Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-15
PEACE CONFERENCE.
Great Assembly at Carnegie
 Hall, New York.
DID NOT WANT TO LOSE CARNEGIE
American Delegates to The Hague With Many European Disciples of Peace Present-Soot, Hughes
 and Mcclellan Speakers.


 and Mcclellan Speakers.
 NEW YORK, April 15.-The first na- tional arbitration and peace congress of America opened it's sessions at Car negie hall today and will continue to- morrow and Wednesday.
 Delegates present at the congress in clude representatives of the United States to The Hague conference, fed eral and state judges. United States senators and representatives, govern ors, members of state legislatures, mayors of many large cities, represent atives of leading religious, patriotic and philanthropic organizations, ed itors. business men and labor leaders.
 Besides these Great Britain. France, Germany, Holland and Belgium have sent men prominently identified with the propaganda of international arbi- tration to take part in the proceedings. Andrew Carnegie. president of the con gress. is the presiding officer.
 At the opening session addresses were delivered by Secretary of State Elihu Root. Governor Hughes and Mayor Mcclellan.
 International views of the peace movement will be expressed at to- nights session, when addresses will be delivered by Baron D'Estournelles de Constant of France. Baron Descamps of Belgium, Professor Hugo Munster burg of Germany. Sir Robert Cranston and W. T. Stead of Great Britain and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus.
 Various opinions of the peace ques- ton will be offered by Ambassador Bryce for England, Baron d'Estour- nelles de Constant for France, Baron Descamps for Belgium and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar s. Straus for the United States.
 At The Hague on June 15 there will assemble the second peace congress of the world. The czar's rescript sum- moning to The Hague the first peace congress was issued to only the twen- ty-six countries who were represented at the Russian court in St. Petersburg. At the second congress forty-three na- tions will be represented.
 A choral service. fitting prelude to the national arbitration congress, was held at Carnegie hall last night, and if numbers and enthusiasm count for anything the promoters of the peace movement must have been grati- fled.
 Andrew Carnegie was to have pre-. sided at the Carnegie hall meeting. but returning from Pittsburg on delayed train he failed to reach the hall until the meeting was we'll under way, and then, once inside the place, he was un- able to make his way through the throngs to the platform and contented himself with place fin box. In his absence Bishop Henry c. Potter pre- sided. He said:
 MT. Carnegie has either forgotten this assembly or is lost. I sincerely hope he has forgotten 1t. as in the light of there being only twenty-eight good men that have come out of Pitts burg we cannot afford to have him among the missing"
 Around the back and sides of the stage on which were the speakers and the 300 voices of the Oratorio society was draped great white curtain on which were golden stars. Along 1t were grouped American banners. flags and emblems with a local arrange ment at the center. where were white banners bearing the legend of the peace fraternity. Peace For All Ma tions" Over this the word peace" nared in lighted electric bulbs.
 Dr. Frank Damrosch. as musical di- rector. assisted by Mrs. Heisem de Moss, soloist. presented splendid mu- sical programme. including the Halle iujah chorus from "The Messiah" and the Chorus of Messengers of Peace" by Wagner.
 An eloquent plea for peace was made by pr. Emil c. Hirsch of Sinai congre- gation. Chicago. Dr. Hirsch opened his address by vigorous denunciation of the "big stick" and his words in that connection were received with much applause.
 "A wise man has said. Speak softly. but carry big stick But the carry ing of a big stick is likely to provoke trouble. How many murders are due primarily to the practice of carrying a pistol in the hip pocket?'
 Archbishop John NJ. Farley. who was to have been one of the speakers. was detained in Washington. and his pre- pared address was read by Mgr. !. NJ. J. LavelIe of St. Patrick's cathedral.
 "The archbishop has neither been lost nor has he forgotten" said Mgr. La velle. "but business in connection with the meeting of the American archbish- ops in Washington has detained him. and he has sent his address on to me to read to you as his vicar and repre- sentative. with his greetings. compli- ments and regrets. with his hearty hope and prayer for the success of this and all similar efforts toward peace"
 Nanehuria Restored to China.
 KAREN. Mancburia. April 15.-The