The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-21
DISCUSSION BEGUN
ON PEACE PLATFORM
International Court and
Limit to ornaments Are
Two PlankS.

LAKE MOHONK, n. Y, May 81
That an international court ( arbitral
justice be established at an early date
and that governments examine the pos
sibility of an agreement to limit armed
forces on land and on sea, are two
planks in the platform introduced be
fore the Lake Mohonk peace confer
ence today.
1.-THE ornaments Of nations whose
intolerate burdens prompted the call to
the first Hague conference, during the
decade. have increased 80 portentously
as to have become a satire upon civ
uization," the platform declares.
College educators from all over the
country joined in the discussion of the
peace movement.
President. Andrew D. White. former
president of Cornell University, in the
pT incipal address. outlined the work
which is being done to spread the peace
propaganda among the students Of the
various colleges and gave a list of 20
colleges and universities that are CO.
operating with the Mohonk conference
Among the other educators who spoke
today were; Dr. Harry Pratt JudsOn,
president Of Chicago University. and
DR.. w. II. H. Faunce, president Of
Brown University
The Pugsley prize Of SO offered a
year ago by the conference for the
best essay on international arbitration
by a student of an American college
or university, was presented to -. L
Dobbitt, a sophomore at Johns Hop
kins University. A similar prize Of
s10o will be offered for the next
academic year.
The platform, as It was introduced to
day follows:
The Platform.
1--WE urge upon our Government,
which has been so conspicuously and
honorably identified with the progress
sive policies Of The Hague, prompt ac-
ton toward perfecting the important
measure there inaugurated and the COM
plete development Of the system OF ar
bitration. We especially urge its early
initiative in the establishment of the
international court Of arbitral Justice.
1--WE further urge the negotiation OF
a general treaty Of arbitration between
all nations and look forward with in
creasing hope to the day when treaties
Of arbitration shan provide for the
reference to The Hague of all interna-
tlonal differences not settled by regu-
The clear logic of The Hague con-
vention prescribes the limitation and
gradual reduction Of the machinery OF
war by the nations parties 10 that con-
Vsntion corresponding to the develop
ment Of the instrumentalities OF law and
justice for the settlement OF interna-
tional differences.
THE ornaments of nations whose in
tolerable burdens prompted the call to
the nrst Hague conference, during the
decade have increased so portensously
as TO have now become as recently de-
clared by British foreign secretary, "A
satire upon civilization.
Cause Alarm.
''They I'LL the world with apprehension
and alarm; they create an atmosphere
unfavorable to the system Of arbitra-
tom and their drain upon the resource
Of the people has become so exhausting
as TO menace all national treasures and
dlsastrously check the social reform and
advances which the interests of human
ity demand.
at is the opinion Of the conference
that the time has arrived for carrying
into effect the strongly expressed de-
The Hague that the governments ex-
anime the possibility OF an agreement
as 10 the limitation Of armed forces by
land and sea. and of war budgets, and
address themselves 70 the serious study
OF this pressing question.
Accordingly, we ask our Government
to consider whether the peculiar posi-
ton which it occupies among the ma
tions does not afford It a special OPP
pOrtunity 10 lead the way toward max
ing these yTeighty declarations a be sis |
Of public and concerted action"