The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
WITH
 ENGLAND NOIONGER A MATTER OF DOUBT
Taft Gives Assurance That Satisfactory Treaty Will
 Be Signed
ELIMINATES ALL
 FORMER OBJECTIONS
Honor" of Nations May Hereafter Be Submitted to Arbitration. President Pays Tribute to
 Christian Endeavorers

NnrlStIan EHQcdfOIeIs
 Atlantic city, N J.. July 7.--In . speech to he International Christian Endeavor convention here tonight. President Taft declared that the ne- gotiations for the arbitration treaty
 between Great Britain and the United States have reached a stage where there Is no doubt as to the signing of the pact.
 | We have reached such a point in the negotiations for treaty of unf- versal arbitration with one of the great European powers that can conf- dently predict the signing of a satis-
 factory treaty" said the President. The arbitration treaty heretofore with
 Great Britain and other countries has
 excepted from the causes which may
 be arbitrated. those which involved the vital interests of either party or it's honor The treaty which we are closing
 with Great Britain eliminates these exceptions and provides that all ques- tions of international concern of justifiable character shall be submitted
 to the arbitration of an impartial tri-
 bunal."
 Similar treaties among other nations.
 he said. will not abolish war but will
 furnish forcible instrument in pre-
 venting it.
 The President left washin gtou amid
 the closing of a severe thunderstoria.
 His private car was 20 degrees cooler
 than it was earlier in the week when he iourneyed through Ohio, Indiana and
 Pennsylvania with a temperature in-
 doors of 100 degrees.
 At Philadelphia the Presidents car
 was attached 10 | special train that
 made the run to Atlantic City in 50 minutes.
 The first part of the Presidents
 speech was q voted to a review of the
 work of tho Christian Endeavor so-
 cieties.
 Union Is Deservipu- .-s,. st "s,seh |; r6ovenenth sad the Piesi- 4 deu. cannot brt have the most ben
 edeial effet upon the citizenship Of a n nation like this and I should be lacking . in appreciation of those currents of pop
 uar reform if didn't seize an opportun- itv to pay tribute to those who have
 deserved so well of the republic, for while this country encourages the utmost free s dom of religious belief and practice. it is a fundamental error to suppose that
 those who are responsible in any degree for the public welfare may not encour-
 age all instrumentaities in betternent
 of the individual man, all moral and re- Iljgious movements for his higher spirit } ual welfare, without regard to the de- nominational jurisdiction in which such
 movements take their course or exercise
 their influence. They necessarily lend to
 n leayen of the whole community and , | to the righteousness that eXalteth na-
 ton
 Peace and Arbitration
 The President turned to peace and ar
 bitration, which, he said. could be helped bv the influence of such organizations. 1 He said in part:
 ,.I, the last 25 years we have made : great progress toward an international
 condition in which war Is less likely than heretofore, It is true in that tune we have had several freak wars, the war
 between China and Japan, the war be-
 tween Russia and Japan, the war between
 the United States and Spain, the war between England and the Boers and per
 hans others Nevertheless, as between the great countries of Europe which have armed themselves to the teeth since the
 German French war of 1870 peace mas
 been maintained and treaties have been
 made with references to arbitration and } for the establishment of a court at rne Hague for the consummation or sucn
 treaties.
 We have amelorated the ancient cruel ties of war by redress agreements NOW
 were are agreeing upon what IS called , the declaration of Lincoln, which, II con : frmed as it seems likely to be, wili ? take away from war on the sea those pos abilities of lawful practices that nave U always cherished the dealing with pri- vate property of enemies
 !, Mentions Seals Treaty The signing Of the fur and seal treaty today bv England Russia. Japan and the 6 l Tinted States, he said. he hoped was a the beginning of the adoption or game - laws for the open ocean, wh'ch mas nere- Q tofore been subject to the wanton and IT, @ responsible of men or every ha- 1t ton, It Is the settlement by treaty, no l. said of misunderstanding that has troubIed these four nations for several e generations and it ought to he the cause $ of great congratulations
 IS "The treaty. instead of making arbitfa- l. tion necessary" he said, nterposes med ation of a year between the happening y of the differences and the bringing Of = the matter to arbitration, with the grow o ing possibility, as the ruffled feelings of
 the nation may be smoothed out by time, . that the differences may be adjusted by . mediation instead of judicial action. but 2 holding judicial action as the ultimate ' resort to prevent war
 .'J am exceedingly hopeful that other countries besides Great Britain Will ac- f cept the form of the treaty and that we e may have half dozen of the treaties Q with the European countries looking to- l. ward the adjustment of international dif- q lferences This will not abolish war but
 fl will prevent most effective and forcs- O lble instrument for avoiding it in many s cases Of course. war between Great | Britain and the United States between e France and between Germany and the n United States Is quite remote, but the : adoption by these great countries of arr q bitrtion and mediation as means or d meeting all controversies must have the
 most healthy moral influence in the world q at large and must assist all the friends e of peace in their effort to make it per- l. .nanent.'
 Il Judge Lindsay Talks q Judge Ben Lindsay, who followed Pres $ ident Taft, said
 q 'The most dangerous citizen in any
 city is the man who affects indifference - and considers himself above politics No Y war can more surely accomplish the coun" .
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