The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-22
MEETING
At MOHONK LAKE
Ambassador Bryce Defends
Newspapers From Charge
of Stirring Up Trouble.
HINT TO PRESIDENT TAFT
SHOULD TURN HIS ATTENTION
TO GERMANY " HE BUTTS IN.

Mohonk Lake. \. Y May 2l-Ambassa-
dor Bryce told the Lake Mohonk confer
ence on international arbitration at its
closing session tonight that the newspa-
pers did not deserve the blame for stir
ring up trouble among the nations.
1t is not my business to defend the
newspapers, he said, but i'm the inter
ests of truth and justice it must be asked
whether II is really the case that they are
TO blame In every country the news
papers should show a truly pacific spirit
friendly to other nations, anxious to know
IN case Of an international dispute what
the case Of the other is, then the news
papers Will give their readers facts and
opinions which will al any rate not hin
der peace and not inname passion.
Thus we come back to the people, who
are the ultimate masters both Of the gov
eminent and of the press"
Mr.. Bryce declared all the nations of
both hemispheres had every possible rea-
son for keeping the peace.
Alfred MOselv threw aside his prepared
speech and discussed the relations be-
tween Great Britain and Germany.
Thought of War Causes Shudder.
No man who has any feeling Of re-
sDOnsibiiity can view the possibility of
war without q shudder." he said zone
regrets eVea in the delicate state of public
opinion both in Germany and England
the very talk Of signs of trouble between
them.
1T is serious proposition. one that I
think we all strongly feel at the bottom
Of our hearts endangers the peace Of the
world. But we in England are agreed
and agreed on both sides of the house Of
commons. of the necessity of keeping our
navy up to the highest pitch Of efficiency.
7 believe the German emperor means
well for his own country and the world
at large, but recent utterancss Of his
caused suspicion and have given rise 70
discussion in the house Of commons re-
sulting in the increase in the navy
Now it is proposed by some that Mr..
Taft take the initiative In saying some
thing to England and to Germany. But /
am not at all sure that Mr.. Taft would
care TO undertake that task II he does,
J suggest that he turn his attention to
/ Germany
Platform of Conference.
The fifteenth annual Lake Mohonk
conference on International arbitration,
meeting on the tenth anniversary OF the
opening of The Hague conference, reviews
with profound satisfaction the signal ad-
vance Of the cause Of international justice
during the decade progress uneE ampled
/ in any previous period in history. 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 been so cGnspicuously and so honor
/ ably identified with the progressive pol
/ icies Of The HagJe. prompt action iowa I'd
| perfecting the important measures there
in inaugur1ted and the complete develop
ment Of the system Of arbitration. We
especially urge its early initiative on the
establishment of the international court
Of arbitrage justice.
we further urge the negotiation~of a
general treaty Of arbitration between all
ns tiOns and look forward with increasing
hope to the dav when treaties of arbitTa-
ton shall provide for the reference to The
Hague of ali international differences not
settled by regular diplomatic negotiations.
Limitations Prescribed.
The clear logic of The Hague eonven-
tons prescribes the limitations and grad
ual reduction of machinery of war By the
nations parties to these conventions, cor
responding TO the development Of the in
strumentalities Of law and justice for the
settlement Of International differences.
The great ornaments Of the nations.
whose intolerabie burdens prompted the
call 10 the first Hague conference. have.
during the decade. increased so pOrten-
tously as to have now become. as re-
Gently declared BY the British foreign sec
rotary. a satire upon civilization. They
fill the world with apprehension and
alarm: they create an atmosphere unfa-
vOTable TO the system Of arbitrati and
their drain upon the resources of the peO-
pies has become so exhausting as to men
ace all national treasures and disastrous
~ check the social reforms and advances
which the interests Of humanity demand.
Time is Ripe.
1T is the opinion Of this conference that
the time has arrived for carrying into Of
feet the strongly expressed desire of the
two peace conferences at The Hague that
governments examine the possibility Of
agreement as to the limitation OF armed
forces by land and sea. and Of war bud
gets. and address themselves TO the seri-
Gus study Of this pressing equestfOn.
Accordingly, we ask our government to
consider whether the peculiar position