The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-22
ALL NATIONS DESIRE
 UNIVERSAL PEACE
Ambassador Bryce of England and Con- gressmsn Bartholdt of Missouri
 Make Speeches Against Ten
 dency to Quarrel and Fight.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y. May 2-With an Imposing array of speakers the fifteenth annual meeting of the Lake Mohonk con ference on international arbitration com menced it's deliberations tonight The speakers include the Rt. Hon. James Bryce. the British ambassador; Alfred Mosely of London; Representative Rich ard Barthodt of Missouri and Edward J. Wheeler. editor of Current Literature: Frank Chapin Bray, editor of the Chau- tauquan. and Dr. Richard Watson Gill der, editor of the Century
 Mir Bryce spoke in part as follows:
 "All the nations. both of this hemis- phere and of the other. have every pos sible reason for endeavoring to keep the peace.
 "A this moment all of the govern- ments, l venture to say honestly are desi-ous of peace. Not one of them has any cause for war. Not one of them but what would lose by war far more than it could gain. Yet, 1t is apparently pos sible for those who desire, from what ever motives, to stir up suspicion and enmity to succeed in convincing each na- ton that the other has designs upon t.
 Better Knowledge.
 Would not better Knowledge of each nation by the other nations do something to dispel these suspicious? Evere na ton must, of course be prepared to repzI all dangers # all likely to threafea | but it shstfid also try to se er9ain @iieth CT the dangers il is told to provide against are real or illusionsry. Suspicion breeds suspicion; and nations have sometimes come to fear and dislike one another only because each was necessarily told that 1t was disllked by the other.
 Thirty or 40 years ago there was s great deal of this suspicion between Britain and the United States. Better knowledge of each nation of the other has extinguished that suspicion anS,, sub stituted for 1t genuine friendship. a,
 Why should this not be done as rel. gards the other powers also?'
 Congressman Bartholdt in his address suggested that President Taft could end all war. He said:
 'If the President of the United staY,s were to say to King Edward and Elm peror William: Let us keep the peace and in case of any trouble between either two of our three countries let us not draw the sword until we have had an investi- gatfon by an impartial third party, be 1t power, commission or court" the re- suit would signify the end of war"
 Germanys Enmlties.
 Dr. Mosely, a member of the House of Commons, took up the causes which led to the present feeling between England and Germany, beginning with the now famous interview of the German Elm peror.
 'I believe" he said, that the German Emperor means well for his own coun- try and the world at large, but these utterances caused suspicion and have given rise to discussion in the House Of Commons resulting in the Increase of the navy.
 Now it Is proposed by some that Mir. Taft take the initiative in saying some thing to England and Germany, but am not at all sure that Mir. Taft would care to undertake that task. If he does. may I suggest that he turn his atten- ton to Germany?'
 This brought outburst of laughter, and when quiet was restored, Mr. Nose ly went on:
 proposed to Germany to come to some understanding in regard to the arma- ments, but has received no response Eng land Is willing and she has shown her willingness to limit or reduce her arma- ment providing other nations, Germany especially, would do the same. And if MT. Taft would bring about that happy state of things I am sure England would be most grateful"