The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-08

final relief from the ruinous burdens
of 'bloated ornaments. because it will
establish the reign of law among the
nations as it now prevails among in
dividuals throughout the civilized
world9
What They Have Done.
The first Hague conference gave Us
the permanent international court of
arbitration. to which "A powers finally
became parties by ratification of the
convention. This court has now for
eight years been in successful opera
ton, and not less than four eontro-
versies have been referred to it our
ing the past year. The second Hague
conference enlarged and strengthened
the convention under which this court
was set up. and made the court the
tribunal. not of rs powers. but of all
the nations of the world.
Another step of still greater mo-
ment was taken by the second Hague
conference in the direction of provid-
ing a perfect substitute for force In
the settlement of International differ
ences. II voted without a dissenting
delegation for the principle of an In
with Judges always in service and
ternational court of arbitral Justice.
holding regular, sessions
The high water mark of the work
of the second Hague conference was
reached in its action in regard to fu-
ture meetings of the conference. The
principle of periodic meetings of the
conference hereafter was approved
without dissenting voice The date
even of the third conference was fixed
and the governments urged to appoint
at least two years in advance an in
teruational commission to prepare the
program of the meeting.
Dean W. P. Rogers of the Cincinnati
Law school brought this session to a
close with an eloquent talk on The
Dawn of Universal Peace
Addresses Monday Evening.
Monday evenings meeting was de-
voted to The drawing together of the
Nations" and was presided over by
DIR. Hirsch. The addresses were on
Independence Versus Interdepend-
ence of Nations by Prof. Paul S.
Reinsch of the University of Wiscon-
sin: Racial Progress Towards Univer-
sal Peace" by Rev. III. t. Healing of
Nashville. Tenn: and The Biology of
War" by President David Starr Jor-
dan of Leland Stanford. Jr., univer-
Sity. At the same time another meet
ing was in session in Music hail. with
Miss Jane Adams in the chair. The
speakers there were Joseph B. Burt
of Chicago. on "Fraternal Orders and
Peace" Prof. Graham Taylor of Chi
cago Commons. on Victims of War
and Industry" Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. on Organized Labor and
Peace" and John Spargo of Yonkers,
n. Y. on International Socialism as
Peace Factor"
Commercial and Legal Views.
Two big meetings were held Tues
day morning. one on commerce and
industry. presided over by George E.
Roberts, president of the Commercial
other on Women and Peace, with
Mrs Ellen NJ Henrotin of Chicago as
chairman. The former session was ad
dressed by Bolton Gilreath of Birming
ham. Ala. w. A. Mahoney of Column
bus. O.. James Arbuckle, consul OF
Spain and Colombia. St. Louis. and
Marcus NJ. Marks. president of the Ma
tionai Association of Clothiers, New
York city. The women heard interest
| ing speeches by Mrs. Philip n. Moore
president of the General Federation
| of Women's Clubs: Miss Jane Adams
| and Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead of Boston
Some Legal Aspects of the Peace
Movement" was the general topic OF
the Orchestra hall meeting Tuesday
| afternoon. and the chairman was Will
+, lam ]. Calhoun of Chicago. Prof Will
| lam 1. Hull of Swarthmore college. dis
cussed the advances registered by the
| two Hague conferences. and James
Brown Scott. solicitor of the state de
| partment. talked about some questions
which the third Hague conference
| probably will consider Legal Prob
lens Capable of Settlement by Arbi
tration." was the subject of a learned
paper by Prof. Charles Cheney Hyde
of Chicago
| Special Collegiate Session.
In Mandel hall. at the University o.
| Chicago. special session was helt
| for universities and colleges, a fea
ture of which was an oratorical con
test participated. in by students. Loui.
p. Lochner of Madison. Wis, spoke OF
The Cosmopolitan Clubs
The general session of Tuesda,
evening was perhaps the most inter
esting of the congress. Next Steps il
Peacemaking~ was the topic The audi
ence was aroused to great enthusiasm
BY an eloquent and spirited address b,
Congressman Richard BarthoIdt o
Missouri. president of the American
Group, Interparliamentary union. An
other paper that met with deserve,
applause was that of Edwin D. Mea.
of Boston on The Arrest in Compel
tive Aiming in Fidelity TO TIL.
Hague Movement
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