Mexico Missouri message., 1909-05-27
moHoNk CONFERENCE DISCUSS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES v. o
TO LEAD MOVEMENT.
BARTHOLDT TO ADDRESS MEET
Would Refer All Differences Not Set.
tied Systematically to the Con.
ference Of the Hague-Arbi.
tratlen Treaty ls Urged.

Lake Mohonk, n. Y.-College educa.
tors gave their view on the peace
movement at the Lake Mohonk
peace conference here. college profes.
sors from all over the country listen.
ing. DIR. Andrew ID. White. former
president OF Cornell University, gave
list OF 275 colleges and universities
that are cooperating with the Lake
Mohonk conference.
Among the educators who spoke
were DR.. Harry Pratt Judson. presi.
dent of Chicago University: DR.. w. II.
p. Faunce. president OF Brown Uni.
vcrsity and DIR. $. p. Brooks, presi-
dent OF Baylor University, Waco. Tex.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt OF
Missouri delivered an address Fri.
day night.
The pugsley prize OF $50 offered a
year ago to any student OF any col.
lege or university for the best essay
on international union was presented
10 II. l.. Bobbltt, n sophomore OF Johns
Hopkins University \ prize OF 800
will be offered for the next academic
year
The platform OF the conference was
introduced and opened for discussion.
The platform follows:
uurge Arbitration Treaty.
I'VE urge upon our government.
which has been so conspicuously and
so honorably identified with the pro.
gressiye policies Of the Hague. prompt
action toward perfecting the impor.
tant measure there maugurated and
the complete development OF the sys.
ten Of arbitration. We especially urge
its initiative In the establishment OF
a general treaty of arbitration be.
tween nations. and lCok forward with
increasing hope to the day when
treaties OF arbitration shall provide
for the reference to the Hague Of all
differences not settled by regular dip.
lomatic negotiation.
The clear logic OF The Hague con.
vention prescribes the limitation and
gradual reduction of the machinery OF
war by the nations. parties to these
conventions corresponding 20 the de.
vclopment Of the instrumentalities OF
law and justice for the settlement OF
interest difficulties.
THE ornaments OF nations. whose
Intolerable burdens prompted the call
TO the first Hague conference have.
during the decade. increased so por.
tentously as 10 have become. as re.
Gently declared by a British foreign
secretary. "A satire or civilization
They MI the world with apprehen.
sion and alarm; they create an at.
mosphere uufavorablc TO the system
of arbitration and their drain upon
the resources OF the people has be-
come so exhausting as to menace all
the resources OF the people has be-
check the social reforms and advances
which the interests OF humanity de.
mand.
1t is the opinion OF this conference
that the time has arrived for carry.
ing into effect the strongly expressed
desire OF the two peace conferences OF
The Hague; that the governments ex-
anime the possibility OF an agreement
as TO the Limitation OF armed forces
by land and sea and OF war budgets
and address themselves TO the serious
duty OF this pressing question.
Accordingly, We ask our govern
mcnt TO consider whether the pecu.
liar position which II occupies among
the nations does not afford oppor-
tunity TO lead the way toward making
these weighty declarations a basis Of
public concerted action"