Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-08-07
FOR WORLD PEACE
Great international Congress
Making Good Progress
OUR DELEGATES VERY ACTIVE
Speeches on Arbitration Made Thurs
day are Commended for Their De-
termination to Garry a Logical
Proposition Believed to be the Most
Important Effort Towards the Pa
eifcation of the Verde

The Hague; By Cable.-The gen-
erai opinion expressed here is that the
real peace conference began TEurs-
day with tie Initiative of the Amcri.
can delegates, who Ter their speeches
Thursday on arbitration are praised
Eur their determination to carry log
cal proposition thai is believed to be-
the most lmportanb effort towards the
| pacifea!ion of the world, Joseph II.
Choate and James Scott, of the -Ame.
rican Allegation, bcfore the special
committee on arbitration reviewed
The American prap5stiep dealing with
arbitration from the standpoint Of
kiiypan1ty as well as Of international
law.
Prof de Martens (Russian) le-
clared that the principle ct arbitra-
ton now under discussion was pro-
posed by Russia in 1899. Germany
(irreGft Hf!tign ard Mexico il general
supported the Atiserican proposition,
DR.. Drsgo (Argcntinej SUPPORTED the
Argentine proposition.
Mr.. Choate in his speech explained
that the instructions given to the
Americai delegates were to see that
tie judges sf This eottrt be selected
from different Countries, and that
they should represent the diff;$snt
systems of law and procedure aid the
hl6st important languages of the
world. The tej!st was to be of such
dignity. consideration 8Ra rank thai.
the best and ablest jurists could as'
eept appointments thereto. The cause
OF seneral arbitration as substitute
for war iii the settlement of interna-
tionai differences has advanced with
leaps aiid bounds since the eall Of the
first conference. Nothing more strong
ly demonstrates the Utility Of tho
great work of that confereHee than
The. genral resort of nations to ar-
bitration agreements among them
selves assure meats OF securing JUS
tice and protection.
Our hope is to preserve and per
petuate the excellent work ksof the first
conference, carrying 1T on to- Eits
l6gieaI conclusion The work OIL
that conference, however, has not
proved altogether adequate to meet
the progressive demands Of natiet,s,.1I
THE plan proposed By the United
Stat said Nj. Choate; does Hetl 1
depart from the voluntary court als5II
ready este ahlished sSQ 81 ion
to come beI0Te=
will be open to all who desire 0sats
tie their differences by peaceful NE
ods."
The United States proposed chat
the expenses of the new court and the
salaries Of the judges be borne by the
powers in common. This would make
the court free to whoever appealed
to it. Mr.. Choate proposed that a
suitable committee be appointed to
frame constitution for and decide
upon the powers and character Of the
projected court, saying he thought
it would be we'll to have seventeen
judges instead of fifteen, SO that the
country representation might be
more general. In conclusion Mr..
Choate said.
"It is six weeks since this confer
ence first assembled, and there is cer-
tainly no time to lose. We have done
much to regulate war and very little
to prevent it. Let us unite on this
great pacific measure and satisfy the
woril that the second peace confer
ence really desires that in the future
peace and not war be the normal !
Of civilized nations. ("