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ment would lend its ready cooperation
to the government of the United States
for the accomplishment of the object In
view. (Resolution of the House OF
Commons, July 16, 1898, for rel. 1893,
346, 1922.
Hague Conferences.
Here we find an expression of the
spirit which resulted in the first inter
national Hague conference of 1898. the
second Hague conference of 1907, eighty
treaties OF obligatory arbitration be-
tween the great nations of the Woriu'
our own country being a party to
twenty-three of them.
at was my privilege to introduce to
President Cleveland in 1897 a committee
of members of parliament of Britain,
headed by Sir William Randall Cromer,
in response to the action of Congress
proposing a treaty agreeing to settle all
disputes that might arise w
America and Great Britain by arb1tra-
ton. Such a treaty was concluded be-
tween Lord Pauncefote and Secretary
Olney In 1897. 1t failed of passage by
the necessary two-thirds majority Of
the Senate by only three votes.
There is reason to believe that the
British government has been DESTROYS
of having hat treaty ratified by our
government, or Is ready to agree to an
other Of similar character, so that Pres
ident Taft's policy seems within easy
reach of success. II the English-speak-
ing race adopts such a treaty we shall
not have to wait long for other nations
to join, and 1t will be noticed that the
resolutions Of Congress In 1890 embraces
any government with which the United
States has or may have diplomatic rela-
TONS thus all nations seem still open
to the invitation he Is requested to give,
there being no limitations as to time.
IF the independence and rights of ma
tons to their respective internal poll
cies were first formally recognized In
such treaties, no dispute concerning
these elements Of sovereignty could
arise.
Power of Trustees.
THE trustees have power to sell, in
vest or reinvest all funds, either in the
United States or in other countries. SUBJ
ject as respects investments in the
United States to no more restriction
than is imposed upon saving banks or
insurance companies in the State OF
New York.
in order to give effect to this gift, it
will be suitable thai the trustees herein
named shall form a corporation with
lawful powers appropriate to the &C
complishment of the purposes herein
expressed and authorize the conveyance
Of the fund to such a corporation.
mo personal liability will attach to
| trustees for their action or ~non-action
as trustees. They have power to fill
vacancies or to add to their number AND
to employ all officials n to fix their
compensation. Trustees shall be reim-
bursed all expenses incurred in con-
nection with their duties as trustees, in
Guiding travelling expenses. attending
meetings, including expenses of wife OF
daughter to each annual meeting. Thu
president shall be granted such honor
aria as the trustees think proper, and
as he can be prevailed upon to accept.
Plans for Future.
Lines of future action cannot be
wisely laid down. Many nay have tc
be tried, and having full confidence
in my trustees 1 leave to them the
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and policy they shall from time to time
adopt, only promising that the one enc
they shall keep increasingly In vie
unail 1t Is attained, is the speedy
abolition of international war between
so-called civilized nations.
when civilized nations enter into
such treaties as named. or war is dis
carded as disgraceful to civilized men
as personal war (Guelling), and man
selling and buying slavery have beer
discarded within the wide boundaries
of our English-speaking race, the trus