The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-19
PEACE CONGRESS ENDS
PROPOSE PERMANENT ARBiTRA.
TON COURT AT HAGUE.
ANDREW CARNEGIE HoNoRED
Decorated With Cross Of Legion OF
Honor by French CoVernment--Gn e
Out statement as to fees its Of Co,
gress and Replies to Objections,


New York, April lS.-Thc FIRST con.
vcntion of the national arbitration and
peace conference ended last night.
alter IA thrcc-days session, with two
large banqucts. one at the Hotel Astor
and the other at the Waldorf.Astoria.
Tho event OF greatest interest was the
decoration Of Andrew Carnegie with
the cross OF the Legion OF Honor by
the French government, represented
by Baron Estournelles de Constant, In
appreciation OF his work for peace.
aud his gift OF the palace at The
Hague.
Mr.. Carnegie. who is president Of
the congress, gave out n statement as
to the results of the congress. Al.
though not so designated by Mr.. Car
negie, the statement constitutes re.
ply to some OF the suggestions con.
tanned in the letter wnlch President
Roosevelt addressed to the congress
on the opening day. Mr.. Carnegie
quotes these statements as "objec-
tions." and answers them as follows
Our peace conference has brought
three objections clearly before us:
"First--Nations cannot submit Gil
questions to arbitration.
"Answer-Six of them have recently
Netherlands. Chile and the Argentines,
Norway and Sweden.
Second-Justice is higher than
peace.
"Answer-The first principle of nat
ural justice forbds men to be judges
when they are parties to the issue.
All law rests upon this throughout
the civilized world. Were a Judge
known to sit upon a case in which he
was secretly interested, he would be
dishonored and expelled from his high
Office. II any individual refused to
submit his dispute with nelghbor
to DISTINGUISHED parties and insisted
upon being his own Judge, he would
violate the first principles OF justice.
If he resorted to force in defense of
his right to Judge, he would be dis
honored as breaker of the law. Thus,
peace with justice is secured through
arbitration, never by one OF the par
ties sitting as judge in his own cause.
Nations being only aggregates of in
divlduals. they will not reach justice
in their judgments until the same
rule holds good, viz: That they, like
shall not sit as judges in
their own cause. What Is unjust for
individuals is unjust for nations.
"Third-It is neither peace nor jus.
tice, but righteousness that shall exalt
the nation.
"Answer-Righteousn is simply
doing what is right. What is just Is
always right: what Is unjust is always
wrong; 1t being the first principle OF
justice that men shall not be judges
In their own cause. to refuse to sub
NIT to judge or arbitrator Is unjust,
hence not right, for the essence or
is justice. Therefore,
men who place justice or righteousness
above peace practically proclaim that
they will commit injustice and discard
by constituting them
selves sole judges of their own cause
in violation of law, justice and right.
Civilized man has reached the conclu-
sion that he meets the claims OF JUS
tice and Of right only by UNFOLDING
the present reign of law. What Is
right for each individual must be
right for the nation. The demand
that interested parties shall sit in
judgment is the wickedness that de-
grades a nation"
Peace Congress Resolves.
Resolutions were adopted recon-
among other things that
The Hague conference hereafter be a
permanent institutions that The
Hague court shall be open to all the
nations of the world; that a general
treaty OF arbitration for ratification by
oil the nations shall be drafted by the
providing for the refer.
ence to The Hague court of interna.
tional disputes. which cannot be ad,
justed by diplomacy; that the United
States government urge action toward
ference extend to private property at
sea, immunity from capture in war.
The resolutions speak in high praise
Of President Roosevelt, Secretary Root
and the prime minister of Great Brit
ain for the stand they have taken in
favor OF settled policy Of peace
among the nations
William Jennings BRYAN, in his ad-
dress, offered as substitute for the
historic words Liberty or death" the
cry of Liberty and hfe." This sonti.
ment was the keynote of his address
The cost OF human life he wanted
counted and estimated,
Let us measure the value OF those
that war has not taken and then VIC
can obtain some estimate of the value
of those lives that have gone"
Life, he held, was sacred and pre-
clous, to be guarded sacredly because
created by God, as something worthy
and lasting.