New-York tribune., 1907-04-18

tribute to Secretary Root for his interest in the
congress
The next speaker was Professor John Bassett
Moore. of Columbia University. who dwelt at some
the past. The perception Of justice, he said.
among nations was growing great that there
would never be any more need of war.
Ambassador Bryce. said Mr.. Low, bad sent word
that he would not he able to speak at the dinner
but had sent as his representative Sir Robert
Cranston Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
Sir Robert said that it the feeling of the
English nation that the peace congress would do
good. The relations Of his country with the
United States he compared to those of mother
and child and said that he hoped that the peace
congress would do toward cementing this
bond.
The next speaker was the Rev. Dr. Lyman Alb
bott, who said in part:
This evolution of the nation out OF the province
the tribe and the family points unerringly 70 a
cORsummation than any of us suppose. The object
of this world organization will not merely be the
s horrors Ii will be the fusing of the naons Of Of
the word in = one great brotherhood. as the prin-
Kingdoms of England and the states OF America
aIlayng Of national prejudices as provincial
prejudices have been aliayed, and the discovery
that the interests Of humanity one. as it has
been discovered thai the interests of all Germans
Frenchmen in France. and all Americans in the
C4beu esos ' 6,, Which ,bis ,or1d ,te+, =
TO be brought about are the same as those by which
national unincatiOn mas been brought about The
nations of the earth are yet to be united in
great world cOnfederacy provinces Kingdoms
and states have been united in one great national
ity-by commerce, by law and by organized public
For this purpose we need 10 learn that commerce
is not war and the inspiration OF commerce Is not
eager greed. whether in tho individual in the
nation, to get all one can and to keep all gets.
We shall hear less about the balance of trade bo-
ing for nation and againSs another nation;
shall discover that between nd5Ons. 5 between
benefits both parties to IT. we shall prohibit com
nercial and the bloody encounters which have
shall gradually take down the trade barriers which
separate the nations once trade barriers
separated between the states and provinces;
shall recognize the truth that commerce really is
what its name indicates, mutually of service: and
our watchword will become not competition, but
cooperation or cooperation in mutual service and
competition In an eager ambition to render the
greatest service.
We shall invest the Hague Tribunal. already Gre
ated with powers analogous 10 those possessed by
the Kings Bench I'm England and the Supreme
Court in the United States. It's wrts viii
throughout all the world, carrying their messages
OF justice and peace tho writs of the Kings
Supreme Court through all the states OF the Union
We shall cease 10 resort to force to determine what
is justice; We shall resort instead TO the reason and
conscience OF the civilized world. interpreted
through its Rblest judicial experts. We shall learn
war more but shall have learned Law.
The approaching Hague Conference is not q mere
the horrors OF war md lessen the number of wars.
1t Is an important step in the great process OF the
unit!cation of the world.
The menu card of the dinner was interesting
souvenir as It contained sayings pertinent the
cause at issue. of statesmen including the Presi-
dents of the United States. while an interesting
favor of the occasion was photograph on satin
Of the Hague palace. the meeting place Of the first
peace congress