The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-03
AT PEACE
CONFfRENCf

Chicago, Ill, May 3.-We have met
in this second National Peace Con-
gress in the interests not of an unreal
liable dream, but of a great already
triumphant REFORM" said DR.. Benja
min F. Trueblood, Secretary of the
second National Peace Conference.
THE Peace movement has passed IT'S
theoretical period. 1t is far along to-
ward the completion of its practical
stage" continued the speaker.
The men and women, now a great
host who believe that the day Is
past when bEnd brute force should
direct the policies Of he nations and
preside at the settlement Of their diff
~ferences, are now thoroughly organic
ed. A hundred years ago there was
not a society in existence organized
to promote appeal to the forum of
reason and right in the adjustment of
international controversies. Today
there are more than 500 nearly ev-
cry important nation having its group
of peace organizations" DIR. TruebloCd
mentioned some OF these and told OF
the work they are doing. Continuing
he said:
ct is this far-lung pacific sentiment
of the world, growing constantly,
crossing the boundary lines, disre-
garding all language barriers, organic
ed and having its definite weI-digeSt-
ed program, that constitutes the real
strength and the promise of the peace
movement. Out of this has come all
the rest-the limitation and restric-
ton of war, the splendid triumphs Of
arbitration, he Hague Conferences,
the International Court of Arbitra-
ton, the beginnings of a World Par
lament and of a Supreme Court OF
the nations. 1t is On this intelligent
organized public sentiment, to which
governments are compelled to listen,
that we must still rely absolutely for
the accomplishment OF what yet re-
mains to be don to bring the nations
to sane and rational relations to each
other and to relieve them from the
~torturing nightmare of militarism,
with which they are still obsessed.
1.-The position which the peace move
ment has reached is no less distinctly
determined by the practical attain
ments of arbitration. Within the past
20 years so rapid has been the tri-
umph of arbitration that more than
100 international differences have
been disposed of by this means, or be-
tween five and six a year for the
whole twenty years. Arbitration Is
no longer an experiment. 1t Is the set
tied practice of arbitration where n
gives rise even to talk of war.
ne uISl DdSuS SOhlC1 ChSS, WI
years ago, gave us the Permanent In
ternational Court of Arbitration, which
has now been in successful operation
for about eight years, and disposed OF
several important controversies. This
court was strengthened and improved
by the Second Hague Conference two
years ago, and by the admission of
the South and Central American states
to it has become the Arbitration Court
not only of the twenty-six powers
that gathered at the Hague in 1899,
but of the entire world. This tribunal
Is now taking practically all the In
ternational differences not adjustable
by diplomacy. Within a yea these
have been referred to 1t h Casa
Blanca dispute between France and
Germany, the fisheries controversy be
tween this country and Great Britain,
certain questions in controversies be-
tween our government and Venezu-
ella, and a dispute between Norway
and Sweden.
within less than six years more
than 80 treaties of obligatory arbitra-
ton, STIMULATING reference to the
Hague Court of all questions of a ju-
dfcial order and hose arising in the
Interpretation of treaties, have been
concluded between nations in pairs,
90 of which were negotiated the past
year by our distinguished ~ex-Secretary
Of state Root, and ratified by both the
President and the Senate. Arbitra-
ton has won its case. There remains
In fact, but one further step in its
DEVELOPMENT, and that is the conclu-
sion of q general treaty OF obligatory
arbitration to be signed by all the ma