Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-06
WAR CLOUDS IN
UNITED STATES
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CONGRESSMAN WARNS AT
PEACE CONGRESS
sARTHoLpT MAKES ADDRESS TO
DELEGATES
Resolution Offered by Editor Of So
ciaIlst Paper in Chicago Is
Turned Down by Stand-
ing Vote


CHICAGO, May 5.-"War clouds in
the United States have a pro-
~ pensity for darkening the horizon
Just before the matter Of army and
navy appropriations comes up. This
was shown by the recent japanese
trouble in California"
CONGRESSMAN Bartholdt made this
statement tonight in an address at
banquet that closed the Second Nation
al Peace congress here.
He made it for the benefit of X. Mat
zubera, Japanese consul at chicago
who sat near him.
Mr.. Bartholdt smilingly declared the
western agitation had resulted in no
impairment of the good relations be-
tween the United States and Japan.
The only fireworks of the congress
were let off at the forenoon session.
Judge b. o. Brown read the resolutions
as prepared by a committee. He
moved their adoption, and was second
ed by w. H. Galvani, representing the
governor of Oregon. Mr.. Galvani,
who escaped as a political prisoner
from a Russian prison twenty-five
years ago, and, he says, has since been
absolutely prevented by the Russian
police from communicating with his
relatives in the old country, spoke with
much feeling.
Travels Long Dlstnace
81 have travelled 5000 miles to be
here" he said. But l would travel
three times that distance for the priv
ilege."
A. NJ Simon, editor of a Socialistic
daily newspaper published here, i'm
mediately offered a resolution that
Jared the meeting. He alluded to the
exploitation of labor and the impover-
ishment of those who TOLL" declared
that the causes of war lie deep in the
industrial and economic life of the
nation, and closed as follows:
Resolved, that this congress recog-
nize in the international political or
ganization of the working class; the in
ternational socialistic movement, with
its 470 representatives in the national
parliaments of the world, it's thousands
of officials in lesser legislative bodies,
its nine millions of voters and its null
tiplied millions of affiliated labor or
ganizations-all openly and avowedly
committed to incorporating opposi-
ton to militarism and capitalistic
wars, the greatest peace force n the
world"
After a lively discussion the Simon
resolution was tabled by a standing
vote. The minority was outnumbered
to 1.
Oppose AlIuring Posters
A resolution deprecating the use of
alluring posters by the government in
securing recruits for the army and
navy met a similar fate. This closed
the business session, and the delivery
of addresses followed.
The resolutions adopted call attention
to the fact that the two Hague confer
ences have created permanent court
of arbitration to which all the nations
are now parties, and continue:
Resolved, That no dispute between
nations, except such as may involve the
national life and independence, should
be reserved from arbitration, and that
a general treaty of obligatory arbitra-
ton should be included at the earliest
possible date. Pending such a general
treaty, we urge on our government and
the other leading powers such broad
ening of the scope of their arbitration
treaties as shall provide, after the ex-
ample of the Netherlands treaty for
the reference to The Hague court of all
differences whatever not settled other
wise by peaseful means.
Resolved. That the prevailing rivalry
ia ornaments, both on land and sea,
will impose exhausing burdens of tax
alton on the people, and is the frightful
source of suspicion, bitter feeling and
war alarms, is wholly unworthy of en-
lightened modern nations, is a lament
able failure, and ought to be arrested
by agreement of the powers without de-
lay"
The resolutions express high appreci-
alton of the action of the United States
government In concluding twenty-three
arbitration treaties, and urge the presi-
dent and congress to endeavor to Sc
cure an agreement for a speedy arrest
of the ruinous competition in arna
ments now prevailing"
The resolutions close with an appeal
to churches, schools and press. work
ingmen and commercial organizations
for active support for the cause.