The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18


great banquet hall. The walls had been
made one vast mass OF green. and hung
about were the flags of the nations. Di-
rectly opposite the guest table were
placed, side by SIDE the flags of England
and America, with Pax" in red, white
and blue electric bulbs outlined above.
Peace banners were fesstooned along the
walls, with masses OF palms and flowers
banked In the corners.
The Guests OF Honor.
The guests OF honor were;
President Taft Secretary Of Sute Knox. Secretary
Of War Dickinson. As istant Secretary Of State
Huntington Wilson; Ambassador from France J. j.
lusserand Amlas ador fum japan. Barun Yasuya
uchida; Ambassador from Mexico, Don Francisco
Leon de Ia BarIa Minister from Norway H. NJ.
Bgn; Minister from Costa Rica. Don Joaquin Der
nardo CalVo. Minister from Switzerland Dr. Paul
Ritter; Minister from chit Dou Anibal Cruz,
Minister from Ecuador DR. pon Rsfea Maria Ari-
zaga; Ministc- from ColombH. Don Francisco de T..
Borda; Minister Of the Netherlands. J. London
Minister from Honduras. DR.. LIIis Lazo; Minister
trom Bolivia. Don Ignacio Caldtron; Minister from
Nenezncis. Don L. E1Tuiel Roas; Minister from
Denmark Count Motsi Minister in1m Cuba. DIR.
Francisco CaTer Iustz; Munster rom Santo 10
mIngo. Dan Emilio q. J0ubeTt; Persian charge.
MlTzea An Hull Kahn: British charge Alfred
Mitchell lines; Greek charge Alexander Nourre
zen. Stewart L. Woodf0rd. tca.smasteT.
Eliot Points Out Defects.
Discussion Of the Influences which must
be utilized to obtain q permanent court
Of arbitral justice formed the principal
feature Of the fourth and last session
Of the Society for Judicial Settlement
Of International Disputes held AT the
New Willard Yesterday. Simeon E. Bald
win, goyernOr-elec OF Connecticut, was
the presiding officer
As the first speaker of the session.
Charles w Eliot, president emeritus OF
Harvard University. delivered a short but
telling address on the <defectS of arbi-
tration as a means of settling interna-
tional disputes DR.. Eliot pointed out the
fact that it has been found impossible
in the past to obtain permanent de-
cisions. and was of the mind that a great
change must come in this respect before
the International court would be IA sue
cess.
The high cost of living Was a feature
of the talk by Frederick n. Judson.
The cost Of war and the armament of
nations was. Mr.. Judson declared. re-
sponsible for the present cost Of existence.
world be made 10 see the wisdom OF COM
plete disarmament, and said that with
this accomplished the cost OF living
would be reduced.
William Dudley Foulkc. president of
the National Municipal League deliver
ed an able exposition O1 the subject.
Concentration OF effort upon judicial
settlement OF international disputes" Mr.
FOulke pointed out that the Power Of
commercialism rather than the power OF
militarism was 10 be feared. He favored
the establishment OF the court rather
than disarmament
Other speakers of the session were
Rear Admiral Charles H. stockton re-
tired president Of George Washington
University; Harry Pratt Judson, president
Of tne I University Of Chicago. and Edward
CHM the New York educator and phil
anthropist
Hammond Elected President.
New officers OF the society TO assume
duty on February next were elected
just before the close of the session. The
following were unanimously elected.
Honorary president President TAFT;
president, John Hays Hammond, Wash
ington; vice president. Simeon E. Bald
win, New Haven. Conn. secretary. Theo-
dore Marburg, Baltimore, Md; treasurer,
J. G. schmidlapp, Cincinnati Ohio
The executive committee is composed
of II. B. +. Macfarland, W W. VII
loughby Baltimore. and James Brown
Scott retiring president