The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-16
EVENING.

Hints Of treaties violated by the
United States and the advocacy of arna-
ment of nations as the only sure pre-
ventive of war brought notes OF discord
into the first meeting OF the American
Association for the Judicial Settlement
of International Disputes last night.
To the delegates, gathered in the in
terests Of universal peace. the utterances
struck home with greater force because
the tone of some Of the speakers for
bade anything but altogether pacific re-
lations in the project OF the convention.
Hints at Broken Treaty.
That the United States had broken the
''Bush-B -Bagot'' convention treaty with
Canada was the veiled import OF the
speech of Mr.. Justice William Renwiek
Riddell. Kings Court Bench. High Court
of Justice for Ontario
This treaty, which carried stipuIations
as to the armament of cruisers on the
Great Lakes. is being violated now, ac-
cording to Mr.. Justice Riddell. who added
that there is sometimes anxious
thoughts arising from the maintenance
on the Lakes of these ships.
DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler president
OF the University OF California. who fol-
lowed several speakers who had urged
the dlsarming of nations, caused a mild
sensation by advocating preparation for
war as the only certain means of obtain
ing universal peace.
Il must say 1 favor national defense as
a preventive OF war" said Prof. Wheeler
His remarks created a mild sensation.
Carnegie Sounds Keynote.
Several hundred delegates attended the
opening session at the New Willard
Hotel. Andrew Carnegie, who has just
given his millions for the international
peace cause. struck the keynote of the
convention in a mastery address. His
remarks and those of Senator Root and
Ambassador de la Barra were for the
furthering of the peace project by the
abolition of the means OF war.
The ovation TO Mr.. Carnegie continued
for several minutes. The programme Of
the evening ending with his address. the
crowd surged forward 10 clasp his hand.
until from sheer exhaustion he begged
to be excused. No more hitting tribute
TO the greatness Of such a man could
have been paid
Pays Tribute to Church.
Presiding over the deliberations Of
the evening was James Brown Scott,
president of the society. Paying a sin
cere tribute TO the church in its part
for centuries of life in a movement for
peace. Mr. Scott introduced to the as
semblage Cardinal Gibbons, who pro-
nounced the invocation.
AS the first speaker of the session.
Mr.. Scott introduced the Ambassador
from Mexico. Senior de la Barra, who
congratulated the country that it
should be the first to take up the prop
osition OF international arbitration He
announced that he had been authorized
by his government TO say that Mexico
was in thorough sympathy with the
movement and wished 1t sincere sue
cess.
Senator Root was the next speaker,
and at the outset of his address made
an eloquent plea for peace.
we all agree" said Senator Root.
that there should be an end to war. 1t
is brutal, it is useless. it is stupid. Many
years consideration have resulted in the
outpouring OF a great protest. growing
and swelling IN chorus-a great univer-
sal acclaim for peace"
No Longer a Theory.
Senator Root added that the movement
was passing from the theoretical to the
practical stage. Within the next few
years, he said. a careful. thoughtful, and
definite inquiry would be made into the
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