Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-15
EVENTS OF The WEEK
First National Peace Csngrsss Will Begin
in New York Today,
ANDREW CARNEGIE WILL PRESIDE
Men Prominent in All Walks Of Life Will
Attend as Delegates.
SPEECHES BY DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS
". I. Stead, Prof. MunuerburV and Bsron
Dsseanp,s TO Aake Add1eSssL
BUSY WEEK IN FOREIGN LANDS
PrsmisEs of British Colonies Will
Meet I'm LOndon-Japan VIII
Complete Evacuation of
ManchuFia.
W. I. Stead, Prof. MunuerburV and Baron
Dsseanp3s to Aske Add1ssssL
BUSY WEEK IN FOREIGN LANDS

NEW YORK, April 1L-The most inn
portant event OF the week will be the first
national arbitration and peace congress of
America, which will hold its sessions in
New York City on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Delegates include representa-
tives Of the United States 'he Hague,
federal and state judgeg n. States
senators and representa-, ~ ernors,
members Of state legislatu y 4, - Of
many large cities representa- "a ~. d.
ing religious, patriotic and ph.h o
organizations; editors, business n u
labor leaders. ~
Andrew Carnegie, president Of the e
gross, will preside. Secretary of Sta ~
Blihu Root Governor Hughes and
Mayor Mcclellan will speak on Mon
day. International views Of the peace
movement will be expressed Monday even
ing by Baron d Estournelles de Constant
OF France. Baron Descampes Of Belgium,
Pref. Hugo Munsterburg of Germany, Sir
Robert Crapston and w. T. Stead OF Great
Britain and Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor Oscar straus.
The commercial. Industrial and agricul-
tural aspects Of the peace movement will
be considered at a meeting Tuesday after
noon, at which there will be addresses by
Secretary straus, James W. Van Cleave Of
st. Louis and others. On Wednesday after
noon the legislative and judicial aspects
OF the peace movement will be considered
and addresses will be delivered by William
J. Bryan, John Sharp Williams and others
About 1900 delegates have accepted in
vitations to attend the various sessions
About 800 delegates are expected to at
tend the meeting Of the National Publicity
Bill organization in New York Tuesday
w. ]. Bryan, Samuel Gompsrs and others
are expected to speak.
Carter Handicap at Aqueduct.
The horse racing seas son at che New York
tracks will be opened on Monday at Aque-
duct track. The Carter $4,000 handicap
viii be the feature OF the first day.
The Metropolitan golf season will open
at Garden City on Thursday with a three
days tournament.
Premiers of nearly all the British colonies
have arrived in London to attend the fourth
colonial conference which will assemble
April Is. Among the chief questions to be
discussed are a project providing for
permanent council preferential trade be-
tween the colonies and Great Britain, emil
grafton and imperial defense schemes.
Evacuation of ManchuriR.
The evacuation OF Manchuria by the Rus
sian and Japanese troops and the restora-
tion OF Manchuria to China. as provided
Tor Dy the treaty OF FoTIsiuOuth' WIN 10
completed April is.
King Edward will meet King Victor En-
manuel Of Italy April IS at Gaeta, near
Naples
Pope Plus has decided to hold con-
sistory April 15 when several cardinals are
to be created.
On April IS changes in the local gov
ernment Of the Panma canal zone, which
will abolish all the municipal governments
now in existence and result in the har-
monizing Of the various parts OF the zone.
will become effective.