The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-05-13
about that state of world organization

will, as is universally conceded, bring
the general peace of the world and
hnal relief from the ruinous burdens
of 'bloated armaments,' because 1t will
establish the reign of law among the
nations as 1t now prevails among in
dividuals throughout the civilized
world?
What They Have Done.
THE first Hague conference gave us
the permanent International court of
arbitration, to which "a powers finally
became parties by ratification of the
convention. This conrt has now foF.
eight years been In successful opera
tion. and not less than four 'contro.
versies have been referred to 1t dur
ing the past year. The second Hague
conference enlarged and strengthened
the convention under which this court
was set up. and made the court the
tribunal. not of 25 powers. but of all
the nations of the world.
Another step of still greater mo-
ment was taken by the second Hague
conference in the direction of provid-
ing a perfect substitute for force in
the settlement OF International diner
ences. II voted without a dissenting
allegation for the principle OF an IN
with Judges always in service and
ternational court of arbitral justice,
holding regular sessions.
The high water mark, of the work
of the second Hague conference was
reached in its action in regard to fu.
ture meetings of the conference. The
principle of periodic meetings of the
conference hereafter was approved
without q dissenting voice. The date
even of the third conference was fixed
and the governments urged to appoint
at least two years in advance an in
ternational commission to prepare the
program OF the meeting
Dean w. p. Rogers of the Cincinnati
Law school brought this session to
close with an eloquent talk on "The
Dawn of Universal Peace"
Addresses Monday Evening.
Monday evenings meeting was de-
voted to The drawing together OF the
Nations" and was presided over by
DIR. Hirsch. The addresses were on
Independence Versus Interdepend-
ence OF Nations" by Prof--Paul 8.
sin: Racial Progress Towards Univer-
sal Peace" by Rev. II. T. Healing of
Nashville. Tenn; and THE Biology OF
War" by President David Starr Jor
dan of Leland Stanford. Jr. univer
sity. At the same time another meet
ing was In session In Music hall, with
Miss Jane Adams In the chair. The
speakers there were Joseph b. Burtt
of Chicago. on "Fraternal Orders and
Peace" Prof Graham Taylor of Chi
cago Commons. on Victims of War
and Industry" Samuel Gomperx.
president of the American Federation
Of Labor. on Organized Labor and
Peace" and John Spargo of Yonkers
N. Y. on international Socialism as
Peace Factor"
Commercial and Legal Views.
Two big meetings were held Tues
day morning. one on commerce and
industry. presided over by George T.
Roberts. president OF the Commercial
National bank OF Chicago. and the
other on Women and Peace" with
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin of Chicago as
chairman. The former session was ad
dressed by Bolton Gilreath Of BirminE
ham. Ala. w. A. Mahoney Of Colum.
bus. O.. James Arbuckle. consul Of
Spain and Colombia, st. Louis. and
Marcus M. Marks. president of the Ma,
tional Association of Clothiers. New
York city. The women heard interest.
ing speeches by Mrs. Philip N. Moore,
president of the General Federation
OF Women's Clubs: Miss Jane Addams
and Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead of Boston.
Some Legal Aspects of the Peace
Movement" was the general topic OF
the Orchestra hall meeting Tuesday
afternoon. and the chairman was Will.
lam J. Calhoun OF Chicago. Prof. viii.
lam l. Hull of Swarthmore college, dis.
cussed the advances registered by the
two Hague conferences. and James
Brown Scott. solicitor of the state de-
partrhent. talked about some questions
which the third Hague conference
probably will consider. Legal Prob
lens Capable Of Settlement by Arbi.
tration." was the subject of a learned
paper by Prof. Charles Cheney Hyde
of Chicago.
Special ceiIesiate Session.
In Mandel hall. at the University OF
Chicago. special session was held
for universities and colleges. fea-
ture Of which was an oratorical con-
test participated in by students. Louis
p. Lochner Of Madison. Wis, spoke on
The Cosmopolitan Clubs"
The general session of Tuesday
evening was perhaps the most inter.
esting Of the congress. Next Steps in
Peacemaking" was the topic. The audi.
ence was aroused to great enthusiasm
by an eloquent and spirited address by
Congressman Richard Bartholdt OF
Missouri nresident of the American