Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-08
ADVANCES
TOWARD WORLD PEACE

err while IL others remained neutral.
Thirty-two powers were ready for tho
treaty, and these powers three fourths
of the natlons) may be depended on to
substitute individual treaties OF arbi-
tration for a general treaty, as is evil
denced by the 86 treaties now In eX-
istencc and by the others In process
OF negotiation by the United States.
Turning from the affairs of all ma
tons to those of small but impotant
section-Central America-the repre-
sentatives of Costa Rlca, Nica-
ragua. Honduras, Salvador and
Guatemala assembled In Wash
ington last winter concluded
conventions establishing Central
American court of justice and agreeing
to submit to II all controversies among
them not capable of diplomatic settle
ment; neutralizing Honduras. under
which condition war In Central America
becomes practically impossible; refus-
liz to recognize any civil uprising not
the result of deliberate choice of an
entihe people; and providing for saw
eral international institutions. all look
ing to q future federation OF the iiv9
republics into a single state, And to
the surprise of many, the governments
of the Ave states hitherto responsible
for the failure of many similar plans
promptly ratified every convention, only
the deliberate violation of which can
now disturb the peace Of Central
America.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
In view of the facts just set forth
special interest will attach this year
to the Lake Mohouk conference on In
ternational arbitration which has como
to be looked upon as clearing house
for public sentiment on these matters
Several causes have conspired to give
the Mohonk conference its present IN
huence. The representative character
OF the men composing II is n sufficient
guarantee OF its freedom from the radi-
cal element of which every peace
agency Is suspected. The fact that the
conference holds its annual meetings IN
one of the beauty spots of America
gives IL unique drawing power. Ana
above all the personality OF the phllah-
thropic but clear headed, eminently
practical and successful scholar and
business man--Dr. Albert X. Smiley
who Invites as his personal guests the
members of the conference. has con-
tlibuted in no small degree TO tue
growth of the conference since 1870
from a handful of interested men to an
annual gathering of over 300 persons
eminent in every walk of American HE
and particularly qualified to discuss IN
ternational matters under such leaders
as Judge George Gray, ex-senator Geo
f. Edmunds, DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter and others who have presided at
past meetings.
WILL BE HELD MAY 2O-22.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Mohonk conference will be held May
20 to %, with Hon. John w. Foster
ex-secretary of state as presiding OF
| ficer. 1t may be expected TO present
the results of the second Hague con-
| IN ffanttgl American
| peace conference before alluded to- Tor
| il will number among its speakers men
who took q leading part In these gain
| erings including the presiding oitlcef.
| Hon James Brown Scott, solicitor OIL
| the state department; Senior Don Jod-
| ouin b. Calvo, minister of Costa Rlca
| ana Senior Don Luis r. Corea. minister
| of Nicaragua. The colleges (half OF
which are actively cooperating Win
| the Mohonk conference in stimplatlnS
student interest in international AZ
| fairs) will be represeted by President
| Wheeler of the University of California.
| Chancellor White of the University or
Georgia president Van Hise of the
| University of Wisconsin, Presideh.
| Swain of Swarthmore college ana
| others. Delegates viii be sent by many
| chambers of commerce ana boafus VI
| trade, $50 OF which, representing prac-
| tically every large city In the country
|
| Speakers on the general topic VIII IN
] clude Hon. John Barrett of Washing,
ton, DR.. Benjamin F. Trueblood ana
| Rev F. H. Rowley, DID. of Boston.
and Dr. Paul S. Reinsch of Madison,
Wis, while other addresses are hoped
for from Baron Kogoro Takahira. the
Japanese ambassador. Judge Advocate
General George b. Davis, Y S. A.. Hon.
Richard Bartholdt. president of the
American Group Of the Interparlia-
mentary union; and Congressman
Theodore T.. Burton of Ohio.
THOSE WHO WILL ATTEND.
Others who will attend, many of
| whom will speak, are Gov. Il. f. Noel
of Mississippi, Justice Brewer of the
United States supreme court, Chief
Justices r.. S. Bean of Oregon, w ID.
Beard of Tennessee and w, w. Douglas
OF Rhode Island, and Justices w L.
Potter of Pennsylvania, Joseph b.,
Moore of Michigan and Alden Chester
of New York; Senator Hepburn of Ida
no and Representatives Hitchcock Of
Nebraska. Goldfogle of New York,
Wood and Wiley of New Jersey, and