The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-21
POLICY IS
FINALLY
KNOWN
Lake Mohonk Con-
ference Defines Peace
Measures

Mohonk Lake, MAY 21,-Reiterating
secretary that the increased arma-
ments of the nations, which prompted
the call for the first Hague confer
ence, had become satire upon civil
izatlon, the Lake Mohonk conference
on international arbitration today
adopted platform.
Dean Kirchwey of Columbia, chair
man OF the business committee in
presenting the platform, declared that
the situation of the nations and Of in
ternational politics today justified a
much more advanced position than
taken by the conference, especially on
limitation Of ornaments, and that,
therefore. there was no inconsistency
In the attitude of the conference.
William l. Buchanan. of Buffalo,
and Judge S. E. Baldwin, OF New
Haven, second the motion for adop-
tlon of the platform, and commended
1t for what it contained as well as
for what it did not contain.
The following platform was adopt
cd unanimously and without dissent
or criticism
"The fifteenth annual Lake Mohonk
conference on international arbitra-
tion, meeting on the tenth anniver-
sary Of the opening of The Hague con-
ference. reviews with profound salts
faction the signal advance of the cause
of international Justice during the de-
cade. progress unexampled i'll any
previous period in history. The mem
orable achievements OF this period
are at once an inspiration and an
imperative call TO renewed efforts.
I'VE urge upon our government,
which has been so conspicuously ana
so honorably identified with the pro-
gressive policies of Tie Hague, prompt
action toward perfecting the import
ant measures therein inaugurated, and
the complete development OF the sys-
fem of arbitration. We especially
urge its early initiative on the estab-
lishment of the international court oil
arbitrary Justice.
"We further urge the negotiation of
a general treaty of arbitration between
all nations. and look forward with
increasing hope to the day when treat
les of arbitration shall provide for
the reference to The Hague of all in
ternational differences not settled by
regular diplomatic negotiations.
"'rhe clear logic OF The Hague con-
ventions prescribes the limitations
and gradual reduction of machinery
OF war by the nations, parties to these
conventions, corresponding to the de-
velopmcnt OF the instrumentalities OF
law and justice for the settlement of
International differences.
"The great ornaments OF the ma
itons, whose intolerable burdens
prompted the call TO the first Hague
conference. have. during the decade,
Increased so portentously as to have
now become. as recently declared by
the British foreign secretary, a satire
upon clViiization They fill the world
With apprehension and alarm: they
create an atmosphere unfayorable to
the system of arbitration. and their
drain upon the resources OF the peo-
pies has become so exhausting as TO
menace all national treasures and
disastrously check the social reforms
and advances which the interests Of
humanity demand.
"It 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
at The Hague. that governments ex-
anime the possibility of agreement as
to the limitation of armed forces by
land and sea, and of war budgets, and