New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
MR.. ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS
FOR PRACTICAL PEACE.
Honorary President of the Peace and
arbitration League.

president Roosevelt has accepted the honorary
.-esidency of the Peace and Arbitration League.
.,s outSrowth of the North Carolina Peace Con-
~-ess which has as its objective adequate arm
.,ent and effective arbitration President
-,oosevelt's letter accepting the honorary presi-
se,cx was made public yesterday by Hayne
T,sx,s. former president of the league, 1t fol-
lows:
nv Dear Mr. Davis:
M N In receipt of your letter inclosing notice
=, my election as first honorary president OF the
peace League and gladly accept for most
nnhatically believe that the whole American
neanle should subscribe to what you call your
spractical Programme for Peace; that is. to
che doctrine that should provide adequate
armament 10 protect us against all aggression
80 al the same time strive for the effective ar
fitratjon of any and all disputes that may arise
between US and foreign powers where II Is pos
mic 20 submit 10 arbitration. In other words.
7 cordially sympathize with your announced
ru-nose TO secure present protection for the ma
fon and at the time make rapid prog
ress as possible toward permanent world peace
As YOU well say. we should have an unquesnon-
.hy superior power in our own possessions and
IN the waters adjacent thereto in the Atlantic
.nd Pacific oceans and we should also do ev-
erything possible to secure agreements with all
e,d soyAreigntv and TO arbitrate all other ques-
tons. A.
Crearv president of the league if you do not
<eeI that YOU can continue in that office
THEODORE ROOSENE
Senator James p McCreary of Kentucky. is
.be active president of the league. Comment
ing on the Presidents letter. Senator McCreary
said yesterday:
The importance Of the Presidents action in
rnoualihedlv d. -ociating himself with the Peace
League and with its programme is manifest
The fun significance Of his act however. de-
,,ends upon viewing il in the light of the fact
that the Anelo-French form for arbitration
treaties. which has been the most popular in
Europe heretofore reserves. among other things.
al questions affecting the vital interests of the
contracting powers.
The President has thrown his influence
On the side Of those Americans who demand that
FL governments expressly recognize and agree
10 respect the most vital rights of nations-that
is their territory and sovereignty-and at the
same time provide for the arbitration of all
other questions. upon this guarantee. a safe
foundation for international justice.
The approac ching North Carolina Peace Con-
rress will take place at Greensboro on October
rl-ls al which time that city will be ceIebrat-
ing its centennial This will be the first peace
congress in America at which the advocates of
national armament and international arbitration
stand side by side the same platform
mutually helpful exDonents of the TWO correla-
tive and inseparable agencies for securing peace
and justice in the international realm
Announcement also made yesterday of
the plans Of the League of Peace another or
ganization which purposes to unite the eighty
nsiors Of the world as the states of the
American Union. The nations will be pledged
70 universal peace and International arbitration
With the Permanent International Court at The
Hague as the judiciary department; the Inter
parliamentary Union. composed Of all the mem
hers Of all the national pariaments of the world,
as the legislative department. and a world ex-
ecutive yyith the title of the Peacemaker-
An electoral college. made up of about one
hundred thousand Of the intellectual leaders Of
the world is To choose the Peacemaker. the bal
lciine being taken by mail. and the votes TO be
opened counted and confirmed by the first full
session Of the united parliaments following the
coming meeting of the Interparliamentary Union
in Berlin IN September Those interested in
the league say they believe the choice for the
worlds peacemaker will rest between Andrew
Carnegie. President Roosevelt, King Edward OF
England and Emperor William of Germany