Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-31
FORUNIVERSALPEACE.
Growth Of Movement Encourages
Delegates to London Conference.
ALL NATIONS REPRESENTED
Attendance and Interest Increases
Year by Year.
KING RECEIVES DELEGATES
His Action Given Quasi Official Recog-
milton to Work.
PLAN TO CURB ARMAMENT
Methods Considered to Prevent
Further Increase in Cost of
Military and Naval Esthb-
Iishments.

LONDON, July S0.-"Many signs OF the
increasing Importance OF the peace move
ment have developed during the progress
of the present Universal Peace congress"
said Benjamin f. Trueblood of Boston,
president of the American Peace society
and head of the American delegation now
here, In an interview tonight. First we
have seen the number OF delegates grow
until every civilized nation Of the globe is
represented at the congress and by men of
standing I'm their own countries. The meet
Ing of the congress have been exceedingly
well attended ard the greatest interest
has been displayed in the discussion, the
most important Of which was that today
on the subject Of arrest of armaments
Make it clear" said Mr. Trusblood,
that we are not urging Immediate dis
armament but a sheme by which the in
creasing expenditure for armaments can be
stopped.
Another incident showing the growing
Importance OF the congress was the recep-
ton of the delegates by King Edward, a
precedent which doubtless will be followed
In the future. The British government has
ably seconded his majesty by inviting the
delegates to the congress to a banquet
Friday evening, at which there will doubt
less be speeches which will advance the
cause which we have so much at heart
These and other attentions we are receiving
from the officials heads of Great Britain
insure the success of the congress in the
future. The discussions in the congress
while they are doing much good, have not
had so much effect as the Impressions ere
atd by the recognition we have received
from rulers and political leaders OF coun-
=, ,N,,T,
ance of peace"
Congressman T. +. Burton of Ohio, who
is here with the Waterways commission,
ha sregistered his name with the delegates
to the Universal Peace congress Besides
attending the meeting in Albert hall next
Tuesday night, when Davis Lloyd-George,
chancellor of the exchequer, will speak, he
will be among the fifty American guests at
the governments banquet tomorrow night.
LONDON, July 30.--The seventeenth uni
versal peace conference, which Is now in
session in this city today received a
deputation consisting of the bishop of
Ripon. the bishop OF Massachusetts, and
the bishop of Berth. Australia, who sub
mitted a resolution passed by the Lambeth
conference as follows;
That the Lambeth conference, while
frankly acknowledging the moral gains
sometimes won by war, rejoices In the
growth OF the higher ethical perceptions
evidenced by the increasing willingness to
settle difficulties among nations by peace
full methods"
The three bishops then briefly addressed
the conference. The bishop of Massachusetts
said he believed America could be de-
pended upon, because OF its government and
its position, to stand whatever 1t could
stand with justice for International peace
A resolution was passed, expressing the
opinion that for the moment a practical
method to arrest the growth of armaments
would be an agreement, for short tern
of years. not to exceed the average tota
expenditure for army and navy made by
each country during the period, which had
elapsed between the holdings of the .firs
and second Hague peace conferences.