The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-04-25
PEACE CONGRESS
COMES TO AN END
CARNEGIE DECORATED BY
FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
ADOPT MANY RESOLUTIONS
Suggestion Made that The Hague
Peace Conference Be Made Perma-
nent Affair, Open to All Nat
ions.

New York.--The first convention
of the National Arbitration and
Peace Conference came to an end.
after a three-day session, with two
large banquets, one at the Hotel
Astor and the other at the Waldorf
Astoria. The event of greatest inter-
est was the decoration Of Andrew
Carnegie with the Cross of Legion
of Honor by the French government,
represented by Baron d'Estournelles
de Constant, in appreciation Of his
work for peace and his gift of the
palace at The Hague.
Mr.. Carnegie, who is president OF
the congress, gave out statement as
to the results of the congress. AL
though not SO designated by Mr..
Carnegie, the statement constitutes a
reply to some of the suggestions con-
tanned in the letter which President
Roosevelt addressed to the congress
on it's opening day. Mr.. Carnegie
quotes these statements as "objeo-
tions," and proceeds to answer them
as follows:
"Our peace conference has brought
these objectios clearly before us:
"The first, nations cannot submit
all questions to arbitration.
"Answer: Six of them have re-
Gently done so, by treaty-Denmark,
The Netherlands, Chill and Argen-
tina, Norway and Sweden. (Note-
Since Norway has just secured inde-
pendence the treaty provides that its
integrity shall not be questioned,
but whether it is or not affected III
any dispute is to be decided by The
Hague conference.)
$50 much for the claims that ma
tions can not submit all questions
they have done il,
"Seeond-Justice is higher than
peace.
"Answer: The first principle of
national justice forbids men to judge
when they are parties to the issue.
All law rests upon this, throughout
the civilized world.
The congress adopted its platform
of resolutions recommending, among
other things, that The Hague confer
ence shall hereafter be permanent
institution; that The Hague court
shall be open to all the nations Of the
world; that a general treaty of arbi-
tration for ratification by all the ma
tions shall be drafted by the coming
conference, providing for the refer
ence to The Hagre court of iLterna-
tional disputes which can not be ad-
justed by diplomacy; that the United
States government urge on It's con
ference action looking to the limita-
ton of ornaments; that the confer
ence extend to private property at
sea immunity from capture in war.
The resolutions speak highly in
praise of President Roosevelt, Secre-
tary Root and the Prime Minister of
Great Britain for the stand they
have taken in favor Of the settled
policy of peace among the nations
The resolutions follow:
"Whereas, the nations through the
application of scientific invention and
discovery to intercommunicate and
travel, have become members Of one
body, closely united and interdepend-
ent with common commercial, indus
trial, intellectual and moral interests
and war in any part of the world
Immediately affects both materially
and morally, all other parts and ull-
disturbed peace has become the ne
cessary condition of tbs proposed
well-being and orderly progress OF
human society; and,
"Whereas, the said court of arbi'
tration, having adjusted four contro-
versies in which nearly all the proml-
nent powers were participants, has
become fixed and well-recognized
means fttes tt1atp ......
means Of settling international dis
putes, though its operation ic only
voluntary; and,
Whereas, the principle Of inter.
national commissions Of inquiry pro-
vided for in The Hague convention,
has proved itself one of great practi-
cal efficiency, as illustrated in the
Anglo Russian North Sea crisis; and,
Whereas, more than forty treat.
les of obligatory arbitration between
nations, two and two have been con-
cluded, stipulating reference to Thf
Hague court for five years Of all dis
putes of a Judicial order, and those
arising in the interpretation Of treat
les; and,
HWhereas, public opinion in favor
Of the pacific settlement Of contro-
versy has made extraordinary ad-
vance since the first Hague confer
ence, and, as recently declared by
the British Prime Minister, LAS at
tanned practical potency and q
moral superiority undreampt Of in
1890;' and,
nWhereas, the States Of the West