Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-28
International Arbitration and
Peace Conference.

Il.
readers, and fulfilling my promise to
YOU, I shall now send you from the
quiet of my study, some observations
which made, and some experiences
that were mine at the international
Arbitration and Peace Conference, at
Philadelphia, May 1919 inclusive, and
lust closed. OF course the papers have
brought to the people everytnlngi OF
interest on the Peace Conference pro
gram. The names of the speakers and
the salient points in their addresses are
known, therefore | shall not do much
repeating, but rather mention few
incidents which may be interesting,
and in addition to what has already
been published.
From Driftwood to Philadelphia in
seven hours and half is not the best
time to be made by the Pennsy. Ii
took that long. We went straight to
to Windsor Hotel, and found every
thing full Brother Samuel Kreider
had telegraphed for a room, and told
the clerk to book me for a corner in
Mr.. Kreider's room-that it would be
all right with him. 1t was and So |
had place for my baggage and my
self.
The city was crowded as | have never
seen Philadelphia crowded before.
The Odd Fellows Convention meet.
ing at the same time set for the Peace
Conference brought many thousands of
strangers into the city, so that it was
estimated there were $4,000 visitors in
the City of Brotherly-love Sunday.
On account of my work it was impos-
sible for me to be present at the open
ing of the Peace Conference, which was
on Saturday, May the 10th, however,
from Monday morning until the close
of the Conference, | saw and heard
about all that was going.
After registering, and receiving my
credentials as Delegate from Cameron
county, l ascended the stairs, and
found myself in the presence of great
gathering of noble.appearing women.
This was in Horticultural Hall Great
subjects were taken up by prominent
women from our own and other states,
and the object of the meeting was to
consider how the great Basic Institu-
tions of Society, of which women are
vital part, stand related to the peace
movement Mrs. Sarah Yorke Steven
son was chairman of the meeting and
proved herself mistress ofassemblies.
AS to the trend of this meeting, MOTTO
ed they thought it high time that
''spears were beaten into plowshares,
and swords into pruning hooks" So
mote it be.
Monday afternoon was devoted to
the discussion of the important legal
questions involved in the establish
ment ofInternational Courts of Justice,
as proposed by the Second Hague Con
ference. The Chairman of this meet
ing was the Honorable William p.
Potter, Justice of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania. A number of fine
papers germane to the subject were
presented, particularly those of Jack
son II. Ralston, Esq, Washington, d.
c., Umpire of the Italian Commission
in the Venezuelan Arbitration Cases at
the Hague in 1908 and Thomas Rae
burn White of the Philadelphia Bar.
The latter gentleman gentleman dis
cussed the Constitutionality of the Pro-
T,ofn D.;, Al.
Hague, considered from the standpoint
of the United States. Both of these
papers were very instructive, and
profitable to a close listener. Some
times one missed hearing many good
things on account of the voice of the
Speaker, which was not sufficiently
strong, in every case, to reach all parts
of the large Horticultural Hall or Acad-
emy of Music, as the case might be.
Monday evening was a great meet
ing, Honorable Philander Knox pre-
sided. Four great galleries, great pen
dent clouds of human faces circling
over the large auditorium, which was
simply jammed, and this multitude
knew enough to listen, even at times
when the speaker took a rest on plati-
tudes, and stereotyped utterances. 1t
was pleasant to hear Judge Brewer of
the Supreme Court held the thousands
of auditors as one interested, listening
individually. That was eloquence!
But William Jennings Bryan has the
same talent. My chair was within
twenty feet of both of them, and that to
by the merest chance. | had come
five minutes after eight O'Clock, and
there were fully dozen policemen at
both the main entrances and the stage
entrance, Reserved tickets even
though you were delegate, amounted