Connecticut western news., 1907-04-18

learn to love peace and abhor war, to love justice and hate wgoEsdoing, to be considerate in judgment and kindly in feeling toward aliens as toward their own friends Ind neighbors and to desire that their own countries shall regard the rights of others rather than be graspins and overreaching.
 The greatest benefit of the peace con- ference of 1907 will be, as was that of the peace conference of 1899 in the fact of the conference itself. in it's powerful in- fiuence molding the characters of men, Tn the spectacle of all the great powers of the earth meeting in the name of peace and eXalting as worthy of honor and desire national self control and con- siderate judgment and willingness to do justice.
 MT. Carnegie said in part:
 We believe the psychological moment approaches when a decided step forward can be made. Personally I am a convert to the league of peace idea-the formation of an international police, never for ag gression, always for protection, to the peace of the civilized world. This is no new idea, but only the extension of what has already been done. Recently six na- tions-Germany, Britain, France, Russia, Japan and own country-combined their forces in China under command Of a German general for a specific purpose.
 Governor Hughes Address. Governor Hughes said:
 There are few if any to plead the cause of war in general, however it may be de- fended in particular. Statesmen and sol diers alike condemn 1t, and against its monstrous cruelties and wastefulness commerce and sentiment are allied. The necessity of war a last defense of lib erty and honor is admitted only to be deprecated, and in the desire to prevent armed strife there Is almost complete unanimity. There may still be those who believe in the beneficent effects of the discipline of war and who shrink from contemplating society enervated by ex- elusive devotion to the pursuits of peace. Undoubtedly benefits have been conferred by war. Against the dark background of ruin, desolation and death the elemental virtues of humanity have stood out in bold relief. And aside from the impor tant and beneficial results of certain wars the world has largely learned its lessons of courage and fortitude, of the supremacy of duty and the sacred obliSa- tions of honor from those who, in fierce but heroic struggle, have revealed the noblest qualities of humanity. ''He maketh the wrath of man to praise him.
 Bryan Gets Ovation.
 Just before the evening session be- gan Andrew Carnegie walked upon the stage, followed by a number of the most notable of the foreign delegates and William J. Bryan. The great au- dience, which filled every seat in Car negie hall and all of the available standing room, at once recognized MT. Bryan and applauded him Justify. On the stage, in the tiers of seats reserved for special delegates, were two tur- baned Hindoos in gorgeous dress.
 There were nine speakers during the evening, and each one was supposedly limited to twenty minutes, but few of the earlier ones observed the restric tion, and the limit for the others was cut to ten minutes.
 Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, member of the French senate, said in part:
 If we expect too much from the com ing conference its work will appear as failure, as a fiasco, even if it Is a real progress. We must see clearly not what we would like to do, but what can be done and do 1t. Other generations, other conferences, will follow with new aims, new successes.
 For the present year The Hague confer ence can accomplish this, as far as I can presume (besides the regulation of pri- vate property and other special ques- tions):
 First-Development of arbitration.
 Second.-General affirmation of the ne- cessity for all nations not to increase their armanents.
 Third.-Organization of conciliation. I do not speak of another branch of its activity-the amelioration of peace. I believe the worse war appears the better it is. When we try to "humanize war; as we say, we simply dissimulate its hor- TOTS.
 If The Hague conference practically generalizes arbitration, advises limitation of ornaments and paves the way for in ternational conciliation its work will be a | progress well the work of the first conference.
 I feel sure of the success of the con- | ing Hague conference. I believe in the l irresistible force of public opinion edu- cated as it is now and as it will be more | and more every day. After manifesto ton like this, after such a powerful af- l frmation of your devotion to the service of civilization, it is possible not to be- lieve in the future. with American help.
 Secretary Straus Speaks. | Oscar $. Straus, secretary of commerce and labor, traced briefly the historic events since the Reformation up to the present period of industrialism and trade expansion.
 Professor Hugo Munsterberg of liar yard university vigorously denounced those who call the kaiser war lord and menace to Europe and said that the German army was not felt by the nation as disagreeable burden.
 President Mary E. Woolley of Mount Holyoke college, Jane Adams of Chi cago, Ellen NJ. Henrotin of the Wo mems Industrial Trades Union league and other noted women used up an en
 tire session of the congress with re
 cital of what their sex has done iI
 bringing universal amity near realiza
 ton.
 The only note of discord at the con
 gress came on Tuesday evening, whel
 James w. Van Cleave, a delegate, ere
 ated storm of dsapproval by a repeti
 ton of Washington's "The best way
 to preserve peace is to be prepared fol