New-York tribune., 1909-05-20


tbe 9l confefence Munich two
ton, which passed to the effect that in each
acting in cooperation with other agencies. should
give ntTecnon ton and guidance 70 this movement
strongest men In the nation. Two OF three OF
this number may be increased to fifteen, or even TO
twenty-five 1t may be called q national council
Such human machine 1 describing will
become international in character, for it will ally
itself with similar groups abroad which are work
ing for the same end The proper working of this
Washington, which delegates should come from
tives and government officials and officers of the
army and navy should be invited. The character
sion, not in radical propositions in any way hazard
ing the high and honorable position held by our
The situation We are facing looks more critical
than it did years ago. One cannot help feeling
that things have in a measure gone by default, The
long voyage of the batueships, glorious as it was
in some ways, placed us In false position before
the world. Our enormous appropriations for arm
ament are raising serious questions In the chancei
nations is diminished, We cannot administer the
the God nations and ourselves psychOogicaIly
and ethically sound
LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE.
At to-night's session Rear Admiral c. H. Stock
ton L s. y. who member of the United
States delegation TO the London Naval Conference
OF sOS told of the work of that conference Rear
Admiral Stockton said in part:
on February 26. 1909, the conference completed
its w0k aRd Tee Bre 10 the ne ted
Austria and the Netherlands have signed the
ee n2 nd T9e R me fG
Russia Italy Japan and Spain " will IL, also sign q;
the world TO adhere to the declaration.
consists: of blockade and the limitations of its
area and susceptibility Of capture; of unneutral
ties. were settled by the declaration in manner
ea6y TO he b9hf o5 tf oTd b @na aIos9oe
Of friction in the ramifcations of commerce-in
other words. for the common good.
The declaration of London While linked with
the international prize court; can stand alone as
indefinitely postponed in its creation. It re-
gulres the ratlhcatlo1 OF me slsnatorE i powers
provides for original life OF twelve years. 1t
must be observed as a whole, and provision Is
made for the adherence of powers not represented
in the conference When signed and ratified II
as the municipal law of their own states. Or:
Of international law"
MR. ROOTS WORK PRAISED.
sehor Don Ignacio Calderon. Bolivian Minister
TO the United States. praised the work of Mr. Root
as Secretary of State to which, he declared. was
due in a large measure only the present AMIGA
bic relations between the American nations, but
also the fact that South America was represented
in the second Hague conference. and that the con-
ference prohibited the collection Of contract debts
by force without offer of arbitration.
There is nothing in the international relations
OF the American republics he concluded. which
ment of their differences. The vexatious questions
OF boundaries, source of much heated feeling and
in past years occasions Of serious conflict. have
been already, in process of being set
tied by arbitration
Professor 1. s Rowe OF the University of Penn
sylvania and chairman Of the delegation Of the
United States to the Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress said:
a significant fact that by far the greater
number of the difficulties that have arisen between
the United states and the countries OF LATIN AneI
lea directly traceable to Observation-Disclosures
arising out of ignorance Il is this fact that gives
such Importance the international assemblies IN
which the states Of America have taken part Ihey
the treaties. conventions and resolutions adopteo
a such conferences The true measure OF their
them as successive steps in the formation of dis
tinctively continental public opinion. viewed IN
this light their Importance can hardly be oVeres-
timated.
DR.. George ". Kirchwey. Of Columbia University,
in an address on The Problem Of the Limitation
Of Arrnannents." said II the plan OF the COM
u1ittee dealing with the subject 70 ask President
Taft "to invite all the great military and naval
mowers 10 act in conference for the purpose OF de-
yjsing and agreeing upon effective plan for
limiting the growth and If possible for reducing
the present size OF military and naval ermaments
DR. Kirchwey thought the leading nations would
gladly respond TO such appeal from the United
States government.
other addresses were delivered by DR. Benjamin
2 Trueblood Of Boston. secretary Of the Ameri-
can Peace Society: President f. D. warheld. OF
LAFAYETTE College: DR.. W. F. Rodgers. OF Cincin-
natl and William I Buchanan. OF Buffalo. for
mer United States Minister to Panama.