The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
GREAT MEETING
IS SCHED ULED
FOR MAY 22-24
Many Distinguished Men
VIII Address the
Gathering.

Rarely has a great reform shown more
striking evidences Of progress than has
the peace and arbitration movement
during the past few years. Since the
first Hague Conference. in 1899 an ever
changing series Of events has been tend
ing in the direction OF better interna-
tional relations. Set over against a
great war we find a successful Hague
court settling four cases involving four
teen nations; a network Of arbitration
treaties. forty-fOUr in number, limited in
scope, but, nevertheless, strong guaran-
tors of peace; an arising world seuti-
mont which did not little 10 terminate
the Russo-Japanese war; and the de-
velopment Of an international respect
and good will which has we'll expressed
itself through such agencies as the
Alaskan boundary tribunal, the North
Sea Commission, and the Algeciras con-
ference
At this moment the great nations are
witnessing impressive demonstrations Of
interest in the second Hagrle conference.
June Is. In our own country a great
national arbitration and peace congress
recently drew together in New York
thousands of Americans. and secured Of
fetal recognition from city, State. and
Nation. II is indeed, encouraging that
the coming Hague conference should
evoke so great and widespread interest.
Work of One Man.
In this connection il is interesting 10
note the work Of one man and Of an in
stitution Of his creation which for
twelve years past has been urging on
the American public, with no little sue
cess. this very principle which is now
being so generally accepted. That man
is Albert X. Smiley, a business man Of
clear insight, the owner of a vast pri
vate estate at Lake Mohonk. y. Y. Here
in 1885 he invited about fifty prominent
persons TO meet as his guests and from
that house party grew the LAKE s.IoH9I.4s
conference on international arbitration
which has become Of considerable ma
tional significance
Three great measures which have
been steadily and persistently advocated
by the conference have heen: l. An
international court of arbitration. >.
Arbitration treaties, both special and
general. 3. Some form Of international
congress with advisory powers.
Permanent Organization.
The conference maintains a permanent
Office at Lake Mohonk through which an
active educational propaganda is carried
on throughout the year. An Illustration
of the practical nature Of it's work is
seen in the fact that in the past three
years it has built up a voluntary CO.
operative association of $50 Of the Iarg-
est business organizations Of the coun-
1t
through which it can exert an immedi
ate and powerful influence on the gen
eral public. 1t has also secured the &C
tive cooperation Of nearly a third of
the colleges OF the United States.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
conference is to take place May 22-24.
with DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent of Columbia University, as presid-
ing officer. Among the speakers will be
DR.. Andrew D. White. who was a mem
Der OF the first ztague Conference:
Chief Justice s. F. Baldwin. of Con-
necticut; John Barrett, director Inter
national Bureau of American Republics:
Enrique c. Creel. ambassador from
Mexico; Ignacio Calderon, minister from
Bolivia; Richard Bartholdt. American
head OF the Interparliamentary Union;
Bartlett Trip, OF South Dakota former
minister to Austria Dr. BENJAMIN +
Trueblood, OF Boston. and Francis B.
Loomis, former Assistant Secretary OF
State.