The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-09-26
FOR PEACE
OF WORLD
NTERPARLIAMENTARY UN-
ION NOW IN SESSION
AT BERLIN.
Chancellor Won BulOw Welcomes
DELEGATES and Assures Them of
Sympathetic Appreciation of
of Aims and Achievments---Mes-
sage Sent to Emperor William.

Berlin, Sept. 19.-The Inter-Parlia-
mentary Union held it's first session in
the chamber Of the reichstag to discuss
anew the peace of the world and how
to maintain it through arbitration.
Frederick Passy, who, with Rudolph
Cremer of England, founded the Union
twenty years ago, sat on the platform
next to the German chancellor, Prince
Won Bulow. Mr.. Passy, who is sc
years of age, still has before his eyes
the vision of legislation that shall rep
resent the wisdom and benevOlence OF
the world He was described by Prince
Won Bulow as being now "as great
hearted, fiery and young as I remem
Der him 80 years ago in Paris"
Mr.. Passy has seen the group of
twenty or twenty five so-called dream
ers'' increase to more than 700, who
more than filled the chamber In ad-
dition to the chancellor, nearly all the
members of the Prussian and imperial
cabinets were in the ministerial seats,
while behind them upon the platform
David Jayne Hill, the American am
bassador, and Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia university, were
among the distinguished strangers.
Herr Eckhoff, chairman of the Ger
man delegation, called the meeting to
order. He proposed that Prince Helm
rich Won Schoenfsh- Carolath be elected
president, and this motion was carried
unanimously.
Prince Won Bulow made the well
coming speech on behalf Of the govern
ment. He spoke in French and said
that the delegates would find sympa
thetic appreciation of their aims and
achievements in Germany and that the
government was at one with them in
the end for which they were striving.
The only differences of opinion were
with regard to which road should be
followed to obtain the desired aims in
| the surest way.
"We Germans are taking vital part
| in the consideration of the questions
| in which you are occupied" said the
chancellor. II allow myself to call
your attention that we proposed at the
second Hague peace conference the
prize court agreement and that we sup
ported the plan for permanent court
of arbitration and signed the protocol
recommending this We have in vari-
Gus treaties made use of the arbitration
principle and we have embodied this
principle in the clauses of our trade
treaties. Our cooperation is won in
advance for all measures which, by I'M
| alterable laws, make secure the rights
of humanity
Germany has been taught in the
| school of hard experience for three
centuries and she was and must be
strong enough to defend her territory,
her dignity and her independence. She
had not misused her strength and
would not do so. The German people
longed for peace founded on right and
justice, and, having kept that peace
for many years, they had proved the
sincerity of that desire.
Il and my countrymen, Prince Won
Bulow concluded, unite in wishing
that your labors be as fruitful as pos
sible.
Representative Richard BarthOldt,
president of the American group of
delegates, was elected one Of the vice
presidents.
Prince Won Bulow's speech was
warmly cheered, and it's tone had a
favorable effect on the bourse, as an
indication that the International politi-
cal situation was Tranquil
The members of the Union sent a
telergam to Emperor William in which
they said:
'"rhe 800 members of the Interpar-
liamentary Union permit themselves
to offer to the Emperor their respect.
full homage, and at the same time
thank your majesty for the energetic
words uttered recently in favor of the
maintenance in the future of the peace
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