The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-28
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iesa dslega,ss. a,;aehss ant aersy2
yer c9-rssy,lseb's az The Hazls
p4ars conference are nDv - EnglA11
and vii sail ig- home tals week
James Brown Scott and wife viil
sau from Liverpool for SeS York tJ-
mcrrUy. Mr. ChOats. h.s Ni'e and
daughter and Chandler hale sDa q
Senator Hale o. Maine. who has sc'st
a. secretary - the United states
delegation. Kill sail from SyIthamp-
ton ~ Wednesday. on the steamship
Cecilia. General Horace Porter. Rear
Admiral Charles s. Sperry and wife
and William l. buchanan aud wife
will take the same steamer from
CherbOurg.
While the American delegation have
formally expressed them selves a. sit
isiled with the work OF the con'
ference. there ~ general agreemeht
among the other Americans yho have
watched the proceedings Oi The
Hague closely that the congress haA
been failure. While something
has been done 10 ameliOrats the hDr-
rors of warfare II IL agreed that
nothing has been accomplished 10
ward abolition Of war itself ThOae
who look upon war a. necessary
evil. a. something that has always
existed and always will exist hnd
plenty Of warrant for their opinion
in the deliberations OF the recent con
gress. Those who look upon the mat
ter iu an unpreiudlced Hight agree
that the failure TO take an advance
step toward eliminating warfare ~ai
due largely TO the German. Engli't
and American delegates. The iorinei
perslstently opposed and obstructe'
the advancement, OF all humane pro
jects. and the delegates from Grea
Byltain and the United States wer'
Jointly responsible In failing To agree
upon a common basis OF action
Al sequel to what faceuouI
American newspaper correSpondeh
termed the session Of the interna
tlonal debating society" which dis
cussed everything under the sun an'
agreed upon nothing, all OF the ha
tions OF Europe are manifesting al
Increased activity In their prepara
tIons for war. with the adiournmen
OF the peace conference. the dove 0
peace has taken flight and all Eu
rope. armed to the teeth. Is a"auh'
,he unleashing OF the dogs Of war
Only "A bone of contention Is appareh'
ly needed. and the Morocco question
and a dozen OF others OF less I'm
portance may supply this. Srangel.
enough, among all these prenohluoh
OF evil. there are few European pun
liclsts or editors who beli"'e ina
IN. United states will become In
yolyed In the impending struggle
The rumOrs OF war between th'
United States and Japan are receives
with "A smile in Europe, and ar" loon
ed upon az mere political buncomo'
the necessary preliminary to pre-
idential campaign.
Words. words, words well dc
scribes The Hague conference Nor
than a million words Of press ma
ter concerning the deliberations q
the congress were sent out by Ia
various American and European new
gathering organization. OF this tota
30 900 words were sent out on Jun
Is. the opening day. As illustraun
the superiority Of the American presi
more words were filed for cabl" dil
patch by the gathering ass
Citations and newspapers OF the Unit"
States than by those OF all oth'
nations combined. Compared with m
newspapers Of the United states, "a
English press published only a con