The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-22
BRYCE DOES NOT BLAME PAPERS
FOR PRINTING "WARCLOUD'' NEWS

J situation of the nations and of inter
national politics today justified much
| more advanced position than taken by
last years conference, especially on
| limitation Of armamcuts, and that.
therefore, there was no Inconsistency in
the attitude of the conference.
William /. Buchanan of Buffalo and
| Judge =. f., Baldwin of New Haven
seconded the motion for adoption of the
platform. and commended 1t for what it
J contained ns well as for what il did not
| contain.
The platform was then adopted
unanimously, without dissent or criti-
cism. IT follows:
Text Of Platform
The fifteenth annual Lake Mohons
conference on interna tional arbitration
meeting on the tenth anniversary of the
opening of The Hague conference, re-
Views with profound satisfaction the sig
nal advance OF the cause of international
Justice during the decade, a progress un-
cXampIcd In any previous period In his
tory. The memorable achievements OF
this period are at once an inspiration and
an imperative call TO renewed efforts
We urge upon our government, which
has boon so consplcuously and so hon
orably identified with the progressive
policies OF The Hague conference promDt
action toward perfcctng the important
measures therein inaugurated and the
complete development OF the system OF
arbitration. We especially urge It's early
initiative on the establishment of the
international court of arbitrary Justice.
We further urge the negotiation OF
general treaty OF arbitration between all
nations, and look forward with lncrcas-
ing hope 10 tho day when treaties OF
arbitration shall provide Tor the refer
encc to The Hague OF all international
differences not settled by regular diplo-
matte negotiations.
The clear logic of The Hague conrcn-
tlons prescribcs the limitations and grad
ual reduction OF machinery OF war by
the nations parties To these conventions.
corresponding TO the development of the
instrumentalities OF law and Justice for
the settlement OF international differ
cncos.
The great armamcnts OF the nations
whose intolerablc burdens prompted the
call to the first Hague conference have
during the decade Increased so portcn-
tloiSlS as to have now become, as recent
" declared by the British foreign secre-
tdry a satire upon civilization. They fill
The world with apprehension and alarm
they create an atmosphere unfavorablc
TO the system of arbitration, and their
drain upon the resources Of the people
has become so cNhausting as 10 menace
all national treasures and diSastrously
check the social reforms and advances
which the interests Of humanity demand.
1t is the opinion Of this conference
that the time mas arrived for carrying
into effect the strongly expressed desire
OF the two peace conferences at The
Hague that governments examine the
possibility OF agreement as to the limi-
tatton of armed forces by land and sea,
and Of war budgets, and address them
selves to the serious study OF this press
ing question
Accordingly. we ask our government TO
consider whether the peculiar position
which IL occupies among the nations does
not afford IT a special opportunity 10 lead
the way toward making these wclghty
declarations a basis of public and con-
Cortcd action.