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Practical Side of Peace Movement

tai" NAV eventually IT. referred with
confidence to peaceful adjudication.
Along this line the more conservative
peace societies are bending their ener-
gies; and the very fact that the great
National Peace Congress abo,.; to
meet in Chicago Is to be presided
over BY the United States Secretary
OF War has In It not tinse OF hnDior
but striking proof If the practlcai
trend of the movement.
|, While the distinctive arbitration
movement has come particularly into
public notice since the first Hague
lConference. two powerful agencies
p, eceeded that great gathering. Be-
ginning in 1889. the lnterparlimentary
il'nion, that great body of the worlds
, law.makeis now numbering more than
2 5000, Is believed to have had con
siderable influence In the calling OF
the first Hague Conference; and 1t
IS certain that the Union was the In
citing cause that led President Roose'
welt to iniaxe steps for the second
Hague Conference. The influence OF
the Interparlementary Union for
peace can hardly be overestimated.
Yet, "a its meetings are only coca.
sicnally held in this country. Amerl'
cans are perhaps more familiar with
the other agency, the Lake Mohonk
conference on International Arbitra-
ticn founded in 1895 by MIR. Albert
X. Smiley who still entertains as his
personal guest at his picturesque sum.
mer home in southeastern New YORK
those who attend the annual meet
ings. From small beginning this
Conference has grown until It's meet
ings call out some thI>e hundred dis
tinguished persons Americans and
foreigners. representative Of all class
es, of widely differing views On ma
tional policies and national arma-
ments but united in support OF inter
national arbitration. Nearly two hun
dred business organizations and about
half the colleges of the country CO
operate with the conference In pro-
noting this object.
The fifteenth annual conference
meets this year Way 1921 with pres
tlem Nicholas hurry Butler Of Co
lumbia University as chairman. The
program includes as speakers. among
others Senior Don F. L. de Ia Barra,
Mexican ambassador: the Chinese
Minister, DR.. Wa Ting Fang: the Bo-
livian and Cosfl Rican Ministers; the
Dean OF Wo, cester. England: Hon.
Alfred Mosely Of London: Chief JUS
tice McIauren. OF Ontario. Ex-Gover-
nor Montague of Virginia. Governor
EAnsel OF South Carolina, Hon. Rich
ard Bartholdt of Missouri. Hon. Frank
Plumley OF Vermont, President
Faunce. of Brown University. Presi-
dent Finley of New York City Col
lege. Bishop Mcyickar Of Hhcde Is
land, and Hon William McCarroli u
New York
Other eminent nren who will speak
II their engagements permit are Hon.
James Bryce, British ambassador;
Govt Won Bernstorn. German ambas
sador; Mr.. Nabuca, Brazilian ambas-
sador; Hon. William I. Buchanan OF
Buffalo, Hon. David r. Francis OF st.
Louis, and President Judson OF the
University of Chicago.
Amcng others who will attend are
DR.. Andrew D. White. Hon. J. NJ.
Gaboa of the Mexican Senate. Rev.
w A. Costabel. Italy; Judge Karl Won
Lewniski OF Germany, DR.. Halvcdan
Koht of the Nobel Institute. L. s.
Commissioner Of Education Brown
DR.. Francis E. Clark Of Boston. Hon,
James Breck Perkins. VI. c.: the Mex
lean. japanese, Netherlands and Bra
lillian Consuls General in New York;
Rear Admiral Merreu. u. s. NJ: CoL
lege Presidents Thwing Of Western
Reserve. MacCracken Of New York
Garfield of Williams and Stryker Of
Hamilton: Judge Weakley and Beltou
Gilreath Of birmingham: Henry c..
White Of Georgia. Joseph E. Willard
ana r. 8. Turk Of Virgins, Ex-Mayor
Ponies CT Minneapolis. Justice Moore
| Of Michigan. Henry VanKleeck Of Den
yer. Joseph Shipper Of Seattle. Ly-
man Abbot OF the Outlook and Al