Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-30
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 me ",, ,r,opccption of the object of an noayl" "D.;,rqI conference. The great ob- iHieilu"'tt, t, thc former, aside from the ietl.'Ii ios. of life and property entailed ge'-,s,Itinr evils, was the fact that and i't, t.tar orb trarily dictated the terms, t1e .,r.sovn,r,shtd squirmed under the Ihe .,,,c rc and continually nursed a desire Ir''sD,r o,rercc. waiting and watching an for ly,; ,n;fy to rctaliate. The great ad- cpPo'''U,'o of tho latter is that any limita- yal'"S ,,nor nations absolute sovereign tIol o,fimDosed; that men of all na- Y S ossembIe with hands unstained noI'' rcirhbor'S blood; with minds Vla V..;ninr no thought of a recent na- c9l'" I mSrufcation. Here they meet tIou@, and consider measures which '9'f,r +hp hctterment of affairs, re- nSn, hn-, in gains which are mutual.
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 Mp at The Hague May IS, 1899. The m't mH.'5 States and Mexico were the only Ini',u rosterp powers invited. The ezar 'sO p"ssia blew the blast through an o-artoI o nr trumpet which brought the lnaU., ll'-s togcthcr for conference. Not Ha'.gr,5 '.rg.D5rrfrl that the call did not fall Jea, ears, is it, as that the ezar
 2U- tEe blast? The great camp of hu- OE% .;-y was ready, restless and eager l. h.-tI tbs call of any bugler who would f,st sound the signal,
 Tbo nrograms for the conference, sent
 Inv Russia, called the attention of ] C| l' .cvers to the burden of great arma- nr ',ts suggesting their limitation, and l.,.-,.,mardiug the uniform adoption of NL,s which would lessen the horrors of 'TTi The first failed, but the second sue, ..Jsd Nations did not seem prepared y, nsb sudden departure from deep -y,.s4 p,licies and customs. Though ~, ue6pons for killing the monster, ~., law entirely in their hands, yet did ,I.y suffer him to live, and eontented .Iomsalves by trimming his claws, dull ;,s his teeth and making him as harm
 .Ss ss possible. Since human saerl' s.ss must be offered to appease his .,,tb deaths should not be sudden or ,nsnseted. but gradual, without sur . prise eu, Nav IS to July 29, and aside from the ,,,1aI conventions signed, much was ae- ,ompEshed by the quiet and friendly 6sussOns of great questions by the worlds foremost thinkers upon interna- hOnal questions.
 Ii Drohibited fo rive years the throw i,g of explosives from balloons or air Iins the use of shells ditfusing deleter- ;ors gases and the use of bullets which sIpand or hatten in the human body. Regulations were passed respecting the I,Ts and customs of war on land or wa fer and the principle was recognized 6at nations at war have not an unlm. fled right to do injury. A court Of admiration was created, whereby ma tiOBs could submit differences for judi si,l determination or inquiry according to defined rules of practice, and con yp1tion was passed allowing nations to offer good offices and mediation to pow PTS at war. without the act being con si5ered one of hostility. The United States brought Russia. and Japan togeth- CT under this provision. Suggestions were made that certain liberal ideas be considered by nations with the end Tn view to future favorable action.
 The language used by the conference will best indicate it's spirit. "The con ference is of opinion that the restrlc ton of military charges, which are at present heavy burden upon the world, g extremely desirable for the increase or the material and moral welfare of man kind" Also, Considering that, while seeking means to preserve peace and prevent armed conflicts among nations, t is likewise necessary to have regard to eases where an appeal to arms may be caused by events which their sohel- z tude could not avert, animated by the desire to serve the interests of humanity and the eyer-increasing requirements of civilization: thinking it important to re- vise the customs of war for the purpose of modifying their severity as far as possible" The conference adopted great number of humane rules defining the usages of war. Thus it came about that the friends of peace rejoieed and the friends of war were chagrined. The great nations of the world assembled for the first time to lockstep to the tune ot peace. It was not the dream, but the dawn of peace. The unanimous bellef that the mind should be substituted for the hand in the settlement of interna- tOnal disputes, though not accomplish ed, was acclaimed, and the feeling that military policies are sinful was clearly indicated by both the wording and the spirit of resolutions passed.
 The court of arbitration established at this conference has four times been used by nations, and in each instance lis decrees were complied with. The "Pious Fund" case, United States vs' Mexico; the Venezuelan ease, arising from bomhardment of Venezuelan ports by England. Germany and Italy in an attempt to collect debts, and affecting seven other leading nations, also credit