Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-06


final relief from the ruiuous burdens
OF 'bloated armaments,' because II win
establish the reign Of law among the
nations al II now prevails among In.
dividuals throughout the civilized
world7
What They Hsve Done.
THE first Hague conference gave us
the permanent international court OF
arbitration. 20 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 contro-
versles have been referred 20 Il dur.
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 stlll 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
ternatlonal court OF arbitral justice,
holding regular sessions.
The high water mark Of the work
Of the second Hague conference was
reached in It's action in regard 10 fu.
ture meetings OF the conference. The
principle of periodic meetings Of the
conference hereafter was approved
without a dissenting voice. The date
even Of the third conference was fixed
and the governments urged 10 appoint
at least two years in advance an in.
ternationRl commission TO prepare the
program OF the meeting"
Dean w. p. Rogers OF the Cincinnati
Law school brought this session to q
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
DR.. Hirsch. The addresses were on
independence Versus lnterdepend.
ence OF Nations" by Prof. Paul 8.
Reinsch OF the University OF wIscon.
sin: Racial Progress Towards Univer.
sal Peace" by Rev. II. 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 hall. 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 az
a Peace Factor"
Commercial and Legal Views.
Two big meetings we're held Tues.
day morning. one on commerce and
industry, presided over by George Z.
Roberts. president of the Commercial
National bank OF Chicago. and the
other on Women and Peace" with
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotln OF Chicago as
chairman. The former session was ad.
dressed by Bolton Gilreath Of Birming.
ham, Ala, w. A. Mahoney Of Colum.
bus, o., James Arbuckle, consul Of
Spain and Colombia. st. Louis. and
Marcus NJ. Marks, president OF the Ma.
tlonal 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 WIN.
lam ]. Calhoun OF Chicago. Prof WIN.
lam I. 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 Of
Chicago. a special session was held
for universities and colleges. a fea'
ture Of which was An oratorical con.
test participated I'M by students. Louis
p. Lochner OF Madison, Wis, spoke on
The Cosmopolitan Clubs"
the general session OF Tuesday
evening was perhaps the most inter
esting OF the congress. Next Steps In
Peaeemaking" was the topic The audi
ence was aroused to great enthusiasm
by an eloquent and spirited address by
Congressman Richard Bartholdt oil
Missouri, president Of the American
Group, Interpariiamentary union. An
other paper that met with deserved
applause was that OF Edwin ID. Mead
Of Boston on The Arrest In Compel
tive Aiming in Fidelity to The
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