs-
Phere Tell OF Beauties of Peace 20
and DesirabiIity of Abolish
ing War.

NEW YORK, April 15.-warned by Preai-
! dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root that II
success is to crown the efforts OF those
working for universal peace, their en-
deavors must be along practical lines the
National Arbitration and Peace congress
I today began its real activities.
Secretary Root in his speech pointed out
the propositions which the United statos
government will have to make at the COM
ing conference at The Hague. He warned
his hearers not to expect too much at this
| second conference The president In a let
ter to the congress expressed the hope
that the coming conference might result
In the adoption of an international arbi-
tration treaty Secretary Root after SEQ
onding this hope, declared the United States
thought It proper to urge again the discus
sion of the subjection of Limitation OF arma-
ments of the nations on land and sea and
the abolition Of the practice OF using force
in the collection Of debts owed by one ma
tion to the citizens of another.
Mr.. Carnegie in an address paid a tribute
to President Roosevelt and expressed the
wish that Mr. Roosevelt might be the
peacemaker for the future. He declared,
however, that Emperor William is the man
among all men, who holds the peace OF
the nations in his power. Mr.. Carnegie
said it was unjust to speak of the em-
peror as a menace to the peace of Europe,
adding that in twenty years on the throne
the German ruler had spilled no blood, nor
caused an international war.
Other speakers today we're Governor
Charles e. Hughes Of New York and Mayor
George b. Mcclellan of New York
Governor Hughes declared that war ls
barbaric and had been robbed Of It's indi-
| vidual heroism and much of it's valor.
Speakers at Evening Session.
The speakers tonight included Baron
d'Estournelles de Constant, member OF the
French Senate and head OF the interna-
tional conciliation committee, and Secre-
tary Oscar s. straus of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, who spoke on The
Peace OF Nations and Peace Within Ma
tons."
Secretary straus was followed by Prof.
Hugo Munsterburg Of Harvard university.
He said:
I am here to express a hope OF peace and
discuss peace from the standpoint OF the
feel it is my duty to speak against some
| of these things with which the missionaries
! of peace are weakening their a suments.
Germany, is prosperous and the German an
looks ,o to d itIay aH as lns a.
even in war, no matter what the result
were, Germany would not be crippled.
| than American cannon. These arguments,
which so many friends OF peace use. are
weakening to their own cause. universal
peace is not material Issue, 1t Is moral
| one. -, -, -,
| used for so many years to the effect that
| Germany is a menace to the peace OF the
world Peace, I believe, has no more earn
est supporters than Germany as America
/ believe has no sincerer friend.
Prof Munsterburg declared Germany was
at perfect peace with all the world and
calm understanding OF Germany's position
would do more than anything else to pro-
mote peace.
Carnegie CrIticiEes MunsterburE.
Prof. Munsterberg declared conscription
was not a burden in Germany, and there
by called upon himself the emphatic crit
icism of Mr.. Carnegie, who said:
THAT statement is one OF the greatest
surprises l have ever heard. l wish he
would go to our mills at Pitts5urg and
ask the thousands OF men why they came
here"
Thousands Of people, added Mr.. Carnegie
left Germany and came to America to
escape military service.
Dr. Ernest Richard, president of the Ger
man American Peace society OF New York,
! also spoke for Germany. He agreed with
Prof. Munsterberg in his statement that
peace, for even in peace loving America
| the frst peace society was formed of men
of German birth As an example of the
love Of peace felt by the German emperor,
DIR. Richard said It was to him that Pres
ident Roosevelt appealed at the time OF
the Portsmouth conference when the Rus
sian members OF the conference were or
dered 10 withdraw.
! w T. Stead then said:
"There has been all sorts Of talk about
disarmament have heard II in every
/ country in Europe and have come to Il
at the devil hates holy water. No govern
ment in the world is going to propose any
such thing at The Hague conference or
anywhere else What probably will be
broached is a halt in this mad haste TO
/ increase armaments Mr.. Stead declared
/ the spirit OF arbitration prevented a war
between Germany and France during the
Morocco difficulty.
William ]. Bryan who was on the plat
: form, was called for by the audience.
IT am on the program for Wednesday
afternoon" he said, "and then I will be
able to say 10 you what l desire to say
Tonight 1 wished only 10 have the pleasure
OF hearing those who have come from
foreign lands to talk TO US. All / wish to
unexpected sources. / have often heard
that there should be universal peace be-
cause man was made IN the image Of God,
but this is the first time / have heard il
argued that peace should result from his
being made IN an image Of an ape"
Welcome by Mayor Mcclellan.
With nearly 1000 delegates from all parts
OF the world In attendance, the National
Peace conference was formally opened In
Carnegie hall here today Andrew Car
nege, president Of the congress, presided.
Mr. Carnegie. Secretary Of State Root.
Governor Hughes OF New York and Mayor
Mcclellan OF this city were the speakers al
the afternoon session. letter from Pres
, ldent Roosevelt was read to the delegates.
Mayor Mcclellan delivered the address Of
welcome. His subject was The Spirit Of
Nationality"
Mayor Mcclellan said In part;
am one of those who believe that tha