The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-06
SAYS SOLDIER
s LOVES PEACE
ieneral Grant Makes DecIar-
alton at Banquet.
IHREE-DAY SESSION ENDS

Delegates Listen to Remarks by Rep.
FesentatIvss Of Seven Nations,
NAdopt Resolutions Urging compul.
sory Arbitration and Agreement to
ksPut an End to Rivalry In Arma.
Nments--German Ambassador Bern.
storff a Leading Figure.
Chicago, May 6.-Gsneral Frederick
Dent Grant, commander Of the depart.
Inent Of the lakes of the United
States army, at the closing session OF
the second national peace congress
IN this city, declared that "a good
navy and u good army can do more
70 bring about peace than all the
speeches OF wellfed delegates. The
soldier is the peace lover. We love
peace so much that when we are in
tf0uble we fight to bring II about.
gg''lf nations are prepared to defend
Themselves and stand firmly" he said,
-end a war is going to cost mors
0ian II is going to return, l think the
patriotism Of the people and the good
1adgment of the statesmen will pre-
Vent war"
general Grant appeared unexpected.
y at the Chicago Association OF Com.
IAeTce banquet, which wound up this
three days gathering OF peace envoys.
.t1aha dav uvou notable p,r thra, 90
tdres-the smothering OF resolutions
Introduced by a Socialist and some
what tinged with the sentiments OF
that party; the addresses OF the Off
GtAl representatives of seven nations,
and the adoption of appropriate reso.
ll7lons. Ambassador Count Won Bern
storff OF Germany and Minister WI
Ting Fang appeared for their respec-
tive countries, and illness in his fam
flx prevented the presence of Herman
de Lagercranz, the Swedish minister.
Aiehard "A. Ballinger, secretary of the
interior, represented the United
States. Others OF the international
representation were Alfred Mitchell
Innes, counsellor of the British en-
bassy; X. Matsubara, Japanese consul
at Chicago. and Or. Halvdan Koht OF
tie University of Norway.
Y The activities of the day were led
BY. Ambassador Won Bernstorff and
Congressman Bartholdt. The diplo-
nat spoke not only at the peace con-
fehence and the banquet, but at a
lgncheon given in his honor by the
Industrial club Of Chicago.
The congress adopted the report OF
TIE committee on resolutions, which
Submitted the following.
EResolved, That no dispute between
Nations, except as such as may in
volye the national life and independ-
enee, should be reserved from arbitra-
ton, and that a general treaty OF
obligatory arbitration should be In
Guided at the earliest possible date.
PRnding such Il general treaty, we
urge upon our government and the
Qther leading powers such broadening
OF the scope of their arbitration
tfpaties as shall provide for the refer
enee to The Hague court OF all differ
enees whatever.
&FResolved. That the prevailing riv.
airy In armaments, both on land anil
sea. which imposes such exhsusting
burdens OF taxation on the people,
and is the fruitful source of suspicion,
bitter feeling and war alarms, is
wholly unworthy Of enlightened mod
ern nations, is a lamentable failure
as basis Of enduring peace. and
ought 10 be arrested by agreement
OF the powers without delay.
.@"Resolyed. That this congress, rep
reeenting all sections of our great
country. appeals to our churches,
SCHOOLS and press, our worlingmen's
and commercial organizations, and to
al men OF good will, for increased de-
v0tion to this commanding cause and
such large support of it's active agen.
cies as shall strongly advance the
great measures which are to come be-
fore the next Hague conference, and
shall maintain our nation In high and
influential leadership in behalf Of in
tefnAtional justice and order"