The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-05

prescribed, Is the gradual decrease OF
the machinery OF the settlement of
international differences by war cor
responding to the steady and now so
wonderfully great increase of the ma
chinery for their settlement by ar
Filtration and the courts. This is
perfectly clear.
Third Hague Conference.
The following address on "a World
Petition TO the Third Hague Confer
ence." by Miss Anna b. Ecksteln, OF
Boston,:
~The world-petition Is the outcome
of national Integrity and honor. Alb
olition OF war Is the most pressing
need OF today. because. preparation
for war is driving the nations toward
the abyss of bankruptcy: and because
war itself has become ineffective as a
means OF deciding international con-
troversles. War TO finish between
two leading powers. today. would
mean mutual economic ruin.
peoples ought TO have voice in
the shaping OF international affairs.
III a duty to exercise this right.
AN experiment Is the petition pre-
sented TO President Nelidow. OF the
second Hague conference by Hoh.
Robt. T. Paine, president American
Peace society, and myself In Ave
months the petition had two million
signatures from the U. S. A. and In
five weeks II got several hundred
thousand from Great Britain and Ger
many. Collecting these signatures
proved that sceptics even see the wish
for abolition OF war Is not futile
Once seeing. they will manifest their
wish. Collecting these signatures
proved that most everybody wishes
the abolition OF war To obtain ex-
preston OF this universal wish can
be done. if ts'
The people alone do not shape
international laws. Therefore another
question IL. Are responsible leaders
Of governments IN earnest about the
abolition Of war; Everywhere mil
lions OF dollars are demanded rot con
tinued preparation OF war. VIII a
petition. even n II represents a minor
ity-world-vote. do any goodg All that
Us required Is that the pienipotentlar-
les OF the forty-four nations, when
meeting at The Hague for the third
conference. sign a convention estab-
fishing a universal law by which no
verdict by arbitration or other pacific
means. in the settlement OF any in
ternational difficulty. shall endanger
the self-preservatlon and develop
ment, in other words. the vital inter-
ests OF any nation. nor It's honor. The
honor Of a nation being distinctly
defined as the protection by a nation
OF Its own self-preservatlon and de-
velopment without infringing. upon
the conditions necessary for the self
preservation Of other nations.
This single international law,
which will be as reasonable and easy
10 make. as the laws concerning the
International arrangements for postal
Ind telegraph service-thIs single law
will with one stroke shift the respon-
dbility for national life and honor
rom the shoulders OF armies and ma
lies and war 10 the shoulders OF fair
'lay statesmanship working through
'acific means. And with the respon-
ibility must and will 90 what belongs
o IL; the financial and brain support
ghieh will strengthen and perfect the
'aclfic institutions for the settlement
4 international controversies: and ,
he causes OF such controversies must ,
n minImized. so that the declaration !
I the abolition OF war will be a safe
hing 10 do. and that each nation can
afely begin. as II sees NJ In its own
ocular case, TO reduce armies and
avies.
This Is the sense and purpose OF
be world-DetItion. It asks the gov
OF the third Hague confer
nee to sign conventions pledging:
Il. The establishment OF a uni
ersal law by which decision by pa.
nc means Of an international DIM
ilty shall In no case endanger the
anu utNclOpments
/, the vital interests and honor of
ny nation.
%. Removal OF the causes OF war
regulating in speedy succession all
Iternational interests by conven-
ons and treaties, each with cause
surfing pacific settlement OF any diff.
,ulty that may arise from said ar
ngements.
20. Settlement by pacific means
all difficulties arising from any In
interest not yet covered
: convention or treaty with pacific
use"
Pennsylvania Experience.
The following address on Estate
'ace Congresses Pennsylvania \
was delivered by Henry \
Niles. OF York. Pa: H
"In the woods OF Pennsylvania was
e first sincere attempt OF the capa- II
} and strong to deal fairly and just II
under no compulsion, with the II