The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-20
ROOSEVELT
PROBABLE
PEACE HEAD
CONGRESS EXPECTED TO
ESTABLISH AMERICAN
PEACE COMMISSION
WILL PROVIDE SOFT SNAPS
! FOR FAVORED FIVE
Would Mean Mel Tours Of World
with Uncle Sam Foot
Ing the BlIIs

Washington, ID. c., June 2J--An in.
ternational career Is apparently open
ing for former President Roosevelt.
Having made a remarkable record as
president OF the country, the outlook
is that he may be at the head Of the
first practical movement to establish
universal peace. 1t is already settled
that he shall be at the head of the
American peace commission. The re-
solution for commission OF five has
been favorably reported by the house
committee On foreign relations. Its
passage by the house and senate is
expected to follow without delay.
President Taft has already indicated
that he will ask Colonel Roosevelt
to become the head & the commis-
sion. That he will ;.esD. can hard
ly be doubted
TO Interest othei. Powers.
This American peace commission
will visit all the other world powers
and ask them to join in world fed
GRAFTON. the purpose OF which will be
to establish universal peace. 1t viii
canvass the question of limiting ar
maments and of constituting the COM
bined, navies of the world an inter
national force for the preservation
OF peace. The outlook Is that this
viii call for complete world tour
on the part OF Colonel Roosevelt.
But the'palns for world peace have
progressed even father inan this,
according to intimations that are be-
ing dropped by diplomats in Wash
ington. 1t is stated unofficially that
the diplomats are making substaD-
| tial progress toward the establish
ment of court of arbitral justice,
which is proposed TO take the place
OF the international prize court at
The Hague. This government is in
complete sympathy with sucn a pro-
| ject. 1t has been endorsed BY Ger
many. France and Italy. Japans in
dorsement is declared to be condition
ed only upon her sovereign rights not
being involved. The understanding
here is that the Japanese government
Is SO hopeful of the establishment Of
the court of arbitral justice that it
has temporarily called off direct
peace negotiations which It had been
carrying on with this country.
Make Roosevelt Chairman.
OF this court OF arbltral justice It
Is proposed that Colonel Roosevelt
@shall be made chairman and that
Senator Elihu Root, his former Sec
retary of state, shall be made gen.
eral secretary. 1t is understood here
that Japan, Germany, France and 1t.
ally have indicated that Mr.. Roosevelt
| is thei- choice for the chairmanship
The reason that this country Is likely
to be granted two memberships in
| the court is that Colonel Roosevelt
is popular world figure in whom
other nations have confidence, and
that this country Is singularly well
situated to judge fairly as between
other nations. 1t is asserted that
the proposed to have Mr.. Roosevelt
head the court from tGel many, and
that not much time will elapse before
the tender will be. made to him.
The proposed court will consist OF
l5 members. Its annual expenditures
viii be about 100000. For the chair.
man d salary of $4,000 Is proposed
The court is expected TO meet for
three months each spring. probably
at the Hague. Testimony in all the
cases will be taken By referees.
This country has also been the
leading power in preventing war be-
tween Peru and Ecuador, which have
withdrawn troops from their dis
! puted territory and have submitted
the question 10 the arbitration oil
this country, Brazil and Argentina