The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-17
PRAISE ROOSEVELT.
Set of Resolutions Adopted by the
Peace Congress.

New York April 1.-THE national
arbitration and peace congress today
adopted its platform or resolutions
recommending among other things
that The Hague conference shall here
after be a permanenr Institution that
The Hague court shall be open 10 all
the nations Of the world: that a gen
eral treaty of arbitration for ratfhca-
ton by all the nations shall be drafted
by the coming conference providing
for the reference to the court of in
ternational disputes which can not be
adjusted by diplomacy; that the
United States government urge upon
the conference action looking to the
limitation of armament. that the con-
ference extend 10 private property at
sea. immunity from capture in war
The resolutions speak highly in
praise of President Roosevelt. Sec
retary Root and the prime minister of
Great Britain for the stand they have
taken in favor of q settled policy of
peace among the natl0us
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted with 4 rev minor changes. al
though the debate ever them continued
more than two hours Mrs. Belva A
Lockwood declared that the Spes kers
on tie platform were trying 10 have
IL all their own way Dr.. benjamin r
Trueblood. chairman of the committee
on resolutions. declared it Rad been i'm
possible to incorporate in the brief ex-
preston of the sentiment of the con-
gress all the one thousand and one
suggestions and ideas which had come
from various sections of the country
He said the committee had tried to
adhere strictly to the purposes for
which the congress was called and to
practical ideas on the propaganda of
peace.
Several speakers were interrupted
from time TO time by other delegates
who wished to be heard and who
thought the SPEAKERS were taking too
much time The debate finally was
limited as 20 time and when the vote
was taken several delegates were an
deavoring to be recognized
Among the participants in the de-
bate was William J. Bryan He said
so many delegates have not had n
opportunity to express themselves up
on these resolutions that do not think
it fair that We who have been assign
ed places on the programme should &C
cupy all the time.
Il came here to see that the one idea
which L regard as the most important
of all was carried out and that was
that all disputes not subject to adjust
ment by diplomacy should be referred
TO international arbitration This has
been Incorporated in the resolutions
Just as it was adopted by the interpar-
Iiamentary union in London last .IuIy.
when 20 nations were represented
regard this as long step toward the
elimination of war.
There is one other subject which l
would have been pleased to see incor-
porated in YOUR resolutions. but which
the committee has not deemed wise, and
that is that the time has come when
the lending of money to a be1Iigerent
by a neutral state should be regarded
as being as objectionable as the furnish
ing of powder for the shot and she'll
It is all wrong to say that powder, lead
and shell are contraband and then allow
the money lenders to furnish the means
Of buying the things that are forbidden /
1T is 4 wrong principle which allows
a few money lenders to profit by the
distress Of nations"
Chairman Trueblood Of the commit |
tee on resolutions on reading the COM
mfttee's report said
We have found it impossible to cover
in this coherent set of resolutions the I
whole field Of peace propaganda We
have proceeded along practical lines and I
have embraced the great subjects which 4
we believe ought to come before The
Hague conference and on which we felt 4
we ought to gather action
Congressman BarthoIdt of Missouri. 1
chairman of the interparlia mentary
union, who seconded the resolutions, |
declared they were almost identical with 1
those agreed upon by the interparlia- 1
nentary session fer presentation at The I
Hague