Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-18
LASTING PEACE THE DREAM
Chancellor Won Buelow Addresses In
terparliamentary Union.
STEADY GROWTH OF MOVEMENT
True Patriotism Lies in the Avoid
once of ce1sasess +. by Resisting -
Unhealthy Resentments
~ of Nations.

BERLIN, Sept. 1.-THE Inter Parlia-
mentary union met here today in the cham
ber of the Reichstag to discuss anew the
peace of the world and how to maintain
1t through arbitration. Frederick Passy,
who. with Randolph Cremer of England.
founded the union twenty years ago, sat
on the platform next to the German chan-
cellor, Prince Won Buelow. Mr.. Passy, who
is s6 years old, still has before his eyes the
vision of legislation that shall represent
the wisdom and benevolence of the world.
He was described today by Prince Won
Buelow as being now 'as great hearted,
fiery and young, as remember him thirty
years ago in Paris" Mr.. Passy has seen
the group of twenty or twenty-five So
called dreamers increase to more than 700,
who today more than filled the chamber.
In addition TO the chancellor, nearly all
the members OF the Prussian and imperial
cabinets were in the ministerial seats,
while behind them, upon the platform, Da-
vid Jayne Hill, the American ambassador,
and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia university, were among the dis
tinguished strangers.
Herr Eckhoff, chairman of the German
delegation, called the meeting to order. He
proposed that Prince Heinrich Won Schoen-
alch- -Carolatn be elected president, and this
motion was carried unanimously.
Prince Won Buelow made the welcoming
speech in behalf Of the government. He
spoke in French, and said that the dele
gates would find sympathetic appreciation
OF their aims and achievements in Ger
many and that the government was as 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 so as to attain the desired aims in
the best and surest way.
Words of Imperial ChanceIIOr.
I'VE in Germany are taking a vital part
In the consideration of the questions with
which you are occupied" said the imperial
chancellor Il allow myself to call to your
attention that we proposed at the second
Hague peace conference the prize court
agreement and that we supported the plan
for a permanent court of arbitration and
! signed the protocol recommending this We
have in various 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 ad-
vance for all measures, which, by unalter-
able laws make secure the rights of hu-
manity."
| A love OF peace, Prince Won Buelow said,
did not signify lack OF love for the father
land. True patriotism was the avoidance
Of conflict by resisting damaging un-
scrupulous and unhealthy resentments
which often merged into blind hatred and
deceptive ambition. 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 has 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 all my countrymen." Prince Won
Buelow concluded, unite in wishing that
your labors be fruitful for all peoples"
Representative Richard Bartholdt. presI-
dent OF the American group Of delegates,
was elected one Of the vice presidents of
the union.