The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-22
HONORED AT DINNER
Prof Scott, Delegate to The
Hague, Banqueted.
PRAISE Is HEAPED UPON HIN
Emissary from the Peace Confer
ence Tells of the Work Accom-
the Nations-President Needham,
of G. w. L., Makes an Address.

Peace and Prof. James Brown Scott, of
George Washington University. or, per-
haps. it were better put, Prof. James
Brown Scott and Peace. sat down to-
gether at a banquet given in honor of
the professor at the New Willard last
night
While Prof James Brown Scott, who,
besides being a former instructor at
George Washington University, was also
a technical delegate" to the late Hague
conference, was undoubtedly the more
popular of the two, Peace came in for her
share Of mention and didn't seem TO be a
bit put out by the attentions paid TO the
other guest
Besides Peace and Prof. Scott there
were several friends of both, including a
few who seemed to have a speaking ac-
quaintance with humor, who sat down to
honor the professor.
Burdens at The Hague.
If be is able to carry with him always
remembrance of the praise heaped upon
him last evening. he will stagger under a
formidable load. that will make his bur
dens at the late Hague conference seem
childish and trivial
First of all, naturally. since Prof. Scott
first met Peace at the instigation of Pres
ident Roosevelt-it was after the latter
left the Rough Riders that this all hap
pened-the banqueters drank to the Presi-
dent of the United States. It wouldn't do
TO say that they drank at other times.
but IL must be left TO inference that they
did.
Commissioner Mcfarland. in introduc-
Ing the first speaker. said he was glad.
indeed, TO signalize the return of Prof
Scott from an errand of peace at a day
50 near that when the Prince of Peace
was born
Prof. Scott. the speaker of the evening.
said in part:
Prof. ScOtt's Address.
We are prepared 10 answer the ques-
ton whether the Second international
Peace Conference was in reality A peace
conference, and whether it deserves n
successor II was international because
the nations of the world were represented.
The first conference invited bur frac-
ton Of the independent sovereignties: the
present conference invited f6rty-six na-
TONS and forty-four attended. 1t was a
peace conference because its great meas
ures sought. by preventing a recourse TO
arms. not only to preserve but 20 estab-
lsh peace.
First-It revised the convention for
the pacific solution of international con-
hicts so as to make it more comprehen-
siVe and more adequate to meet the Dur
pose for which il was created.
Second-It agreed unanimously 10 re-
nounce force and 10 submit to arbitra-
ton international difficulties arising out
Of contract Indebtedness
''Third-It established an international
court of prize in order that the cantor 8
acts should no longer be Judged Under
the bias OF national prejudice. but should
be approved or disapproved and the rights
OF neutrals safeguarded By an interna-
uonal court. in which the beIligerent as
Well as the neutral interests are repre-
sented.
Fourth-It unanimously recognized the
principle of obligatory arbitration. and
stated with unanimity that certain great
questions Of a juridicial nature. especially
the Interpretation and application Of in
ternatlonal conventions. are susceptible
ton.
'Fifth-It laid the foundations, indeed
established, a cou9t of arbitral iustice
leaving, however, the appointment of The
Judges to the subsequent agreement of
interested nations
Sixth-It provided that a third inter
national conference of peace meet ap-
proXlmately eight years hence. under
charge or the powers, and that this con
ference organize and conduct its nro-
ceedings under a sense of fnternationaI
responsibility and under the domination
OF no one nation.
submit, therefore, that tbes second
international Peace Conference justified
not only It's name, but its calling. that
was worthy Of its great predecessor.
that us meeting has bettered the world
anu gwen mankind hope for the future.
anu It, therefore, deserves a successor"
speech by Mr.. Needham.
President Needham, of George Washing.
ton University, who came next said in
part:
The first step in constituting a great
international tribunal has been taken. The
next, the selection of men who shall
constitute the court. will be taken. and
then it will remain for the Judges in cases
before them, whether the particular mat
tiers involved be of small or great i'm
portance, to write down in their de-
cisions the jurisdiction and the rules that
shall govern this mighty tribunal in in
ternational affairs, and when they shall
have written it in the interests of peace
and justice, the intelligent public opinion
OF the civilized world will make these
laws prevalent. AS these decisions in.
crease and the treaties and Conventions
OF nations conform to them. they will
constitute system of international con-
ference. and the world will have passed
under its sway and into a federation OF
nations The federation of the world will
come. ike the Kingdom of Heaven with
out observation.
The establishment of this tribunal and
the growing commercial and industrial
and political activities Of the world are
opening broader and more definite field
OF activity for the diplomatist and tho
international lawyer. The day has passed
when men can nil these positions sue
cessfully, with credit to themselves and
to the nation they represent. without 2
liberal education and special training fol-
the work
This is true of the entire foreign aerv.
ice OF every nation. Representatives in
the diplomatic and in the consular. serv.
Ice must understand political science
economics. and all that makes up the
wonderful and intricate political and com.
merctal life of the world. That govern
ment which has trained men. men of I'll,
widest and deepest knowledge of affairs
will stand highest and fare best in The
competition for position and for trade
knowledge is power; and this maxim /:
as true in governmental service and il
the conduct Of public affairs as it is il
the conduct of private affairs.
Men must be trained for this noble
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