Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-23

EDUCATORS AGREE TO PLAN,
Speakers at International Arbitration
Conferences Propose Propaganda Of
Peace by lnstructins Youth Of Ma
tion in II. Principles - Commission
o. Brown. Address.

Lake Mohonk, N. Y, May 2s.-To'
day,s session of the Lake Mohonk con-
ference on international arbitration
was devoted exclusively to considera-
tion Of methods of spreading the prop
sganda OF peace by teaching pupils Of
the public schools and students of col
} leges. Addressed on this subject were
{ delivered by Elmer 2. Brown, United
States commissioner Of education; An
drew S. Draper. commissioner of edu-
cation Of New York state; Presiden,
Charles F. Thwing, OF Western Re-
serve University; President Rush
Rhees, Of Rochester, University; Pro-
lessor Joseph H. Beale, Jr., of Harvard;
Professor w. w. Willoughby, of Johns
Hopkins University, and Professor Ell
bert Russell, Of Earlham College. Rich
mond.
Commissioners Brown said In part:
& .By way Of introduction, may ven-
ture to repeat the recommendation
touching this subject contained in my
first Rnnua. report as commissioner Of
educ1 lion, winch is now in press. This
is for an annual commemoration on
May Is in the schools OF the United
States OF the opening of the first Hague
conference. While no one will attach
supreme Importance to the special OBJ
servance of one day in the schooolSyear,
even such annual emphasis upon this
theme will not be without its value. It
is not with view to propaganda of an
isolated reform that this day is entitled
: to rs special place in our school calen-
lar, but with view to a neglected and
essential element in general education.
And that element is an appreciative
understanding of other peoples than
our own. 1t is just this element of
liberal education which should be en-
sphasized in the schools, not one day
In the year, but thruout the year.
'sBut THIS after all is but a small
part of what the schools ought to do to
promote International arbitration. The
best that we can do in the long run
is to foster the genuine spirit of arbi-
tration,s and to establish those modes
Of thought that dispose men to arbt-
trate their differences.
"The schools of our whole people
may properly contribute to the move
ment for international arbitration only
in ways that contributes to, the general
purposes OF education, but positive
improvements in education are called
for today in ways that must inevitably
reinforce the arbitration movement.
Among these ways are endeavors to
promote among given people, as our
own, q more intimate and a recital tive
knowledge Of the character of other
modern nations with whom this peo-
pie has to do; the promotion in the
schools OF that type Of thinking which
readily passes beyond its partial con-
victions, no matter how earnestly held,
to larger Views in which opposing con-
victions may find their rightful recog-
milton and come to agreement; the
teaching in the schools. as a part of
obstruction IN morals and civil govern
ment, Of some of the principles of legal
Justice, which shall enable our peo-
pie to adjust themselves freely and
consciously to the reign Of law in all
great human affairSo