The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-12

tenance OF peace. through the estab-
lishment of an international court
daving power to Judge Of controversies
between nations. and to enforce exc
cution of its DEGREES by the arms of
the federation. such arms to be pro
vided to the federation and controlled
so'ely by IL
Third.-To consider and report upon
any other means to diminish the ex.
penditures Of government for military
purposes and to lessen the probabili-
ties of war
There are things in this resolution
which probably to every one except
the most ardent of the peace lovers
will seem hard of fulhlmCnt. but adj
hitting of this. there is no mstakIng
the sincerity and virility Of the move
ment to make possible gradual dis
armament of the great nations of the
world
Want Roosevelt as Leader.
II is certain that Andrew Carnegie
and DR. 3artholdt believe. that Thco.
dorc Roosevelt, the militant, one, is to
lend his aid and his comfort TO the
peace cause He may do II in one
way and he may do II in another, but
If congress shall approve of the reso-
luton which DR. Bartholdt has intro
duced, President Taft will be asked
has been asked. in fact--to name the
former colonel of the Rough Riders as
leading member Of the peace COM
mission provided for In the resolution
of the st. Louis representative.
The peace men have formed World
Federation league. the details Of which
have been published before this time.
In pamphlet made public by the
league. and which just now Is being
given wide circulation. for II Is con.
sidercd that the time Is ripe. there
occurs this paragraph:
THE peace of the world reposes in
the hands of eight men: The president
o. the United States. Emperor Will
liam. King Edward. the czar. the pres.
ident Of France, the emperor Of Aus
tria Hungary. the king Of Italy and the
emperor of Japan. At least six Of
these eight men are peace advocates.
The vast majority Of the subjects Of all
of them will now favor universal
peace and will support measures that
| will abolish war"
This publication of the World Fed.
Grafton league is called Theodore
Roosevelt and the Peace Movement"
Andrew Carnegie. Richard Bartholdt.
Hamilton Holt. Oscar r. Crosby Ia
graduate of West Point. by the way)
and Joseph II Choate today are work
ing with warlilIe vgor to secure ac-
| ton by congress which may lead the
way to peace. and they expect that
| Theodore Roosevelt at Christiania or
elsewhere will help to make their
work easy.
Effect Of Hughes Appointment.
Now that some few days have
passed since President Taft nominated
Charles E. Hughes of New York to the
position of associate justice of the
Supreme court. the Republicans and
Democrats have had time to figure out
what the effect will be of the elimina-
ton of Governor Hughes from the
field of politics. AS long as Charles
e. Hughes was "footloose" both par
ties knew he was likely to be a great
factor in the presidential year. Now
New York's governor is out of 1t,
for when men go to the Supreme
bench of the United States, they go on
It to stay.
One thing has been notable in the
clans have given on the subject of the
presidents selection of Governor
Hughes for judicial preferment. Many
of the old-time Republican politicians
of New York state have rejoiced open
ly because the governor has been re.
moved from the arena of active par.
ticipation in New York's political af.
fairs. Some Of the Democrats OF New
York and elsewhere have shown In
what they have said something OF ju.
biation also. because they have felt
that Charles r. Hughes was a man
who. II he became candidate for the
presidency. might gather to his sup.
port thousands OF Republicans who
might be lukewarm toward other can.
didates
Up to the very hour that President
|
Hughes to the senate, no one In Wash,
ington believed that the New York
man would accept the position. There
had been considerable correspondence
between the president and the gov,
ernor on the subject of the Supreme
court vacancy. and It is known that
at the outset the man who was the
presidents choice did not take kindly
to the proposal to transfer the scene
of his life's work to Washington and
to change completely the sphere OF
his activities.
Moreover. 1t is possible that 1t was
something Of wrench for Governor
Hughes to give up perfectly proper
ambition. common to a good many
Americans, to be president of the
United States. President Taft, how
ever, succeeded In inducing Governor
Hughes to take the view that duty
| called him to Washington and so the