New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-06
MOVE TOWARD PEACE
op1c4GO CONGRESS- ENDS.
p.nresentatiUes of SeUen Nations
FGUOr arbitration.

Il 0COF HI Ottf CIttft-
.o May 5-Feeling that a real step forward
- y-orl5's peace movement mad been taken,
D.es 70 the second National Peace Congress
r,+ their three days convention to close with
s-,e- tonight. The day was notable for three
lures: The smothering of resolutions introduced
socialist and somewhat tinged with the senu-
F" :. - that PARTY: the addresses favoring aroi-
- Of the official representatives of seven ma
..o,e and the adoption Of appropriate resolutions
- .t-ssador Won Bernstorf and Minister WI
,rs,--fanr in person appeared for Germany and
80 respectively. Illness in his family alone
N-s-sDted the presence Of Herman de Lagercrantz
dish Minister Richard a. Ballinger, Secretary
:. IN. Interior represented the United States
Others o. che international representation were
.Idred Mitchell lines. counsellor of the BRUSH
Embassy. X Natsubara. Japanese Consul at chi
ern and Dr.. Halvdan koht, OF the University OF
Norway.
secretary Baliinger spoke in part as follows:
Fducation lies at the root of the progress of a
ss5 commerce is the next element and prosperity
al home is not only source OF oonlSsllc t t
nilIty but breeds the spirit Of benevolence tow
ssr5 our neighbors abroad
hone that the standards OF citzenShlp among an
re6ples may continually advance; that the cohtto-
Terses Of the future betN cen naLlos snam DC SCI
fed by big enough 10 MI any Iuhcll0n or , CL
g. IN This higher grade OF citizenship. that they
NJ .5s+ me noetrv OF war with the heroes and the
herones Of shall all take their place with the
r. II be desirable 10 abandon the martial spirit
and substitute in its place the advance IDEAS ~ OF
plane as safeguard for uniyersaI peace we mus
I SS and instead Of our children being taught 70
sI,is .'Cn Earth. Peace, Good VIII Toward
MeS" .o,,. ,rosr.ss intellectually and
,o-sIi,- in the advancement of peace, We shoud
rTItfrste in song, story, thought and action Inc
zays Of peace
-o-75p44 the delegates were entertained at a din
C~o-,r p--a
sAcrerarv Balinger and Congressman Tawney and
Fartboldt being among the speakers
The activities of the day were led by Amoassador
-, Ba-7storf. who spoke not only at the peace
conference and the dinner. but at MONDAY lunch
-, eiven in his honor by the Industrial Club OF
Chicago -
SESSION Of the congress introducing the foreign
sneakers with suavi+y save once. On this occasion
Re introduced Chinese Minister WI Ttng-fang as
minister Of the German Empire IN the Inl'eo
s+stes" The chairman was stopped by laughter
b.. presently, saved himself by stating that he had
news 10 announce
GERMAN ARBITRATION TREATY
ct have = happy announcement TO make" he
continued namely, that the negotiations which
have been dropped for year or so for an aroitra-
++o treaty between the United States and Germany
hsve been resumed. and there Is every reason 10
believe that they will be carried to successful con-
ciusion in the very near future
For the benefit Of Air. Matsubara. touching on the
-scen- race agitation in California. the Congress
"a, e7,fli7lglv remarked that war clouds in the
United States had singular propensity FOR darken-
inE The horizon Just before the appropriations TOT
the army and navy came up
A. the dinner tonight Mr.. Bartholdt spoke Of an
organization which he said would come into being
.o-o-rov, Al Washington having for its objects in
te-nsrjonal arbitration and a larger navy Peace
and war at the same time, commented the speaker
7 venture 10 state that battleships and peace, II
tied together, the new organization purposes
z5u not harmonic much better than cat and dog
tied together
The only fireworks Of the congress were set OF
u he forenoon session. presided over by Justice
James B Moore. Of the Supreme Court Of Michl-
gan The beginning was decorous and serene
Greetings from the Peace Association Of Pennsyl-
vsnia were read and approved Judge 7. O Brown
read the resolutions as prepared by the committee
appointed for the purpose He moved their adop-
zion. and was seconded by Y. H Gavani, repre-
senting the Governor Of Oregon Mr. Galvani, who
escaped from Russian political prison twenty-five
years ago and has been prevented by the Russian
police from communicating with his relatives in
the old country, spoke with much feeling against
military government
Scarcely had the Oregonian taken his seat when
A Il Simon. Of q Chicago Socialist daily news
paper. was his feet with resolution which
Jared the meeting Mr.. Simon referred to the
Exploitation Of labor and the impoverishment 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 socialist movement with It's
q representatives in the national parliaInentS OF
the world, its thousands Of officials in lesser leg
1slstive bodies its nine millions Of voters ana us
multiplied millions OF affiliated labor ofsanlzdIoI9
all openly and avowedy committed to uncompIo-
missing opposition 10 mitarism and capltallSuc
wars, the greatest peace force in the world
The resolution was tabled b. a Standing vote or
two 10 one Other individual resolutions. including
one deprecatng the use Of alluring posters by the
government IN procuring recruits for the army and
navy, met similar fate This closed the business
session and the delivery Of addresses followed
- RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.