The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-06
Chicago Peace Congress Closes With Adoption of StTOng
 Resolutions
SOCIALIST MEASURE IS
 QUICKLY TURNED DOWN
Prominent Men of all Nations Take Part in the Congress Which Is Marked by Unity of Purpose
 Toward International Peace.

Chicago, May 5.-Feeling that a real step forward in the world 5 peace move ment had been taken. delegates to the second national peace congress brought their convention to close with banquet here tonight
 The day was notable for three features. the smothering of resolutions introduced by socialist and somewhat tlnged with the sentiments of that party; the ad-l dresses of the official representatives of seven nations, and the adoption of ap- propriate resolutions. Ambassador Count von Bernstorff of Germany and Min ister Nu Ting Fang appeared for their respective countries, and illness in his family prevented the presence of Her man de Lagercranz, the Swedish minis ter.
 Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary of the Interior, represented the United States. Others of international reputation were Alfred Mitchell Inness, councillor of the British embassy; K. Matsubara, Japanese consul at Chicago, and Dr. HaIvdan Kohl of the University of Norway
 Tonight the delegates were entertained at d banquet given by the Chicago As soeiation of Commerce, Secretary Bal finger and Congressman Tawney and Bartholdt being among the speakers
 The activities of the day were led hy Ambassador von. Bernstorff and Congress- man Bartholdt The dlplomatist spoke not only at the peace conference and the banquet, but at d noon-day luncheon given in his honor by the Industrial club of Chicago.
 Barthoidt Presides.
 MT. Bartholdt presided at the afternoon session of the congress, introducing the foreign speakers with great suavity, save once On this oeca sion he tangled the respective countries of the German and the Chinese diplomatists In a way which aroused much merriment
 T now have the honor of introducing 10 you the official representative of a nation where militarism Is spelled with capital 'M and peace with d very large F. he said .I have the honor to present his excellency, Wu Ting Fang, minister of the German empire in the Uni ted States"
 The chairman was stopped here by shouts of laughter, but presently saved himself by stating that he had news to announce.
 q have a happy announcement to
  negotiations which have been dropped for year or so for an arbitration treaty be- tween the United States and Germany have been resumed, and there Is every reason to believe that they will be carried to a successful conclusion in the near future.f
 Gradual Disarmament.
 In introducing MT. Inness, MT. Bartholdt declared that not one dollar had been n Canada, and he referred to- the fact that at the last Hague conference America and Great Britain stood together on resou- ton for gradual disarmament of tine na- tions.
 For the benefit of MT Matsubara. touching the ate race trouble In Cal- ifornia, the congressman smlingly re- marked that war clouds in the United States have singular propensity for darxening the horizon just before the mat ter Of appropriations for the army and navy come up.
 At the banquet tonight Mir Bartholdt spoke of an organization which, he said would come into being tomorrow at Wash ngton, having for it's objects interna tional arbitration and larger navy.
 The only fireworks of the Congress were let off at the forenoon session. presided over by Justice James B. Moore of the supreme court of Michigan.
 The beginning was deeorous and serene Judge E. o. Brown read the resolutions as prepared by the committee appointed for the purpose. He moved their adop- ton and was seconded by W. H. Galvanl, representing the governor of Oregon.
 Meeting Is Jarred.
 Scarcely had the oregonian taken his seat when A. H. Simon, of a socialistic daily newspaper published here, was on his feet with a resolution which jared the meeting from its restful ease. Mr Simon alluded to the exploitation of labor and the improverishment of those who toll" declared that the causes of war lie deep in the industrial and economic life of the nations, and closed as follows:
 Resolved, that this congress recognize in the International political organization of the working class, the international so- cilaist movement with it's 470 representa- tives in the national parliament of the world; its thousands of officials in lesser legislative bodies it's ,000 Of voters and it's multiplied millions of affiliated labor organizations-all openly and avowedly committed to uncompromising opposition to militarism and eapitalistic wars, the greatest peace force in the world"
 MT. Simon having finished. Miss Mary J. Pearson of New York arose to speak, but was interrupted by the Rev Jen- kin Lloyd Jones of Chicago on a poin. of order. Further parliamentary clouds obscured procedure when Sam L. Hart man of Lancaster, Pa, asked that the re- port of the committee of resolutions be ' read again as he had not been present at the reading. Chairman Moore, after deal of talk from delegates politely but firmly observed that the other delegates had heard them and that the convention really was not responsible for Mir. Hart man absence. Meanwhile cries of saues- tion question:" rang through the hail. and the chairman. sustaining Dr. Jones' point of order. put the regular platform to a vote A wave of yeas carried 1t unani-