The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-27

who spoke were DR. Henry G. White
Of the university Of Georgia. Presi-
+ dent Joseph swain of Swarthmore
college and William p. Rogers. dean
: Of the law school of the university of
+ Cincinnati.
/ The platform as adopted follow:
The conference especially approves
and recommends the work of the sec
ond Hague conference. which revised
land perfected the various conventions
of the conference OF 1881 as fol
) lows:
Restricting the use of fierce in the
collection of contract deits: pro
claiming unanimously the principle
of obligatory arbitration. establish
ing an international court of prize
and declaring in favor Of the estab-
lishment Of permanent court Of ar
bitration.
The conference notes with pleas
urc the existence of 80 and more
treaties Of arbitration concluded
within the past five year sand moro
especially the arbitration treaties
concluded between the United States.
France Great Britain, Italy, japan,
Mexico. Switzerland. Holland, Nor-
way. sweden. Portugal and Seain,
The conference thefcfor expresses
Tie hope that he peaceful and judicial
settlement e international differ
cnces b resort 70 courts of arbtra-
ton ana JUST bids fair 10 become
nc rule q. it las been in q measure
ne oulishtened practice of the inn
mediate past.
The conference further commenGs
he activity Of orr schools, COLLEGES,
universities and the various profcs-
sional, business and labor organiza.
tons of the country by which and
through which popular sentiment is
I,created. trained and directed, not
merely TO the maintainence of peace
but also by the elimination of the os-
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settlement. to the prevention of war
itself. Finally. the conference re-
joices in the fact that he representa-
ton of all the civilized nations of the
world at the second Hague confer
ence and the recommendation in its
final act for Il future conference,
guarantee for the future confer
ence of an international and perma-
nent character capable of correcting
the inequalities of international prac-
tice and of enacting a code of inter
national law based upon justice ane
equality.
Baron Takahira said:
AS regards Japan, young as she IS
as a nation, | might say without fear
of being misunderstood, that she is
holding her own despite vecissitudes
of life through which she has been
passing during the last half century
The incessant criticism and COM
plants that have been brought
against her regarding her attitude
and policies appear to be- in my opin-
ion due to the rather hasty conclu-
sions of travelling observers. Some
are advanced against our nation in
our new field of industrial activity
in Mancburia: others against the at
titude We have adopted in the less
organized kingdom under our protec-
ton. These are the countries from
which Japan acquired in former times
her system of government, education
and even religion, by means Of which
we regulated our political and social
life.
"If these countries could live up to
their ideas of government and So
ciety. however, obsolete as they may
be, it is certain they could maintain
their positions more securely. But
failing in this, they have allowed
themselves to fall into an unhappy
condition disorganized. misgov-
erned, impoverished and thus have
permitted themselves to become the
prey of sinister design and selfish
purpose. With such countries as
neighbors Japan could not feel re-
pose. but found her own position
threatened and she was finally
obliged to take necessary measures
for her self preservation and to as
sumo responsibilities for their peace
and happiness.
Disorder, and misgovernment
which called for our action can not
be removed in one day and in re-
moving them some struggles must
necessarily ensue. Today We are at
the stage of such struggle. We
have a saying Look at your work
when done ! have to use this ex-
preston in answering the criticisms